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Maintenance
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Bright-metal maintenance
To remove road tar and insects, use atar remover, not a scraper or other
sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of bright-metal parts from corrosion, apply a coating of
wax or chrome preservative and rub to
a high luster.
During winter weather or in coastal areas, cover the bright metal parts with
a heavier coating of wax or preserva-
tive. If necessary, coat the parts with
non-corrosive petroleum jelly or other
protective compound.
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Underbody maintenance
Corrosive materials used for ice and
snow removal and dust control may col-
lect on the underbody. If these materials
are not removed, accelerated rusting can
occur on underbody parts such as the
fuel lines, frame, floor pan and exhaust
system, even though they have been
treated with rust protection.
Thoroughly flush the vehicle underbody
and wheel openings with lukewarm or
cold water once a month, after off-road
driving and at the end of each winter. Pay
special attention to these areas because
it is difficult to see all the mud and dirt. It
will do more harm than good to wet down
the road grime without removing it. The
lower edges of doors, rocker panels, and
frame members have drain holes that
should not be allowed to clog with dirt;
trapped water in these areas can cause
rusting.
WARNING
After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired,
dry the brakes by applying them
lightly while maintaining a slow for-
ward speed.
Index
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Air bags-advanced supplemental restraint system ········3-36Air bag warning label ··················\
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Air bag warning light ··················\
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Curtain air bag ··················\
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·······3-50
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-45
Occupant classification system ··················\
·················3-40\
Side impact air bag ··················\
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3-49
Air cleaner ··················\
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···············7-22
All wheel drive (AWD)··················\
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··············5-16
Appearance care··················\
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·······7-63 Exterior care ··················\
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··········7-63
Interior care ··················\
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·········7-668
Audio system ··················\
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···········4-99 Antenna··················\
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4-99
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
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···4-99
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-76 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
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····4-82
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-77
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-67
Automatic transaxle ··················\
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·5-10 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
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··5-12
Shift lock system ··················\
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···5-13
Sports mode ··················\
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···········5-14 Battery··················\
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····7-29
Before driving ··················\
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············5-3
Brake system··················\
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············5-23
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
·················5-26\
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
············5-28
Parking brake··················\
··················\
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········5-24
Power brakes ··················\
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········5-23
Brake fluid ··················\
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···············7-18
Bulb wattage ··················\
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··············8-2
California Perchlorate Notice ··················\
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··· 7-72
Child restraint system ··················\
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················3-28 Placing a passenger seat belt intothe auto lock mode ··················\
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················3-30
Securing a child restraint seat with tether anchor system··················\
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··············3-32
Securing a child restraint seat with child seat lower anchor system ··················\
···············3-34
Climate control air filter ··················\
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············7-24
Consumer information ··················\
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Cruise control system ··················\
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················5-33
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In case of an emergency while driving ··················\
··········6-2
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-6
Instrument cluster ··················\
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····4-40Engine temperature gauge ··················\
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·······4-42
Fuel gauge ··················\
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·············4-43
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
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·4-41
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
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················4-43
Speedometer ··················\
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··········4-41
Tachometer ··················\
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············4-41
Trip computer ··················\
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········4-45
Warning and indicators ··················\
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············4-48
Instrument panel overview··················\
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···········2-3
Interior features··················\
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········4-89 AC inverter ··················\
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············4-93
Ashtray ··················\
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4-89
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
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·················4-95\
Cargo security screen ··················\
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·············4- 96
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
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·····4-89
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-95
Cup holder ··················\
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··················\
·············4-90
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
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··········4-94
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-95\
Luggage net (holder) ··················\
··················\
·············4-119
Outside thermometer ··················\
··················\
···············4-80
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-92
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
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·················4-91\
Interior light ··················\
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·············4-63
Interior overview··················\
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········2-2 Key positions ··················\
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·············5-4
Illuminated ignition switch··················\
··················\
········5-4
Keys ··················\
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·········4-2
Light bulbs ··················\
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···············7-55
Headlight, position light, turn signal light, side marker light and front fog light bulb replacement ····7-56
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·······7-61
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
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7-62
License plate light bulb replacement··················\
·········7-61
Door courtesy lamp bulb replacement ··················\
······7-61
Rear combination light bulb replacement ··················\
·7-59
Lighting··················\
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··4-57 Battery saver function··················\
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