General information Explanation of
technical data
Som e of t he technical data listed in this man
ual require further explanation.
The technical data for your vehicle are listed in
the charts starting on
Q page 225. This chap
t e r p rovides general informa tion, notes and
r estr ictions wh ich app ly to these data .
Vehicle identification
The key data are given on the vehicle identifi
cat io n number
(V IN) pla te and the vehicle da
ta sticker.
Fig. 1 68 Vehicle I dent ificat ion Num ber {VlN) p la te: lo
cation o n driver's side dash pa nel
Fi g. 1 69 The ve hicle identificat ion label -in the foot
well on the passenger's side
The Vehicle Identification Number (VlN)
is located on the d river's side so tha t it is v is i
b le from the outsi de throug h the windshield -
see
c!) fig. 168. You can also disp lay the Vehi
cle Ident ificat ion Number of your vehicle in
the Driver Information display
Q page 22.
General inform ation 223
The vehicle identification label
is lo cated wi th the fuses in t he footwe ll on the
passenger 's side
Q page 221 .
The label c!) fig. 169 shows th e fo llow ing vehi
cl e data :
(D Product ion cont ro l No .
@ Vehicle identific ation No.
@ Type code number
© Type designat ion/engine o utput in K ilo-
wat ts
® Engine and transm ission code letter
® Pa int No./lnterior
0 Option al eq uipment No.'s
Vehicle data 2 to 7 are a lso fo und in your War
ranty
& Mai nte nance bookle t.
The safety compliance sticker is your assurance that your new vehicle com
plies with a ll applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standa rds which were in effect at the
time the ve hicle was manufactur ed . You can
find this sticke r o n the left doo r jamb.
It
sh ows the month an d ye ar of pro duction and
t he ve hicl e ident ifi cat io n number of yo ur vehi
cle (perfora tion) as well as the G ross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVW R) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) .
The high voltage warning label i s lo cated on the lock ca rrie r.
The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
T he Gro ss Vehicle Weigh t Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle We igh t Rati ng (GAWR) for
fron t and rear are lis ted on a sticker on the
l eft door jamb .
T he Gro ss Vehicle Weigh t Rat ing incl udes the
weight o f the bas ic ve hicle plus f ull fuel t ank,
oi l and coo lant, plus maximum load, which in
cludes passenger we ight (150 lbs./68 kg per ..,.
