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Before driving / 5-3 Key positions / 5-4
Starting the engine / 5-6Manual transmission / 5-8
Automatic transmission / 5-11Brake system / 5-18
Locking differential / 5-28Economical operation / 5-29Special driving conditions / 5-31
Winter driving / 5-36
Trailer towing (for Europe) / 5-40
Vehicle weight / 5-47
Driving your vehicle
Driving your vehicle
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Wagon/Van (If equipped)
A locking differential, if equipped, is for
the rear wheel differential only. The fea-
tures of this locking differential are
described below:
Just as with a conventional differential,
the wheel on one side is allowed to turn
at a different speed from the wheel on
the other side when the vehicle is cor-
nering. The difference between the lock-
ing differential and a conventional differ-ential is that if the wheel on one side of
the vehicle loses traction, a greateramount of torque is applied to the rear
wheel on the other side to improve trac-tion.
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NOTICE
In a stationary position, the LD
(Locking Differential) will operate when
the difference of the revolution speed
between the rear right wheel and the
rear left wheel occurs.
The following procedures can be used to
confirm that the locking differential is
functioning properly:
(1) Position the vehicle so that one wheel is on a dry paved surface and the
other on ice, snow, mud, etc. Drive
the vehicle, and observe the opera-
tion of the locking differential. The
vehicle should not become stuck if
the differential is functioning properly.
(2) Depress the accelerator pedal gradu- ally, and then when traction is good,
depress it forcefully. If the vehicle
accelerates well, the differential is
functioning properly.
✽✽NOTICE
Usually a locking differential will oper-
ate and release automatically but occa-
sionally it may not release automatically.
At this time you will feel the tire is
dragged when you are driving or corner-
ing. You can release it manually by slight-ly turning the steering wheel right and
left while the vehicle is moving slowly.
LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL (IF EQUIPPED)
CAUTION
Never start the engine with the gearshift lever placed in the for-ward or reverse while one of the rear wheels is jacked up and the
other in contact with the ground; doing so may cause the vehicle tojump forward.
If one of the rear wheels begins to spin in mud, snow, etc., the vehi-
cle can sometimes be driven out by depressing the acceleratorpedal further; however, avoid run-
ning the engine continuously athigh rpm because doing so coulddamage the locking differential.
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Index
If the engine overheats ·················································· 6-6
If the engine will not start ············································· 6-3
If you have a flat tire ····················································· 6-7
In case of an emergency while driving ························· 6-2
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ················· 1-6
Instrument cluster ························································ 4-32
Instrument panel overview ············································ 2-3
Interior features ··························································· 4-74
Interior light ································································· 4-56
Interior overview ··························································· 2-4
Key positions ································································· 5-4
Keys ··············································································· 4-2
Light bulbs ··································································· 7-55
Lighting ······································································· 4-47
Locking differential ····················································· 5-28
Maintenance services ····················································· 7-4
Manual climate control system ··································· 4-59 Manual transmission ······················································ 5-8
Mirrors ········································································· 4-28
Owner maintenance ······················································· 7-6
Parking brake ······························································ 7-26
Power steering fluid ····················································· 7-23
Rear parking assist system ·········································· 4-44
Recommended lubricants and capacities ······················· 9-4
Remote keyless entry ····················································· 4-4
Road warning ································································· 6-2
Scheduled maintenance service ····································· 7-8
Seat belts ······································································ 3-13
Seats ··············································································· 3-2
Special driving conditions ··········································· 5-31
Starting the engine ························································· 5-6
Steering wheel ····························································· 4-26
Storage compartment ··················································· 4-72
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