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A
Accessory Socket .............................. 6-78
Add-On Non-Genuine Parts and
Accessories ....................................... 9-17
Air Bag Systems ............................... 2-44
Ambient Temperature Display .......... 6-68
Antenna ............................................. 6-15
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ......... 5-7Warning light ............................... 5-8
Appearance Care ............................... 8-58
Ashtray .............................................. 6-72
Audio System ................................... 6-15 Audio control switch .................. 6-58
Audio set .................................... 6-25
Auxiliary Input ........................... 6-60
Operating tips for audio
system ........................................ 6-16
Safety certification ..................... 6-63
Automatic Transaxle Driving tips ................................ 5-18
Fluid ........................................... 8-25
Manual shift mode ..................... 5-14
Shift-lock override ..................... 5-14
Shift-lock system ....................... 5-14
Transaxle ranges ........................ 5-13
B
BatteryEmergency starting .................... 7-16
Maintenance ............................... 8-32
Specifications ............................. 10-4
Beep Sounds Ignition key reminder ................. 5-49
Lights-on reminder ..................... 5-49
Tire inflation pressure warning
beep ............................................ 5-49
Beeps
Seat belt warning beep Sounds ... 5-49
B
Before Starting the Engine .................. 4-6After getting in ............................. 4-6
Before getting in .......................... 4-6
Body Lubrication .............................. 8-28
Bottle Holder ..................................... 6-74
Brake/Clutch Fluid ........................................... 8-23
Brakes Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ..... 5-7
Brakes assist ................................. 5-9
Foot brake .................................... 5-5
Parking brake ............................... 5-6
Warning light ............................... 5-7
Break-In Period ................................... 4-7
Bulb Replacement ............................. 8-39
C
Capacities .......................................... 10-5
Carbon Monoxide ............................... 4-5
Cargo Securing Loops ...................... 6-75
Cargo Sub-Compartment .................. 6-75
Catalytic Converter ............................. 4-4
Cell Phones ....................................... 9-18
Center Console .................................. 6-75
Child Restraint Child restraint precautions ......... 2-29
Installing child-restraint
systems ....................................... 2-33
LATCH child-restraint
systems ....................................... 2-39
Child Safety Locks for Rear Doors ... 3-10
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 6-72
Climate Control System ...................... 6-2 Gas specifications ...................... 10-6
Clock ................................................. 6-68
Cruise Control ................................... 5-19
Cup Holder ........................................ 6-73
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Customer Assistance ........................... 9-2
D
Dashboard Illumination .................... 5-35
Daytime Running Lights ................... 5-53
DefrosterMirror ......................................... 5-59
Rear window .............................. 5-58
Dimensions ....................................... 10-5
Door Locks ......................................... 3-8
Driving In Flooded Area ................... 4-11
Driving Tips ........................................ 4-7 Automatic transaxle ................... 5-18
Break-in period ............................ 4-7
Driving in flooded area .............. 4-11
Hazardous driving ........................ 4-8
Money-saving suggestions ........... 4-7
Rocking the vehicle ...................... 4-9
Turbocharged vehicles ............... 4-12
Winter driving .............................. 4-9
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) ..... 5-24 DSC OFF indicator light ............ 5-25
DSC OFF switch ........................ 5-25
TCS/DSC Indicator light ............ 5-24
E
Emergency Starting ........................... 7-16Flooded engine ........................... 7-16
Jump-starting .............................. 7-17
Push-starting .............................. 7-20
Emergency Towing ........................... 7-21
Emission Control System .................... 4-4
E
Engine Coolant ....................................... 8-21
Exhaust gas .................................. 4-5
Hood release .............................. 3-21
Oil .............................................. 8-18
Overheating ................................ 7-14
Starting ......................................... 5-4
Engine Compartment Overview ........ 8-17
Engine Coolant Overheating ................................ 7-14
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge ................................................ 5-34
Exhaust Gas ........................................ 4-5
Exterior Care ..................................... 8-60
F
Flasher Hazard warning .......................... 5-60
Headlights .................................. 5-50
Flat Tire ............................................... 7-3 Changing ...................................... 7-8
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Flexible Floor Board ......................... 6-76
Fluids Classification .............................. 10-4
Owner maintenance ................... 8-15
Fog Lights ......................................... 5-54
Foot Brake .......................................... 5-5
Front Seats
(Electrically Operated Seats) ............... 2-6
Front Seats
(Manually Operated Seats) ................. 2-2
Fuel Filler lid and cap ........................ 3-20
Gauge ......................................... 5-35
Requirements ............................... 4-2
Tank capacity ............................. 10-5
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Fuses ................................................. 8-50Panel description ........................ 8-53
Replacement ............................... 8-50
G
Glove Box ......................................... 6-74
H
Hazard Warning Flasher .................... 5-60
Hazardous Driving .............................. 4-8
HeadlightsControl ....................................... 5-50
Flashing ...................................... 5-52
High-low beam .......................... 5-52
Leveling ..................................... 5-52
On reminder ............................... 5-52
Hood Release .................................... 3-21
Horn .................................................. 5-59
I
Ignition Keys ............................................. 3-2
Switch .......................................... 5-2
Illuminated Entry System ................. 6-64
Immobilizer System .......................... 3-25
Indicator Lights ................................. 5-37 Cruise ......................................... 5-47
DSC OFF .................................... 5-47
Headlight high-beam .................. 5-46
Power steering malfunction ........ 5-48
Security ...................................... 5-46
Shift position .............................. 5-46
TCS/DSC ................................... 5-47
Turn-signal/hazard warning ....... 5-48
I
Information Display .......................... 6-67Ambient temperature display ..... 6-68
Audio display ............................. 6-69
Climate control display .............. 6-69
Clock .......................................... 6-68
Information display functions .... 6-67
Trip computer ............................. 6-69
Inside Trunk Release Lever ............... 3-16
Instrument Cluster ............................. 5-32
Instrument Cluster Dimmer Select
Button ............................................... 5-35
Interior Care ...................................... 8-63
Interior Lights ................................... 6-64
J
Jump-Starting .................................... 7-17
K
Keyless Entry System ......................... 3-3
Keys .................................................... 3-2
L
Label Information ............................. 10-2
Lane-Change Signals ........................ 5-53
Liftgate .............................................. 3-11 Luggage compartment ............... 3-12
Light Bulbs Replacement ............................... 8-39
Specifications ............................. 10-7
Lighter ............................................... 6-72
Lighting Control ............................... 5-50
Lubricant Quality .............................. 10-4
Luggage Compartment Light ............ 6-65
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MaintenanceIntroduction .................................. 8-2
Owner maintenance
precautions ................................. 8-16
Owner maintenance schedule ..... 8-15
Scheduled ..................................... 8-3
Manual Transaxle Operation ............... 5-9 Recommendations for shifting.... 5-10
Map Lights ........................................ 6-65
Mirror Defroster ................................ 5-59
Mirrors Outside mirrors .......................... 3-29
Rearview mirror ......................... 3-30
Money-Saving Suggestions ................ 4-7
Moonroof .......................................... 3-23
O
Odometer and Trip Meter .................. 5-33
Outside Mirrors ................................. 3-29
Overhead Lights ................................ 6-65
Overheating ....................................... 7-14
Overloading ...................................... 4-11
P
Paint Damage .................................... 8-58
Parking Brake ..................................... 5-6
Parking in an Emergency .................... 7-2
Power Door Locks .............................. 3-9
Power Steering .................................. 5-18 Fluid ........................................... 8-24
Power steering malfunction indicator
light ............................................ 5-18
Power Windows ................................ 3-18
Push-Starting ..................................... 7-20
R
Rear Door Child Safety Locks .......... 3-10
Rear Seat ........................................... 2-10
Rear Window Defroster .................... 5-58
Rear Window Washer ....................... 5-58
Rear Window Wiper .......................... 5-58
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-30
Recreational Towing ......................... 7-23
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 9-16
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 4-9
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 9-43
Seat Belt System Automatic locking ...................... 2-17
Belt minder ................................. 2-27
Center-rear lap/shoulder ............. 2-23
Emergency locking .................... 2-16
Except center-rear position ......... 2-18
Extender ..................................... 2-25
Pregnant women ........................ 2-16
Pretensioner and load limiting .... 2-20
Seat belt precautions .................. 2-14
Warning light/beep ..................... 2-27
Seats Front seat
(Electrically operated seats) ......... 2-6
Front seat
(Manually operated seats) ............ 2-2
Rear seat ..................................... 2-10
Seat warmer .......................... 2-4, 2-8
Security System Immobilizer system .................... 3-25
Theft-deterrent system ............... 3-27
Service Publications .......................... 9-45
Spare Tire and Tool Storage ................ 7-3
Specifications .................................... 10-4
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Speedometer ...................................... 5-33
SRS Air BagsHow the Air Bags Work ............. 2-50
Supplemental restraint systems
precautions ................................. 2-44
Starting the Engine .............................. 5-4
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-29 Horn ........................................... 5-59
Storage Compartments ...................... 6-74 Cargo securing loops .................. 6-75
Cargo sub-compartment ............. 6-75
Center console ............................ 6-75
Flexible Floor Board .................. 6-76
Glove box ................................... 6-74
Sunshade ........................................... 3-24
Sunvisors .......................................... 6-64
T
Tachometer ........................................ 5-34
Temporary Spare Tire ....................... 8-37
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-27
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-22
Tire Information ................................ 9-23
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ...... 5-26
System error activation .............. 5-30
Tire pressure monitoring system
warning light .............................. 5-28
Tires and wheels ......................... 5-30
T
TiresFlat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Inflation pressure ........................ 8-35
Replacement ............................... 8-36
Rotation ...................................... 8-36
Snow tires .................................... 4-9
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Specifications ............................. 10-8
Tire chains .................................. 4-10
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 9-21
Tool ..................................................... 7-3
Towing Description ................................. 7-21
Emergency towing ..................... 7-21
Recreational towing ................... 7-23
Trailer towing ............................. 4-13
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 5-23 TCS/DSC indicator light ............ 5-23
Trailer Towing .................................. 4-13
Trip Meter ......................................... 5-33
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-14 Inside trunk release lever ............ 3-16
Trunk Light ....................................... 3-15
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 5-53
V
Vanity Mirrors ................................... 6-64
Vehicle Information Labels ............... 10-2
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Warning Lights ................................. 5-37ABS ............................................ 5-39
Air bag system ........................... 5-41
Automatic transaxle ................... 5-44
Brake system .............................. 5-39
Charging system ......................... 5-40
Check engine .............................. 5-41
Door-ajar .................................... 5-43
Engine oil pressure ..................... 5-40
Front seat belt pretensioner
system ........................................ 5-41
Low fuel ..................................... 5-42
Low washer fluid level ............... 5-43
Seat belt ...................................... 5-42
Tire pressure monitoring
system ........................................ 5-44
Warranty ............................................ 9-13
Washer Fluid ..................................... 8-27
Weights ............................................. 10-6
Wheel Replacement .......................... 8-38
Windows Power windows .......................... 3-18
Windshield Washer ........................... 5-57
Windshield Wipers ............................ 5-55 Blades replacement .................... 8-29
Winter Driving .................................... 4-9
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