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Lighting 147
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the turn signal lever all the
way up or down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed. If the lever is
briefly pressed and released, the
turn signal flashes three times.
The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released.If after signaling a turn or lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Have any burned out bulbs
replaced. If a bulb is not burned out,
check the fuse. See
Fuses and
Circuit Breakers 0258.
Turn Signal On Chime
If either one of the turn signals is left
on and the vehicle has been driven
more than 1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime
will sound.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The instrument panel brightness
knob is located on the instrument
panel to the left of the steering
column.
D(Instrument Panel
Brightness) : Push the knob in all
the way until it extends out and then
turn the knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim
the lights. Push the knob back in
when finished.
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Driving and Operating 227
Making TurnsCaution
Making very sharp turns while
trailering could cause the trailer to
come in contact with the vehicle.
The vehicle could be damaged.
Avoid making very sharp turns
while trailering.
When turning with a trailer, make
wider turns than normal so the
trailer will not strike soft shoulders,
curbs, road signs, trees or other
objects. Use the turn signal well in
advance and avoid jerky or sudden
maneuvers.
Turn Signals When Towing a
Trailer
The turn signal indicators on the
instrument cluster flash whenever
signaling a turn or lane change.
Properly hooked up, the trailer
lamps also flash, telling other
drivers the vehicle is turning,
changing lanes or stopping. When towing a trailer, the arrows on
the instrument cluster flash for turns
even if the bulbs on the trailer are
burned out. Check occasionally to
be sure the trailer bulbs are still
working.
Driving on Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower
gear before starting down a long or
steep downgrade. If the
transmission is not shifted down, the
brakes might have to be used so
much that they would get hot and no
longer work well.
The vehicle can tow in D (Drive).
Use a lower gear if the transmission
shifts too often.
The Tow/Haul Mode may be used if
the transmission shifts too often.
See
Tow/Haul Mode 0206.
When towing at high altitude on
steep uphill grades, engine coolant
boils at a lower temperature than at
normal altitudes. If the engine is
turned off immediately after towing
at high altitude on steep uphill
grades, the vehicle could show
signs similar to engine overheating. To avoid this, let the engine run
while parked, preferably on level
ground, with the transmission in
P (Park) for a few minutes before
turning the engine off. If the
overheat warning comes on, see
Engine Overheating
0247.Parking on Hills
{Warning
Parking the vehicle on a hill with
the trailer attached can be
dangerous. If something goes
wrong, the rig could start to move.
People can be injured, and both
the vehicle and the trailer can be
damaged. When possible, always
park the rig on a flat surface.
If parking the rig on a hill: 1. Press the brake pedal, but do not shift into P (Park) yet. Turn
the wheels into the curb if
facing downhill or into traffic if
facing uphill.
2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels.
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Vehicle Care 233
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 234
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . 234
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 241
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 242
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 247
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . 249
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Battery - North America . . . . . . 252
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 253
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 254
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 255
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 256
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Electrical System Overload . . . 257
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 258 Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 266
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 282
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Taillamps, Turn Signal,
and Stoplamps
To replace one of these bulbs:1. Open the liftgate. See Liftgate
0 33.
2. Using a small flat bladed tool, remove the screw covers by
prying them from the bottom.
3. Remove the two hex screws holding the taillamp assembly
in place.
4. Pull out the taillamp assembly. 5. Turn the bulb socket
counterclockwise and pull it
straight out to remove it.
6. Replace the bulb.
7. Reverse Steps 3–5 to reinstall the taillamp assembly.
When reinstalling the taillamp
assembly, the pin on the
taillamp assembly must line up
and be inserted correctly into
the opening.
8. Replace the screw covers.
License Plate Lamp
To replace one of these bulbs: 1. Remove the two push pins holding each of the license
plate lamps to the liftgate trim
by unscrewing them.
2. Turn and pull the license plate
lamp forward through the
liftgate trim opening.
3. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise and pull the
bulb straight out of the socket.
4. Install the new bulb.
5. Reverse Steps 1–3 to reinstall the license plate lamp.
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Replacement Bulbs
Exterior LampBulb
Number
License Plate Lamp 194LL
Rear Turn Signal
and Taillamps 7443
(W21/5W)
For replacement bulbs not listed
here, contact your dealer.
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring
{Warning
Exposure to high voltage can
cause shock, burns, and even
death. The high voltage
components in the vehicle can
only be serviced by technicians
with special training.
High voltage components are
identified by labels. Do not
remove, open, take apart,
or modify these components.
High voltage cable or wiring has
orange covering or labels. Do not
probe, tamper with, cut, or modify
high voltage cable or wiring.
Electrical System
Overload
The vehicle has fuses and circuit
breakers to protect against an
electrical system overload. When the current electrical load is
too heavy, the circuit breaker opens
and closes, protecting the circuit
until the current load returns to
normal or the problem is fixed. This
greatly reduces the chance of circuit
overload and fire caused by
electrical problems.
Fuses and circuit breakers protect
power devices in the vehicle.
Replace a bad fuse with a new one
of the identical size and rating.
If there is a problem on the road and
a fuse needs to be replaced, the
same amperage fuse can be
borrowed. Choose some feature of
the vehicle that is not needed to use
and replace it as soon as possible.
Headlamp Wiring
An electrical overload may cause
the lamps to go on and off, or in
some cases to remain off. Have the
headlamp wiring checked right away
if the lamps go on and off or
remain off.
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350 Index
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 152
Audio Players CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
B
BatteryLoad Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Battery - North America . . . . 252, 293
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 254
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .115
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 256
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and
Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .234, 252, 293 Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 96
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 113
Check Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 253
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 77
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 91