About Your Brakes . . . . . . . . . 145
ABS
(Anti-Lock Brake System) . . . 146
Adding Engine Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . 188
Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Air Cleaner, Engine
(Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . 184
Air Conditioner
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Air Conditioning Filter . . . 128,186
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . 186
Air Conditioning
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,186
Air Conditioning, Operating
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . 34
Airbag Light . . . . 32,33,36,46,108
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . 31,32,33
Airbag, Window
(Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . 14
Alarm System
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . 14,112Alterations/Modifications,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . 146
Anti-Theft Security Alarm
(Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . 191,206
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . 196
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Auto Down Power Windows . . . 19
Auto Unlock, Doors . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . 91
Automatic Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,117
Automatic Temperature
Control (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic Transaxle . . . . . 12,134 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Selection Of Lubricant . . . . 207
Automatic Transmission . . 135,194 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fluid and Filter Changes . . . 195
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . 195
Fluid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Special Additives . . . . . . . . 195
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Keyless Transmitter
Replacement (RKE) . . . . . . . 17
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Belts, Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,45
Body Mechanism
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . 148
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . 146
Fluid Check . . . . . . . . 194,207
Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . 194
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake/Transmission
Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Break-In Recommendations,
New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . 203
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . 47,203
Calibration, Compass . . . . . . . 118
216
Capacities, Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 206
Caps, FillerFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Radiator
(Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . 192
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . 45
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . 65,123
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Checking Your Vehicle For
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child Restraint . . . . . 37,39,41,43
Child Restraint Tether
Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,41
Cigar Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 159
Cleaning Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . 188
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . 118 Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . 118
Computer, Trip/Travel . . . . 16,117
Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Coolant Pressure Cap
(Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Adding Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant Level . . . . . . . 190,192
Disposal of Used Coolant . . . 192
Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . 191
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Points to Remember . . . . . . 193
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . 191,206
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . 196
Crankcase Ventilation Module . . 16
Cruise Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . 100,198
Customer Programmable
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . 36
Deck Lid, Emergency Release . . 21 Deck Lid, Power Release . . . . . 20
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . 102
Defroster, Windshield . . . . 46,126
Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . . 95
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . 182
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . 93
Dipsticks
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Disabled Vehicle Towing . . . . . 176
Disposal Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . 18
Driver's Seat Back Tilt . . . . . . . 88
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . 142
Through Flowing, Rising, or
Shallow Standing Water . . . 142
Electric Rear Window
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . 64
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . 98
217
Electronic Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Emergency Deck Lid Release . . 21
Emergency Trunk Release . . . . 21
Emergency, In Case ofJump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 172
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Break-In Recommendations . . 44
Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . 183
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . 190,206
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . 45
Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Flooded, Starting . . . . . . . . 134
Fuel Requirements . . . . 158,206
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 172
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,206
Oil Change
Interval . . . . . . . . 110,117,183
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Filter Disposal . . . . . . . 184
Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 107
Enhanced Accident Response
Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Entry System, Illuminated . . . . 16
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . 36
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . 45
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . 45,189
Exterior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Filler Location Fuel . . . . . 107,160
Filters Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Air Conditioning . . . . . 128,186
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . 184,206
Engine Oil Disposal . . . . . . 184
Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . 166
Turn Signal . . . . . . . 47,93,205
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . 134
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Fluid Level Checks
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,207
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . 190
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Power Steering . . . . . . 144,207
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fluids, Lubricants and
Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fog Light Service . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fog Lights . . . . . . . 91,92,112,204
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . 174
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Filler Cap (Gas Cap) . . 107,160
Filler Door (Gas Cap) . . 107,160
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Octane Rating . . . . . . . 158,206
Requirements . . . . . . . 158,206
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel System Caution . . . . . . . 161
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
218
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Telescoping Steering Column . . 96
Temperature Control,
Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . 124
Temperature Gauge, Engine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,166
Tether Anchor, Child
Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . 14
Theft System
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . 96
Time Delay, Headlight . . . . . . . 92
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,151Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . 153
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
General Information . . . . . . 151
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . 151
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Pressure Monitor System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Pressure Warning Light . . . . 112
Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . 153
To Open Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tonneau Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 176
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Transaxle Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . 12,134
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Selection of Lubricant . . . . . 207
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . 135,194
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Transmitter Battery Service
(Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . 17
Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . 153
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trip Odometer Reset Button . . 111
Trunk Lid (Deck Lid) . . . . . 20,21
Trunk Release Remote
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trunk Release, Emergency . . . . 21
Turn Signals . . . . . 91,93,111,205 Uconnect™
(Hands-Free Phone) . . . . . . . . 65
Understanding Your
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . 105
Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 158
Untwisting Procedure, Seat
Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Variance, Compass . . . . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Certification Label . . . 161
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . 161,162
Vehicle Modifications/
Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . 128,203
Vehicle Theft Alarm
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Voice Recognition System
(VR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Warning Lights (Instrument
Cluster Description) . . . . . . . . 107
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . 7
Washer
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Washers, Windshield . . . 94,95,188
Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 196
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