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Driving your vehicle
For smooth operation, depress the brakepedal when shifting from N (Neutral) to aforward or reverse gear.E060101BEN
Transaxle ranges
The indicator in the instrument cluster
displays the shift lever position when the
ignition switch is in the ON position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop before
shifting into P (Park). This position locks
the transaxle and prevents the front
wheels from rotating.
WARNING- Automatic transaxle
Always check the surrounding
areas near your vehicle for peo-
ple, especially children, before
shifting a car into D (Drive) or R
(Reverse).
Before leaving the driver’s seat, always make sure the shift lever
is in the P (Park) position; then
set the parking brake fully and
shut the engine off. Unexpected
and sudden vehicle movement
can occur if these precautions
are not followed in the order iden-
tified.
CAUTION
To avoid damage to your transaxle, do not accelerate theengine in R (Reverse) or any for-ward gear position with thebrakes on.
When stopped on an incline, do not hold the vehicle stationarywith engine power. Use the serv-ice brake or the parking brake.
Do not shift from N (Neutral) or P (Park) into D (Drive), or R(Reverse) when the engine isabove idle speed.
WARNING
Shifting into P (Park) while the vehicle is in motion will cause the
drive wheels to lock which will
cause you to lose control of the
vehicle.
Do not use the P (Park) position in place of the parking brake.
Always make sure the shift lever
is latched in the P (Park) position
and set the parking brake fully.
Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle.
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What to do in an emergency
F070200AEN
Removing and storing the spare
tire
Your spare tire is stored underneath
your vehicle, directly below the cargo
area.
To remove the spare tire:
1. Open the tailgate.
2. Find the plastic hex bolt cover andremove the cover. 3. Use the wheel lug nut wrench to
loosen the bolt enough to lower
the spare tire.
Turn the wrench counterclockwise
until the spare tire reaches the
ground.
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Be sure to use the correctfront and rear jacking posi-
tions on the vehicle; never
use the bumpers or any other
part of the vehicle for jack
support.
The vehicle can easily roll off the jack causing serious
injury or death. No person
should place any portion of
their body under a vehicle that
is supported only by a jack;
use vehicle support stands.
Do not start or run the engine while the vehicle is on the
jack.
Do not allow anyone to remain in the vehicle while it is on the
jack.
Make sure any children pres- ent are in a secure place away
from the road and from the
vehicle to be raised with the
jack.
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Air bags-advanced supplemental restraint system ········3-41Air bag warning label ··················\
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Air bag warning light ··················\
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Curtain air bag ··················\
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·······3-58
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-52
Occupant classification system ··················\
·················3-47\
Side impact air bag ··················\
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3-56
Air cleaner ··················\
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All wheel drive (AWD)··················\
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Appearance care··················\
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·······7-59 Exterior care ··················\
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Interior care ··················\
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Audio system ··················\
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·········4-120 Antenna··················\
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Steering wheel audio control ··················\
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·4-121
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-96 Air conditioning ··················\
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··4-102
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-97
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-98
Rear heating and air conditioning ··················\
···········4-103
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
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···5-8 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
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··5-12
Shift lock system ··················\
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···5-12
Sports mode ··················\
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···········5-11 Battery··················\
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····7-27
Before driving ··················\
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Brake system··················\
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············5-21
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-24
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-26
Parking brake ··················\
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·········5-22
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-21
Brakes fluid··················\
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··················\
··············7-18
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
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··············8-2
California Perchlorate Notice ··················\
··················\
··· 7-68
Child restraint system ··················\
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················3-33 Placing a passenger seat belt into the auto lock mode ··················\
··················\
···············3-36
Securing a child restraint seat with tether anchor system··················\
··················\
·············3-38
Securing a child restraint seat with child seat lower anchor system ··················\
··············3-39
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············7-22
Consumer information ··················\
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·················8-8
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-31
Defroster ··················\
··················\
··················\
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Dimensions ··················\
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················8-2
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-14
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Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·········4-16
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-18
Driver position memory system············\
··················\
·······4-36
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-35
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
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····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
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············6-5
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-65 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-65
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) System ·············7-65
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-66
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-15
Engine number ··················\
··················\
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···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-14\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-11
Exterior features··················\
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·····4-119 Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-119
Fuel filler door ··················\
··················\
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·········4-30 Emergency fuel filer door release ··················\
·············4-32
Fuel requirements ··················\
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······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
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······7-43 Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
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····7-47 Main fuse ··················\
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··················\
···············7-46
Memory fuse··················\
··················\
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··········7-45
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
··············4-69
Hood··················\
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·······4-29
How to use this manual ··················\
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···············1-2
If the engine overheats··················\
··················\
·················6-6
If the engine will not start ··················\
··················\
···········6-3
If you have a flat tire ··················\
··················\
·················6-12\
Changing tires··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-14
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
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·6-19
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-12
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-13\
In case of an emergency while driving ··················\
··········6-2
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-7
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
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····4-51 Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······4-53
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-54
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·4-52
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
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················4-54
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
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··········4-52
Tachometer ··················\
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············4-52
Trip computer ··················\
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········4-55
Warning and indicators ··················\
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············4-58
Instrument panel overview··················\
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