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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 ENGINE OIL OVERHEATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
TIREFIT KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 TIREFIT STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
TIREFIT KIT COMPONENTS ANDOPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
TIREFIT USAGE PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 168
SEALING A TIRE WITH TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . 169
JUMP-STARTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 PREPARATIONS FOR JUMP-START . . . . . . . 173
JUMP-STARTING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . 173
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
SHIFT LEVER OVERRIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . 176 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
WITHOUT THE IGNITION KEY . . . . . . . . . . . 177
165
If the transmission is not operable,
or the vehicle must be towed faster
than 40 km/h or farther than
24 km, it must be towed with the
front wheels OFF the ground (us-
ing a flatbed truck, towing dolly, or
wheel lift equipment with the front
wheels raised).CAUTION!
Towing faster than 40 km/h or far-
ther than 24 km with front wheels
on the ground can cause severe dam-
age to the transmission. Such dam-
age is not covered by the New Ve-
hicle Limited Warranty.WITHOUT THE IGNITION
KEY
Special care must be taken when the
vehicle is towed with the ignition in
the LOCK position. Flatbed towing is
the preferred towing method. How-
ever, if a flatbed towing vehicle is not
available, wheel lift towing equip-
ment may be used. Rear towing (with
the front wheels on the ground) is not
allowed, as transmission damage will
occur. If rear towing is the only alter-
native, the front wheels must be
placed on a towing dolly. Proper tow-
ing equipment is necessary to prevent
damage to the vehicle.
CAUTION!
Failure to follow these towing meth-
ods can cause severe damage to the
transmission. Such damage is not
covered by the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
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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
Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) . . . . 160
Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gasoline, Clean Air . . . . . . . . 159
GaugesCoolant Temperature . . . . . 107
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Gear Select Lever Override . . . 175
General Information . . . . . . . . 14
General Maintenance . . . . . . . 182
Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Gross Axle Weight Rating . . . . 162
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating . . 162
GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Hands-Free Phone
(Uconnect™) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hazard Driving Through Flowing,
Rising, or Shallow Standing
Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . 166
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,203 Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 203
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
High Beam/Low Beam Select
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . 91
On With Wipers . . . . . . . . 91,96
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Time Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High Beam/Low Beam Select
(Dimmer) Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Holder, Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Hood Prop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . 12
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . 16
Immobilizer (Sentry Key) . . . . . 13
Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . 37,39
Information Center, Vehicle . . 115
Instrument Cluster . . . . . 106,107
Instrument Panel and
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Instrument Panel Lens
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Integrated Power Module
(Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Interior Appearance Care . . . . 197
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . 91,93
Intermittent Wipers
(Delay Wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . 13
Keyless Entry System (Sedan) . . 16
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Knee Bolster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lane Change and Turn
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . 93,111,205
Lane Change Assist . . . . . . . . . 93
Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . 23
LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tether for CHildren) . . . . . . 40,41
Latch Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
219
Remote Keyless Entry
(Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Remote Sound System (Radio)
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Remote Trunk Release . . . . . . . 20
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . 203
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . 182
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . 154
Resetting Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,117
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . 21
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . 45
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . 47
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . 45
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . 212
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . 198
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . 29
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . 21,23,45And Pregnant Women . . . . . . 29
Child Restraint . . . . . . 37,39,43
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,24
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operating Instructions . . . . . 24 Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Untwisting Procedure . . . . . . 25
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Easy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . 85
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . 88
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . 14
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . 191,206
Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . 13
Sentry Key Programming . . . . . 14
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . 122
Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . 121
Shift Lever Override . . . . . . . 175
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Side View Mirror Adjustment . . 64
Side Window Demisters
(Defrosters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . 47,93,205
Slippery Surfaces, Driving
On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . 154 Sound Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Sound Systems (Radio) . . . . . 122
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Specifications
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . 206
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . 97,111
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . 134
Starting and Operating . . . . . . 134
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . 134
Steering Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel, Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Steering Wheel Audio
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound
System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,203
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Supplemental Restraint System
- Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . 184
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
222
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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