About Your Brakes . . . . . . . . . 206
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . 117
Adding Engine Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . 263
Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Adjustable Pedals . . . . . . . . . 114
Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine
Air Cleaner Filter) . . . . . . . . . 259Air Conditioner Maintenance
. . 261
Air Conditioning Filter . . . 185,261
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . 261
Air Conditioning System
. . 184,261
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . 214
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,39
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . 40
Airbag Light . . . . . . 38,41,52,156
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 40
Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . 35,37,39
Airbag, Window
(Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . 35,37,39
Alarm Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Alarm System (Security Alarm)
. . 15
Alterations/Modifications,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,209
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . 158
Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . 266,283
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . 271
Assist, Hill Start . . . . . . . . . . 211
Auto Down Power Windows . . . 23
Auto Unlock, Doors . . . . . . . . . 19
Auto Up Power Windows . . . . . 23
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . 63
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . 19
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . 105
Automatic Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Automatic Temperature
Control (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Automatic Transaxle
Special Additives . . . . . . . . 270
Automatic
Transmission . . . 196,199,270,271 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . 271,285
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fluid and Filter Changes . . . 271
Fluid Change . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . 270
Fluid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Special Additives . . . . . . . . 270 Automatic Transmission Limp
Home Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Axle Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Axle Lubrication
(Axle Fluid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Keyless Transmitter
Replacement (RKE) . . . . . . . 17
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Belts, Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,51
Body Mechanism
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . 209
Brake Control System,
Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . 208
Fluid Check . . . . . . . . 269,285
Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . 269
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 157
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Brake/Transmission
Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
298
Break-In Recommendations,
New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Brightness, Interior Lights . . . 109
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 280,281
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . 53,280
Camera, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 283
Caps, FillerRadiator
(Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . 267
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . 51
Cargo (Vehicle Loading) . . . . . 227
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Certification Label . . . . . . . . . 227
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Check Engine Light(Malfunction Indicator Light)
. . 156
Checking Your Vehicle For
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Child Restraint . . . . . 42,45,47,49
Child Restraint Tether
Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,47
Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . 20
Child Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 224 Cleaning
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . 263
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . 192
Compact Disc (CD)
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . 216
Computer, Trip/Travel . . . . . . 166
Connector UCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Universal Consumer
Interface (UCI) . . . . . . . . . . 178
Conserving Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Console, Overhead . . . . . . . . . 135
Coolant Pressure Cap
(Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Adding Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . 283
Coolant Level . . . . . . . 265,267
Disposal of Used Coolant . . . 267
Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . 266
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Points to Remember . . . . . . 268 Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . 266,283,284
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . 271
Cruise Control
(Speed Control) . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . 142,274
Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . 41
Daytime Brightness, Interior
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Deck Lid, Emergency Release . . 25
Deck Lid, Power Release . . . . . 24
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . 145
Defroster, Windshield . . . . 52,183
Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . 110
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . 257
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . 107
Dipsticks Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Disposal
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant)
. . 267
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . 19
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . 204
299
Through Flowing, Rising, or
Shallow Standing Water . . . 204
Driving to Achieve Maximum
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Electric Rear Window
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . 64
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . 140
Electronic Brake Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . 209
Brake Assist System . . . . . . 209
Traction Control System . . . 209
Electronic Power Distribution
Center (Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Electronic Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . 115,117
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC) . . . . . . . . 134,159
Emergency Deck Lid Release . . 25
Emergency Trunk Release . . . . 25
Emergency, In Case of Freeing Vehicle When
Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . 240
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 246 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Break-In Recommendations . . 50
Compartment . . . . . . . 255,256
Compartment
Identification . . . . . . . . 255,256
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . 265,284
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . 51
Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Flooded, Starting . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . 223
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 246
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 258,283,284
Oil Change Interval . . . 164,258
Oil Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Oil Selection . . . . . 258,259,283
Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 159
Enhanced Accident Response
Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Entry System, Illuminated . . . . 16
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . 41 Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . 51,264
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . 51,264
Exterior Folding Mirrors . . . . . . 63
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . 104
Exterior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Filler Location Fuel . . . . . . . . 156
Filters
Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Air Conditioning . . . . . 185,261
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . 259,284
Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Flashers Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . 240
Turn Signal . . . . . . . 53,107,154
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . 192
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fluid Level Checks Automatic Transmission . . . 270
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . 265
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Fluids, Lubricants and
Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
300
Fog Lights, Rear . . . . . . . . . . 107
Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . 101
Forward Collision
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,162
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . 248
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223,225Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Conserving . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Filler Door (Gas Cap) . . . . . 156
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Octane Rating . . . . . . . 223,284
Saver Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fuel Optimizer . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fuel Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Conserving . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Gasoline, Clean Air . . . . . . . . 224
Gauges Coolant Temperature . . . . . 159
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . 196,200
Gear Select Lever Override . . . 249
General Information . . . . 14,18,88
General Maintenance . . . . . . . 257
Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Gross Axle Weight Rating
. . 227,229
Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,228
GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Hazard Driving Through Flowing,
Rising, or Shallow Standing
Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . 240
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Head Rests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Headlight Washers . . . . . 112,263
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 281
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
High Beam/Low Beam Select
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . 107
On With Wipers . . . . . . 105,111
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Time Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
High Beam/Low Beam Select
(Dimmer) Switch . . . . . . . . . . 107
Hill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Holder, Coin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Holder, Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ignition Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . 16
Immobilizer (Sentry Key) . . . . . 13
Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . 42,45
Information Center, Vehicle . . 159
Instrument Cluster . . . . . 153,154
Instrument Panel and
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Instrument Panel Lens
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Integrated Power Module
(Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Interior Appearance Care . . . . 272
Interior Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Intermittent Wipers (Delay
Wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Intervention Regeneration
Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
301
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . 13
Keyless Enter-N-Go . . . . . . 20,191
Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . 16
Keyless Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Kicker Sound System . . . . . . . 178
Knee Bolster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lane Change and Turn
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lane Change Assist . . . . . . . . 107
Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . 26
LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tether for CHildren) . . . . . . 46,47
Latch Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lead Free Gasoline . . . . . . . . 223
Leaks, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 53,280
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,104Airbag . . . . . . . . . 38,41,52,156 Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Automatic Headlights . . . . . 105
Brake Assist Warning . . . . . 213
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bulb Replacement . . . . 280,281
Dimmer Switch,
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Electronic Stability Program
(ESP) Indicator . . . . . . . . . 213
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . 240
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . 104
Headlights . . . . . . . . . 104,281
Headlights On Reminder . . . 107
Headlights On With
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,111
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High Beam Indicator . . . . . . 154
High Beam/Low Beam
Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . 104
Intensity Control . . . . . . . . 109
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . 107
Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . 156
Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Parade Mode (Daytime
Brightness) . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . 108,135
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . 159
Security Alarm (Theft
Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 280,281
Service Engine Soon
(Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 156
SmartBeams . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Theft Alarm (Security
Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Tire Pressure Monitoring
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 155,219
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . 213
Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . 53,107
Vanity Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Warning (Instrument Cluster
Description) . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Load Leveling System . . . . . . 147
Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . 227,228
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Auto Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
302
Tongue Weight/Trailer
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Behind a Motorhome . . . . . . 237
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 251
Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Towing Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Towing Vehicle Behind a
Motorhome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Cooling System Tips . . . . . . 236
Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Minimum Requirements . . . 232
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trailer and Tongue
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Trailer Towing Guide . . . . . . . 231
Trailer Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Transfer Case
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Automatic . . . . . . . 196,199,270
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Transmitter Battery Service
(Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . 17
Transmitter Programming
(Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . 16
Transmitter, Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . 217
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Trunk Lid (Deck Lid) . . . . . 24,25
Trunk Release Remote
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Trunk Release, Emergency . . . . 25
Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . 107,154
UCI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Universal Child Seat Position
Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Universal Consumer Interface
(UCI) Connector . . . . . . . . . . 178
Untwisting Procedure, Seat
Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Vehicle Certification Label . . . 227
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . 227,228 Vehicle Modifications/
Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . 185,279
Wait to Start Light . . . . . . . . . 162
Warning Flasher, Hazard . . . . 240
Warning Lights (Instrument
Cluster Description) . . . . . . . . 154
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . 7
Washer
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Washers, Headlight . . . . . . . . 112
Washers, Windshield . . . . 111,263
Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 271
Water Driving Through . . . . . . . . 204
Wheel and Wheel Trim . . . . . . 272
Wheel and Wheel Trim Care . . 272
Wind Buffeting . . . . . . 24,137,139
Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . 185
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Windshield Defroster . . . . . . . . 52
Windshield Washers . . . . . 110,111
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . . 263
Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . 110
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 263
Wipers, Intermittent . . . . . . . . 110
Wipers, Rain Sensitive . . . . . . 111
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