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5. Insert the chisel end of the hoist handle,on an angle, through the hole in the rear
floor panel above the bumper and onto
the hoist shaft.
Do not use the chiseled end of the wheel
wrench.
6. Raise the tire part way upward. Make sure the retainer is seated in the wheel
opening.
7. Raise the tire fully against the underside of the vehicle by turning the wheel
wrench clockwise until you hear two
clicks or feel it skip twice. You cannot
overtighten the cable.8. Make sure the tire is stored securely.Push, pull (1), and then try to turn (2) the
tire. If the tire moves, use the wheel
wrench to tighten the cable.
Two clicks mean the tire is up all
the way.
Repeat this tightness check procedure
when checking the spare tire pressure
according to the scheduled maintenance
information or any time the spare tire is
handled due to service of other
components.
Correctly Stored
Incorrectly Stored
9. Return the jacking equipment to the proper location. Secure the items and
replace the jack cover.
Full-Size Spare Tire
If this vehicle came with a full-size spare
tire, it was fully inflated when new,
however, it can lose air over time. Check the
inflation pressure regularly. See Tire Pressure
0 217 and
Vehicle Load Limits 0132. For instructions on
how to remove, install, or store a spare tire,
see Tire Changing 0229. 

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After installing the spare tire on the vehicle,
stop as soon as possible and check that the
spare is correctly inflated. The spare tire is
made to perform well at speeds up to
112 km/h (70 mph) at the recommended
inflation pressure, so you can finish
your trip.
Have the damaged or flat road tire repaired
or replaced back onto the vehicle, as soon as
possible, so the spare tire will be available
in case it is needed again.
Do not mix tires and wheels of different
sizes, because they will not fit. Keep the
spare tire and its wheel together.
If this vehicle has a spare tire that does not
match the original road tires and wheels in
size and type, do not include the spare in
the tire rotation.
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America
For more information about the vehicle
battery, seeBattery - North America 0199.
If the vehicle battery has run down, you
may want to use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your vehicle. Be sure
to use the following steps to do it safely.
{Warning
WARNING: Battery posts, terminals, and
related accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Batteries also contain other chemicals
known to the State of California to cause
cancer. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
For more information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle.
See California Proposition 65 Warning 0178
and the back cover.
{Warning
Batteries can hurt you. They can be
dangerous because:
.They contain acid that can burn you.
.They contain gas that can explode or
ignite.
.They contain enough electricity to
burn you.
If you do not follow these steps exactly,
some or all of these things can hurt you.
Caution
Ignoring these steps could result in costly
damage to the vehicle that would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. Trying
to start the vehicle by pushing or pulling
it will not work, and it could damage the
vehicle.
1. Check the other vehicle. It must have a 12-volt battery with a negative ground
system.
Caution
If the other vehicle does not have a
12-volt system with a negative ground,
both vehicles can be damaged. Only use
a vehicle that has a 12-volt system with a
negative ground for jump starting.
2. Get the vehicles close enough so the jumper cables can reach, but be sure the
vehicles are not touching each other.
If they are, it could cause a ground
connection you do not want. You would
not be able to start your vehicle, and the
bad grounding could damage the
electrical systems. 

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Engine (cont'd)Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 95
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 186, 189
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . .154
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 160 Fuel (cont'd)
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 206
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
G
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 70
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 

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Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Storage Areas
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Switches Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 276
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
T
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 225
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 226 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . 223
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Traction
Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrakLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . 117
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 

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TransmissionAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 189
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 270
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . 274
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201