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Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING - Driver’s seat
Never attempt to adjust theseat while the vehicle is mov-
ing. This could result in loss
of control of your vehicle.
Do not allow anything to inter- fere with the normal position
of the seatback and seatback
adjustment.
Sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel while
still maintaining comfortable
control of your vehicle. A dis-
tance of at least 10" from your
chest to the steering wheel is
recommended. Failure to do
so can result in airbag infla-
tion injuries to the driver.
WARNING - Uprightingseat
Do not press the release lever
on a manual seatback without
holding and controlling the
seatback. The seatback will
spring upright possibly impact-
ing you or other passengers.
WARNING- Loose objects
Do not place anything in the dri-
ver's foot well or under the front
seats. Loose objects in the dri-
ver's foot area could interfere with
the operation of the foot pedals.
WARNING - Seat cushion
Occupants should never sit on
aftermarket seat cushions or sit-
ting cushions. The passenger's
hips may slide under the lap por-
tion of the seat belt during an
accident or a sudden stop.
WARNING- Driver
responsibility for passen-
gers
The driver must advise the pas-
senger to keep the seatback in
an upright position whenever
the vehicle is in motion. If a seat
is reclined during an accident,
the occupant's hips may slide
under the lap portion of the seat
belt, applying great force to the
unprotected abdomen.
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Front seat adjustment
Forward and backward
To move the seat forward or back-
ward:
1. Pull the seat slide adjustmentlever up and hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seat is locked in place.
Adjust the seat before driving, and
make sure the seat is locked secure-
ly by trying to move forward and
backward without using the lever. If
the seat moves, it is not locked prop-
erly.
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WARNING- Seat adjustment
Do not adjust the seat while
wearing seat belts. Moving the
seat forward will cause strong
pressure on the abdomen.
Do not place your hand near the seat bottom or seat track
while adjusting the seat. Your
hand could get caught in the
seat mechanism.
WARNING- SmallObjects
Use extreme caution when pick-
ing small objects trapped under
the seats or between the seat
and the center console. Your
hands might be cut or injured
by the sharp edges of the seats
mechanism.
WARNING- Unexpected
seat movement
After adjusting a manual seat,
always check that it is locked by
shifting your weight to the front
and back. Sudden or unexpect-
ed movement of the driver's
seat could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle.
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Also, adjust the headrest as close to
your head as possible.
For this reason, the use of a cushion
that holds the body away from the
seatback is not recommended.Forward and backward adjustment
The headrest may be adjusted for-
ward to 4 different positions by
pulling the headrest forward to the
desired detent. To adjust the head-
rest to it’s furthest backwards posi-
tion, pull it fully forward to the farthest
position and release it. Adjust the
headrest so that it properly supports
the head and neck.Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (1). To lower the
headrest, push and hold the release
button (2) on the headrest support
and lower the headrest to the desired
position (3).
WARNING - Headrest
removal/adjustment
Do not operate the vehicle
with the headrests removed.
Headrests can provide critical
neck and head support in a
crash.
Do not adjust the headrest height while the vehicle is in
motion. Driver may lose con-
trol of the vehicle.
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Index
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Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
·················4-11\
9
Driver's 3-point seat belt ··················\
··················\
············3-15
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
··········3-42
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-49
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-50
Driving in the rain··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-50
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-46
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-40
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
·············5-27
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-5Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-5
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-7
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-3
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-98 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-98
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·······7-98
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-99
Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-2
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··2-6
Engine compartment panel fuse ··················\
··················\
7-68
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-36
Engine coolcant temperature gauge··················\
·············4-47
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········8-10
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-35\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-8
Engine START/STOP button ··················\
··················\
·······5-7
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-4
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
··········7-98
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-99\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-32
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-91
Exterior overview I ··················\
··················\
··················\
····2-2
Exterior overview II ··················\
··················\
··················\
···2-3
Flat tire (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
············6-14
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-14
Changing tires··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-15
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-20
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-15\
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-23
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-12\
3
Fluid Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
········7-40
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-39
Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-40
Folding the outside rearviwe mirror ··················\
············4-45
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-10
Front passenger and rear seat belt ··················\
···············3-17
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
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Index
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Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-8Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-30
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-9
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-14
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-13 3 Point rear center belt ··················\
··················\
············3-15
Hight adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-16
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·············3-18
Seat belt - Driver's 3-point system ··················\
············3-15
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-14
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ··················\
·3-17
Seat Warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-8
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-9
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-57
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2 Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
················3-10
Front seat adjustment·············\
··················\
··················\
····3-4
Headrest(front) ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-5
Headrest(rear) ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-9
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-9
Warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-8
Shift Lock ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-20
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
················4-121 Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-45
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-6
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-49
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-52
Spare tire
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-20
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-55
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-15\
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-48 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-49
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
··········5-50
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-50
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
··5-48
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-51
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
·················5-48\
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-49
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-47
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-18
SRS components and functions ··················\
··················\
·3-34
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-4
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-40 Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
············4-40
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-42
Tilt & Telescoping steering ··················\
··················\
·····4-41
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-126
Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit ··················\
5-57
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