•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.
Conditions
•Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer may reduce fuel economy
at any speed.
•Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (as much as
1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).
•Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example; bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
•Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
•Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.
•Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to
driving on hilly terrain.
•Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
•Four-wheel drive operation (if equipped) is less fuel efficient than
two-wheel drive operation.
•Close windows for high speed driving.
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SecuriCode keyless entry
system ........................................113
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................114
Servicing your vehicle ..............295
Snowplowing .................................6
SOS Post Crash Alert ...............161
Spark plugs, specifications ......330,
334–335
Special notice
utility-type vehicles ....................6
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................331
Speed control ..............................80
Stability system .........................226
Starting a flex fuel vehicle .......220
Starting your vehicle ........217–220
jump starting ..........................274
Steering wheel
controls ......................................82
tilting .........................................67
SYNC..........................................47
T
Third-row power fold seat .......137
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Driving .....................................249
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....198
Warning Displays ................12, 26
Tires ...........................183–185, 264
alignment ................................192
care ..........................................188
changing ..........................264, 268
checking the pressure ............188
inflating ...................................186label .........................................197
replacing ..................................190
rotating ....................................192
safety practices .......................191
sidewall information ...............193
snow tires and chains ............202
spare tire .................................264
terminology .............................185
tire grades ...............................184
treadwear ........................184, 188
Towing .......................................210
recreational towing .................216
trailer towing ..........................210
wrecker ....................................277
Transmission .............................235
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....233
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................325
fluid, refill capacities ..............331
lubricant specifications ..........331
Turn signal ..................................58
U
Universal garage door opener ....84
USB port ......................................38
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................336
Vehicle loading ..........................202
Ventilating your vehicle ...........221
W
Warning lights (see Lights) .......12
Washer fluid ..............................298
Water, Driving through .............252
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