What to do in an emergency
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CAUTION - Automatic
transaxle
If the car is being towed with allfour wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Besure that the transaxle is in neu-tral. Be sure the steering is unlocked by placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position. Adriver must be in the towed vehi- cle to operate the steering and
brakes.
To avoid serious damage to the automatic transaxle, limit thevehicle speed to 10 mph (15 km/h) and drive less than 1 mile (1.5
km) when towing.
Before towing, check the auto- matic transaxle fluid leak underyour vehicle. If the automatic
transaxle fluid is leaking, aflatbed equipment or towing dollymust be used.
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Maintenance
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7
Compact spare tyre replacement
(if equipped)
A compact spare tyre has a shorter
tread life than a regular size tyre.
Replace it when you can see the
tread wear indicator bars on the tyre.The replacement compact spare tyre
should be the same size and design
tyre as the one provided with your
new vehicle and should be mountedon the same compact spare tyre
wheel. The compact spare tyre is notdesigned to be mounted on a regular
size wheel, and the compact spare
tyre wheel is not designed for mount-
ing a regular size tyre. Wheel replacement
When replacing the metal wheels for
any reason, make sure the new
wheels are equivalent to the original
factory units in diameter, rim widthand offset.
(Continued)
The use of any other tyre size
or type may seriously affect
ride, handling, ground clear-
ance, stopping distance, body
to tyre clearance, snow tyre
clearance, and speedometer
reliability.
It is best to replace all four tyres at the same time. If that
is not possible, or necessary,
then replace the two front or
two rear tyres as a pair.Replacing just one tyre can
seriously affect your vehicle’shandling.
The ABS works by comparing the speed of the wheels. Tyre
size can affect wheel speed.
When replacing tyres, all 4
tyres must use the same size
originally supplied with the
vehicle. Using tyres of a dif-
ferent size can cause the ABS
(Anti-lock Brake System) and
ESP (Electronic Stability
Program) (if equipped) to
work irregularly.
WARNING
A wheel that is not the correct
size may adversely affect wheel
and bearing life, braking and
stopping abilities, handling
characteristics, ground clear-
ance, body-to-tyre clearance,
snow chain clearance,speedometer and odometer cal-
ibration, headlight aim and
bumper height.
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Index
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Active ECO system·························································5-47
Air bags ···········································································3-40
Air bag warning label................................................3-63
Air bag warning light ................................................3-43
Curtain air bag ..........................................................3-54
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ......................3-47
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF indicator ............3-44
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch ................3-50
Side impact air bag....................................................3-52
Air cleaner·······································································7-19
Alarm system ··································································4-11All wheel drive (AWD), see four wheel drive (4WD)·································································5-23
Antenna ·········································································4-116
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ·······································5-33
Appearance care······························································7-57 Exterior care ······························································7-57
Interior care ·······························································7-62
Armrest ···········································································3-11
Ashtray ··········································································4-108
Audio system ································································4-116 Antenna ···································································4-116
Aux, USB and iPod ·················································4-111
Audio remote control ·············································4-117
Automatic climate control system ··································4-96 Air conditioning ······················································4-102
Automatic heating and air conditioning····················4-97
Manual heating and air conditioning ························4-98
Automatic transaxle ························································5-17 Ignition key interlock system ····································5-21
Shift lock system ·······················································5-20
Sports mode·······························································5-20
Battery ·············································································7-26
Battery saver function ·····················································4-72
Before driving ···································································5-3
Bonnet ·············································································4-24
Bottle holders, see cup holders ·····································4-109
Brake system ···································································5-30 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··································5-33
Downhill brake control (DBC) ·································5-39
Electronic stability program (ESP) ···························5-36
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) ··································5-42
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··································5-39
Parking brake ····························································5-31
Power brakes ·····························································5-30
Brakes/clutch fluid ··························································7-16
Bulb replacement ····························································7-49 Front fog light bulb replacement ······························7-52
Headlight bulb replacement ······································7-50
High mounted stop light replacement ·······················7-55
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