
CONT INUED
...
Accessories and Modif ications .196
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.......................................
Position) .81
............
Accessory Power Sockets .101
...........................
AC Power Outlet .102
....................
Additives, Engine Oil .245
...............
AdvancedAirbagSystem .30
.............................
Airbag (SRS) .11,25
..........
Airbag System Components .25
..............
Air Conditioning System .106
.....................
Rear A/C Control .113
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires .264
......................................
Antif reeze .248
...............
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) .216
...............................
Indicator .63,217
...................................
Operation .216
..............
Anti-thef t, Audio System .141
.
Anti-thef t Steering Column Lock .81
................................
Audio System .115
...
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners .23
...
Automatic Lighting Off Feature .76
.............
Automatic Speed Control .177
..............
Automatic Transmission .206
..........................
Capacity, Fluid .294 ...............
Checking Fluid Level .250
.......................................
Shif ting .206
.
Shif t Lever Position Indicator .206
................
Shif t Lever Positions .207
....................
Shif t Lock Release .209
Battery Charging System ...........................
Indicator .62,282
............................
Jump Starting .278
..............................
Maintenance .269
............................
Specif ications .294
..............................
Bef ore Driving .187
..................................
Belts, Seat .10,21
...........................
Beverage Holders .99
..................................
Booster Seats .54
Brakes
...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) .216
.............
Break-in, New Linings .188
....................
Bulb Replacement .258
...........................................
Fluid .252
.........................................
Parking .97
.................
System Indicator .63,284
........................
Wear Indicators .215 .............................
Braking System .215
.................
Break-in, New Vehicle .188
..
Brightness Control, Instruments .76
........................
Brights, Headlights .75
Bulb Replacement
..........................
Back-up Lights .258
.....................
Brake Lights .258,259
................
Front Parking Lights .255
........
Front Side Marker Lights .255
.................................
Headlights .254
........
High-mount Brake Lights .259
.................................
Rear Bulbs .258
............................
Specif ications .295
.............
Turn Signal Light .255,258
..............................
Bulbs, Halogen .254
............................
Capacities Chart .294
.............
Carbon Monoxide Hazard .57
.............................
Carrying Cargo .198
.............
CAUTION, Explanation of .iii
..........................
CD Changer .131,134
.......................................
CD Player .130
Index
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INDEX
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Certif ication Label .292
............................................
Chains .268
....................
Changing a Flat Tire .273
Change Oil
........................................
How to .246
......................................
When to .237
...
Charging System Indicator .62,282
............
Checklist, Bef ore Driving .204
..................
Childproof Door Locks .83
Child Seats
.........................................
LATCH .47
..........
Tether Anchorage Points .51
...............
Climate Control System .112
.........................
Clock, Setting the .142
.....................
Code, Audio System .141
........................
CO in the Exhaust .302
............
Cold Weather, Starting in .205
......................
Compact Spare Tire .272
...................
Console Compartment .99
.................
Consumer Inf ormation .308
.............
Controls, Instruments and .59
Coolant
........................................
Adding .248
....................................
Checking .192
.........................
Proper Solution .248
...................
Temperature Gauge .71 ...................
Conversation Mirror .100
Crankcase Emissions Control
........................................
System .302
............
Cruise Control Operation .177
....
Customer Service Inf ormation .308
..............................
Economy, Fuel .193
............
Emergencies on the Road .271
.............
Battery, Jump Starting .278
...........
Brake System Indicator .284
................
Changing a Flat Tire .273
.....
Charging System Indicator .282
..................
Checking the Fuses .285
.....
Low Oil Pressure Indicator .282
...
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .283
..................
Overheated Engine .280
...........................
Emergency Brake .97
......................
Emergency Flashers .77
......................
Emergency Towing .285
.......................
Emissions Controls .302
........................
Emissions Testing .305
...............
DANGER, Explanation of .iii
...................................
Dashboard .4,60
................
Daytime Running Lights .76
Daytime Running Lights
.......................................
Indicator .67
.................................
Dead Battery .278
............
Def ects, Reporting Saf ety .310
................
Def ogger, Rear Window .77
......
Def rosting the Windows .108,110
....................................
Dimensions .294
...............
Dimming the Headlights .75
Dipstick
..........
Automatic Transmission .250
..................................
Engine Oil .191
....................
Directional Signals .66,75
........
Disc Brake Wear Indicators .215
.....................
Disposal of Used Oil .247 Doors
..............
Locking and Unlocking .82
..........
DOT Tire Quality Grading .296
...........
Driver and Passenger Safety .7
...........................................
Driving .203
....................................
Economy .193
...................................
DVD Player .144
........
DVD Player Error Message .173
Index
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Keys .79
........................................
Headlights .75
........................................
Aiming .254
..............
Automatic Lighting Off .76
............
Daytime Running Lights .76
..................
High Beam Indicator .67
...........
High Beams, Turning on .75
............
Low Beams, Turning on .75
.........................
Reminder Chime .76
........
Replacing Halogen Bulbs .254
...................................
Turning on .75
...................................
Headphones .174
..............................
Head Restraints .91
.................................
Heated Mirror .94
.....................................
Heater, Seat .86
.....................
Heating and Cooling .106
.............
High Altitude, Starting at .205
.................
High-Low Beam Switch .75
..............
High-mount Brake Light .259
HomeLink Universal
................................
Transceiver .183
.......................
Hood, Opening the .190
...
Identif ication Number, Vehicle .292 Ignition
..............................................
Keys .79
...........................................
Switch .81
............
Timing Control System .303
........................
Immobilizer System .80
...
Important Handling Inf ormation .iv
.........
Important Safety Precautions .8
.........
Indicators, Instrument Panel .61
...............................
Inf ant Restraint .43
......................................
Inf ant Seats .43
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire .263
...................................
Inside Mirror .92
.............................
Inspection, Tire .265
Installing a Child Seat
.........................................
LATCH .47
..........
Tether Anchorage Points .51
............................
Instrument Panel .61
........
Instrument Panel Brightness .76
........................................
Introduction .i
.................
Jacking up the Vehicle .274
.......................................
Jack, Tire .273
................................
Jump Starting .278 .......................
Label, Certif ication .292
.................
Lane Change, Signaling .75
........................
Lap/Shoulder Belts .22
...........
LATCH Anchorage System .47
.......................................
Lights .75,102
....................
Bulb Replacement .254
.......................................
Indicator .61
.........................................
Parking .75
..................................
Turn Signal .75
....................................
Load Limits .199
......
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .81
Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column .81
............................
Fuel Fill Door .189
....................................
Glove Box .99
....................
Lockout Prevention .82
.................................
Power Door .82
........................
Low Coolant Level .192
.........................
Low Fuel Indicator .67
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator .62,282
Index
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Saf ety Belts .10
............
Safety Defects, Reporting .310
.................................
Saf ety Features .9
.........................................
Airbags .11
.....................................
Seat Belts .10
.............
Saf ety Labels, Location of .58
..............................
Saf ety Messages .iii
.........................................
Seat Belts .10
...............
Additional Information .21
Automatic Seat Belt
...............................
Tensioners .23
.....................................
Cleaning .260
......................
Lap/Shoulder Belt .22
................................
Maintenance .23
Reminder Light and
................................
Beeper .21,62 ...................
System Components .25
...............
Use During Pregnancy .19
...
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt .15
....................................
Seat Heaters .86
.................................................
Seats .87
............
Folding the Second Seat .89
...............
Folding the Third Seat .90
..........................
Head Restraints .91
.........
Reclining the Second Seat .89
............
Reclining the Third Seat .90
.......................
Third Seat Access .90
...................
Seats, Adjusting the .87-91
............................
Security System .176
...............................
Serial Number .292
...........................
Service Intervals .237
.............................
Service Manual .311
.........
Service Station Procedures .189
..........................
Setting the Clock .142
Shif ting the Automatic
.............................
Transmission .206
.....
Shif t Lever Position Indicator .206
........................
Shif t Lock Release .209
Side Marker Lights, Bulb
.........................
Replacement in .255
..............................
Side Airbags .11,31
..........................
Of f Indicator .34,63
...................
Radiator Overheating .280
.............
Radio/CD Sound System .115
...........................
Readiness Codes .305
...............................
Rear A/C Unit .113
............
Rear Audio Control Panel .149
........
Rear Entertainment System .144
..
Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement .258
.
Rear View Camera and Monitor .182
............................
Rear View Mirror .92
.................
Rear Window Def ogger .77
.
Rear Window Wiper and Washer .74
..........
Reclining the Seat Backs .87-91
.............................
Reminder Lights .61
................
Remote Audio Controls .140
.................
Remote Control (RES) .171
.......................
Remote Transmitter .83
Replacement Inf ormation
................
Engine Oil and Filter .246
.................................
Floor Mats .260
..........................................
Fuses .285
................................
Light Bulbs .254
........................................
Minder .243
................................
Timing Belt .252
...........................................
Tires .265 .............................
Wiper Blades .261
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .23
...
Reserve Tank, Engine Coolant .192
...............................
Restraint, Child .38
..................
Reverse Gear Position .207
................................
Rotation, Tire .266
Index
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CONT INUED
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Signaling Turns .75
.....................................
Snow Tires .268
................................
Sound System .115
Spare Tire
......................................
Inf lating .272
............................
Specif ications .295
....................
Specif ications Charts .294
................................
Speed Control .177
..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation .25
...
Additional Safety Precautions .37
.............................
Airbag Service .36
How the Side Airbag Of f
........................
Indicator Work .34
..
How the SRS Indicator Works .33
How Your Front Airbags
.........................................
Work .28
...
How Your Side Airbags Work .31
........................
SRS Components .25
.............................
SRS Indicator .33,63
....
START (Ignition Key Position) .81
.......................
Starting the Engine .205
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .205
................
With a Dead Battery .278
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine .280 Steering Wheel
..................................
Adjustment .78
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock .81
...............................
Buttons .140,177
...................
Stereo Sound System .115
....................
Storing Your Vehicle .270
........................
Sunglasses Holder .100
........................................
Sun Visor .101
Supplemental Restraint System
......................................
Servicing .36
.........................
SRS Indicator .33,63
...................
System Components .25
..................................
Synthetic Oil .246
......
Taillights, Changing Bulbs in .258
.
Taking Care of the Unexpected .271
Technical Descriptions
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading .296
.....
Emissions Control Systems .302
....................
Emissions Testing .305
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter .304
.......................
Temperature Gauge .71
........
Temperature, Inside Sensor .114 ....................
Temperature, Outside .71
...................
Tensioners, Seat Belts .23
........
Testing of Readiness Codes .305
..............
Tether Anchorage Points .51
............................
Thef t Protection .141
..
Three Way Catalytic Converter .304
..........................
Time, Setting the .142
..................
Tilt the Steering Wheel .78
....................................
Timing Belt .252
....................................
Tire Chains .268
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat .273
Tire Pressure Monitoring
................
System (TPMS) .211,300
Index
INDEX
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Unexpected, Taking Care..........................................
of the .271
....
Unif orm Tire Quality Grading .296
........................
Unleaded Gasoline .188
.......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of .247
................................
Vanity Mirror .101
.................
Vehicle Capacity Load .199
......................
Vehicle Dimensions .294
....
Vehicle Identif ication Number .292
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)
....................................
System .218
.........................
VSA Of f Switch .219
.............................
Vehicle Storage .270
.................................................
VIN .292
..................................
Viscosity, Oil .245
..................................
VTM-4 Lock .210 ............
WARNING, Explanation of .iii
.........
Warning Labels, Location of .58
....................
Warranty Coverages .309
Washer, Windshield
........
Checking the Fluid Level .249
............................
Level Indicator .67
.....................................
Operation .74
Wheels ...............
Adjusting the Steering .78
............
Alignment and Balance .266
..........................
Compact Spare .272
...............................
Nut Wrench .275
Windows ..................
Operating the Power .94
...........................
Rear, Def ogger .77
Windshield ...........................
Def roster .108,110
.......................................
Washers .74
Wipers, Windshield .......................
Changing Blades .261
.....................................
Operation .74
Rear Window Wiper and
.....................................
Washer .74
..................
Wireless Headphones .174
...............................................
Tires .263
..............................
Air Pressure .264
.........................
Checking Wear .265
..........................
Compact Spare .272
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading .296
......................................
Inf lation .263
..................................
Inspection .265
..............................
Maintenance .266
...................................
Replacing .266
......................................
Rotating .266
................................
Service Lif e .265
...........................................
Snow .268
............................
Specif ications .295
...................
Tools, Tire Changing .273
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer .220
................
Emergency Wrecker .285
....
Equipment and Accessories .227
.......................
Traction Devices .268
..................
Trailer Driving Tips .227
.............................
Weight Limit .223
Transmission ...............
Checking Fluid Level .250
...........................
Fluid Selection .250
..............
Identif ication Number .292
.............
Shif ting the Automatic .206 .....................................
Treadwear .296
.......................................
Trip Meter .70
....................................
Turn Signals .75
Index
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