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DOT Tire Quality Grading .352
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Driver and Passenger Safety .5
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Driving .269
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Economy .259
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Dust and Pollen Filter .312
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Economy, Fuel .259
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Emergencies on the Road .323
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Battery, Jump Starting .331
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Brake System Indicator .338
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Changing a Flat Tire .325
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Charging System Indicator .337
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Checking the Fuses .340
Low Oil Pressure
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Indicator .62,335
Malf unction Indicator ................................
Lamp .62,337
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Overheated Engine .333
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Emergency Brake .99
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Emergency Flashers .76
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Emergency Towing .345
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Emergency Trunk Opener .88
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Emissions Controls .357
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Emissions Testing .360Engine
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Coolant Temperature Gauge .66
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Engine Speed Limiter .274
Malf unction Indicator
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Lamp .62,337
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Oil Pressure Indicator .62,335
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Oil, What Kind to Use .297
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Overheating .333
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Specif ications .350
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Starting .271
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Evaporative Emissions Controls .357
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Exhaust Fumes .52
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat ........................................
Belts by .16
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Gas Mileage, Improving .259
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Gasohol .254
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Fan, Interior .105
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Features .103
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Filling the Fuel Tank .255
Filters
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Dust and Pollen .312
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Oil .298
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Flashers, Hazard Warning .76
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Flat Tire, Changing a .325 Fluids
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Automatic Transmission .303
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Brake .304
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Windshield Washer .302
FM Stereo Radio ...................................
Reception .204
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Four-way Flashers .76
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Front Airbags .9,21
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Fuel .254
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Fill Door and Cap .255
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Gauge .66
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Octane Requirement .254
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Oxygenated .254
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Reserve Indicator .61
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Tank, Filling the .255
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Fuses, Checking the .340
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Gasoline .254
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Fuel Reserve Indicator .61
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Gauge .66
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Octane Requirement .254
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Tank, Filling the .255
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Gas Station Procedures .255
Gauges
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Engine Coolant Temperature .66
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Fuel .67
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Gearshif t Lever Positions .272
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Automatic Transmission .272
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Glove Box .101
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Halogen Headlight Bulbs .305
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Hazard Warning Flashers .76
Headlights
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Aiming .305
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Daytime Running Lights .75
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High Beam Indicator .60
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Reminder Beeper .74
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Replacing Halogen Bulbs .305
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Turning on .74
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Head Restraints .92
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Heated Mirrors .99...................................
Heaters, Seat .96
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High Altitude, Starting at .271
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High-Low Beam Switch .74
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Hood, Opening the .256
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Horn .72
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Identif ication Number, Vehicle .348
Ignition
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Keys .78
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Switch .80
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Timing Control System .358
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Important Safety Precautions .6
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Indicators, Instrument Panel .58
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Inf ant Restraint .39
Inf ant Seats ......
LATCH Anchorage System .43
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Lower Anchors .43
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Tether Anchors .47
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Inf lation, Recommended Tire .316
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Pressures .316
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Inf ormation Display .65
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Inside Mirror .98
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Inspection, Tire .317
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Instrument Panel .57................
Instrument Panel Lights .58
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Instrument Panel Brightness .75
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Interior Lights .102
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Introduction .i
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iPod
.130,183
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Jacking up the Vehicle .326
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Jack, Tire .325
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Jump Starting .331
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Keys .78
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Label, Certif ication .348
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Lane Change, Signaling .74
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Lap/Shoulder Belts .14,18
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LATCH Anchorage System .43
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Lights....................
Bulb Replacement .305
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Indicator .60
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Parking .74
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Turn Signal .74
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Load Limits .265
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LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .80
Locks
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Anti-thef t Steering Column .80
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Fuel Fill Door .256
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Power Door .81
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Trunk .88
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Low Coolant Level .258
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Low Fuel Indicator .61
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Lower Anchors .43
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator .62,335
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Lubricant Specif ications Chart .350
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Maintenance .287
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Minder .289
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Minder Indicator .61
Owner’s Maintenance ...................................
Checks .294
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Saf ety .288 .
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .62,337
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Meters, Gauges .57,65
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Methanol in Gasoline .255
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Mirrors, Adjusting .98
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MP3/WMA .122,161
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Neutral Gear Position .274
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New Vehicle Break-in .254
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NOTICE, Explanation of . i
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Numbers, Identif ication .348
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Octane Requirement, Gasoline .254
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Odometer .69
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Odometer,Trip .67
Oil ........................
Change, How to .298
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Change, When to .289
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Checking Engine .256
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Pressure Indicator .62,335
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Selecting Proper Viscosity .297
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ON (Ignition Key Position) .80 Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
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Recovery .357
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Outside Mirrors .98
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Outside Temperature Indicator .67
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Overheating, Engine .333
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Owner’s Maintenance Checks .294
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Oxygenated Fuels .255
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Panel Brightness Control .75
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Park Gear Position .274
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Parking .278
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Parking Brake .99
Parking Brake and Brake .................
System Indicator .58,338
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Parking Lights .74
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Parking Over Things that Burn .278
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PGM-FI System .358
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Playing the Radio .113,148
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Playing a Disc .122,160
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Playing a PC Card .170
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Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts .16
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Speed-Sensitive Volume.......
Compensation (SVC) .115,158
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Spotlights .102
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation .21
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Additional Safety Precautions .32
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Airbag Service .32
How the Passenger Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .31
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .30
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How the SRS Indicator Works .30
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .24
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How Your Side Airbags Work .28
How Your Side Curtain
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Airbags Work .29
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SRS Components .21
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SRS Indicator .30,59
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START (Ignition Key Position) .80
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Starting the Engine .271
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .271
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With a Dead Battery .331
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Steam Coming f rom Engine .333
Steering Wheel
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Adjustment .77 .............
Anti-theft Column Lock .80
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Storing Your Vehicle .322
Supplemental Restraint ..................................
System .9,21
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Servicing .32
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SRS Indicator .30,59
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System Components .21
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SVC .115,158
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Synthetic Oil .298
Taillights, Changing ..................................
Bulbs .308,309
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Taking Care of the Unexpected .323
Technical Descriptions
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .352
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Emissions Control Systems .357
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Oxygenated Fuels .254
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State Emissions Testing .360
Three Way Catalytic
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Converter .359
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Tire Labeling .354
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Temperature Gauge .66
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Tether Anchorage Points .46
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Thef t Protection .209 ..
Three Way Catalytic Converter .359
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Time, Setting the .212
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Tire Chains .320
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Tire, How to Change a Flat .325
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Tire Inf ormation .352
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Tires .315
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Air Pressure .316
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Checking Wear .317
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Compact Spare .324
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DOT Tire Quality Grading .352
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Inf lation .315
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Inspection .317
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Maintenance .318
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Replacing .318
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Rotating .318
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Service Lif e .317
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Snow .319
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Specif ications .351
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Tire Chains .320
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Tools, Tire Changing .325
Towing
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A Trailer .281
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Emergency Towing .345
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Traction Devices .320
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Service Inf ormation Summary
Gasoline:
Fuel Tank Capacity:Brake Fluid:
Tire Pressure (measured cold):
Recommended Engine Oil: Automatic Transmission Fluid
(CVT):
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
Honda Heavy Duty Brake Fluid
DOT 3 preferred, or a DOT 3 or
DOT 4 brake fluid as a temporary
replacement (see page ).
Front/Rear:
Spare Tire:
Unleaded gasoline, pump octane
number of 87 or higher.
API Premium grade 0W-20
detergent oil (see page ).
Oil change capacity (including
filter):
3.4 US qt (3.2
) Use Honda CVT Fluid
(Continuously Variable
Transmission Fluid) only
3.0 US qt (2.8
)
12.3 US gal (46.6
)
Fluid change capacity:
215 304
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