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3 -6 2 Seats an d Restr a in ts6 . To tig hte n th e belt , push dow n
o n th e ch ild re str a in t, pull th e
s h ould er po rtio n of th e belt to
t ig hte n th e la p portio n of th e belt ,
a nd fe ed th e sh o uld er belt back
i n to th e re tr a cto r. W hen in sta ll in g
a fo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t,
i t m ay be help fu lto use yo ur
k n ee to pu sh do w n on th e ch il d
r e str a in t as yo u tig h te n th e be lt . T
ry to pu ll th e belt out of th e
r e tr a cto r to make su re th e
r e tr a cto r is lo cke d. If th e
r e tr a cto r is no t lo cke d, re pe at
S te ps 4 an d 6.
7 . Tig hte n th e to p te th er. S ee
L ow er A nch ors an d Te th ers fo r
C hild re n (L A T C H Syste m )on
p age 35 0.
8 . Befo re pla cin g ach ild in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly he ld in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch ild re str a in t at th e
s a fe ty belt path and atte m pt
t o move it sid eto s id e and
b ack a n dfo rth . W hen th e ch il d
r e str a in t is pro perly in sta lle d,
t h ere sh o uld be no more th a n
2 .5 cm (1 in ) of m ove m ent.
T o re m ove th e ch ild re str a in t,
u nbuckle th e ve hic le s sa fe ty belt
a nd le t it go back all th e way. If th e
t o p te th er is atta ch ed to a to p te th e r
a nch or, dis co nn ect it .
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C en te r Fro nt S eat
P osit io n)
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W ARNIN G
A ch il d in ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at ca n be badly
i n ju re d or kil le d by th e fr o nta l
a ir b ags if th ey in fla te . N eve r
s e cu re ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at. It is alw ays
b e tte r to se cu re ach ild re str a in t in
a re a r se at.
D o not use ch ild re str a in ts in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at posit io n.

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S eats an d Restr a in ts 3-6 3
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ig ht Fro nt S ea t
P osit io n )T his ve hic le ha s air b a gs. A re ar
s e at is a sa fe r pla ce to se cu re a
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t. S ee
W here to Put th e Restr a in t on
p age 34 8.
I n ad dit io n , th e ve hic le may have a
p asse nge r se nsin g syste m whic h is
d esig ned to tu rn off th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse nge r's fr o nta la ir b ag under
c e rta in co n dit io n s. S ee Pass e nger
S ensin g Syste m on pag e 33 4 and
P asse n ger A ir b ag Sta tu s In dic a to r
o n pag e 51 2 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
o n th is , in clu d in g im porta nt sa fe ty
i n fo rm atio n.
A la belo n th e su n vis o r sa ys,
 N eve r put a re ar- fa cin g ch ild se at
i n th e fr o nt. This is beca use th e ris k
t o th e re a r-fa cin g ch il d is so gre at,
i f th e air b a g de plo ys.
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W ARNIN G
A ch il d in are ar-fa cin g ch il d
r e str a in t ca n be se rio u sly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig h t fr o n t
p asse nge r air b a g in fla te s.
T his is beca u se th e back of th e
r e ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t w ould
b e ve ry clo se to th e in fla tin g
a ir b ag. A ch ild in a fo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig h t fr o n t
p asse nge r air b a g in fla te s an d th e
p asse nge r se at is in a fo rw ard
p osit io n .
T he ve h ic le may have a
p asse nge r se nsin g syste m whic h
i s desig ned to tu rn off th e rig ht
f r o nt passe n ger fr o n ta la ir b a g
u nder ce rta in co ndit io n s.
E ve n if th e passe nger se n sin g
s yste m ,if equ ip ped , has
t u rn ed off th e rig h t fr o nt
p asse nge r fr o n ta la ir b ag , no
( C ontin u ed)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
syste m is fa il- s a fe . N o one ca n
g uara nte e th at an air b ag will n o t
d eplo y under so m e unusu al
c ir c u m sta nce , eve n th ough it is
t u rn ed off .
S ecu re re ar- fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in ts in are ar se at, eve n if
t h e air b ag is off. If yo u se cu re a
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch il d re str a in t in
t h e rig ht fr o nt se at, alw ays m ove
t h e fr o nt passe nger se at as fa r
b ack as it w ill g o. It is bette r to
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t in a
r e ar se at.
S ee Passe nger S ensin g Syste m
o n page 33 4 fo r addit io nal
i n fo rm atio n.
I f th e ve hic le does not have are a r
s e a t th at w il l a cco m modate a
r e a r-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t, a ch il d
r e str a in t sh ould not be in sta lle d in
y o u r ve hic le , eve n if th e air b ag
i s off.

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In str u m en ts an d Contr o ls 5-1
In str u m en ts an d
C ontr o lsC on tr o lsS te erin g W he elA dju stm ent ... 5-2
H orn ... . . . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. 5-2
W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash er .... . 5-2
C om pass .. .. . ... . .... .... .... 5-3
C lo ck ... . .. ... ... ... .... .. . ... 5-4
P ow er O utle ts .. .. . ... . .. .. .... 5-5
C ig are tte Lig hte r ... . .. ... .. .. . 5-6
A sh tr a ys .. .. ..... ... .......... 5-6W arn in g Lig hts , G au g es , an d
I n d ic ato rsW arn in g Lig hts , G auges, and
I n dic a to rs ... ... ... .. . .. ... ... 5-6
C him e Le ve lA dju stm ent .. .. .. 5-7
I n str u m en t C lu ste r .. .. .. .. .. .. 5-8
S pee dom ete r ... . .. .. . .. ... . .. 5-9
O do m ete r .. . . .. ..... ... .. ..... 5-9
T rip Odom ete r .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 5-9 T
a ch om ete r .... ............. .. 5-9
F uelG au ge ... . ... .... ... .... 5-1 0
E ngin e Coola n t Te m pe ra tu re
G auge .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 5-1 0
S afe ty Belt R em in de rs ... . . . . 5-1 1
A ir b ag Readin e ss Lig h t ... . .. 5-1 2
P ass e n ger A ir b a g Sta tu s
I n dic a to r .. . .. . .. ... .. . ... ... 5-1 2
C harg in g Syste m Lig ht .. .. ..5-1 4
M alf u nctio n
I n dic a to r Lam p ... . . ... ... .. 5-1 4
B ra ke Syste m Warn in g
L ig h t .... ...... ....... ...... 5-1 7
A ntil o ck Bra ke Syste m (A BS)
W arn in g Lig ht .. .. ... . .. .... 5-1 7
U p-S hif t Lig h t .... ... .. ... .. .. 5-1 8
T ra ctio n Con tr o lS yste m
( T C S)/S ta b il iT ra k
®Lig h t .. .. 5-1 8
T ir e Pre ssu re Lig ht .... ...... 5-1 9
E ngin e Oil P re ssu re Lig ht ... . 5-2 0
S ecu rit y Lig ht .. .. ... .. .. .. ... 5-2 0
H ig h-B eam On Lig ht .. .. .. ... 5-2 0
C ru is e Contr o lL ig h t .. . . . .. .. 5-2 1
In fo rm atio n Dis p la ysD riv e r In fo rm atio n
C ente r (D IC )... . .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 1V eh ic le Messag esV ehic le Messa ges .. .. .. ... .. 5-2 4
B atte ry Volt a ge and Charg in g
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 4
B ra ke Syste m Messa ges ... . 5-2 5
D oor A ja r M essa ges ... . . . ... 5-2 5
E ngin e Cooli n g Syste m
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 6
E ngin e Oil M essa ges ... . . ... 5-2 6
E ngin e Pow er M essa ges ... . 5-2 6
F uelS ys te m Messa ges ... . . . 5-2 7
L am p Messa ges .. .. ..... .... 5-2 7
R id e Contr o lS yste m
M essa ges .... ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-2 7
S erv ic e Vehic le Messa ges ... 5-2 8
T ir e Messa ges ... . .. ... ... ... 5-2 8
T ra nsm is sio n Messa ges .. .. .5-2 8

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5 -2 0 In str u m en ts an d Contr o lsE ngin e Oil P re ssu re Lig ht
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W ARNIN G
D o not ke ep driv in g if th e oil
p re ssu re is lo w .T he en gin e ca n
b eco m e so hot th a t it ca tc h es fir e .
S om eo ne co uld be bu rn e d. C heck
t h e oil a s so on as possib le and
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d.
N otic e: Lack of pro per en gin e oil
m ain te n an ce can dam ag e th e
e n gin e. T he re p air s would not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
A lw ays fo llo w th e m ain te n an ce
s c h ed ule fo r ch an gin g en gin e oil . T
his lig ht co m es on brie fly while
s ta rtin g th e engin e . If it do es no t,
h ave th e ve hic le se rv ic e d by yo ur
d eale r. If th e sy ste m is work in g
n orm ally , th e in dic a to r li g h t th en
g oes off .
I f th e lig ht co m es on and sta ys on , it
m eans th at oil is not flo w in g th ro ugh
t h e engin e pro pe rly . T he ve hic le
c o uld be lo w on oil a nd it m ig h t
h ave so m e oth er syste m pro ble m .
Secu rit y Lig h tF or in fo rm atio n re g ard in g th is lig ht
a nd th e ve hic le 's se cu rit y syste m ,
s e e Anti- T heft A la rm Syste m on
p age 29 .
H ig h-B eam On Lig htT his lig ht co m es on when th e
h ig h -b eam headla m ps are in use .
S ee Headla m p Hig h/L ow -B eam
C hanger on page 62 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.

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9 -8 Driv in g an d Opera tin gLoad in g Yo ur Veh ic le fo r
O ff-R oad Driv in g
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W ARNIN G
.C arg o on th e lo a d flo or pile d
h ig her th an th e se a tb acks
c a n be th ro w n fo rw ard durin g
a su d den sto p . Y ou or yo u r
p asse nge rs co uld be in ju re d.
K eep ca rg o belo w th e to p of
t h e se atb acks..U nse cu re d ca rg o on th e
l o ad flo or ca n be to sse d
a bou t w he n driv in g ove r
r o ugh te rra in . Y ou or yo u r
p asse nge rs ca n be str u ck
b y fly in g obje cts . S ecu re th e
c a rg o pro p erly .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed ).H eavy lo ads on th e ro o f ra is e
t h e ve hic le 's ce n te r of gra vit y ,
m akin g it m ore lik e ly to ro ll
o ve r. Y ou ca n be se rio usly or
f a ta ll y in ju re d if th e ve hic le
r o lls ove r. P ut hea vy lo a ds
i n sid e th e ca rg o are a , not on
t h e ro o f. K eep ca rg o in th e
c a rg o are a as fa r fo rw ard and
l o w as possib le .
T here are so m e im po rta nt th in gs to
r e m em ber abou t how to lo ad yo u r
v e hic le .
.
T he hea vie st th in g s sh ould be
o n th e flo or, fo rw ard of th e re ar
a xle . P ut he avie r it e m sas fa r
f o rw ard as yo u ca n .
.
B e su re th e lo ad is pro perly
s e cu re d, so th in gs are not
t o sse d aro und . Y
ou wil l fin d oth er im porta nt
i n fo rm atio n under V ehic le Load
L im it s on page 92 2 and Tir e s on
p a ge 105 0.
E nvir o nm en ta l C oncern sO ff - r o ad driv in g ca n pro vid e
w hole so m e and sa tis fy in g
r e cre atio n. H ow eve r, it als o
r a is e s envir o nm enta lco nce rn s.
W ere co gniz e th ese co nce rn s and
u rg e eve ry off- ro ader to fo ll o w
t h e se basic ru le s fo r pro te ctin g th e
e n vir o nm ent:.
A lw ays use esta blis h ed tr a ils ,
r o a ds, and are as th at have been
s p ecia lly se t asid e fo r public
o ff- ro ad re cre atio nald riv in g an d
o bey all p oste d re gula tio ns.
.
A vo id any driv in g pra ctic e
t h a t co uld dam age sh ru bs,
f lo w ers , tr e es, or gra sse s or
d is tu rb wil d lif e . T his in clu des
w heel- s p in nin g, bre akin g dow n
t r e es, or unnece ssa ry driv in g
t h ro ugh str e am sor ove r so ft
g ro und.

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1 0-2 4 Veh ic le Care4 . Fil l th e co o la nt re co ve ry ta n k to
t h e FU LL CO LD mark .
5 . Rein sta ll th e ca p on th e co ola nt
r e co ve ry ta nk, but le a ve th e
r a dia to r pre ss u re ca p off.
6 . Sta rt th e en gin e and le t it ru n
u ntil th e upper ra d ia to r ho se ca n
b e fe lt ge ttin g ho t. W atc h ou t fo r
t h e eng in e co olin g fa n .
7 . By th is tim e, th e co o la nt le ve l
i n sid e th e ra d ia to r fille r neck
m ig ht be lo w er. If th e le ve lis
l o w er, ad d more of th e pro per
D EXC O OL co ola nt m ix tu re
t h ro ugh th e fille r neck until th e
l e ve lre a ch es th e ba se of th e
f ille r neck.
8 . Then re p la ce th e pre ssu re ca p . A
tany tim e durin g th is pro ce dure
i f co ola nt begin s to flo w out of
t h e fil le r neck, re in sta ll th e
p re ss u re ca p.
N otic e: If th e pre ssu re cap is not
t ig h tly in sta lle d ,co ola n t lo ss an d
p ossib le en gin e dam ag e m ay
o ccu r. B e su re th e cap is pro perly
a n d tig htly secu re d .
E ng in e Overh ea tin gT he ve hic le has a co ola nt
t e m pe ra tu re gauge dis p la ye d on
t h e in str u m ent panelto warn if th e
e n gin e is ove rh eatin g. S ee Engin e
C oola nt Te m pera tu re Gauge on
p a ge 51 0 . If th e engin e is to o hot,
t h e air co ndit io nin g mig ht sto p
w ork in g. T his is norm ala nd help s
c o olth e engin e.
I f th e decis io n is m ade not to lif t th e
h o od when th e warn in g appears , but
i n ste a d get se rv ic e help rig ht aw ay.
S ee Roadsid e Assis ta nce Pro gra m
( U .S .and Canada) on page 138
o r R oadsid e Assis ta nce Pro gra m
( M exic o ) on page 131 0.

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V eh ic le Care 10-7 1
T ir e Chain s
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W ARNIN G
If yo u r ve h ic le has P21 5/7 0R 16,
P 235 /7 5R 16, P 26 5/7 0 R 17,
P 235 /5 0R 18, or P 265/6 5R 18 siz e
t ir e s, do not use tir e ch ain s.
T hey ca n da m ag e yo ur ve hic le
b eca use th ere is not enough
c le ara nce . T ir e ch a in s use d on a
v e hic le wit h ou t th e pro per am ount
o f cle ara nce ca n ca use dam age
t o th e bra ke s, su sp e nsio n,
o r oth er ve h ic le parts . T he are a
d am ag ed by th e tir e ch ain s co uld
c a use yo u to lo se co ntr o lo f yo ur
v e hic le and yo u or oth ers m ay be
i n ju re d in a cra sh .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
U se ano th e r ty p e of tr a ctio n
d evic e only if it s m anufa ctu re r
r e co m mends it fo r use on yo ur
v e hic le an d tir e siz e co m bin atio n
a nd ro ad co nd it io ns. F ollo w th at
m anufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns.
T o help avo id da m ag e to yo ur
v e hic le , driv e slo w ly , re ad ju st,
o r re m ove th e de vic e if it is
c o nta ctin g yo u r ve hic le . D o not
s p in th e ve hic le 's whee ls .
I f yo u do fin d tr a ctio n de vic e s th at
w il l fit , in sta ll th em on th e re a r
t ir e s. N
otic e: If yo ur veh ic le has atir e
s iz e oth er th an P215/7 0R 16,
P 235/7 5R 16, P 265/7 0R 17,
P 235/5 0R 18, o r P265/6 5R 18 use
t ir e ch ain s only where le g al an d
o nly when yo u must. U se ch ain s
t h at are th e pro per siz e fo r yo ur
t ir e s. In sta ll th em on th e tir e s of
t h e re ar axle . D o not use ch ain s
o n th e tir e s of th e fr o nt axle .
T ig hte n th em as tig htly as
p ossib le wit h th e en d s secu re ly
f a s te n ed .D riv e slo w ly an d
f o llo w th e ch ain man ufa ctu re r's
i n str u ctio ns. If yo u can hear th e
c h ain s co nta ctin g yo ur veh ic le ,
s to p an d re tig hte n th em .If th e
c o nta ct co n tin ues, slo w dow n
u ntil it sto ps. D riv in g to o fa st or
s p in nin g th e wheels wit h ch ain s
o n will d am ag e yo ur veh ic le .

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V eh ic le Care 10-9 5
T w o-w hee l- d riv e ve hic le s sh ould
n ot be to w ed wit h all fo ur w heels
o n th e gro u nd. Tw o-w heel- d riv e
t r a nsm is sio ns have no pro vis io n s
f o r in te rn allu bric a tio n whil e bein g
t o w ed .
F our-W heel D riv e Veh ic le sU se th e fo llo w in g pro ce dure to
d in ghy to w afo ur-w heel- d riv e
v e hic le :
1 . Posit io n th e ve hic le bein g
t o w ed beh in d th e to w
v e hic le . 2
. Put an auto m atic tr a nsm is sio n
i n P (P ark ) or a man ual
t r a nsm is s io n in 1(F ir s t) .
3 . Turn th e engin e off an d fir m ly se t
t h e park in g bra ke . S ee Park in g
B ra ke on pag e 94 7.
4 . Secu re ly atta ch th e ve hic le
b ein g to w ed to th e to w ve h ic le .
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W ARNIN G
Shif t in g afu ll tim e
f o urw heel d riv e ve h ic le 's
t r a nsfe r ca se in to N (N eu tr a l)
c a n ca use th e ve h ic le to ro ll
e ve n if th e auto m atic tr a nsm is sio n
i s in P (P ark ) or th e manual
t r a nsm is s io n is in any gear. Y ou
o r oth ers co u ld be in ju re d . M ake
s u re th e park in g bra ke is fir m ly
s e t befo re th e tr a n sfe r ca se is
s h if te d to N (N eu tr a l) . 5
. Shif t th e tr a nsfe r ca se to
N (N eutr a l) . S ee S hif tin g in to
N (N eutr a l)  under Four- W heel
D riv e on page 10 3 1.
6 . Turn th e ig nit io n to LO CK/O FF
a nd re m ove th e ke y  th e fr o nt
w heels will still tu rn .
7 . Rele ase th e park in g bra ke on ly
a fte r th e ve hic le bein g to w ed is
f ir m ly atta ch ed to th e to w in g
v e hic le .
A fte r to w in g se e S hif tin g Out of
N (N eutr a l)  under Four- W heelD riv e
o n page 10 3 1 .
I f th e ve hic le bein g to w ed wil l n ot be
s ta rte d or driv e n fo r six weeks or
m ore , re m ove th e batte ry ca ble fr o m
t h e negativ e te rm in al(p ost) of th e
b atte ry to pre ve nt th e batte ry fr o m
d ra in in g.