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CONT INUED
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Accessories .271
ACCESSORY
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(Ignition Key Position) .78
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Accessory Power Sockets .111
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Active Head Restraints .96
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Additives, Engine Oil .317
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Advanced Airbags .25
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Airbag (SRS) .9,21
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Airbag System Components .21
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Air Conditioning System .120,125
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Usage .123,126
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Air Pressure, Tires .343
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Antif reeze .320
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) ...............................
Indicator .58,291
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Operation .291
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Anti-thef t, Audio System .213
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Anti-thef t Steering Column Lock .78
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Audio System .133
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Auto Door Locking/Unlocking .80
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Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners .19
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Automatic Speed Control .223
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Automatic Transmission .284
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Capacity, Fluid .384,386 .......................................
Shif ting .284
Shif t Lever Position ...............................
Indicators .284
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Shif t Lever Positions .284
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Shif t Lock Release .287
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Auxiliary Input Jack .212
Battery Charging System ...........................
Indicator .56,369
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Jump Starting .364
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Maintenance .351
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Specif ications .385,387
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Bef ore Driving .259
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Belts,Seat .8,18
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Beverage Holders .111
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Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink.230
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Booster Seats .48
Brakes ...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) .291
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Break-in, New Linings .260
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Bulb Replacement .334
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Fluid .326
.......................................
Parking .109.................
System Indicator .57,371
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Wear Indicators .290
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Braking System .290
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Break-in, New Vehicle .260
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Brightness Control, Instruments .72
Bulb Replacement
..........................
Back-up Lights .334
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Brake Lights .334
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Fog Lights .336
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Front Parking Lights .332
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Headlights .329
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High-mount Brake Light .335
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Rear Lights .334
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Specif ications .385,387
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Turn Signal Lights .332,334
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Bulbs, Halogen .329,336
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Capacities Chart .384,386
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .51
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Carrying Cargo .273
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CAUTION, Explanation of .iii
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CD Care .206
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DANGER, Explanation of .iii
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Dashboard .3,54
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Daytime Running Lights .61,71
Daytime Running Lights
.......................................
Indicator .61
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Dead Battery .364
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Def ects, Reporting Saf ety .402
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Def ogger, Rear Window .74
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Def rosting the Windows .124,129
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Dimensions .384,386
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Dimming the Headlights .69
Dipstick
..........
Automatic Transmission .323
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Engine Oil .266
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Directional Signals .69
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Disc Brake Wear Indicators .290
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Disposal of Used Oil .319
Doors ..........................
Auto Door Lock .80
.......................
Auto Door Unlock .83
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Childproof Door Locks .86
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Locking and Unlocking .79
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .388
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CD Changer .163,194
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CD Player .141
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Certif ication Label .382
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Chains .349
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Changing a Flat Tire .357
Changing Oil ........................................
How to .318
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When to .307
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Charging System Indicator .56,369
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Check Fuel Cap Message .262
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Checklist, Bef ore Driving .280
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Child Saf ety .33
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Booster Seats .48
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Child Seats .40,41
Important Saf ety ..........................
Reminders .33-50
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Inf ants .38
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Larger Children .47
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LATCH .42
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Risks with Airbags .34
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Small Children .39
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Tether .46
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Warning Labels .52
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Where Should a Child Sit .34
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Child Seats .33
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LATCH .42 ..........
Tether Anchorage Points .46
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Childproof Door Locks .86
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Cleaning the Seat Belts .338
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Climate Control System .125
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Clock .214
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Clutch Fluid .327
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CO in the Exhaust .51,396
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Cold Weather, Starting in .281
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Compact Spare .356
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Compass .219
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Console Compartment .112
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Consumer Inf ormation .400
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Controls, Instruments and .53
Coolant
........................................
Adding .320
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Checking .267
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Proper Solution .320
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Temperature Gauge .66
Crankcase Emissions Control ........................................
System .394
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Cruise Control Indicator .62
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Cruise Control Operation .223
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Customer Service .400
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Downshif ting, Manual.............................
Transmission .282
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Driver and Passenger Safety .5
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Driving .279
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Economy .268
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Dual Temperature Control .130
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Dust and Pollen Filter .339
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Economy, Fuel .268
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ........................................
System .293
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Emergencies .355
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Battery, Jump Starting .364
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Brake System Indicator .371
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Changing a Flat Tire .357
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Charging System Indicator .369
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Hazard Warning Flashers .73
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Jump Starting .364
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Checking the Fuses .372
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator .369
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp .370
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Overheated Engine .367
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Towing .379
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Emergency Brake .109......................
Emergency Flashers .73
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Emergency Towing .379
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Emissions Controls .394
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Emissions Testing .397
Engine ............
Adding Engine Coolant .320
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Coolant Temperature Gauge .66
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If It Won’t Start .362
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp .370
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Oil Lif e Indicator .307
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Oil Pressure Indicator .369
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Oil, What Kind to Use .316
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Overheating .367
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Specif ications .384,386
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Speed Limiter .283,287
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Starting .281
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Engine Speed Limiter .283,287
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Ethanol in Gasoline .261
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Evaporative Emissions Controls .394
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Exhaust Fumes .51
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat ........................................
Belts by .16
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Fan, Interior .121,128.........................................
Features .119
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Filling the Fuel Tank .261
Filters
........................
Dust and Pollen .339
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Oil .318
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Flashers, Hazard Warning .73
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Flat Tire, Changing a .357
Fluids
..........
Automatic Transmission .324
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Brake .326
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Clutch .327
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Manual Transmission .325
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Power Steering .327
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Windshield Washer .322
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Fog Lights .72
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Folding Rear Seat .97
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Four-way Flashers .73
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Front Airbags .9,23
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Jacking up the Vehicle .358
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Jack, Tire .358
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Jump Starting .364..................................................
Keys .76
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Label, Certif ication .382
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Lane Change, Signaling .69
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Lap/Shoulder Belts .14,19
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LATCH System .42
Lights ....................
Bulb Replacement .329
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Indicator .55
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Parking .69
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Turn Signal .60,69
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LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .78
Locks
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Anti-thef t Steering Column .78
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Childproof Door .86
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Fuel Fill Door .261
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Glove Box .113
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Lockout Prevention .80
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Power Door .79
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Trunk .90
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Indicators .56
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ABS (Anti-lock Brake) .58
Brake (Parking and Brake
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System) .57,371
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Charging System .56,369
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Cruise Control .62
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Cruise Main .62
DRL (Daytime Running ......................................
Lights) .61
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Fog Lights .62
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Fuel Economy Indicator .59
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High Beam .61
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Key (Immobilizer System) .62
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Lights On .60
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Low Fuel .61
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Low Oil Pressure .56,369
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Low Tire Pressure .59
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp .370
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Security System .61
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Side Airbag Of f .57
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Seat Belt .56
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SRS .57
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TPMS .59
Turn Signal and Hazard ...................................
Warning .60
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VSA Activation .58.................................
VSA System .58
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Indicators, Instrument Panel .56
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Inf ant Restraint .38
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Inf ant Seats .38
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Tether Anchorage Points .46
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Inf lation, Proper Tire .343
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Inf ormation Display .64
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Inside Mirror .101
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Inspection, Tire .345
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Installing a Child Seat .41
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Tether Anchorage Points .46
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Using LATCH .42
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Instrument Panel .55
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Instrument Panel Brightness .72
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Instruments and Controls .53
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Interior Lights .116
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Introduction .i
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Low Coolant Level .267
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Low Fuel Indicator .61
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Lower Gear, Downshif ting to a .282
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator .56,369
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Lower Anchors .42
Lubricant Specif ications ..................................
Chart .384,386
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Luggage, Storing (Cargo) .273
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Maintenance .305
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Minder .307
Main Items and Sub ..............................
Items .310,313
Owner’s Maintenance ...................................
Checks .312
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Minder Indicator .62
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Saf ety .306
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp .370
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Manual Transmission .282
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Manual Transmission Fluid .325
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Meters, Gauges .55,63
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Methanol in Gasoline .261
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Mirrors, Adjusting .101
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Modif ications Your Vehicle .272 .......................................
Moonroof .107
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Neutral Gear Position .285
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New Vehicle Break-in .260
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Normal Shif t Speeds .283
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NOTICE, Explanation of .i
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Numbers, Identif ication .382 ..............
Panel Brightness Control .72
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Park Gear Position .285
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Parking .289
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Parking Brake .109
Parking Brake and Brake .................
System Indicator .57,371
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Parking Lights .69
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Parking Over Things that Burn .396
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Passenger Airbag Of f Indicator .30
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PGM-FI System .395
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Pollen Filter .339
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Power Door Locks .79
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Power Seat Adjustments .92
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Power Socket Locations .111
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Power Windows .103
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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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Octane Requirement, Gasoline .260
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Odometer .64
Oil ........................
Change, How to .318
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Change, When to .307
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Checking Engine .266
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Pressure Indicator .56,369
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart .317
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ON (Ignition Key Position) .78
Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
....................................
Recovery .394
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Outside Mirrors .102
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Outside Temperature Indicator .65 ....................
Overheating, Engine .367
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Owner’s Maintenance Checks .312
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Oxygenated Fuels .261
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Protecting Children .33
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General Guidelines .33
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Protecting Inf ants .38
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Protecting Larger Children .47
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Protecting Small Children .39
Using Child Seats with
.....................................
Tethers .46
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Using LATCH .42
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Radiator Overheating .367
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Radio/CD Sound System .133
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Radio Thef t Protection .213
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Readiness Codes .397
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Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement .334
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Rear Seat, Folding .97
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Rear View Mirror .101
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Rear Window Def ogger .74
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Reclining the Seat Backs .92,93
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Recommended Shif t Speeds .283
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Ref ueling .261
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Reminder Indicators .56
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Remote Transmitter .86
Replacement Inf ormation ................
Engine Oil and Filter .318 ..........................................
Fuses .372
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Light Bulbs .329
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Timing Belt .328
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Tires .348
.............................
Wiper Blades .340
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .20
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Reserve Tank, Coolant .267,320
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Restraint, Child .33
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Reverse Gear Position .285
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Rotation, Tire .347
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Saf ety Belts .8,18
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Safety Defects, Reporting .402
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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 .52
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Saf ety Messages .iii
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Satellite Radio, XM
.157,187
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Seat Belts .8,18
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Additional Information .18
Automatic Seat Belt
...............................
Tensioners .19.....................................
Cleaning .338
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .14,19
................................
Maintenance .20
Reminder Indicator and ................................
Beeper .18,56
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System Components .18
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Use During Pregnancy .16
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Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt .19
Seats .................................
Adjusting .92-94
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Folding .97
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Heaters .100
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Security System .217
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Select/Reset Knob .63
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Selecting a Child Seat .40
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Selector Knob (Disc Changer) .149
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Serial Number .382
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Service Minder .307
...........................
Service Manual .403
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Service Station Procedures .261
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Setting the Clock .214
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Shif t Lever Position Indicators .284
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Shif t Lock Release .287
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Side Airbags .9,27
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How Your Side Airbags Work .27
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .29
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Side Curtain Airbags .9,28
How Your Side Curtain ..........................
Airbags Work .28
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Signaling Turns .69
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Snow Tires .349
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Sound System .133
Spare Tire ......................................
Inf lating .356
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Specif ications .385,387
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Spark Plugs .384,386
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Specif ications .384,386
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Speed Control .223
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Speed Limiter .283,287
...................................
Speedometer .63
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation .21
...
Additional Safety Precautions .31
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Airbag Service .31
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Airbag System Components .21
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
......................
Indicator Works .30
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .29 ..
How the SRS Indicator Works .29
How Your Front Airbags
.......................................
Works .23
.
How Your Side Airbags Works .27
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
.........................................
Work .28
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SRS Indicator .29,57
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START (Ignition Key Position) .78
.......................
Starting the Engine .281
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .281
................
With a Dead Battery .364
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine .367
Steering Wheel
................................
Adjustments .75
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock .78
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Steering Wheel Buttons .211,232
...................
Stereo Sound System .133
......................................
Sun Visors .114
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Sunglasses Holder .113
Supplemental Restraint ..................................
System .9,21
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Servicing .31
.........................
SRS Indicator .29,57
...................
System Components .21
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Synthetic Oil .317 .
Taking Care of the Unexpected .355
Technical Descriptions
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading .388
.....
Emissions Control Systems .394
Three Way Catalytic
...............................
Converter .396
.......................
Temperature Gauge .66
....................
Temperature, Outside .65
..............
Tether Anchorage Points .46
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Thef t Protection, Radio .213
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Three Way Catalytic Converter .396
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Time, Setting the .214
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Timing Belt .328
....................................
Tire Chains .349
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat .357
...........................
Tire Inf ormation .390
.................................
Tire Labeling .390
Tire Pressure Monitoring ............
System (TPMS) .295,392
Low Tire Pressure ...........................
Indicator .59,295
Required Federal ............................
Explanation .392
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TPMS Indicator .59,296
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