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Safety features of your vehicle
Additional safety precautions
Never let passengers ride in the
cargo area or on top of a folded-
down back seat. All occupants
should sit upright, fully back in their
seats with their seat belts on and
their feet on the floor.
Passengers should not move
out of or change seats while the
vehicle is moving. A passenger
who is not wearing a seat belt dur-
ing a crash or emergency stop can
be thrown against the inside of the
vehicle, against other occupants,
or out of the vehicle.
Each seat belt is designed to
restrain one occupant. If more
than one person uses the same
seat belt, they could be seriously
injured or killed in a collision.
Do not use any accessories on
seat belts. Devices claiming to
improve occupant comfort or repo-
sition the seat belt can reduce the
protection provided by the seat belt
and increase the chance of serious
injury in a crash.
Passengers should not place
hard or sharp objects between
themselves and the air bags.
Carrying hard or sharp objects on
your lap or in your mouth can result
in injuries if an air bag inflates.
Keep occupants away from the
air bag covers. All occupants
should sit upright, fully back in their
seats with their seat belts on and
their feet on the floor. If occupants
are too close to the air bag covers,
they could be injured if the air bags
inflate.
Do not attach or place objects
on or near the air bag covers.
Any object attached to or placed
on the front or side air bag covers
could interfere with the proper
operation of the air bags.
Do not modify the front seats.
Modification of the front seats
could interfere with the operation of
the supplemental restraint system
sensing components or side air
bags.
Do not place items under the
front seats. Placing items under
the front seats could interfere with
the operation of the supplemental
restraint system sensing compo-
nents and wiring harnesses.
Never hold an infant or child on
your lap. The infant or child could
be seriously injured or killed in the
event of a crash. All infants and chil-
dren should be properly restrained
in appropriate child safety seats or
seat belts in the rear seat.
Driving your vehicle
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WARNING
Overloading your vehicle can
cause heat buildup in your
vehicle's tires and possible
tire failure that could lead to a
crash.
Overloading your vehicle can cause increased stopping dis-
tances that could lead to a
crash.
A crash resulting from poor handling, vehicle damage, tire
failure, or increased stopping
distances could result in seri-
ous injury or death.
WARNING - Loose cargo
Items you carry inside your
vehicle can strike and injure
occupants in a sudden stop or
turn, or in a crash.
Put items in the cargo area of your vehicle. Try to spread the
weight evenly.
Never stack items, like suit- cases, inside the vehicle
above the tops of the seats.
Do not leave an unsecured child restraint in your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the vehicle, secure it.CAUTION
Overloading your vehicle may
cause damage. Repairs wouldnot be covered by your warran-ty. Do not overload your vehicle.
Using heavier suspension com- ponents to get added durabilitymight not change your weightratings. Ask your dealer to helpyou load your vehicle the rightway.
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Index
Brake system··················\
··················\
············ ·5-25
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
·······5-29
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
··5-31
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
·········5-27
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-25
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
····· ·7-28
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
······· ·7-67
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
···············8-2
California perchlorate notice ··················\
·············7-86
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
···8-4
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-76
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-82
Tire care ··················\
··················\
·············· ·7-41
Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
·········· ·5-53
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-57
Center console storage ··················\
················· ·4-120
Central door lock switch ··················\
················· ·4-18
Certification label ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-55
Certification label ··················\
··················\
·········8-6
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-49
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··········· ·6-13
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
·········7-43 Child restraint system
··················\
··················\
·· ·3-27
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
·········3-34
Passerger's seat ··················\
··················\
······ ·3-38
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
··············· ·3-30
Tether anchor system ··················\
················· ·3-32
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-121
Climate control air filter ··················\
···········4-100, 112
Climate control air filter replacement ··················\
···7-33
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-124
Collision sensors ··················\
··················\
·········3-55
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···········4-45
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·········7-46
Compass ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-37
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
··· ·8-8
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·7-25
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
·······7-25
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·····7-83
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
·· ·5-37
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··············4-120
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
·········· ·3-54
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination· ·4-46
Dashboard, see instrument cluster··················\
·······4-45
Daytime running light (DRL) ··················\
············4-83
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
················ ·4-114
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Mirrors··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·4-35
Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
············4-35
"Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with HomeLink system and compass" ··················\
··4-35
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
·4-44
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
················ ·4-35
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
···············4-43
Remote control ··················\
··················\
······ ·4-44
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
·················7-58
Multi gauge ··················\
··················\
·············· ·4-71
Occupant classification system ··················\
··········3-43
Odometer ··················\
··················\
·················4-49
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··············7-23
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
················· ·4-43
Outside rearview mirror remote control ··················4-44
Outside thermometer ··················\
··················\
· ·4-125
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
·······7-6
Parking assist system ··················\
··················\
··· ·4-77
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-27
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
············ ·7-31Passerger's seat for Child restraint system
···············3-38
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-25
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-124
Power steering ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-33
Power steering fluid ··················\
··················\
···· ·7-29
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-20
Push starting ··················\
··················\
·············· ·6-5
Rear parking assist system ··················\
···············4-74
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
················· ·3-13
Rear seat entry ··················\
··················\
·········· ·3-12
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-41
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················8-5
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
·········· ·8-7
Remote control (Mirror) ··················\
················· ·4-44
Remote key battery replacement ··················\
········4-13
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
····
4-11
Remote key battery replacement ··················\
·····4-13
Removable towing hook ··················\
················· ·6-22
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
·7-67
Reportin safety defects ··················\
··················\
·· ·8-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-43
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