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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .................... 196 Occupant Restraint Systems Features ........ 196
Important Safety Precautions....................... 197
Seat Belt Systems ........................................ 197
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) ...... 203
Child Restraints ........................................... 216
SAFETY TIPS ......................................................... 231
Transporting Passengers .............................. 231Transporting Pets ....................................... 232
Connected Vehicles....................................... 232
Safety Checks You Should Make
Inside The Vehicle ........................................ 232
Periodic Safety Checks You Should
Make Outside The Vehicle ............................ 233
Exhaust Gas ................................................... 234Carbon Monoxide Warnings ......................... 234
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS ......................... 235
SOS AND ASSIST MIRROR — IF EQUIPPED...... 235
JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING.......................... 239 Preparations For Jacking .............................. 239Jack Location ................................................. 240
Spare Tire Stowage ....................................... 240
Spare Tire Removal ....................................... 241
Jacking Instructions ...................................... 242 JUMP STARTING ................................................. 246
Preparations For Jump Start ........................ 246
Jump Starting Procedure .............................. 247
REFUELING IN EMERGENCY –
IF EQUIPPED ........................................................ 248
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS ........................... 249
MANUAL PARK RELEASE ................................... 250
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE .............................. 252
TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE ........................ 253
Rear Wheel Drive Models ............................. 254
All Wheel Drive Models ................................. 254
ENHANCED ACCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM
(EARS) .................................................................. 254
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) ........................ 254
SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULED SERVICING..................................... 255
Maintenance Plan ......................................... 256
ENGINE COMPARTMENT .................................... 259
3.6L Engine ................................................... 259
5.7L Engine ................................................... 260
Checking Oil Level ......................................... 261
Adding Washer Fluid .................................... 261
Maintenance-Free Battery ........................... 261Pressure Washing ......................................... 262 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ..................................... 262
Engine Oil ...................................................... 262
Engine Oil Filter ............................................ 263
Engine Air Cleaner Filter ............................... 263
Air Conditioner Maintenance ....................... 264
Accessory Drive Belt Inspection ................... 267Body Lubrication .......................................... 267Windshield Wiper Blades ............................. 268Exhaust System ............................................ 271
Cooling System.............................................. 272
Brake System ............................................... 274Automatic Transmission ............................... 275
Front/Rear Axle Fluid ................................... 276
Transfer Case ............................................... 276Fuses.............................................................. 277
Bulb Replacement ...................................... 284
TIRES ..................................................................... 286
Tire Safety Information ................................. 286
Tires — General Information ......................... 293
Tire Types....................................................... 296Spare Tires — If Equipped ............................ 297
Wheel And Wheel Trim Care ........................ 299Snow Traction Devices ................................ 300Tire Rotation Recommendations ................ 302
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94GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
Service Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
Light — If Equipped
This warning light will illuminate to
indicate a fault in the Forward Collision
Warning System. Contact an authorized
dealer for service Úpage 191.
Service Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Warning Light — If Equipped
This light will turn on when the ACC is not
operating and needs service
Úpage 118.
Service AWD Warning Light — If Equipped
This telltale will turn on to indicate the All
Wheel Drive (AWD) system is not
functioning properly and that service is
required. Contact an authorized dealer.
Service Stop/Start System Warning Light —
If Equipped
This warning light will illuminate when the
Stop/Start system is not functioning
properly and service is required. Contact
an authorized dealer for service.
Cruise Control Fault Warning Light —
If Equipped
This warning light will illuminate to
indicate the Cruise Control System is not
functioning properly and service is
required. Contact an authorized dealer.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Warning Light
The warning light switches on and a
message is displayed to indicate that the
tire pressure is lower than the
recommended value and/or that slow
pressure loss is occurring. In these cases, optimal
tire duration and fuel consumption may not be
guaranteed.
Should one or more tires be in the condition
mentioned above, the display will show the
indications corresponding to each tire. Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should
be checked monthly when cold and inflated to the
inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire
inflation pressure label. If your vehicle has tires of
a different size than the size indicated on the
vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you
should determine the proper tire inflation pressure
for those tires.
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been
equipped with a TPMS that illuminates a low tire
pressure telltale when one or more of your tires is
significantly underinflated. Accordingly, when the
low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should
stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and
inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a
significantly underinflated tire causes the tire to
overheat and can lead to tire failure. Underinflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and
may affect the vehicle’s handling and stopping
ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver’s
responsibility to maintain correct tire pressure,
even if underinflation has not reached the level to
trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure
telltale.
CAUTION!
Do not continue driving with one or more flat
tires as handling may be compromised. Stop the
vehicle, avoiding sharp braking and steering. If a
tire puncture occurs, repair immediately using
the dedicated tire repair kit and contact an
authorized dealer as soon as possible.
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NOTE:There is no TPMS sensor in the spare tire. The
TPMS will not be able to monitor the tire pressure.
If you install the spare tire in place of a road tire
that has a pressure below the low-pressure
warning limit, upon the next ignition switch cycle,
the TPMS Warning Light will remain on, a chime will
sound, and the instrument cluster display will still
display a pressure value in the different color
graphic display and an “Inflate to XX” message will
be displayed. After driving the vehicle for up to
20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h), the TPMS
Warning Light will flash on and off for 75 seconds
and then remain on solid. In addition, the
instrument cluster display will display a “SERVICE
TPM SYSTEM" message for five seconds and then
display dashes (--) in place of the pressure value.
For each subsequent ignition switch cycle, a chime
will sound, the TPMS Warning Light will flash on
and off for 75 seconds and then remain on solid,
and the instrument cluster display will display a
"SERVICE TPM SYSTEM" message for five seconds
and then display dashes (--) in place of the
pressure value. Once you repair or replace the
original road tire, and reinstall it on the vehicle in
place of the spare tire, the TPMS will update auto -
matically. In addition, the TPMS Warning Light will turn off
and the graphic in the instrument cluster display
will display a new pressure value instead of
dashes (--), as long as no tire pressure is below the
low-pressure warning limit in any of the four active
road tires. The vehicle may need to be driven for up
to 20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h) in order
for the TPMS to receive this information.
TPMS Deactivation — If Equipped
The TPMS can be deactivated if replacing all four
wheel and tire assemblies (road tires) with wheel
and tire assemblies that do not have TPMS
sensors, such as when installing winter wheel and
tire assemblies on your vehicle.
To deactivate the TPMS, first, replace all four wheel
and tire assemblies (road tires) with tires not
equipped with TPMS sensors. Then, drive the
vehicle for 20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h).
The TPMS will chime, the TPMS Warning Light will
flash on and off for 75 seconds and then remain
on. The instrument cluster will display the
“SERVICE TPM SYSTEM” message and then
display dashes (--) in place of the pressure values.
Beginning with the next ignition cycle, the TPMS
will no longer chime or display the “SERVICE TPM
SYSTEM” message in the instrument cluster but
dashes (--) will remain in place of the pressure
values.To reactivate the TPMS, replace all four wheel and
tire assemblies (road tires) with tires equipped with
TPMS sensors. Then, drive the vehicle for up to
20 minutes above 15 mph (24 km/h). The TPMS
will chime, the TPMS Warning Light will flash on
and off for 75 seconds and then turn off. The
instrument cluster will display the “SERVICE TPM
SYSTEM” message and then display pressure
values in place of the dashes. On the next ignition
cycle the "SERVICE TPM SYSTEM" message will no
longer be displayed as long as no system fault
exists.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Some of the most important safety features in your
vehicle are the restraint systems:
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
F
EATURES
Seat Belt Systems
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Air Bags
Child Restraints
Some of the safety features described in this
section may be standard equipment on some
models, or may be optional equipment on others.
If you are not sure, ask an authorized dealer.
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5. Pull the metal stamping toward you to release
it from the plastic plate (if equipped).
Spare Tire Retainer
6. Slide the metal stamping up the steel extension tube and winch cable. Rotate the
metal stamping and push it through the hole in
the plastic plate (if applicable) and wheel.
Sleeve And Cable
7. If your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire
retainer and plastic plate. Pinch the three
short and two long tubes to remove the
protective plate from the steel spare wheel.
Releasing Protective Plate
JACKING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING!
Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to
help prevent personal injury or damage to your
vehicle:
Always park on a firm, level surface as far from
the edge of the roadway as possible before
raising the vehicle.
Turn on the Hazard Warning Flashers.
Apply the parking brake firmly and set the
transmission in PARK.
Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel
to be raised.
Never start or run the engine with the vehicle
on a jack.
Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is
on a jack.
Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a
jack. If you need to get under a raised vehicle,
take it to a service center where it can be
raised on a lift.
Only use the jack in the positions indicated
and for lifting this vehicle during a tire change.
If working on or near a roadway, be extremely
careful of motor traffic.
To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are
securely stowed, spares must be stowed with
the valve stem facing the ground.
WARNING!
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4. For a rear tire, place the jack in the slot on the rear tie-down bracket, just forward of the rear
tire. Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure
the jack is fully engaged.
Rear Lifting Point
Rear Jacking Location
5. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw
clockwise. Raise the vehicle just enough to
remove the flat tire.
6. Remove the lug nuts and wheel.
7. Install the spare wheel/tire on the vehicle and install the lug nuts with the cone-shaped end
toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the nuts.
Mounting Spare Tire
8. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack screw counterclockwise, and remove the jack and
wheel blocks.
9. Finish tightening the wheel bolts. Push down on the wrench while at the end of the handle
for increased leverage. Tighten the wheel bolts
in a star pattern until each wheel bolt has been
tightened twice. If in doubt about the correct
tightness, have them checked with a torque
wrench by an authorized dealer or at a service
station Ú page 307.
WARNING!
Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can
make the vehicle less stable. It could slip off the
jack and hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle
only enough to remove the tire.
WARNING!
To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the
jack, do not tighten the wheel nuts fully until the
vehicle has been lowered. Failure to follow this
warning may result in serious injury.
CAUTION!
Be sure to mount the spare tire with the valve
stem facing outward. The vehicle could be
damaged if the spare tire is mounted incorrectly.
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10. Push out the small center cap using the jack tool from inside the aluminum road wheel and
position the wheel behind the rear fascia/
bumper with the protective plate facing
outward.
Installing Protective Plate On Damaged Wheel
NOTE:The plastic plate will prevent the road wheel from
being scratched when sliding it under the vehicle.
11. Insert the two long tubes on the plastic protective plate in the lug holes of the road
wheel. Push the end of the winch’s cable,
spring, steel sleeve and stamped cone shape
wheel plate though the road wheel and
protective plate.
Installing Winch
12. Slide the road wheel on the ground using the protective plate until it is directly under the
winch and between the rear fascia/bumper
and exhaust system heat shields. Raise the
tire by turning the lug wrench on the winch
extension clockwise until it clicks/ratchets
three times to make sure the cable is tight.
Wrench Rotation
NOTE:Double check to ensure the tire is snug against the
underbody of the vehicle. Damage to the winch
cable may result if the vehicle is driven with the
tire loose.
Road Wheel Installed In Spare Location
13. After 25 miles (40 km), check the lug nut torque with a torque wrench to ensure that all
lug nuts are properly seated against the wheel.
CAUTION!
The winch mechanism is designed for use with
the jack wrench extension tool only. Use of air
wrench or power tool may damage the winch.
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14. Lower the jack to the fully closed position. Return the tools to the proper positions in the
tool bag. Fold the flap on the tool bag under
the tools and roll the tools in the bag
underneath the others. Use the hook and loop
fasteners to secure the tool bag to the jack
with the lug wrench on the forward side of the
jack. Expand the jack on the bracket by turning
the thumb screw clockwise until it is tight to
prevent rattles.
15. Reinstall the plastic plug into the floor of the cargo area. Roll up and store the Jack, Tool Kit
and Tire Changing Instructions. Reinstall the
cover for the jack in the rear storage bin.
16. Have the aluminum road wheel and tire repaired as soon as possible and properly
secure the spare tire, jack and tool kit.
JUMP STARTING
If your vehicle has a discharged battery, it can be
jump started using a set of jumper cables and a
battery in another vehicle, or by using a portable
battery booster pack. Jump starting can be
dangerous if done improperly, so please follow the
procedures in this section carefully.
NOTE:When using a portable battery booster pack, follow
the manufacturer's operating instructions and
precautions.
PREPARATIONS FOR JUMP START
The battery in your vehicle is located under the
passenger's front seat. There are remote terminals
located under the hood to assist in jump starting.
Under Hood Jump Starting Location
NOTE:Be sure that the disconnected cable ends do not
touch each other, or either vehicle, before properly
connected for jump starting.
WARNING!
A loose tire or jack thrown forward in a collision
or hard stop, could endanger the occupants of
the vehicle. Always stow the jack parts and the
spare tire in the places provided.
WARNING!
Do not attempt jump starting if the battery is
frozen. It could rupture or explode and cause
personal injury.
CAUTION!
Do not use a portable battery booster pack or
any other booster source with a system voltage
greater than 12 Volts or damage to the battery,
starter motor, alternator or electrical system
may occur.Remote Positive (+) Post
(Covered With Protective Cap)
Remote Negative (-) Post
(Covered With Protective Cap)
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F85 –10 Amp Red ORC (Airbag)
F86 –10 Amp Red ORC (Airbag)
F87 ––Spare
F88 –15 Amp Blue Cluster / CSG * / ITBM *
F89 ––Spare
F90 ––Spare
F91 –20 Amp Yellow Pwr Outlet Cargo Area
F92 –10 Amp Red Rr Console Lamp * / RR Pwr Outlet
F93 –20 Amp Yellow Cigar Lighter
F94 –10 Amp Red Sbw / Tcase Sw
F95 –10 Amp Red Rr Cam / Blind Spot Snsr *
F96 –10 Amp Red Rr Seat Heater Sw*
F97 –20 Amp Yellow Rr Htd Sts / Htd Str Wheel *
F98 –20 Amp Yellow Front Htd Sts * / Vent Sts
F99 –10 Amp Red Hvac / Dash / Hlfm/ Prktronx
F100 –10 Amp Red Active Damping *
F101 –15 Amp Blue In Car Temp Sensor / Humidity Sensor
F102 –15 Amp Blue Spare
F103 –10 Amp Red RR HVAC *
F104 –20 Amp Yellow PWR OUT-IP / Console / Trnk
Cavity Cartridge Fuse Micro Fuse Description
* If Equipped
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