Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
Give consideration to the lists that follow and you may be able to change
a number of variables and improve your fuel economy.
Habits
•Smooth, moderate operation can yield up to 10% savings in fuel.
•Steady speeds without stopping will usually give the best fuel
economy.
•Idling for long periods of time (greater than one minute) may waste
fuel.
•Anticipate stopping; slowing down may eliminate the need to stop.
•Sudden or hard accelerations may reduce fuel economy.
•Slow down gradually.
•Driving at reasonable speeds (traveling at 55 mph [88 km/h] uses 15%
less fuel than traveling at 65 mph [105 km/h]).
•Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.
•Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.
•You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if
unnecessary shifting between the top gears occurs. Unnecessary
shifting of this type could result in reduced fuel economy.
•Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may
reduce fuel economy.
•Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.
•Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.
Maintenance
•Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
•Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.
•Use recommended engine oil. Refer toMaintenance product
specifications and capacitiesin this chapter.
•Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found inscheduled maintenance information.
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An overfill condition of transmission fluid may cause shift and/or
engagement concerns and/or possible damage.
Do not use supplemental transmission fluid additives, treatments or
cleaning agents. The use of these materials may affect transmission
operation and result in damage to internal transmission components.
Checking transmission fluid level for recreational flat tow
operation
Type A
Type B
Before recreational flat towing your vehicle, the transmission fluid level
may need to be set to a lower level. These guidelines are designed to
prevent damage to your transmission. Before you recreational flat tow,
your fluid level must be verified by an authorized dealer.
This fluid level is within the normal operating fluid range and does not
require that you have your fluid level readjusted after recreational flat
tow operation.
See theTires, Wheels and Loadingchapter for more information on
recreational flat towing.
DO NOT ADD
ADD (CHECK HOT)
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Seats ..........................................107
child safety seats ....................154
front seats ...............................110
heated ......................................114
SecuriCode keyless entry
system ........................................100
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................101
Servicing your vehicle ..............275
Side air curtain .........................146
SOS Post Crash Alert ...............149
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................320, 325
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................321
Speed control ..............................81
Starting your vehicle .......198–199,
201
jump starting ..........................253
Steering
speed sensitive .......................210
Steering wheel
controls ......................................84
tilting .........................................73
Stereo
CD-MP3 .....................................28
SYNC..........................................44
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................73
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....184
Tires ...........................169–170, 246
alignment ................................177
care ..........................................173changing ..................................246
checking the pressure ............173
inflating ...................................171
label .........................................183
replacing ..................................175
rotating ....................................177
safety practices .......................176
sidewall information ...............178
snow tires and chains ............189
spare tire .................................246
terminology .............................170
tire grades ...............................170
treadwear ........................169, 174
Towing .......................................195
recreational towing .................195
trailer towing ..........................195
wrecker ....................................258
Transmission .............................212
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....210
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................313
fluid, checking and adding
(manual) .........................313, 317
fluid, refill capacities ..............321
lubricant specifications ..........321
manual operation ....................217
Trunk ...........................................93
remote release ....................87, 96
Turn signal ..................................59
U
USB port ......................................38
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................327
Vehicle loading ..........................190
Ventilating your vehicle ...........201
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