NOTE:
Intentional tampering with emis-
sions control systems can result in
civil penalties being assessed
against you.WARNING!
A hot exhaust system can start a fire
if you park over materials that can
burn. Such materials might be grass
or leaves coming into contact with
your exhaust system. Do not park or
operate your vehicle in areas where
your exhaust system can contact
anything that can burn.
In unusual situations involving
grossly malfunctioning engine opera-
tion, a scorching odor may indicate
severe and abnormal catalyst over-
heating. If this occurs, the vehicle
should be stopped, the engine shut
OFF and the vehicle allowed to cool.
Thereafter, service, including a
tune-up to manufacturer's specifica-
tions, should be obtained immedi-
ately. To minimize the possibility of catalyst
damage:
Do not shut OFF the engine or in-
terrupt the ignition when the trans-
mission is in gear and the vehicle is
in motion.
Do not try to start the engine by pushing or towing the vehicle.
Do not idle the engine with any spark plug wires disconnected or
removed, such as when diagnostic
testing, or for prolonged periods
during very rough idling or mal-
functioning operating conditions.
MAINTENANCE-FREE
BATTERY
The top of the maintenance-free bat-
tery is permanently sealed. You will
never have to add water, nor is peri-
odic maintenance required.
WARNING!
Battery fluid is a corrosive acid solution and can burn or even
blind you. Do not allow battery
fluid to contact your eyes, skin or
clothing. Do not lean over a bat-
tery when attaching clamps. If
acid splashes in eyes or on skin,
flush the area immediately with
large amounts of water.
Battery gas is flammable and ex-
plosive. Keep flame or sparks
away from the battery. Do not use
a booster battery or any other
booster source with an output
greater than 12 volts. Do not al-
low cable clamps to touch each
other.
Battery posts, terminals and re-
lated accessories contain lead and
lead compounds. Wash hands af-
ter handling.
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CAUTION!
It is essential when replacing thecables on the battery that the
positive cable is attached to the
positive post and the negative
cable is attached to the negative
post. Battery posts are marked
positive (+) and negative (-) and
are identified on the battery case.
Cable clamps should be tight on
the terminal posts and free of cor-
rosion.
If a “fast charger” is used while
the battery is in the vehicle, dis-
connect both vehicle battery
cables before connecting the char-
ger to battery. Do not use a “fast
charger” to provide starting volt-
age.
AIR CONDITIONER
MAINTENANCE
For best possible performance, your
air conditioner should be checked and
serviced by an authorized dealer at
the start of each warm season. This
service should include cleaning of the
condenser fins and a system perfor- mance check. Drive belt tension
should also be checked at this time.
CAUTION!
Do not use chemical flushes in your
air conditioning system as the
chemicals can damage your air con-
ditioning components. Such damage
is not covered by the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.WARNING!
Use only refrigerants and com-
pressor lubricants approved by
the manufacturer for your air con-
ditioning system. Some unap-
proved refrigerants are flammable
and can explode, injuring you.
Other unapproved refrigerants or
lubricants can cause the system to
fail, requiring costly repairs.
The air conditioning system con-
tains refrigerant under high pres-
sure. To avoid risk of personal in-
jury or damage to the system,
adding refrigerant or any repair
requiring lines to be disconnected
should be done by an experienced
repairman. Refrigerant Recovery And
Recycling
R-134a air conditioning refrigerant is
a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) that is
endorsed by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency and is an ozone-saving
product. However, the manufacturer
recommends that air conditioning
service be performed by an autho-
rized dealer, or other authorized ser-
vice facility, using recovery and recy-
cling equipment.
NOTE:
Use only manufacturer-approved
A/C System Sealers, Stop Leak
Products, Seal Conditioners, Com-
pressor Oil, or Refrigerants.
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FUSES/TIPM
Cavity Cartridge Fuse Mini-Fuse Description
M29 — 10 Amp Red Occupant Classification Module
M30 — 15 Amp Blue Rear Wiper Module, Power Folding Mirror, J1962 Diagnostic
Feed
M31 — 20 Amp Yellow Back-Up Lamps
M32 — 10 Amp Red Airbag Module, TT EUROPE
M33 — 10 Amp Red Powertrain Control Module, Transmission Control Module
M34 — 10 Amp Red Park Assist, Heater Climate Control System Module, Head-
lamp Wash, Compass , IR Sensor, Rear Camera, Lamp Door
FT Drv/Pass, Lamp Flashlight, AHLM, Relay Diesel Cabin
Heater, Rad Fan Diesel
M35 — 10 Amp Red Heated Mirrors
M36 — 20 Amp Yellow Power Outlet #3
M37 — 10 Amp Red Antilock Brakes, Stability Control System, Stop Lamp
Switch, Fuel Pump Rly Hi Control
M38 — 25 Amp Natural Door Lock/Unlock Motors, Liftgate Lock/Unlock Motors
The heated mirrors, lower instrument
panel power outlet and removable
floor console, when in the front posi-
tion are fused with self-resetting fuses
that are only serviceable by an autho-
rized dealer. The power seats are
fused by a 30 Amp circuit breaker
located under the driver's seat. The
power windows are fused by a
25 Amp circuit breaker located under
the instrument panel near the steering
column. If you experience temporary or permanent loss of these systems,
see your authorized dealer for service.
VEHICLE STORAGE
If you are leaving your vehicle dor-
mant for more than 21 days, you may
want to take steps to protect your
battery. You may do the following:
Remove the 20 Amp mini-fuse in
the Totally Integrated Power Mod-
ule (TIPM) labeled Ignition-Off
Draw (IOD). Or, disconnect the negative cable
from the battery.
Anytime you store your vehicle, or keep it out of service for two weeks
or more, run the air conditioning
system at idle for about five min-
utes in the fresh air and high blower
setting. This will ensure adequate
system lubrication to minimize the
possibility of compressor damage
when the system is started again.
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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
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