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Maintenance
WIPER BLADES
Blade inspection
✽
✽NOTICE
Commercial hot waxes applied by auto-
matic car washes have been known to
make the windshield difficult to clean.
Contamination of either the windshield or
the wiper blades with foreign matter can
reduce the effectiveness of the wind-
shield wipers. Common sources of con-
tamination are insects, tree sap, and hot
wax treatments used by some commer-
cial car washes. If the blades are not wip-
ing properly, clean both the window and
the blades with a good cleaner or mild
detergent, and rinse thoroughly with
clean water.Blade replacement
When the wipers no longer clean ade-
quately, the blades may be worn or
cracked, and require replacement.
1JBA5122CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiper
blades, do not use gasoline,kerosene, paint thinner, or othersolvents on or near them.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiperarms or other components, do notattempt to move the wipers manual- ly.
CAUTION
The use of a non-specified wiperblade could result in wiper malfunc- tion and failure.
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Maintenance
32
7
Front windshield wiper blade
Type A
1. Raise the wiper arm and turn the wiper
blade assembly to expose the plastic
locking clip. 2. Compress the clip and slide the blade
assembly downward.
3. Lift it off the arm.
4. Install the blade assembly in the reverse order of removal.
Front windshield wiper blade
Type B
1. Raise the wiper arm.
CAUTION
Do not allow the wiper arm to fallagainst the windshield, since it maychip or crack the windshield.
CAUTION
Do not allow the wiper arm to fallagainst the windshield, since it maychip or crack the windshield.
OLM079200OLM079201OHM078059
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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defeccts
68
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (VIN)
The vehicle identification number (VIN) is
the number used in registering your car
and in all legal matters pertaining to its
ownership, etc.
The number is punched on the floor
under the front passenger’s seat. To
check the number, open the cover.The VIN is also on a plate attached to the
top of the dashboard. The number on the
plate can easily be seen through the
windshield from outside.
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION
LABEL
The vehicle certification label attached
on the driver’s side center pillar contains
the vehicle identification number (VIN).
ORBC080001ORBC080002
VIN label
ORB080003
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Index
Cargo capacity··················\
··················\
·········· ·5-44
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-48
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
· ·4-87
Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·4-9
Certification label ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-46
Certification label ··················\
··················\
·········8-6
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-40
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··········· ·6-18
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
·········7-38
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-26
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
·········3-32
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
··············· ·3-27
Tether anchor system ··················\
················· ·3-30
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
···········4-11
Climate control air filter ··················\
················· ·4-75
Climate control air filter ··················\
················· ·7-28
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-92
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-92
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···········4-36
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
······ ·6-23
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·········7-42
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·7-23
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
·······7-23
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·····7-76
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
·· ·5-28
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··············· ·4-90
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
·········· ·3-51Dashboard illumination,
see instrument panel illumination ··················\
····4-37
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
·······4-36
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
················· ·4-83
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
···········4-85
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
················ ·4-66
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
················· ·4-83
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··············4-92
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
·················8-2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination
·4-37
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
·········4-36
Door locks ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-7
Central door lock switch ··················\
··············· ·4-9
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
········4-11
Drinks holders, see cup holders ··················\
·········4-90
Driver's 3-point seat belt ··················\
················· ·3-16
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
···3-46
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-36
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
················· ·5-37
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
······ ·5-37
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
·· ·5-33
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
· ·4-30
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·······5-21
D
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Tires and wheels··················\
··················\
···········8-3
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·6-32
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-44
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
· ·5-10
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
·······5-7
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··········· ·4-39
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··· ·4-12
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
·1-5
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
··················\
·5-43
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
8-6
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-48
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders ·········1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·····8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-43
Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-44
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··· ·5-46
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
····· ·5-44
Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit ··········5-44
Tire and loading information label ··················\
···5-43
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
····· ·5-44
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
···············5-43
Vehicle stability management ··················\
············5-26
Vehicle weight ··················\
··················\
·········· ·5-48
Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-48Cargo weight
··················\
··················\
········· ·5-48
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
·············5-48
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
···5-48
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
·········5-48
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ·················5-48
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
· ·5-48
Volume/weight ··················\
··················\
············ ·8-3
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·4-44
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··············7-26
Weight/volume ··················\
··················\
············ ·8-3
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·······7-39
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
····· ·7-42
W
indows ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-16
Auto down window ··················\
··················\
· ·4-18
Auto up/down window ··················\
··············· ·4-18
Power window lock button ··················\
···········4-19
Windshield defrosting and defogging ··················\
···4-83
Automatic ventilation ··················\
················ ·4-86
Defogging logic ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-85
Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··········· ·5-39
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-39
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-40
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··············7-31
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
···· ·4-59
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