Driving your vehicle
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Certification label
The certification label is located on
the driver's door sill at the center pil-
lar.
This label shows the maximum
allowable weight of the fully loaded
vehicle. This is called the GVWR
(Gross Vehicle Weight Rating). The
GVWR includes the weight of the
vehicle, all occupants, fuel and
cargo.
This label also tells you the maxi-
mum weight that can be supported
by the front and rear axles, called
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
To find out the actual loads on your
front and rear axles, you need to go
to a weigh station and weigh your
vehicle. Your dealer can help you with
this. Be sure to spread out your load
equally on both sides of the center-
line. The label will help you decide how
much cargo and installed equipment
your vehicle can carry.
If you carry items inside your vehicle
- like suitcases, tools, packages, or
anything else - they are moving as
fast as the vehicle. If you have to stop
or turn quickly, or if there is a crash,
the items will keep going and can
cause an injury if they strike the driv-
er or a passenger.
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NOTICE
Overloading your vehicle may cause
damage. Repairs would not be cov-
ered by your warranty. Do not over-
load your vehicle.
WARNING -Over loading
Do not overload your vehicle.
Overloading your vehicle can
cause heat buildup in your vehi-
cle's tires and possible tire fail-
ure, increased stopping dis-
tances and poor vehicle han-
dling all of which may result in a
crash.WARNING -Over loading
Never exceed the GVWR for
your vehicle, the GAWR for
either the front or rear axle and
vehicle capacity weight.
Exceeding these ratings can
affect your vehicle’s handling
and braking ability.
WARNING - Loose cargo
Do not travel with unsecured
blunt objects in the passenger
compartment of your vehicle
(e.g. suit cases or unsecured
child seats). These items may
strike occupant during a sud-
den stop or crash.
Index
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Active ECO system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Limitation of Active ECO operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
When Active ECO is activated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . 3-39 Adding equipment to or modifying yourair bag-equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Additional safety precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Do not Installing a child restraint on a front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
How does the air bag system operate . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag . . 3-57
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
SRS care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62\
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102 Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Audio remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Aux and USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Speaker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-115
Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-53 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
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