Booklet 3.2 Tip s and Ad vic e
F
Fab ric trim
C lea ning 23
box 79
F u ses 77
G
Gaske ts 20
Gaso line 32
B le nd s 32
Co ntaining alcohol 32
Oc tan e rating 32
P etro l 32
Pr emium 32
R eg ular 32
U nl eaded 32
W ha t if I purc hase poor qua lity fu el? 32
W hat wou ld happ en if I put l ead ed gaso-
line in my car? 32
W in te r or summ er tip s 32
Gaso lin e addit ives 33
G lossa ry of tire and l oad ing t ermin ology 52
H
H ow could I damag e th e ca taly tic
co nverter? 10
H ow do I kno w how much oil m y eng in e is
co nslllnin g? 38
H ow do I unlo ck th e engine hood? 36
H ow doe s moi sture or road sal t affe ct the
bra kes? 8
H ow oft en sh o uld I c h ec k my tire
pr ess ures? 57
H ow of te n sh ou ld I rep lace my eng in e
battery? 50
H ow ofte n sh ould I wa x m y c ar? 19
H ow often sh ou ld th e brake fluid be
c h anged? 48
Hu bca ps 69
H ydro pla nin g 60
I mp ort ant inform ation fo r ve hicle s wi th Die
se l eng ine when addin g or changin g en
g in e oil 41
94 Alphabetical index
Impo rtan t inf ormati on to kn ow before dis
c on nec t the battery 49
I ns trum en t panel
C le aning 23
J
Jack 72
Jum p star lin g 84
Jump er cables 84
L
Lea ther
C lea nin g 23
Lifting pla tfo rm 89
Lifti ng th e ve hicle 89
Li gh t cha nge 81
L ock cy linders
21
Lo cks 21
M
Mod ificat io n s 28
N
New tires an d wheels 6 1
N HT SA 90
No tice about data r ecorded by vehicle con
trol modu les 6
0
Oil 37
O il ch an ge 42
Oil dips tick 39
Ope ratin g you r vehicl e ou ts id e th e U. S.A . o r
Ca nada 91
Outs id e mirr ors
C lea ning 19
p
Pa int
P o lishin g 19
Wax ing 19
Park ing Ass is ta nce
C le aning sensors
About this booklet
This booklet contains important information,
t ip s, suggest ions and WARNINGS on using your
ve hicle. The other booklets in the Owne r's Liter
ature contain further information that you
should be aware of for
own safety and for
the safety of your passengers.
Make sure that you alwa ys keep the complete
Owner's Litera ture in the veh icle. This is espe
ciall y im por-tant when you lend or sell the ve
hicle.
T hi s manual describes the vehicl e equip ment at
the time of publication . Some of the equ ipment
described will not be ava ilab le un til a lat er date,
or is only available for certain markets.
Illus trations may slig htly vary from you r vehicle.
For this reason you should regard illustrat ions as
a general guide.
At the beginning of this booklet, you will find a
table of contents contents showing a ll the item s
described in this manual in the order they ap
pear.
An alphabetical index i s at the end of the
booklet.
Directions and positions (for example right, left,
front, rear ) are always re lative to the direction of
trave l of the vehicle un less sta ted otherwi se.
Some sections of this bookle t do no t app ly to
vehicles. If this is the case, a text at the beginning
of the section indicates which vehicles it applies
to, for examp le "'Applies to vehicles with Diesel
engine".
The sec tion is continued on the next page.
Indicat es the end of a section.
® Regis tered tr ademarks are
or®·
Howe ver, the absence of this symbol does
n ot cons tit ut e a waiver o f the r ights con
cerni ng any term.
Cross-refe rence to a "WA RNING " within
or outside of a section.
Cross-refere nce to a "Note " within or out
side o f a sectio n.
WARNING
Texts with this symbo l con tain imp ortan t in
formation on safety and how to reduce the risk
of personal injury or death .
Note
Text s w ith this symbol draw your atlentio n to
potentia l so urc es of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of environment
Texts with this symbol conta in inform atio n
abou t the environm ent and how you can help
prote ct it.
Tips
Tex ts
this symbo l contain special tips and
other information about getting the most out of
yo ur veh icle and i ts fealllres.
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Table of contents
General notes .. ... ................. . 2 Technical data
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . 5
What yo u need lo kn ow .. ... .... ..... .. . 2 2.S
L gasol ine engine . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . 5
H ow or e the figu res measu re d? ... ...... . 3 2.0
L gasolin e eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
l.9L dies el eng in e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
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Table of content s
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
General notes
What you need to know
Abbreviations used in this booklet
Abbreviation Meaning
kW Kilow att (e n gin e pow er)
hp Hor se power ( engin e pow er)
rpm Revolu tion s per minut e (engine sp ee d)
N m Newt on m ete rs ( un it of engin e torque )
lb- ft
Foot pound s (uni t of engin e torq ue)
in . Inch
qt s. Quart s
CID Cub ic in ch di spl ace ment
lb s.
Pound s
k g
Kilogram
Vehicle Identification
Fig . 1 View from th e outs ide thro ugh the windshi eld
on the driver 's side : Ve hicle identilicotion numb er
(V IN)
Vehicle identification numb er (VIN}
The vehicle ident ifica tion numb er is lo cat ed on
th e in strum en t pa nel o n th e dri ver' s s ide so
it is vis ib le from th e out side through the w ind
s h ie ld l.
2 General notes
Th e safety compliance sticker
Th e sa fe ty comp lian ce s tick e r is yo ur ass ura nce
th at y our new ve hicle comp lies w ith all appli
c ab le Fed -e ral Motor Ve hicle Saf ety S ta nd ard s,
w hich wer e in effec t
lim e the ve hicle wa s
m anufa ctur ed. Yo u can find thi s sticke r on th e
l e ft fro nt door jamb.
It shows t he m ont h and the ye ar of produ cti on
a nd
ve hi cle id entification number.
Th e high voltag e warning label
T he hig h vo ltage warn ing lab el is located on th e
l oc k ca rr ie r
Th e spark i gn ition system meets al l r eq uire
m ent s of th e Canad ian Int erf ere n ce -Ca using
Equ ipm ent Heg u-lati ons.
Th e ve hicl e identification label
ve hicl e id en tifi cat io n lab el i s loca te d on th e sid e of th e rea r pan el in th e lu ggage com
partm en t o r under carp eti n g on th e luggage
compartm en t floor. The labe l co nt ains th e fo l-
l o w ing informa tion:
II>
• Vehicl e ld em ifi ca tion No.
• Type code num ber
I des ign ation Engin e
o utput in kil owatt s
•
a nd tra nsmi ssio n cod e le tt er I Paint
n o. I Int erior
• Opti onal equipm ent numb ers
Yo u ca n a lso find vehicl e data in your M aint e
n ance bookl et.
Booklet 3 .3 Technical Data
WARNING
S top! Before workin g in the engine compart
m ent, a lways read and h eed a ll warn ings
= book le t 3.2
and Advice ", c hapter
" Working in the en gin e compart men t." Th e
e n gine compartmen t of any mo tor vehicle is a
pot enti all y dangerous area and can cause se
ri ous p ersona l injury .
--4
How are the figures measured?
Weights
The G ross Veh icle Weig ht H atin g (GVW H) and
th e Gro ss Axle Weig ht Ratin g (G AWH ) for
and rear are liste d on a sti cker on the le ft front
d oo r ja mb.
Th e Gross Vehicle We ig h t Hating includ es the
we ig h t o f the ba sic veh icle plus full fu el ta nk, o il
and coola nt , p lu s m ax imum loa d, w hic h co m
bin es passe nge r (150 lbs
I 68 kg p er des ig n ate d
sea tin g pos ition ) and lu ggage we ig ht .
Lu ggage c arrying capacit y is not in cre a se d b y
t h e use of a ro of rac k, unl ess the pa sse nge r ca
p aci ty is red uced acco rdingly.
T he Gro ss Axle Weight Hating is th e m axi mum
l o ad th at ca n be appl ied at e ach axle of the ve
hi cle .
WARNING
Exceeding t he maximum perm is sib le weight
rat ings can result in accident s leadin g to se
riou s personal injury.
WARNING (cont in ued)
• Nev er l et th e actual Gross Weight
H ati ng at the front an d exce ed th e
permi ssib le weig hts. A lso never let their com
bina tion exceed tJ1e G ro ss V ehicle Weigh t
H ating .
• Always remember that the vehicl e's han
dling will be affec ted by the extra load. There
fore , ad just your speed acco rdingly.
• Exc eeding per miss ibl e w eight rating s can
result in vehicl e damag e, acciden ts a nd per
s on al inj ury .
Technical data
2.SL gasoline engine
Fig . 2 Eng ine compor tme nt ov erv iew
Max imum ou tput SAE n et
Ma ximum torque SAE net
No. o f cy lin ders
Di spla cement
S troke
Bo re
Co mp ress io n ratio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
E ngin e co olant expan sion tank
W ind sh ie ld was her fluid container
Engi ne o il dip stic k
E ng in e o il fille r
fluid re servoir
Vehicle batt ery
Fuse box
Deta ils o n h ow to connect jump er cab les to th e
p os itive(+) and neg ative(-) ter minal or on how
to ch eck an d to p u p serv ice fluid s for th e co mpo
n ent s listed abo ve are provided in
3 .2
"T ips and Advice."
Furth er exp lanat ions, tip s and restr ic tions o n
th e tec hni cal data
2, "What you n eed to
know ".
Engine data
1 50
a t 5,000 rpm
228 Nm at 3,750 rpm
I 168 ft. lb s. at 3,750 rpm
5
in3 I
2,480 cm3
3.6 5 in I 92.8 mm
3 .25 in
I 82.5 mm
9.5: 1
P re mium
Th e co rr ect grad e of f uel for your vehicle is sh ow n on a sticker on th e in sid e of the fu el fill er fl ap.
Fo r m ax imum eng in e perfo rm an ce, unlea ded Pre m ium i s rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and
Ad vic e ", c hapte r "C hec kin g and Filli ng.''
Capacitie s
Fue l tank 14.5 ga l.
I 55liters
( He serve, i nclu ded in fu el t ank capacit y) (1. 9 gal. / 7.0 lit ers)
W ind shi eld was her flu id co ntain er app rox.
qts. I 3. 0 lit ers
W ind shi eld was he r fluid conta in er
appro x. 5.2 qts.
I 5.0 lit ers
(w ith hea dli gh t was her)
Technical data 5
2.0L gasoline engine
Fig. 3 E ng ine compor tme nt ove rv ie w
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No . of cylinders
Dis placement
S trok e
Bo re
Co mpre ssio n ra tio
F uel
Bookl et 3.3 Technical Data
Engine coo la n t expan sion tank
Wi ndsh ie ld was her fl uid con tainer
Engin e oil dip stick
E ngin e oil fille r ca p
Brak e flui d r eservo ir
Ve hicl e
Fu se b ox
Details on how to c onn ect jump er ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) a nd negative
t e rmin al or on how
to c hec k and top up service fluid s for compo
ne nts liste d above are pro vided in 3.2 a nd Advice."
F urt her explana tions, tips and re stric tio ns o n
t h e tech nica l data
2, "W hat yo u need lo
k now ".
Eng ine data
200 hp al 5,700 rpm
280 Nm
2,000 rp m I 207 ft.lbs . 2,000 rpm
4
1 2 1
/
1 ,984
3.65 in I 92.8 m m
3.25 in
I 82.5 mm
1 0.5 :1
P rem ium
T he co rrec t grade of fu el for your vehicle is s how n on a sti ck er on the in sid e of th e f uel fil le r flap.
Fo r m ax imum en gin e performance, unlead ed Prem ium i s rec ommen ded
3.2 "T ips and
Advice", ch ap te r "C he ckin g and F illing."
Capacities
Fu el tank
gal. I 55 liter s
( H ese rve, includ ed in fu el tank cap acity) (
1. 9 ga l. / 7.0 liters)
W ind shi eld was her fluid conta in er approx
. 3 .2 qts . / 3. 0 liter s
Winds hield was her fluid contai ne r
ap prox. 5.2 qt s.
I 5 .0 lite rs
(w ith hea dlight was her )
En gin e o il (w ith oil
ap prox. 5.8 q1s . I 5.5 lit e rs
T he e ngi ne oil leve l sh ou ld be ch ecked while topp ing up. Do no t ove rfill
3.2 " Tips and
A dvic e ", c ha pte r "C heck ing and Filli ng."
Techni cal data 7
1. 9L diesel engine
Fig. 4 Engine comportment overview
Maximum output SAE net
Ma ximum tor que S AE net
No. of cylinders
D isp lace ment
S troke
Co mpr essio n ra tio
Fue l
Booklet 3.3 Technical Data
Wind shi eld was her flui d co nta in er
Engine coolant expans io n t ank
Engine oil filler ca p
En gin e oi l di psti ck
flu id rese rvo ir
Vehicl e batte ry
Fu se box
De tails o n how to con nec t jum per ca bles to th e
po sit ive(+) and nega tive(- ) term in al or on how
t o ch eck a nd top up serv ice fluid s fo r th e com po·
n en ts liste d above are pro vid ed in
3.2 "Tip s and Adv ice."
Furthe r exp lanations, t ip s and restr iction s are
prov id ed in
3.3 "Tec hni ca l Data".
E ngin e data
100 hp a t 4,000 rp m
250 Nm at 1,0 00-2, 400 rpm I 104 ft.lb s. at 1,800·2,400 rpm
4
11 5.7 in3 I
1,896
3.76 i n I 95.5 mm
3. 13 in I 79.5 mm
18.5: 1
Diesel
T he co rrect grade of fuel for your vehicl e is s hown on a stic ker on the in side o f the fu el fi ller flap.
D iese l N o. 2 is rec omm end ed
3.2 "Tips and Adv ice ", chapter ''C hec king a nd Fi lling ."
Ca paci ties
F u el tank
14.5 gal. I 55 lit ers
(Re serve , includ ed in fu el ta n k capaci ty) ( 1.9 ga l. I 7.0 lite rs)
W ind shi eld washer fluid co nta iner
approx.
3.2 qts. I 3.0 liter s
Windshie ld wash er flui d con ta in er
ap prox.
5.2 qt s. I 5.0 liters
(w ith h ead lig h t washer)
Eng in e oil (w ith oil filter )
approx.
5. Iqts. I 4 .8 lit ers
T he e ngin e o il leve l shou ld b e checked w hile top pin g up . Do no t over fill
3.2 "T ip s and
Adv ice", c hapter "Chec kin g an d Filli ng."
Technical data 9