STARTING
PROCEDURES
Before starting your vehicle, adjust
your seat, adjust the inside and out-
side mirrors, fasten your seat belt, and
if present, instruct all other occupants
to buckle their seat belts.WARNING!
Never leave children alone in avehicle, or with access to an un-
locked vehicle. Allowing children
to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of rea-
sons. A child or others could be
seriously or fatally injured. Chil-
dren should be warned not to
touch the parking brake, brake
pedal or the shift lever.
Do not leave the key fob in or near
the vehicle, and do not leave a
vehicle equipped with Keyless
Enter-N-Go in the ACC or ON/
RUN mode. A child could operate
power windows, other controls, or
move the vehicle. AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
The shift lever must be in the NEU-
TRAL or PARK position before you
can start the engine. Apply the brakes
before shifting into any driving gear.
CAUTION!
Damage to the transmission may oc-
cur if the following precautions are
not observed:
Shift into PARK only after the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop.
Shift into or out of REVERSE
only after the vehicle has come to
a complete stop and the engine is
at idle speed.
Do not shift from REVERSE,
PARK, or NEUTRAL into any for-
ward gear when the engine is
above idle speed.
Before shifting into any gear,
make sure your foot is firmly on
the brake pedal. Using Fob With Integrated Key
(Tip Start)
NOTE:
Normal starting of either a cold or
a warm engine is obtained without
pumping or pressing the accelera-
tor pedal.
Do not
press the accelerator. Use the
Fob with Integrated Key to briefly
turn the ignition switch to the START
position and release it as soon as the
starter engages. The starter motor will
continue to run, and it will disengage
automatically when the engine is run-
ning. If the engine fails to start, the
starter will disengage automatically in
10 seconds. If this occurs, turn the
ignition switch to the LOCK position,
wait 10 to 15 seconds, then repeat the
“Normal Starting” procedure.
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AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSIONCAUTION!
Damage to the transmission may oc-
cur if the following precautions are
not observed:
Move the shift lever into PARKonly after the vehicle has come to
a complete stop.
Shift into or out of REVERSE
only after the vehicle has come to
a complete stop and the engine is
at idle speed.
Do not move the shift lever be-
tween PARK, REVERSE, NEU-
TRAL, or DRIVE when the engine
is above idle speed.
Before moving the shift lever into
any gear, make sure your foot is
firmly pressing the brake pedal.
NOTE:
You must press and hold the brake
pedal down while shifting out of
PARK.
WARNING!
It is dangerous to move the shift lever out of PARK or NEUTRAL if
the engine speed is higher than
idle speed. If your foot is not
firmly pressing the brake pedal,
the vehicle could accelerate
quickly forward or in reverse. You
could lose control of the vehicle
and hit someone or something.
Only shift into gear when the en-
gine is idling normally and when
your foot is firmly pressing the
brake pedal.
Unintended movement of a ve-
hicle could injure those in or near
the vehicle. As with all vehicles,
you should never exit a vehicle
while the engine is running. Be-
fore exiting a vehicle, always ap-
ply the parking brake, shift the
transmission into PARK, and re-
move the key fob. Once the key
fob is removed, the shift lever is
locked in the PARK position, se-
curing the vehicle against un-
wanted movement.
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WARNING!(Continued)
Never leave children alone in a
vehicle, or with access to an un-
locked vehicle. Allowing children
to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of rea-
sons. A child or others could be
seriously or fatally injured. Chil-
dren should be warned not to
touch the parking brake, brake
pedal or the shift lever.
Do not leave the key fob in or near
the vehicle, and do not leave a
vehicle equipped with Keyless
Enter-N-Go in the ACC or ON/
RUN mode. A child could operate
power windows, other controls, or
move the vehicle.
KEY IGNITION PARK
INTERLOCK
This vehicle is equipped with a Key
Ignition Park Interlock which re-
quires the shift lever to be placed in
PARK before the ignition switch can
be turned to the LOCK/OFF position.
The key fob can only be removed from
the ignition when the ignition is in the
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WARNING!(Continued)
When leaving the vehicle, always
remove the key fob and lock your
vehicle.
Never leave children alone in a
vehicle, or with access to an un-
locked vehicle.
Allowing children to be in a ve-
hicle unattended is dangerous for
a number of reasons. A child or
others could be seriously or fatally
injured. Children should be
warned not to touch the parking
brake, brake pedal or the shift
lever.
Do not leave the key fob in or near
the vehicle. A child could operate
power windows, other controls, or
move the vehicle.CAUTION!
Before moving the shift lever outof PARK, you must turn the igni-
tion switch from the LOCK/OFF
position to the ON/RUN position,
and also press the brake pedal.
Otherwise, damage to the shift le-
ver could result.
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CAUTION!(Continued)
DO NOT race the engine when
shifting from PARK or NEUTRAL
into another gear range, as this
can damage the drivetrain.
The following indicators should be
used to ensure that you have engaged
the shift lever into the PARK position:
When shifting into PARK, firmly move the shift lever all the way
forward and to the left until it stops
and is fully seated.
Look at the shift lever position dis- play and verify that it indicates the
PARK position.
With brake pedal released, verify that the shift lever will not move out
of PARK.
REVERSE
This range is for moving the vehicle
backward. Shift into REVERSE only
after the vehicle has come to a com-
plete stop.
NEUTRAL
Use this range when the vehicle is
standing for prolonged periods with
engine running. The engine may be started in this range. Set the parking
brake and shift the transmission into
PARK if you must leave the vehicle.
WARNING!
Do not coast in NEUTRAL and
never turn off the ignition to coast
down a hill. These are unsafe prac-
tices that limit your response to
changing traffic or road conditions.
You might lose control of the vehicle
and have a collision.CAUTION!
Towing the vehicle, coasting, or
driving for any other reason with the
transmission in NEUTRAL can re-
sult in severe transmission damage.
Refer to “Recreational Towing” in
“Starting And Operating” and
“Towing A Disabled Vehicle” in
What To Do In Emergencies” for
further information.
DRIVE
This range should be used for most
city and highway driving. It provides
the smoothest upshifts and down-
shifts, and the best fuel economy. The
transmission automatically upshifts
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The foot operated parking brake is
positioned below the lower left corner
of the instrument panel. To apply the
park brake, firmly push the park
brake pedal fully. To release the park-
ing brake, press the park brake pedal
a second time and let your foot up as
you feel the brake disengage.
When the parking brake is applied
with the ignition switch in the ON
position, the “Brake Warning Light”
in the instrument cluster will illumi-
nate.
NOTE:
When the parking brake is ap-plied and the automatic trans-
mission is placed in gear, the
“Brake Warning Light” will
flash. If vehicle speed is de-
tected, a chime will sound to alert the driver. Fully release the
parking brake before attempting
to move the vehicle.
This light only shows that the parking brake is applied. It does
not show the degree of brake ap-
plication.
When parking on a hill, it is important
to turn the front wheels toward the
curb on a downhill grade and away
from the curb on an uphill grade. For
vehicles equipped with an automatic
transmission, apply the parking brake
before placing the shift lever in PARK,
otherwise the load on the transmis-
sion locking mechanism may make it
difficult to move the shift lever out of
PARK. The parking brake should al-
ways be applied whenever the driver
is not in the vehicle.
WARNING!
Never use the PARK position as a substitute for the parking brake.
Always apply the parking brake
fully when parked to guard
against vehicle movement and
possible injury or damage.
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WARNING!(Continued)
When leaving the vehicle, always
remove the key fob from the igni-
tion and lock your vehicle.
Never leave children alone in a
vehicle, or with access to an un-
locked vehicle. Allowing children
to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of rea-
sons. A child or others could be
seriously or fatally injured. Chil-
dren should be warned not to
touch the parking brake, brake
pedal or the shift lever.
Do not leave the key fob in or near
the vehicle, and do not leave a
vehicle equipped with Keyless
Enter-N-Go in the ACC or ON/
RUN mode. A child could operate
power windows, other controls, or
move the vehicle.CAUTION!
If the Brake System Warning Light
remains on with the parking brake
released, a brake system malfunc-
tion is indicated. Have the brake
system serviced by an authorized
dealer immediately.
Parking Brake
239
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . 65,308
Calibration, Compass . . . 172,181
Camera, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 311
Caps, FillerFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 238
Radiator (Coolant
Pressure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . 63
Cargo (Vehicle Loading) . . . . . 148
Cargo Compartment Luggage Carrier . . . . . . . . . 153
Caution, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . 33
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . 82,208
Center High Mounted Stop
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Changing A Flat Tire . . . . . . . 269
Check Engine Light
(Malfunction Indicator
Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Checking Your Vehicle For
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . 53,56,57 Child Restraint Tether
Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . 31
Child Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 257
Cleaning
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Coat Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . 227
Compact Disc (CD)
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . 247
Compass . . . . . . . . . 170,172,180
Compass Calibration . . . . 172,181
Compass Variance . . . . . . 170,181
Computer, Trip/Travel . . . . . . 179
Connector
UCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Universal Consumer
Interface (UCI) . . . . . . . . . . 187
Conserving Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Console, Overhead . . . . . . . . . 136
Console, Removable . . . . . . . . 150
Cool Down, Turbo . . . . . . . . . 229 Coolant Pressure Cap
(Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Adding Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . 311
Coolant Level . . . . . . . 295,297
Disposal of Used Coolant . . . 297
Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . 296
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Points to Remember . . . . . . 298
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . 296,311,312
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . 144,303
Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . 52
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . 152
Defroster, Windshield . . . . 64,217
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . 287
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 258,312
Diesel Fuel Requirements . . . . 258
Dimmer Control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Dipsticks Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . 300
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 238
Disabled Vehicle Towing . . . . . 281
327
Jack Location . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Jack Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . 16
Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 15
Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . 15
Keyless EnterNGo™ . . . 24,180,226
Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . 18
Keyless Go . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,180
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lane Change Assist . . . . . . . . 123
Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . 35
LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tether for CHildren) . . . . . . . . 58
Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Leaks, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Leveling, Headlight . . . . . . . . 124
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,119
Airbag . . . . . . . . . 49,52,64,167
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Automatic Headlights . . . . . 121
Back-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake Assist Warning . . . . . 244
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . 168
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 308
Center Mounted Stop . . . . . 311
Dimmer Switch,
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Electronic Stability Program
(ESP) Indicator . . . . . . . . . 244
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . 122,164,310
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . 268
Headlight Leveling . . . . . . . 124
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . 120
Headlights On Reminder . . . 122
High Beam Indicator . . . . . . 164
High Beam/Low Beam
Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . 18
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,120
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . 122
Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . 166
Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,309
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Rear Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . 169
Security Alarm (Theft
Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Service Engine Soon
(Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 166
Side Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . 309
SmartBeams . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Theft Alarm (Security
Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tire Pressure Monitoring
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . 244
Turn Signal . . . . . . . 65,309,310
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Warning (Instrument Cluster
Description) . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren (LATCH) . . . . . . . . . 58
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . 293
Luggage Rack (Roof Rack) . . . 153
330
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Slippery Surfaces,
Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
SmartBeams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . 249
Sound Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Sound Systems (Radio) . . . . . 187
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . 247,269
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
SpecificationsFuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . 312
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Speed Control (Cruise
Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Automatic Transmission . . . 225
Cold Weather . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . 227
Starting and Operating . . . . . . 225
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . 225
Starting Procedures (Diesel
Engines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Steering Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Wheel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wheel, Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Steering Wheel Audio
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound
System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,307
Storage Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . 220,307
Storing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . 307
Stow `n Go (Fold in Floor)
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . 137
Sunroof Maintenance . . . . . . . 140
Supplemental Restraint System
- Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . 289
System, Navigation
(Uconnect™ gps) . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Telescoping Steering
Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Temperature Control,
Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . 213
Temperature Gauge, Engine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,268
Tether Anchor,
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . 127
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,244 Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . 248
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . 247
General Information . . . . . . 244
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . 245
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . 269,272
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Pressure Monitor System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Pressure Warning Light . . . . 165
Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . 248
Tongue Weight/Trailer
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 281
Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . 241
Traction Control Switch . . . . . 241
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