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Features of your vehicle
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
• For maximum defrosting, set the tem-perature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
• If warm air to the floor is desired while defrosting or defogging, set the mode
to the floor-defrost position.
• Before driving, clear all snow and ice from the windshield, rear window, out-
side rear view mirrors, and all side win-
dows.
• Clear all snow and ice from the hood and air inlet in the cowl grill to improve
heater and defroster efficiency and to
reduce the probability of fogging up the
inside of the windshield.
Manual climate control systemTo defog inside windshield1. Select any fan speed except “0” posi- tion.
2. Select desired temperature.
3. Select the or position.
4. The outside (fresh) air will be selected automatically.
If the outside (fresh) air position is not
selected automatically, press the corre-
sponding button manually.
WARNING
-Windshield heating
Do not use the or position
during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The dif-
ference between the temperature of
the outside air and that of the wind-
shield could cause the outer sur-
face of the windshield to fog up,
causing loss of visibility. In this
case, set the mode selection knob
or button to the position and
fan speed control knob or button to
a lower speed.
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Features of your vehicle
Sunglass holder To open the sunglass holder, press the
cover and the holder will slowly open.
Place your sunglasses in the compart-
ment door with the lenses facing out.
Push to close.
Multi boxTo open the cover, press the button and
the multibox will automatically open.
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WARNING
• Do not keep objects except sun-glasses inside the sunglass hold-
er. Such objects can be thrown
from the holder in the event of a
sudden stop or an accident, pos-
sibly injuring the passengers in
the vehicle.
• Do not open the sunglass holder while the vehicle is moving. The
rear view mirror of the vehicle
can be blocked by an open sun-
glass holder.
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Driving your vehicle
Before entering vehicle• Be sure that all windows, outside mir-ror(s), and outside lights are clean.
• Check the condition of the tires.
• Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
• Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up.Necessary inspections Fluid levels, such as engine oil, engine
coolant, brake fluid, and washer fluid
should be checked on a regular basis,
with the exact interval depending on the
fluid. Further details are provided in sec-
tion 7, “Maintenance”.
Before starting • Close and lock all doors.
• Position the seat so that all controls areeasily reached.
• Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
• Be sure that all lights work.
• Check all gauges.
• Check the operation of warning lights when the ignition switch is turned to
the ON position.
• Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light goes out.
For safe operation, be sure you are famil-
iar with your vehicle and its equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING
All passengers must be properly
belted whenever the vehicle is mov-
ing. Refer to “Seat belts” in section
3 for more information on their
proper use.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSI-
TION 65 WARNING
Engine exhaust and a wide variety
of automobile components and
parts, including components found
in the interior furnishings in a vehi-
cle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, cer-
tain fluids contained in vehicles
and certain products of component
wear contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm.
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Index
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-14
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system withcombination locking retractor ··················\
·················3-21\
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··················\
···3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
·····3-5
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-29
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-49
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-49
Fuse/relay panel description··················\
··················\
··7-53
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
············7-50
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-52
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-51
Gauge Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-48
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-49
Glassroof, see sunroof ··················\
··················\
···············4-32
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-104
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-98\
Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
··············4-68
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-37
Headlamp delay ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-68
Headlamp welcome function ··················\
··················\
·····4-68
Headlight bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·······7-58
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-7, 3-11
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-40
Homelink mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
with homeLink system and compass ··················\
······4-37
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-28
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-36
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-19
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-5
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-55
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-7
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-37G
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Index
MaintenanceExplanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-18
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··············7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-17
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-7
Owner maintenance··················\
··················\
·················7-4
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
················7-6
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-41
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-79 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-84
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-87
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-80
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-11
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-51
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-37 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
····4-37
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with Homelink systemand compass ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-37
Inside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
···········4-37
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
········4-44
Moonroof, see sunroof··················\
··················\
···············4-32
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-99\
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-52\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-7, 3-1\
1
Occupant classification system··················\
··················\
··3-44
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-50\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-21
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-44
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-4
Paddle shifter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-17
Parking brake inspect··················\
··················\
·················7-27\
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-22
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-49
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-101
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-27
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-23
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5M
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