Improper usc of jumper cables when starling a ve hicl e wit h a dead battery can cause the battery to exp lode, leading to serious sonal injury. To help red uce the risk of battery
explo sion:
All work on the batteri es or the elec trical
sys tem in your veh icle can cause serious acid burns, fire s, or e lec trica l shocks. Always read and heed the followin g WARNINGS and safety
precaution s before working on the batteries or the electrical page 257,
Always wear proper eye protection. Never
lean over the vehicle batteries.
Attach the jumper cables in the correct order:
first the positive cable, then the negative cable.
Never connect the negative cable from the ve hicl e providing starting assistance to parts of th e fuel system or to the brake hoses or brak e
line s.
Never allow no n-i nsu lated parts of the battery clamp s to touch. Never allow the jumper cable attache d to the positive battery terminal to
contact metal parts of the ve hicle.
Do it yourself
hicl e battery. If you cannot sec the color ofthe window clearly, never usc a cigare tte
light er, or other open Use
Avoid electrosta tic dischar ge in the vicinity of the ve hicl e battery . Sparks may cause the
Neve r jump start
A lways follow the instru ction s of the jumper cable manufacturer.
Always make sure that the battery providing
star ting assistance has th e same vo lta ge as the dead battery (12 V) and about the same capacity
(sec battery lab el).
Batterie s give off explos ive hydrogen gas. ways keep fire, sparks , open and smoking
materials away from batteri es.
Never connect the negat ive cab le from the other vehicle directly to the negative terminal of the dead battery. The hydrogen gas from the battery is exp losive.
Neve r short out the battery te rminals by co nn ecting the positi ve(+) and negati ve(-)
terminal s with each other.
Emerg ency lo ck in g and unlockin g
R ea r h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Em er
gen cy sta rtin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jum
per cables ................ .. ..... 355
E
mission contro l sys te m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
Ind icato r light.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
E ng in e
Break-i n
perio d ..................... Noises................ ......... ..... 177
Engin e and ig nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
12-vo lt socke ts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ig niti on sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Preheating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
S ta rtin g en g ine...................... 176
S ta rtin g en g ine
with KESSY.......... . 175
Sto pping the e ngin e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Unauthorized vehi cle key . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E
ngine cl ass ification co de
De terminin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E
ngine co mpartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
C l
eanin g ... 269
C l
osing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6
Eng ine
coolant ...................... 252
Eng ine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
P l
enum chamber .................... 269
P re para
tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
E
ngine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15
I
ndicator l ight. ...... ....... ......... 3 15
En gin e c oo la
nt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
C heck ing
coolant leve l .............. . 255
F
ille r op enin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
G 12 p lu s-p lus
.................. .. 254
Ind icator light ....................... 252 Specifications .. ..................... 254
Temperatu re gauge... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Topping off
249
C hange ............................. 251
C heck ing oil leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Co ns
umptio n .......................
D ips tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fille r openin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9 I
n d i
cato r light. ..........
b raking assistance systems . . . . . . . 194
F
FAQs .................................. 318
capacity
W
indshi e ld was her nuid reservo ir. . . . . 132
Fir e extingui sh er
T ra ile r tow
ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Floor mats............... .............. 18 1
Fo g lig
hts ..... 123
F requently ask ed ques tion s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
F
ront airba g s
321
F u ses .................................. 341
G
Colo r codi ng.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fuse boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
342 Ident ifying blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
P re para ti
ons for replace ment. . . . . . . . . 343
Heplaci ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
G 12
plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
G 12 plus- plus.
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