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 To avoid contamination from foreign matter or
moisture, use only new brake fluid or fluid that
has been in a tightly closed container. Keep the
master cylinder reservoir cap secured at all
times. Brake fluid in a open container absorbs
moisture from the air resulting in a lower boiling
point . This may cause it to boil unexpectedly
during hard or prolonged braking, resulting in
sudden brake failure. This could result in a acci-
dent .
 Overfilling the brake fluid reservoir can result
in spilling brake fluid on hot engine parts, causing
the brake fluid to catch fire. Brake fluid can also
damage painted and vinyl surfaces, care should
be taken to avoid its contact with these surfaces.
 Do not allow petroleum based fluid to con-
taminate the brake fluid. Brake seal components
could be damaged, causing partial or complete
brake failure.This could result in an accident .
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (for
versions/markets, where provided)
The automatic transmission and differential assembly
are contained within a single housing.
The fluid level in the automatic transmission should be
checked whenever the vehicle is serviced. Operation with an improper fluid level will greatly reduce the life
of the transmission and the fluid.
Selection Of Lubricant
It is important that the proper lubricant is used in the
transmission to assure optimum transmission perfor-
mance. Use only manufacturer’s recommended trans-
mission fluid. Refer to “Fluids, Lubricants, and Genuine
Parts” in “Technical Specifications” for further informa-
tion. It is important that the transmission fluid be
maintained at the prescribed level using the recom-
mended fluid. No chemical flushes should be used in
any transmission; only the approved lubricant may beused.
Special Additives
Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) is an engineered
product and its performance may be impaired by
supplemental additives. Therefore, do not add any fluid
additives to the transmission. The only exception to
this policy is the use of special dyes to aid in detecting
fluid leaks. In addition, avoid using transmission sealers
as they may adversely affect seals.
Do not use chemical flushes in your
transmission as the chemicals can dam-
age your transmission components. Such
damage is not covered by the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
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CONTENTS
About Your Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,200
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) . . . . . . . . . . 113,114,229
Adding Engine Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . 281,282
Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . . . 274
Air Conditioner Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Air Conditioning Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,276
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Air Conditioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,275
Air Conditioning, Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Air Conditioning, Rear Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,292
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,188
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Airbag Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,190,193,225
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,186,188
Airbag, Window (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . 184,186,188
Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,230
Alarm System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,16
All Wheel Drive (AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Alterations/Modifications, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,114
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,115,229
Anti-Theft Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Theft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 281,282,301 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Arming Theft System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Auto Down Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Auto Unlock, Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . 65
Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fluid and Filter Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Selection Of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Special Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Auxiliary Electrical Outlet (Power Outlet) . . . . . . . . 89
Auxiliary Power Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Back-Up Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Keyless Transmitter Replacement (RKE) . . . . . . . . 13
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Belts, Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,193
Body Mechanism Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Booster Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Brake Control System, Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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Rear Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Rear Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Rear Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear Park Sense System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear Seat, Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,54
Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear Window Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rear Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reclining Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reclining Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,54
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Release, Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Reminder, Lights On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls . . . . . . . . . 137
Repeater Lights, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Resetting Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,226
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Retractable Cargo Area Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reverse Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Rocking Vehicle When Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Roof Rack (Luggage Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,192
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,159,193
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Anchorage . . . . . . . . 162
And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,173,175,179
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,160
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Untwisting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Child Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Easy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,45
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,54
Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reclining Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,54
Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,49,54
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,230
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . 281,302
Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Sentry Key Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sentry Key Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Service Engine Soon Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . 225
Shoulder Belt Upper Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Side Repeater Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Side View Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,194,226,251
Slippery Surfaces, Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Sound Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Sound Systems (Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,294,295
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
SpecificationsFuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Speed Control (Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Cold Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting Procedures (Diesel Engines) . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Steering Column Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,122
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wheel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Wheel, Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Steering Wheel Audio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . . 137
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,212
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Sun Visor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sunroof Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . . . 181
Sway Control, Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
System, Navigation (Uconnect™ gps) . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Telescoping Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . 65
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tether Anchor, Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Theft System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tie Down Hooks, Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Time Delay, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,291
Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
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Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
To Open Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tongue Weight/Trailer Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Towing Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Cooling System Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Trailer and Tongue Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Trailer Towing Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Trailer Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Transaxle Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202,286
Selection of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286,303
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Transmitter Battery Service (Remote Keyless Entry) . . 13
Transmitter Programming (Remote Keyless Entry) . . . 12
Transmitter, Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . . 12
Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Turbo Cool Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,226,251
UCI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Underhood Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) Connector . . . . 154
Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Untwisting Procedure, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Upholstery Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Vehicle Modifications/Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,212
Vehicle Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Viscosity, Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Warning Flasher, Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Warning Lights (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . 225
Washer Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Washers, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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YOURVEHICLE SAFETY
STARTING ANDDRIVING
WARNING LIGHTSAND
MESSAGES
IN AN
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SERVICING AND
CARETECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONSCONTENTS