Thousands Of Kilometers20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120
Check and, if necessary, top up fluid levels (brakes,
windshield washer, battery, engine coolant, etc.).
Visually inspect the condition of accessory drive
belt/s.
Check toothed timing drive belt conditions.
Check the handbrake lever stroke and adjust it, if
necessary.
Check exhaust gas emissions.
Check engine management system operation (via
diagnostic socket).
Drain and refill the automatic transmission fluid.
Replace main sump filter and spin-on cooler return
filter (for versions/markets, where provided).
Replace fuel filter (diesel version).
Replace accessory drive belt/s.
Replace toothed timing drive belt (*).
Replace air filter cartridge.
Change engine oil and replace oil filter (**).
Change brake fluid (or every 24 months).
Replace pollen filter.
(*) Regardless of the distance cov-
ered, the timing belt must be changed
every 4 years for particularly de- manding use (cold climates, city driv-
ing, long periods of idling) or at least
every 5 years.
(**) The actual oil and oil filter re-
placement interval depends on the carusage conditions and is indicated by a
warning light or message on the in-
strument panel, or in any case every
12 months.
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Periodic Checks
Every1 000 km or before long jour-
neys, check and, if necessary, restore:
engine coolant;
brake fluid;
windshield washer fluid level;
tire inflation pressure and condi- tion;
operation of lighting system (head- lights, direction indicators, hazard
warning lights, etc.);
operation of windshield washer/ wiper system and positioning/wear
of windshield/rear window wiper
blades.
Every 3 000 km, check and top up, if
required, the engine oil level. Heavy-Duty Use Of The Car
If the car is used mainly under one of
the following conditions:
towing a trailer or caravan;
dusty roads;
short, repeated journeys (less than
7-8 km) at sub-zero outside tem-
peratures;
engine often idling or driving long distances at low speeds or long pe-
riods of idleness.
You should perform the following in-
spections more frequently than shown
on the Scheduled Servicing Plan:
check front disc brake pad condi- tions and wear;
check cleanliness of hood and trunk locks, cleanliness and lubrication of
linkage; visually inspect conditions of: en-
gine, transmission, pipes and hoses
(exhaust - fuel system - brakes) and
rubber elements (boots - sleeves -
bushes - etc.);
check battery charge and battery fluid level (electrolyte);
visually inspect condition of the ac- cessory drive belts;
check and, if necessary, change en- gine oil and replace oil filter;
check and, if necessary, replace pol- len filter;
check and, if necessary, replace air cleaner.
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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
DisposalAntifreeze (Engine
Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Domelight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . 23
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . 236
Through Flowing, Rising, or
Shallow Standing Water . . . 236
Driving to Achieve Maximum
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . 76
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . 141
Electronic Brake Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Brake Assist System . . . . . . 242
Electronic Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . 128
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC) . . . . . . . . 135,172
Emergency, In Case of Hazard Warning Flasher . . . 268
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . 269,272
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 277 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Break-In Recommendations . . 62
Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . 288
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Compartment
Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . 312
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . 33,63
Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Flooded, Starting . . . . . . . . 227
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . 311
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,311,312
Oil Change Interval . . . . . . 288
Oil Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Oil Filter Disposal . . . . . . . 289
Oil Selection . . . . . . . . 288,311
Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 169
Enhanced Accident Response
Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entry System, Illuminated . . . . 18
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . 52
Exhaust Gas Caution . . 33,63,290 Exhaust System . . . . . . . . 63,290
Exterior Folding Mirrors . . . . . . 76
Exterior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fabric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Filler Location Fuel . . . . . . . . 167
Filters
Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Air Conditioning . . . . . 220,293
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . 289,312
Engine Oil Disposal . . . . . . 289
Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Flashers Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . 268
Turn Signal . . . . . . . 65,164,309
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . 227
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fluid Level Checks Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . 300
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,313
Power Steering . . . . . . 238,313
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fluids, Lubricants and
Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fog Light Service . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fog Lights . . . . . . . . 122,164,310
328
Maintenance Free Battery . . . . 291
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . 287
Maintenance Schedule . . . 318,321
Maintenance, Sunroof . . . . . . 140
Malfunction Indicator Light
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Map/Reading Lights . . . . . . . 137
Memory Feature (Memory
Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Memory Seat . . . . . . . . . . 76,116
Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Methanol Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Mini-Trip Computer . . . . 170,179
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . 75
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . 76
Exterior Folding . . . . . . . . . . 76
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Mode
Fuel Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Modifications/Alterations,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Monitor, Tire Pressure
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Multi-Function Control
Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Navigation System
(Uconnect™ gps) . . . . . . 135,187
New Vehicle Break-In Period . . 62
Occupant Restraints . . . . 34,48,50
Occupant Restraints
(Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,48,50
Octane Rating, Gasoline
(Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256,312
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Oil Change Indicator . . . . 164,178
Oil Change Indicator,
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,178
Oil, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 288,312
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Change Interval . . . . . . . . . 288
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289,312
Filter Disposal . . . . . . . . . . 289
Materials Added to . . . . . . . 289
Recommendation . . . . . 288,311
Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Onboard Diagnostic System . . 287 Operator Manual (Owner's
Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . 75
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . 136
Overhead Travel Information
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Overheating, Engine . . . . 169,268
Owner's Manual (Operator
Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Park Sense System, Rear . . . . 130
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Pedals, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . 127
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . 183
Pets, Transporting . . . . . . . . . . 62
Phone, Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Phone, Hands-Free
(Uconnect™) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lift Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical
Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 313
331
Power Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . 313
Pregnant Women and Seat
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Preparation for Jacking . . . . . 272
PretensionersSeat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Programmable Electronic
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Radiator Cap (Coolant
Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . . . 295,297
Radio (Sound Systems) . . . . . 187
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . 208
Radio Remote Controls . . . . . . 207
Rear Air Conditioning . . . 212,218
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear Cross Path . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Rear Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rear Park Sense System . . . . . 130
Rear Window Defroster . . . . . 152
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Reclining Front Seats . . . . . . . 106
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . 52
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . 266
Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . 18 Remote Sound System (Radio)
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Removable Floor Console . . . . 150
Repeater Lights, Side . . . . . . . 309
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . 287
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . 249
Resetting Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,178
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . 53,62
Restraints, Infant . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rocking Vehicle When Stuck . . 279
Roof Rack (Luggage Rack) . . . 153
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . 64
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . 65
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . 33,63
Schedule, Maintenance . . 318,321
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . 303
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . 43
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,64
Adjustable Shoulder Belt . . . . 38
Adjustable Upper Shoulder
Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
And Pregnant Women . . . . . . 44
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . 53,57 Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fold in Floor
(Stow `n Go) . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Stow `n Go (Fold in
Floor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . 16
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . 296,312
Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . 15
Sentry Key Programming . . . . . 16
Sentry Key Replacement . . . . . . 15
Service Engine Soon Light
(Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 166
Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . 183
Shift Lever Override . . . . . . . 280
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Side Repeater Lights . . . . . . . 309
Signals,
Turn . . . 65,122,123,164,309,310
332
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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