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Specif ications
Technical Inf ormation
305
Fuses
Engine
Alignment
Tires
Battery
Lights
Capacities Interior
Under-hood
Type
BorexStroke
Displacement
Compression ratio
Spark plugs
Toe-in
Camber
Caster
Size
Pressure3.50 x 3.66 in (89.0 x 93.0 mm)
211.8 cu-in (3,471 cm
)
10.0 : 1
IZFR5K-11
SKJ16DR-M11
0.00 in (0.0 mm)
0.00 in (0.0 mm) 0°50’
0°50’
1°53’
P245/65R17 105T
T165/90R17 105M
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm)
Capacity 12 V 60 AH/5 HR72 AH/20 HR
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
12 V
3.8 W
2W
3.4 W
1.4 W
3CP
5W
8W
3CP
3CP
18 W
21/5 W
21 W
28/8 W
60/55 W (HB2)
Headlights
Front turn signal/Parking/
Hazard lights
Rear turn signal/hazard lights
Brake/Taillights
Back-up lights
License plate lights
High-mount brake lights
Individual map lights
Bed lights
Console compartment light
Glove box light
Vanity mirror light
Door courtesy lights 2.79 US qt (2.64
)
3.01 US qt (2.85)
0.45 US qt (0.43
)
0.48 US qt (0.45)
4.8 US qt (4.5
)
Rear
differential
fluid
Transfer
assembly
fluid
Windshield
washer
reservoir See page297or the fuse label
attached to the inside of the fuse
box lid under the dashboard.
See page296or the fuse box lid.
Water cooled 4-stroke SOHC VTEC, V6 gasoline engine
Front/Rear
Spare
Front/Rear
Spare
Front
Rear
Front
Rear
Front
Front
Rear NGK:
DENSO:
High/Low
Change
Total
Change
Total
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DANGER, Explanation of .iii
...................................
Dashboard .3,58
Bulb Replacement
..........................
Back-up Lights .259
..............................
Brake Lights .259
.................................
Bed Lights .262
Front Turn Signal /Parking/
.......................
Hazard Lights .258
.................................
Headlights .257
.........
High-mount Brake Light .260
.................
License Plate Lights .261
Rear Bulbs (Brake/Taillights,
Turn Signal/Hazard Lights, ................
Back-up Lights) .259
............................
Specif ications .305
..............................
Bulbs, Halogen .257
...................
Capacities Chart .304,305
.............
Carbon Monoxide Hazard .53
...........................
Cargo Hooks .98,116
.............................
Carrying Cargo .190
.............
CAUTION, Explanation of .iii
.........................................
CD Care .161
..........................
CD Changer .154,155
CD Player/Changer Error
...................................
Messages .164 .......................................
CD Player .153
........................
Certif ication Label .302
....................................
Chains, tire .271
Change Oil
........................................
How to .249
......................................
When to .239
....................
Changing a Flat Tire .277
...
Charging System Indicator .62,290
............
Checklist, Bef ore Driving .199
..................
Childproof Door Locks .84
.....................................
Child Saf ety .32
..............................
Booster Seats .50
...................................
Child Seats .39
.....
Important Saf ety Reminders .32
..........................................
Inf ants .37
..........................
Larger Children .49
.........................................
LATCH .41
......................
Risks with Airbags .33
.............................
Small Children .38
....................................
Tether .41,46
.........
Where Should a Child Sit? .33
.......................................
Child Seats .39
.........................................
LATCH .41
..........
Tether Anchorage Points .46
...............
Climate Control System .130
..............................................
Clock .167 ....................................
Coat Hooks .117
.....................
Code, Audio System .166
........................
CO in the Exhaust .312
......................
Compact Spare Tire .276
.........................................
Compass .172
.................
Console Compartment .115
.................
Consumer Inf ormation .318
.............
Controls, Instruments and .57
Coolant
........................................
Adding .251
....................................
Checking .184
.........................
Proper Solution .251
...................
Temperature Gauge .72
..............................
Courtesy Light .121
Crankcase Emissions Control
........................................
System .312
Cruise Control .......................................
Indicator .65
...................................
Operation .169
...................................
Cup Holders .116
.............
Customer Service Of f ice .318
Index
C
D
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CONT INUED
.................
High-Low Beam Switch .75
HomeLink Universal
................................
Transceiver .175
.......................
Hood, Opening the .183
..................................................
Horn .74
...
Identif ication Number, Vehicle .302
Ignition
..............................................
Keys .80
...........................................
Switch .82
............
Timing Control System .313
........................
Immobilizer System .81
.........
Important Safety Precautions .6
...................................
In-Bed Trunk .96
....................
Emergency Opener .97
............................
Open Indicator .69
.........
Indicators, Instrument Panel .59
...............
ABS (Anti-lock Brake) .63
.......................
A/T Temperature .66
....................
Back Window Open .69
.............................
Bed Lights On .69
Brake (Parking and Brake
....................................
System) .63
........................
Charging System .62 .............................
Cruise Control .65
...................................
Door Open .64
DRL (Daytime Running
......................................
Lights) .65
...................................
High Beam .65
....................
In-Bed Trunk Open .69
........
Key (Immobilizer System) .63
.....................................
Lights On .66
......................................
Low Fuel .65
........................
Low Oil Pressure .62
......................
Low Tire Pressure .68
..................
Maintenance Minder .67
Malf unction Indicator Lamp
.......................................
(MIL) .62
...........................
Side Airbag Of f .62
.......................................
Seat Belt .61
...............................................
SRS .62
..............................
Tailgate Open .64
...............
Tire Pressure Monitor .68
.............................
TPMS System .68
Turn Signal and Hazard
...................................
Warning .64
............................
VSA Activation .67
.................................
VSA System .67
..........................................
VTM-4 .66
..............................
Washer Level .65 ..................
Individual Map Lights .121
...............................
Inf ant Restraint .37
......................................
Inf ant Seats .37
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire .267
........................
Inf ormation Display .70
.........
Engine Oil Lif e Indicator .239
...........
Maintenance Items .242,246
.................................
Inside Mirror .112
.............................
Inspection, Tire .268
........................
Instrument Panel .3,58
........
Instrument Panel Brightness .78
...............................
Interior Lights .120
........................................
Introduction .i
..................................................
Keys .80 ................
Jacking Up the Vehicle .279
.......................................
Jack, Tire .279
................................
Jump Starting .286
Index
J
K
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INDEX
V
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.......................
Label, Certif ication .302
.................
Lane Change, Signaling .76
..................
Lap/Shoulder Belts .14,19
...........................
Light Control Dial .76
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement .257
.......................................
Indicator .66
.......................................
Interior .120
.........................................
Parking .76
..................................
Turn Signal .76
............................
Load Limits .191,217
......
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .82
Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column .82
............................
Fuel Fill Door .181
..................................
Glove Box .117
...............................
In-Bed Trunk .96
....................
Lockout Prevention .83
.................................
Power Door .83
........................
Low Coolant Level .184
.........................
Low Fuel Indicator .65
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator .62,290
Lubricant Specif ications
..................................
Chart .304,305 ...........
Luggage, Storing (Cargo) .190
..................................
Maintenance .237
Owner’s Maintenance ...................................
Checks .245
................................
Minder .239-246
.........................
Minder Indicator .67
..........................................
Saf ety .238
.
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .62,291
..............
Manual Seat Adjustments .99
...............................
Meters, Gauges .70
........................
Mirrors, Adjusting .113
...............
Modif ying Your Vehicle .189
.......................................
Moonroof .110
...................
Neutral Gear Position .203
..................
New Vehicle Break-in .180
...................
NOTICE, Explanation of .i
...............
Numbers, Identif ication .302 ...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline .180
.........................................
Odometer .70
....................
Of f -Highway Driving .232
...................
Of f -Road Precautions .233
Oil
........................
Change, How to .249
......................
Change, When to .239
......................
Checking Engine .184
...........................................
Filter .250
..............
Pressure Indicator .62,290
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart .248
...........
ON (Ignition Key Position) .82
............................
Outside Mirrors .113
....................
Overheating, Engine .288
....
Owner’s Maintenance Checks .245
.........................
Oxygenated Fuels .180
..............
Panel Brightness Control .78
........................
Park Gear Position .202
...........................................
Parking .211
...............................
Parking Brake .111
Index
N O
P
M
L
VI
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Î
Î
.....................................
Tachometer .70
Tailgate, Dual-Action
.................................
Indicator .64,95
.....................................
Operation .93
......
Taillights, Changing Bulbs in .259
.
Taking Care of the Unexpected .275
Technical Descriptions
....
DOT Tire Quality Grading .306
.....
Emissions Control Systems .312
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter .314
.......................
Temperature Gauge .72
...................
Tensioners, Seat Belts .19
............................
Thef t Protection .166
.................................................
Seats .99
..............
Adjusting the Seat .99,101
.............
Folding the Rear Seats .104
........................
Head Restraints .103
........................................
Heater .105
............................
Security System .168
...............................
Serial Number .302
...........................
Service Intervals .246
......
Service Manual, Purchasing .321
.........
Service Station Procedures .181
Shif ting the Automatic
.............................
Transmission .201
...
Shif t Lever Position Indicators .201
........................
Shif t Lock Release .205
....................................
Side Airbags .26
......................
Side Curtain Airbags .28
Side Marker (Parking)
...
Lights, Bulb Replacement in .258
...............................
Signaling Turns .76
.....................................
Snow Tires .271
................
Sound System .135,144,150
Spare Tire
..............................
Inf lating .267,276
....................
Specif ications .271,305
....................
Specif ications Charts .304
................................
Speed Control .169 ...................................
Speedometer .70
..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation .21
...
Additional Safety Precautions .31
......
Airbag System Components .21
.............................
Airbag Service .30
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
......................
Indicator Works .29
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .29
..
How the SRS Indicator Works .28
How Your Front Airbags
.........................................
Work .23
...
How Your Side Airbags Work .26
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
.........................................
Work .28
.............................
SRS Indicator .28,62
....
START (Ignition Key Position) .82
.......................
Starting the Engine .200
................
With a Dead Battery .286
..............
State Emissions Testing .315
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine .288
Steering Wheel
..................................
Adjustment .79
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock .82
...
Stereo Sound System .135,144,150
....................
Storing Your Vehicle .274 ................................
Stuck Vehicle .299
........................................
Sun Visor .119
........................
Sunglasses Holder .117
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) ......................................
Servicing .30
.........................
SRS Indicator .28,62
...................
System Components .21
..................................
Synthetic Oil .249
Index
T
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..
Three Way Catalytic Converter .314
....................................
Timing Belt .256
....................................
Tire Chains .271
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat .277
.................................
Tire Labeling .308
Tire Pressure Monitoring
....................
System (TPMS) .208
Low Tire Pressure
...........................
Indicator .68,208
Required Federal ............................
Explanation .310
.......
Tire Pressure Monitor .68,209
..................
TPMS Indicator .68,209
...............................................
Tires .267
..............................
Air Pressure .268
.........................
Checking Wear .268
..........................
Compact Spare .276
....
DOT Tire Quality Grading .306
......................................
Inf lation .267
..................................
Inspection .268
..............................
Maintenance .269
...................................
Replacing .270
......................................
Rotating .269
...........................................
Snow .271
....................
Specif ications .271,305
................................
Tire Chains .271 ...................
Tools, Tire Changing .277
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer .220
................
Emergency Wrecker .298
.................................
Equipment .225
....
Equipment and Accessories .221
.............................
Weight Limit .217
.........................
Trailer Loading .219
.................
Trailer Towing Tips .229
.............
Transf er Assembly Fluid .255
Transmission
...............
Checking Fluid Level .253
...........................
Fluid Selection .254
..............
Identif ication Number .303
.............
Shif ting the Automatic .201
.....................................
Treadwear .306
.......................................
Trip Meter .71
..................................
Trunk, In-Bed .96
....................................
Turn Signals .76
Unexpected, Taking Care
..........................................
of the .275
..
Unif orm Tire Quality Grading .306
........................
Unleaded Gasoline .180 .......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of .250
............
WARNING, Explanation of .iii
.........
Warning Labels, Location of .54
..................
Warranty Coverages .319 ................................
Vanity Mirror .119
.........
Vehicle Capacity Load .191,304
......................
Vehicle Dimensions .304
....
Vehicle Identif ication Number .302
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)
....................................
System .215
........
VSA System Indicator .67,215
...
VSA Activation Indicator .67,215
.........................
VSA Of f Switch .216
.............................
Vehicle Storage .274
.....................................
Ventilation .127
.................................................
VIN .302
..................................
Viscosity, Oil .248
..................................
VTM-4 Lock .206
Index
W
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INDEX
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