2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID light

If you take your vehicle f or an
emissions test shortly af ter the
battery has been disconnected or
gone dead, it may not pass the test.
This is because of certain ‘‘readiness
codes’’ that must be set in the on-
board diagnostics f or the emissions
systems. These codes are erased
when the battery is disconnected,
and set again only after several days
of driving under a variety of
conditions.
If the testing f acility determines that
the readiness codes are not set, you
will be requested to return at a later
date to complete the test. If you must
get the vehicle retested within the
next two or three days, you can
condition the vehicle f or retesting by
doing the f ollowing.Make sure the gas tank is nearly,
but not completely, f ull (around
3/4). Without touching the accelerator
pedal, start the engine, and let it
idle f or 20 seconds.
Keep the vehicle in Park. Increase
the engine speed to 2,000 rpm, and
hold it there until the temperature
gauge rises to at least 1/4 of the
scale (about 3 minutes).
Make sure the vehicle has been
parked with the engine of f f or 6
hours or more.
Make sure the ambient
temperature is between 40° and
95°F (4° and 35°C).
If the testing facility determines the
readiness codes are still not set, see
your dealer.
Select a nearby lightly traveled
major highway where you can
maintain a speed of 50 to 60 mph
f or at least 20 minutes. Drive on the highway in D. Do not use the
cruise control. When traf f ic allows,
drive f or 90 seconds without
moving the accelerator pedal.
(Vehicle speed may vary slightly;
this is okay.) If you cannot do this
f or a continuous 90 seconds
because of traf f ic conditions, drive
f or at least 30 seconds, then repeat
it two more times (f or a total of 90
seconds).
Without touching the accelerator
pedal and let the engine idle f or 20
seconds. Then drive in city/suburban
traffic for at least 10 minutes.
When traf f ic conditions allow, let
the vehicle coast f or several
seconds without using the
accelerator pedal or the brake
pedal.
Make sure the vehicle has been
parked with the engine of f f or 30
minutes.
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5.
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8.
9.
T esting of Readiness Codes
Emissions T esting
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Accessories .182
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
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Position) .79
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Accessory Power Socket .99
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Additives, Engine Oil .215
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Airbag (SRS) .9,21
...
Airbags, Additional Information .21
...
Additional Safety Precautions .32
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AdvancedAirbagSystem .26
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Airbag Service .32
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
......................
Indicator Works .31
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .30
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How the SRS Indicator Works .30
How Your Front Airbags
.........................................
Work .24
...
How Your Side Airbags Work .28
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
.........................................
Work .29
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SRS Components .21
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Air Conditioning System .102
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Air Pressure, Tires .234
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Antif reeze .218 Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...............................
Indicator .59,200
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Operation .200
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Anti-thef t, Audio System .166
Anti-thef t Steering Column
..............................................
Lock .79
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Armrest .92
................................
Audio System .108
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Auto Door Locking/Unlocking .81
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Auto Door Locking .81
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Auto Door Unlocking .84
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Auto Idle Stop .196,197
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Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners .19
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Automatic Speed Control .170
.
Automatic Transmission (CVT) .192
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Capacity,Fluid .268
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Checking Fluid Level .221
.......................................
Shif ting .193
Shif t Lever Position
...............................
Indicators .192
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Shif t Lever Positions .193
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Shif t Lock Release .195 Battery
Charging System ...........................
Indicator .62,254
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Jump Starting .249
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Maintenance .239
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Specif ications .269
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Bef ore Driving .173
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Belts,Seat .8,18
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Beverage Holder .99
Brakes
...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) .200
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Break-in, New Linings .174
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Bulb Replacement .226
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Fluid .222
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Pad Wear Indicator .200
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Parking .96
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System Indicator .58,63,256
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Braking System .173
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Break-in, New Vehicle .174
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Brightness Control, Instruments .74
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Brights, Headlights .73
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Bulb Replacement..........................
Back-up Lights .227
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Brake Lights .226,227
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Front Side Marker Lights .225
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Front Turn Signal Light .225
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Headlights .223
..........................
Parking Lights .225
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Rear Side Marker Lights .226
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Rear Turn Signal Lights .226
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Specif ications .269
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Bulbs, Halogen .223
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Card, PC .149
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Capacities Chart .268
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .52
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Carrying Cargo .184
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CAUTION, Explanation of .iii
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CD Player .120
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Ceiling Light .100
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Certif ication Label .266
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Chains .238
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Changing a Flat Tire .243
Changing Oil
........................................
How to .216 ......................................
When to .207
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Charging System Indicator .62,254
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Check Fuel Cap Indicator .68
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Checklist, Bef ore Driving .190
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Child Saf ety .34
Child Seats
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LATCH Anchor System .43
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Lower Anchor .43
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Tether Anchor .47
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Childproof Door Locks .81
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Cleaning the Wheels .233
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Clock, Setting the .168
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CO in the Exhaust .275
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Cold Weather, Starting in .191
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Compact Spare .242
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Controls, Instruments and .55
Coolant
........................................
Adding .218
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Checking .178
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Proper Solution .218
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Temperature Gauge .65
Crankcase Emissions Control ........................................
System .275
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Cruise Control Operation .170
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Customer Service Inf ormation .280 ...............
DANGER, Explanation of .iii
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Dashboard .3,56
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Daytime Running Lights .74
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Def ects, Reporting Saf ety .282
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Def og and Def rost .106
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Def ogger, Rear Window .75
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Def rosting the Windows .106
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Dimensions .268
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Dimming the Headlights .73
Dipstick
..........
Automatic Transmission .221
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Engine Oil .177
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Directional Signals .73
Disc Brake Pad Wear
...................................
Indicators .200
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Disc Player .120
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Display Change Button .64
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Disposal of Used Oil .218
Doors
.
Auto Door Locking/Unlocking .81
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Auto Door Locking .81
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Auto Door Unlocking .84
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Locking and Unlocking .80
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Power Door Locks .80
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Gauges...
Engine Coolant Temperature .65
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Fuel .66
Gearshif t Lever Positions ..........
Automatic Transmission .192
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Glove Box .99
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Halogen Headlight Bulbs .223
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Hazard Warning Flashers .75
Headlights
........................................
Aiming .223
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Daytime Running Lights .74
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High Beam Indicator .60
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Reminder Beeper .73
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Replacing Halogen Bulbs .223
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Turning on .73
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Head Restraints .91
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Heated Mirrors .96
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High Altitude, Starting at .191
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High-Low Beam Switch .73
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Hood, Opening the .176
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Horn .71 ...
Identif ication Number, Vehicle .266
Ignition
..............................................
Keys .77
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Switch .79
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Timing Control System .276
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Important Safety Precautions .6
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Indicators, Instrument Panel .57
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Inf ant Restraint .39
Inf ant Seats
......
LATCH Anchorage System .43
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Lower Anchors .43
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Tether Anchors .47
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Inf lation, Recommended Tire .234
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Pressures .234
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Inf ormation Display .64
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Inside Mirror .95
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Inspection, Tire .235
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Instrument Panel .57
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Instrument Panel Lights .58
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Instrument Panel Brightness .74
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Interior Lights .100
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Introduction .i .................
Jacking up the Vehicle .243
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Jack, Tire .243
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Jump Starting .249
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Keys .77
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Label, Certif ication .266
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Lane Change, Signaling .73
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Lap/Shoulder Belts .14,18
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LATCH Anchorage System .43
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement .223
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Indicator .60
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Parking .73
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Turn Signal .73
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Load Limits .185
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LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .79
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Anti-thef t Steering Column .79
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Fuel Fill Door .175
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Power Door .80
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Trunk .87
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Low Coolant Level .178
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Low Fuel Indicator .61
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Lower Anchors .43
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator .62,253
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Lubricant Specif ications Chart .268
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Maintenance .205
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Minder .207
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Minder Indicator .61
Owner’s Maintenance
...................................
Checks .212
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Saf ety .206
.
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .62,255
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Meters, Gauges .57,64
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Methanol in Gasoline .174
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Mirrors, Adjusting .95
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MP3/WMA .120 ...................
Neutral Gear Position .194
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New Vehicle Break-in .174
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NOTICE, Explanation of .i
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Numbers, Identif ication .266
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Octane Requirement, Gasoline .174
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Odometer .64
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Odometer,Trip .64
Oil
........................
Change, How to .216
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Change, When to .207
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Checking Engine .176
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Pressure Indicator .62,253
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Selecting Proper Viscosity .215
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ON (Ignition Key Position) .79
Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
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Recovery .275
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Outside Mirrors .95
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Outside Temperature Indicator .67
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Overheating, Engine .251
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Owner’s Maintenance Checks .212
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Oxygenated Fuels .174 ..............
Panel Brightness Control .74
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Park Gear Position .193
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Parking .198
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Parking Brake .96
Parking Brake and Brake
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System Indicator .58,256
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Parking Lights .73
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Parking Over Things that Burn .198
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PGM-FI System .276
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Playing the Radio .110
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Playing a Disc .120
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Playing a PC Card .149
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Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts .16
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Protecting Adults and Teens .11
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Additional Safety Precautions .17
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .16
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Protecting Children .34
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Protecting Inf ants .39
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Protecting Larger Children .48
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Protecting Small Children .40
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Radiator Overheating .251
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Radio/CD/Sound System .108
Radio/CD/PC Card Sound
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System .128
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Readiness Codes .255,278
Rear Lights, Bulb
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Replacement .226,227
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Rear View Mirror .95
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Rear Window Def ogger .75
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Reclining the Seat-backs .90
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Remote Transmitter .88
Replacement Inf ormation
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Dust and Pollen Filter .230
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Engine Oil and Filter .216
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Fuses .258
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Light Bulbs .223
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Maintenance Minder .207
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Tires .233
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Wiper Blades .230
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .20
Reserve Tank, Engine ...............................
Coolant .178,218
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Restraint, Child .34 ..................
Reverse Gear Position .194
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Rotation, Tire .236
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Saf ety Belts .8,18
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Safety Defects, Reporting .282
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Saf ety Features .7
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Airbags .9
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Seat Belts .8
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Saf ety Labels, Location of .53
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Saf ety Messages .iii
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Seat Belts .8,18
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Additional Information .18
Automatic Seat Belt
...............................
Tensioners .19
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .14,18
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Maintenance .20,229
Reminder Light and
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Beeper .18,58
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System Components .18
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Use During Pregnancy .16
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder
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Belt .14,18
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Seats, Adjusting the .90
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Security System .169 ...............................
Serial Number .266
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Service Intervals .213
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Service Manual .283
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Service Station Procedures .175
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Setting the Clock .168
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Shif t Lever Position Indicators .192
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Shif t Lock Release .195
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Side Airbags .9,28
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Of f Indicator .30,59
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Side Curtain Airbags .29
Side Marker Lights, Bulb
..............................
Replacement .225
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Signaling Turns .73
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Snow Tires .238
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Sound System .108
Spare Tire
......................................
Inf lating .242
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Specif ications .269
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Specif ications Charts .268
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Speed Control .170
Speed-Sensitive Volume
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Compensation (SVC) .113,138
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Spotlights .100
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CONT INUED
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation .21
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Additional Safety Precautions .32
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Airbag Service .32
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .31
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .30
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How the SRS Indicator Works .30
How Your Front Airbags
.........................................
Work .24
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How Your Side Airbags Work .28
How Your Side Curtain
..........................
Airbags Work .29
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SRS Components .21
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SRS Indicator .30,59
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START (Ignition Key Position) .79
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Starting the Engine .165
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .191
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With a Dead Battery .249
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Steam Coming f rom Engine .251
Steering Wheel
..................................
Adjustment .75
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Anti-theft Column Lock .79
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Stereo Sound System .108
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Storing Your Vehicle .240 Supplemental Restraint
..................................
System.9,21
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Servicing .32
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SRS Indicator .30,59
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System Components .21
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SVC .113,138
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Synthetic Oil .216
Taillights, Changing
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Bulbs .226,227
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Taking Care of the Unexpected .241
Technical Descriptions
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .270
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Emissions Control Systems .275
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Oxygenated Fuels .174
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State Emissions Testing .278
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter .277
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Tire Labeling .272
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Temperature Gauge .65
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Tether Anchorage Points .47
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Thef t Protection .166
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Three Way Catalytic Converter .277
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Time, Setting the .168 ....................................
Tire Chains .238
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Tire, How to Change a Flat .243
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Tire Inf ormation .270
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Tires .233
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Air Pressure .234
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Checking Wear .235
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Compact Spare .242
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .270
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Inf lation .233
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Inspection .235
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Maintenance .236
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Replacing .236
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Rotating .236
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Service Lif e .235
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Snow .238
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Specif ications .269
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Tire Chains .238
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Tools, Tire Changing .243
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer .201
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Emergency Towing .263
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Traction Devices .238
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TransmissionChecking Fluid Level, ..............................
Automatic .221
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Fluid Selection .221,222
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Identif ication Number .267
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Shif ting the Automatic .192
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Treadwear .270
.......................................
Trip Meter .66
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Trunk .87
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Opening .87
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Open Monitor Light .60
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Turn Signals .73
Unexpected, Taking Care
..........................................
of the .241
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Unif orm Tire Quality Grading .270
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Unleaded Gasoline .174
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Used Oil, How to Dispose of .218
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Vanity Mirror .98
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Vehicle Capacity Load .185
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Vehicle Dimensions .268 ....
Vehicle Identif ication Number .266
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Vehicle Storage .240
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Ventilation .105
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VIN .266
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Viscosity, Oil .215
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WARNING, Explanation of .iii
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Warning Labels, Location of .53
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Warranty Coverages .281
Washer, Windshield
........
Checking the Fluid Level .220
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Indicator .61
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Operation .72
Wheels ...............
Adjusting the Steering .76
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Alignment and Balance .236
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Cleaning .233
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Compact Spare .242
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Nut Wrench .243
Windows ..................
Operating the Power .94
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Rear, Def ogger .75
Windshield .......................................
Cleaning .72 ...................................
Def roster .106
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Washers .72
Wipers, Windshield
.......................
Changing Blades .230
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Operation .72
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Worn Tires .233
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Wrecker, Emergency Towing .263
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