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operating, these lamps turn off. Move the
exterior lamp control to
Por;to
disable this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|: Press to make the front and rear turn
signal lamps flash on and off. This warns
others that you are having trouble. Press
again to turn the flashers off.
Turn and Lane-Change Signals
Move the lever all the way up or down to
signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster will
flash in the direction of the turn or lane
change.
Raise or lower the lever until the arrow
starts to flash to signal a lane change. The
turn signal flashes three times.
The lever returns to its starting position
when it is released.
If after signaling a turn or lane change the
arrow flashes rapidly or does not come on, a
signal bulb may be burned out. Replace any
burned out bulbs. If a bulb is not burned
out, check the fuse. See Fuses and Circuit
Breakers 0193.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control
The brightness of the instrument cluster
display, infotainment display and controls,
steering wheel controls, and all other
illuminated controls, as well as feature
status indicators can be adjusted.
The knob for this feature is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
column.
Push the knob in all the way until it extends
out and then turn the knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim the
lights.
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Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 167
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . 168
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . 170
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . 191
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . 194
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 198
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . 203
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . 206 Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 207
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . 210
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . 212
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 214
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . 221
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
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Halogen Bulbs
{Warning
Halogen bulbs have pressurized gas inside
and can burst if you drop or scratch the
bulb. You or others could be injured. Be
sure to read and follow the instructions
on the bulb package.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps. For
replacement of any LED lighting assembly,
contact your dealer.
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps
Base Level Headlamp Assembly
The base model vehicle has halogen
high-beam and low-beam headlamps, a
parking lamp, an LED sidemarker lamp, and
turn signal lamps on the headlamp
assembly.
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
1. Turn Signal Lamp
2. High-Beam Headlamp
3. Low-Beam Headlamp/Parking Lamp
High-Beam Headlamp/Low-Beam
Headlamp
1. Open the hood. SeeHood0168.
For the driver side, remove the
windshield washer bottle filter neck by
firmly pulling it straight out.
2. Remove the headlamp bulb access cover.
3. Turn the bulb counterclockwise and pull straight back.
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4. Disconnect the wiring harness connectorfrom the bulb.
5. Install the new bulb in the headlamp assembly by turning clockwise.
6. Reconnect the wiring harness connector.
7. Install the headlamp bulb access cover.
For the driver side, reinstall the
windshield washer bottle filter neck by
firmly pushing it straight into the bottle.
Ensure that the filter neck clip engages
into the underhood electrical center
retainer.
Parking Lamp
1. Open the hood. See Hood0168.
2. Remove the headlamp bulb access cover.
3. Remove the bulb from the bulb socket by pulling it straight out.
4. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
5. Install the bulb socket into the headlamp assembly by turning clockwise.
6. Install the headlamp bulb access cover.
Turn Signal Lamp
1. Open the hood. See Hood0168.
2. Remove the turn signal lamp bulb socket
from the headlamp assembly by turning
counterclockwise.
3. Remove the bulb from the bulb socket by pulling it straight out.
4. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
5. Install the bulb socket into the headlamp assembly by turning clockwise.
Uplevel Headlamp Assembly
The uplevel model vehicle has halogen
high-beam and low-beam headlamps, an LED
DRL, a parking lamp, an LED sidemarker
lamp, and turn signal lamps on the
headlamp assembly.
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1. Turn Signal Lamp
2. High-Beam Headlamp/Low-BeamHeadlamp
High-Beam Headlamp/Low-Beam
Headlamp
1. Open the hood. See Hood0168.
2. Remove the headlamp bulb access cover.
3. Turn the bulb counterclockwise and pull
straight back.
4. Disconnect the wiring harness connectorfrom the bulb.
5. Install the new bulb in the headlamp assembly by turning clockwise.
6. Reconnect the wiring harness connector.
7. Install the headlamp bulb access cover.
Turn Signal Lamp
1. Open the hood. See Hood0168.
2. Remove the turn signal lamp bulb socket
from the headlamp assembly by turning
counterclockwise.
3. Remove the bulb from the bulb socket by pulling it straight out.
4. Install the new bulb in the bulb socket.
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5. Install the bulb socket into the headlampassembly by turning clockwise.
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps
Base Level Taillamp Assembly
The base model vehicle has a halogen
taillamp/stoplamp, a stoplamp, a turn signal
lamp, a back-up lamp, and a sidemarker
lamp on the taillamp assembly.
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
1. Taillamp/Stoplamp
2. Back-Up Lamp 3. Turn Signal Lamp
4. Taillamp
5. Sidemarker Lamp
Passenger Side Shown, Driver Side Similar
1. Remove and retain both screws attaching the taillamp assembly to the
vehicle body.
2. Pull the taillamp assembly straight back to detach it from the vehicle body. Take
care that the cable duct remains in place.
3. Remove the bulb socket from the taillamp assembly.
4. Remove the old bulb from the bulb socket by pulling it straight out.
5. Insert a new bulb into the bulb socket. 6. Install the bulb socket into the taillamp
asembly.
7. Install the taillamp assembly to the vehicle body with the two screws.
Uplevel Taillamp Assembly
The uplevel vehicle has a halogen stoplamp,
an LED taillamp, a sidemarker lamp, a turn
signal lamp, and a back-up lamp on the
taillamp assembly.
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
1. Sidemarker Lamp
2. Stoplamp
3. Back-Up Lamp
4. Turn Signal Lamp
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Automatic (cont'd)Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Shift Lock Control Function Check . . . . . . 184
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . 109
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 101
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 221
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, andParking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . 191
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
California
Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 167
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167, 183, 221, Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Cargo
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 84
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 70
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 97
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 39
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 139
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Indicator
Owner Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 56
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 102
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 12
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 8
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 101
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82