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Accessories .144
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.......................................
Position) .78
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Accessory Power Socket .99
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Additives, Engine Oil .188
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Adjusting the Steering Wheel .75
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Advanced Airbags .27
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Airbag (SRS) .9,22
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Air Conditioning System .102
.........................................
Usage .103
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires .210
.......................
Alcohol in Gasoline .136
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Antif reeze .190
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...............................
Indicator .62,168
...................................
Operation .168
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Anti-thef t, Audio System .128
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Anti-thef t Steering Column Lock .78
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Audio System .107
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Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners .20
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Automatic Speed Control .131
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Automatic Transmission .157
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Capacity, Fluid .244
...............
Checking Fluid Level .193 ..........................
Paddle Shif ters .162
.......................................
Shif ting .157
Shif t Lever Position
...............................
Indicators .157
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Shif t Lever Positions .158
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Shif t Lock Release .161
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Auxiliary Input Jack .127
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Capacities Chart .244
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .53
Battery
Charging System ...........................
Indicator .60,230
............................
Jump Starting .226
..............................
Maintenance .214
............................
Specif ications .245
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Bef ore Driving .135
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Belts,Seat.8,18
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Beverage Holders .98
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Booster Seats .50
Brakes
...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) .168
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Break-in, New Linings .136
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Bulb Replacement .201
...........................................
Fluid .195
.........................................
Parking .96 .................
System Indicator .60,232
..........................
System Design .167
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Wear Indicators .167
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Braking System .167
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Break-in, New Vehicle .136
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Brightness Control, Instruments .74
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Brights, Headlights .72,73
Bulb Replacement
..........................
Back-up Lights .201
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Brake Lights .201
Front Parking Lights/
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Front Side Marker Lights .198
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Fog Lights .199
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Headlights .196
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High-mount Brake Light .202
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Specif ications .245
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Taillights .201
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Turn Signal Lights .198,201
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Bulbs, Halogen .196
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Cargo .146
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Cargo, How to Carry .146
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Carrying Cargo .146
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CAUTION, Explanation of .iii
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CD Care .124
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CD Error Messages .123
.......................................
CD Player .114
.................................
Center Pocket .97
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Certif ication Label .242
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Chains, Tires .214
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Changing a Flat Tire .219
.................................
Changing Oil .188
........................................
How to .188
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When to .179
...
Charging System Indicator .60,230
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Check Fuel Cap Indicator .68
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Checklist, Bef ore Driving .153
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Child Saf ety .34
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Booster Seats .50
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Child Seats .34,41
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Important Saf ety Reminders .34
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Inf ants .39
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Large Children .49
.........................................
LATCH .43
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Risks with Airbags .35
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Small Children .40 .........................................
Tethers .47
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Warning Labels .36
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Where Should a Child Sit? .35
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Child Seats .34,41
.........................................
LATCH .43
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Tether Anchorage Points .47
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Childproof Door Locks .80
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Cleaning the Seat Belts .203
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Cleaning the Wheels .208
..............................................
Clock .129
...................................
Clutch Fluid .195
........................
CO in the Exhaust .251
............
Cold Weather, Starting in .154
...............
Consumer Inf ormation .258
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Controls, Instruments and .57
Coolant
........................................
Adding .190
....................................
Checking .140
.........................
Proper Solution .190
...............
Temperature Indicator .63
Crankcase Emissions Control ........................................
System .251
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Cruise Control Indicator .65
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Cruise Control Operation .131
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Cup Holders .98
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Customer Service Of f ice .258 ...............
DANGER, Explanation of .iii
...................................
Dashboard .3,58
............
Daytime Running Lights .73
Daytime Running Lights
...................................
Indicator .65
.................................
Dead Battery .226
............
Def ects, Reporting Saf ety .260
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Def ogger, Rear Window .74
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Def rosting the Windows .105
.........................
Detachable Anchor .93
....................................
Dimensions .244
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Dimming the Headlights .72,73
Dipstick
..........
Automatic Transmission .193
..................................
Engine Oil .139
..........................
Directional Signals .72
........
Disc Brake Wear Indicators .167
.......................................
Disc Care .124
.......
Disc Player Error Messages .123
.....................
Disposal of Used Oil .189
Doors
..............
Childproof Door Locks .80
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Locking and Unlocking .79
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Power Door Locks .79
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .246
Downshif ting, Manual
.............................
Transmission .155
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Driver and Passenger Safety .5
...........................................
Driving .151
....................................
Economy .141
........................
Driving Guidelines .152
Driving with the Paddle
.......................................
Shif ters .162
..................
Dust and Pollen Filter .205
..............................
Economy, Fuel .141
..................................
Emergencies .217
.............
Battery, Jump Starting .226
...........
Brake System Indicator .232
................
Changing a Flat Tire .219
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Charging System Indicator .230
..................
Checking the Fuses .234
.........
Hazard Warning Flashers .74
............................
Jump Starting .226
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator .230
...
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .231
..................
Overheated Engine .228
.......................................
Towing .238 ...........................
Emergency Brake .96
......................
Emergency Flashers .74
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Emergency Towing .238
.......................
Emissions Controls .251
........................
Emissions Testing .254
Engine
............
Adding Engine Coolant .190
Coolant Temperature
...................................
Indicator .63
.........................
If It Won’t Start .224
Malf unction Indicator
......................................
Lamp .231
.......................................
Oil Lif e .179
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Oil Pressure Indicator .60,230
..............
Oil, What Kind to Use .187
...............................
Overheating .228
............................
Specif ications .244
....................
Speed Limiter .156,160
.......................................
Starting .154
......................
Ethanol in Gasoline .136
.
Evaporative Emissions Controls .251
...............................
Exhaust Fumes .53
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat
........................................
Belts by .16 ...................................
Fan, Interior .103
.........................................
Features .101
....................
Filling the Fuel Tank .137
Filters
.........................
Dust and Pollen .205
...............................................
Oil .188
.............
Flashers, Hazard Warning .74
...................
Flat Tire, Changing a .219
Fluids
..........
Automatic Transmission .193
..........................................
Brake .195
.........................................
Clutch .195
..............
Manual Transmission .194
..................
Windshield Washer .192
.........
Folding the Rear Seat Down .91
...............
Folding the Rear Seat Up .90
..........................
Four-way Flashers .74
..............................
Front Airbags .9,25
Front Seat
......................................
Adjusting .86
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Airbags .9,25
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Gas Mileage, Improving .141
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Gasohol .136
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Gasoline .136
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Low Fuel Indicator .62
...........................................
Gauge .68
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Octane Requirement .136
........................
Tank, Ref ueling .137
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Gas Station Procedures .137
Gauges
...............................................
Fuel .68
Gearshif t Lever Positions ..........
Automatic Transmission .158
..............
Manual Transmission .155 ........................................
Glove Box .98
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
.....................................
(GVWR) .148
.................................................
Fuel .136
..........
Check Fuel Cap Indicator .68
......................
Fill Door and Cap .137
.....................
Low Fuel Indicator .62
...........................................
Gauge .68
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Octane Requirement .136
...............................
Oxygenated .136
........................
Tank, Ref ueling .137
...............................
Fuel Economy .141
.....................
Fuses, Checking the .234 .............
Halogen Headlight Bulbs .196
..............
Hazard Warning Flashers .74
Headlights
........................................
Aiming .196
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Daytime Running Lights .73
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High Beam Indicator .65
.........................
Reminder Chime .73
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Replacing Halogen Bulbs .196
...................................
Turning on .73
..............................
Head Restraints .87
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Heating and Cooling .102
............................
High Beam Lever .73
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Hood, Opening the .138
..............................................
Horn.4,70
...........................
Hydraulic Clutch .195
...
Identif ication Number, Vehicle .242 Ignition
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Keys .76
...........................................
Switch .78
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Timing Control System .252
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Immobilizer System .77
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Important Safety Precautions .6
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Keys .76
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Jacking up the Vehicle .221
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Jack, Tire .219
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Jump Starting .226 .......................
Label, Certif ication .242
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Lane Change, Signaling .72
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Lap/Shoulder Belts .14,19
...........
LATCH Anchorage System .43
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement .196
.......................................
Indicator .59
.........................................
Parking .72
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Turn Signal .72
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Load Limits .147
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LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .78
Locks
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Anti-thef t Steering Column .78
..........................
Childproof Door .80
.................................
Power Door .79
........................................
Tailgate .81
........................
Low Coolant Level .140
.........................
Low Fuel Indicator .62
Indicators
......
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake) .62,168
Brake (Parking and Brake
............................
System) .60,232
................
Charging System .60,230
...........................
Check Fuel Cap .68
.............................
Cruise Control .65
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Door and Tailgate Open .62
DRL (Daytime Running
..................................
Lights) .65
.
EPS (Electric Power Steering) .62
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Fog Light .64
...................................
High Beam .65
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High Temperature .63
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Key (Immobilizer System) .66
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Lights On .64
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Low Fuel .62
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Low Oil Pressure .60,230
.......................
Low Temperature .63
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Low Tire Pressure .64,170
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Maintenance Minder .66,179
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp .231
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Passenger Airbag Of f .31
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Seat Belt Reminder .18,60
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Security System .66
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Side Airbag Of f .31,61 .........................................
SRS .30,61
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TPMS .64,171
Turn Signal and Hazard
...................................
Warning .63
..............................
Washer Level .65
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Indicators, Instrument Panel .59
...............................
Inf ant Restraint .39
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Inf ant Seats .39
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Tether Anchorage Point .47
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Inf lation, Proper Tire .209
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Recommended Pressures .210
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Inside Mirror .95
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Inspection, Tire .210
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Installing a Child Seat .42
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Instrument Panel .59
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Instrument Panel Brightness .74
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Instruments and Controls .57
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Interior Lights .99
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Introduction .i
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator .60,230
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Lower Anchors .43
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Lubricant Specif ications Chart .244
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Luggage, Storing (Cargo) .146
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Luggage Net (Cargo Net) .150
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Maintenance .177
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Main Items and Sub Items .182
........................................
Minder .179
.........................
Minder Indicator .66
Owner’s Maintenance
...................................
Checks .184
..........................................
Saf ety .178
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp .231
...................
Manual Transmission .155
...............
Checking Fluid Level .194
.......................................
Shif ting .155
........
Manual Transmission Fluid .194
.........................
Meters, Gauges .59,67
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Methanol in Gasoline .136
..........................
Mirrors, Adjusting .95
...............
Modif ying Your Vehicle .144 ...................
Neutral Gear Position .159
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New Vehicle Break-in .136
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Normal Shif t Speeds .156
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NOTICE, Explanation of .i
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Numbers, Identif ication .242
...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline .136
.........................................
Odometer .68
...............................
Odometer, Trip .67
Oil
........................
Change, How to .188
......................
Change, When to .179
......................
Checking Engine .139
..............
Pressure Indicator .60,230
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart .187
...........
ON (Ignition Key Position) .78
Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
....................................
Recovery .251
..............................
Outside Mirrors .95
....................
Overheating, Engine .228
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Owner’s Maintenance Checks .184 .........................
Oxygenated Fuels .136
..............................
Paddle Shif ters .162
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Panel Brightness Control .74
........................
Park Gear Position .158
...........................................
Parking .166
.................................
Parking Brake .96
Parking Brake and Brake
.................
System Indicator .60,232
.................................
Parking Lights .72
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Parking Over Things that Burn .166
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Passenger Airbag Of f Indicator .31
.............................
PGM-FI System .252
...................................
Pollen Filter .205
..........................
Power Door Locks .79
..................
Power Socket Location .99
..............................
Power Windows .94
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Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts .16
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Preparing to Drive .153
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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 .49
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Protecting Small Children .40
Using Child Seats with
.....................................
Tethers .47
.............................
Using LATCH .43
..................................
Saf ety Belts .8,18
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Safety Defects, Reporting .260
.................................
Saf ety Features .7
...........................................
Airbags .9
.......................................
Seat Belts .8
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Saf ety Labels, Location of .54
..............................
Saf ety Messages .iii .....................................
Seat Belts .8,18
...............
Additional Information .18
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .16
Automatic Seat Belt
...............................
Tensioners .20
.....................................
Cleaning .203
.....................
Detachable Anchor .93
................
Lap/Shoulder Belt .14,19
................................
Maintenance .20
Reminder Indicator and
................................
Beeper .18,60
...................
System Components .18
...............
Use During Pregnancy .16
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Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt .14
........................
Seats, Adjusting the .86
.........................
Select/Reset Knob .67
...............................
Serial Number .242
...........................
Service Intervals .179
...........................
Service Manual .261
.........
Service Station Procedures .137
..........................
Setting the Clock .129
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Shif t Lever Position Indicators .157
........................
Shif t Lock Release .161
...................
Radiator Overheating .228
.............
Radio/CD Sound System .107
.................
Radio Thef t Protection .128
...........................
Readiness Codes .231
..
Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement .201
....................
Rear Seat, Folding .90,91
............................
Rear View Mirror .95
.................
Rear Window Def ogger .74
.
Rear Window Wiper and Washer .71
...............
Reclining the Seat Backs .87
.......
Recommended Shif t Speeds .156
........................................
Ref ueling .137
.......................
Reminder Indicators .59
.......................
Remote Transmitter .83
Replacement Inf ormation
..............
Dust and Pollen Filter .205 ................
Engine Oil and Filter .188
..........................................
Fuses .233
................................
Light Bulbs .196
....................................
Schedule .185
...........................................
Tires .212
.............................
Wiper Blades .205
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .21
..........
Reporting Saf ety Def ects .260
Reserve Tank, Engine
...............................
Coolant .140,190
...............................
Restraint, Child .34
..................
Reverse Gear Position .159
...........................
Reverse Lockout .161
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Rotation, Tire .212
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