2004 Chevrolet Tracker Owners Manual

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1. Hold the brake pedal down with your right foot and set the parking brake. 2. Move the shift lever into PARK (P) by holding in the button on the lever and pushing the lever all the way toward the front of your vehicle. 3. If you have four-wheel drive, be sure the transfer case is in a drive gear — not in NEUTRAL (N). 4. Move the key to LOCK. 5. Remove the key and take it with you. If you can leave your vehicle with the key in your hand, your vehicle is in PARK (P). 2-25 Torque Lock If you are parking on a hill and you don’t shift your automatic transmission into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in the transmission. You may ﬁnd it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called “torque lock.” To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver’s seat. To ﬁnd out how, see Shifting Into Park (P) on page2-25. When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in the transmission, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running {CAUTION: It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the engine running. Your vehicle could move suddenly if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. If you have four-wheel drive and your transfer case is in NEUTRAL, your vehicle will be free to roll, even if your shift lever is in PARK (P). So be sure the transfer case is in a drive gear – not in NEUTRAL. And, if you leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could overheat and even catch ﬁre. You or others could be injured. Don’t leave your vehicle with the engine running unless you have to. 2-26 Shifting Out of Park (P) Your vehicle has an automatic transmission shift lock control system. You have to fully apply your regular brakes before you can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition is in the ON position. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page2-16. If you cannot shift out of PARK (P), ease pressure on the shift lever — push the shift lever all the way into PARK (P) and release the shift lever button as you maintain brake application. Then press the shift lever button and move the shift lever into the gear you wish to be in. If you ever hold the brake pedal down but still can’t shift out of PARK (P), try this: 1. Apply the parking brake until the end of Step 6. 2. If the engine is running, turn it off. Turn the key to ON or ACC. 2-27 3. Find the access hole cover on the driver’s side of the console, near the shift lever. 4. Remove the screw and cover. 5. Inside, you’ll see the return plate. Using your ﬁnger, move the return plate toward the rear of the vehicle until it stops. 6. Move the shift lever into the gear you want while, while holding the return plate in the most rearward position. 7. Have the vehicle ﬁxed as soon as possible. Parking Your Vehicle Before you get out of your manual transmission vehicle, put your shift lever in REVERSE (R) and ﬁrmly apply the parking brake. Once the shift lever has been placed into REVERSE (R) with the clutch pedal pressed in, you can turn the ignition key to LOCK, remove the key and release the clutch. If you have four-wheel drive, be sure your transfer case is in a drive gear. Your vehicle could roll if it isn’t. If you are towing a trailer, see Towing a Trailer on page4-57. 2-28 Parking Over Things That Burn {CAUTION: Things that can burn could touch hot exhaust parts under your vehicle and ignite. Do not park over papers, leaves, dry grass or other things that can burn. Engine Exhaust {CAUTION: Engine exhaust can kill. It contains the gas carbon monoxide (CO), which you can not see or smell. It can cause unconsciousness and death. You might have exhaust coming in if: • Your exhaust system sounds strange or different. • Your vehicle gets rusty underneath. • Your vehicle was damaged in a collision. CAUTION: (Continued) • Your vehicle was damaged when driving over high points on the road or over road debris. • Repairs were not done correctly. • Your vehicle or exhaust system had been modiﬁed improperly. If you ever suspect exhaust is coming into your vehicle: • Drive it only with all the windows down to blow out any CO; and • Have your vehicle ﬁxed immediately. CAUTION: (Continued) 2-29 {CAUTION: It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll. Do not leave your vehicle when the engine is running unless you have to. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, always set your parking brake and move the shift lever to PARK (P). Running Your Engine While You Are Parked It is better not to park with the engine running. But if you ever have to, here are some things to know. {CAUTION: Idling the engine with the climate control system off could allow dangerous exhaust into your vehicle. See the earlier Caution under EngineExhaustonpage2-29. Also, idling in a closed-in place can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into your vehicle even if the climate control fan is at the highest setting. One place this can happen is a garage. Exhaust — with CO — can come in easily. NEVER park in a garage with the engine running. Another closed-in place can be a blizzard. See WinterDrivingonpage4-40. 2-30 Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror An inside rearview mirror is attached to your windshield. The mirror can be adjusted up and down or side to side. {CAUTION: Four-wheel drive vehicles with the transfer case in NEUTRAL will allow the vehicle to roll, even if your shift lever is in PARK (P). So, be sure the transfer case is in a drive gear — not in NEUTRAL. Always set your parking brake. Follow the proper steps to be sure your vehicle will not move. See Shifting Into Park (P) on page2-25. If you are pulling a trailer, see TowingaTraileron page4-57. The mirror may also be equipped with reading lamps. The mirror can also be adjusted for day or night driving. Pull the tab for night driving to reduce glare. Push the tab for daytime driving. 2-31 Outside Manual Mirrors Adjust these mirrors by hand so that you can see a little of the side of your vehicle when you are sitting in a comfortable driving position. Outside Power Mirrors If your vehicle has power mirrors, the selector switch is located on the lower left side of the instrument panel. You can only adjust the mirrors when the ignition switch is in ON or ACC. To adjust the mirrors do the following: 1. Move the selector switch to the L (left) or R (right) to select the mirror you wish to adjust. 2. Press the outer part of the four-way control pad, located below the selector switch, that coincides with the direction you want the mirror to go. 3. Return the selector switch to the center position to help prevent moving the mirror accidentally. 2-32 Outside Convex Mirror Your passenger’s side mirror is convex. A convex mirror’s surface is curved so you can see more from the driver’s seat. {CAUTION: A convex mirror can make things (like other vehicles) look farther away than they really are. If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your inside mirror or glance over your shoulder before changing lanes. Storage Areas Glove Box Use your key to lock and unlock the glove box. To open the glove box, pull the latch toward you. The glove box may have a two-position detent for opening the door. Lower the door to the ﬁrst detent for access to the glove box. Pull it to the next detent for further access. Cupholder(s) Two cupholders are on the center console next to the parking brake lever. Coinholder(s) Your instrument panel may have two coinholders located to the left of the steering wheel. 2-33 Luggage Carrier {CAUTION: If you try to carry something on top of your vehicle that is longer or wider than the luggage carrier — like paneling, plywood, a mattress and so forth — the wind can catch it as you drive along. This can cause you to lose control. What you are carrying could be violently torn off, and this could cause you or other drivers to have a collision, and of course damage your vehicle. You may be able to carry something like this inside. But, never carry something longer or wider than the luggage carrier on top of your vehicle. Your vehicle’s luggage carrier has side rails and may be equipped with crossrails attached to the roof to secure cargo. Use GM accessory racks that are compatible with your luggage carrier for transporting sports equipment. These are available through your GM dealer. The crossrails, if equipped, are adjustable, but are only designed to move a limited amount. The front and rear crossrails are not interchangeable. If you do remove the crossrails, make sure to mark them with front or rear. When replacing the front and rear crossrails, make sure to but them back in the same position they came from as the front rail is slightly longer than the rear rail. Just loosen the slider knobs at each end of the crossrail to move them. • The front crossrail has limited movement when traveling rearward. • The back crossrail has limited movement when traveling forward. After adjusting them, make sure both sides of the crossrails are even, then tighten the slider knobs. 2-34 Be sure the cargo is properly loaded. Follow these guidelines: • Carrying small, heavy loads on the roof is not recommended. • Do not load cargo directly on the roof panel. • Tie the load to the tie down loops at both ends of the crossrails to keep loads from shifting. • If you need to carry long items, move the crossrails as far apart as possible. Tie the load to the tie downs provided. Do not tie the load so tightly that the crossrails and side rails are damaged. Notice: Loading cargo on the luggage carrier that weighs more than 100 lbs. (45 kg) or hangs over the rear or sides of the vehicle may damage your vehicle. Load cargo so that it rests on the slats as far forward as possible and against the side rails, making sure to fasten it securely. Don’t exceed the maximum vehicle capacity when loading your vehicle. For more information on vehicle capacity and loading, see LoadingYourVehicleon page4-51. To prevent damage or loss of cargo as you’re driving, check now and then to make sure the luggage carrier and cargo are still securely fastened. 2-35 Convenience Net You may have a convenience net in the rear of your vehicle. The net is not designed to store items during off-road use. The net is not for larger, heavier items. Attach the loops to the hooks located along the sides of the rear cargo area. You may attach the convenience net loops to either the forward or the rear hooks. Cargo Cover Luggage or other cargo placed in the luggage compartment can be hidden from view by a luggage compartment cover, if your vehicle has this feature. However, the luggage compartment covers are not designed to support items loaded on top of them, and should not be used as a shelf. 2-36 Use the anchors in the rear of the vehicle to hook the cargo cover in place. See LoadingYourVehicleonpage4-51 for more information. Section 3 Instrument Panel Instrument Panel Overview ...............................3-2 Hazard Warning Flashers ................................3-4 Other Warning Devices ...................................3-5 Horn .............................................................3-5 Tilt Wheel .....................................................3-5 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever .........................3-6 Exterior Lamps .............................................3-13 Interior Lamps ..............................................3-16 Accessory Power Outlets ...............................3-18 Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter ........................3-19 Climate Controls ............................................3-19 Climate Control System .................................3-19 Outlet Adjustment .........................................3-22 Passenger Compartment Air Filter ...................3-23 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators .............3-26 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators .............3-26 Instrument Panel Cluster ................................3-27 Speedometer and Odometer ...........................3-28 Tachometer .................................................3-28 Safety Belt Reminder Light .............................3-28 Air Bag Readiness Light ................................3-29 Charging System Light ..................................3-30 Brake System Warning Light ..........................3-30 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light .............3-31 Engine Coolant Temperature Gage ..................3-32 Malfunction Indicator Lamp .............................3-33 Oil Pressure Light .........................................3-36 Overdrive Off Light ........................................3-37 Four-Wheel-Drive Light ..................................3-37 Power Indicator Light .....................................3-37 Fuel Gage ...................................................3-38 Audio System(s) .............................................3-39 Setting the Time ...........................................3-39 Radio with CD ..............................................3-40 Radio Reception ...........................................3-45 Care of Your CDs .........................................3-45 Care of Your CD Player ................................3-45 Fixed Mast Antenna ......................................3-45 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview 3-2 The main components of your instrument panel are the following: A. Side Defroster Outlets. See OutletAdjustmenton page3-22. B. Air Outlets. See OutletAdjustmentonpage3-22. C. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever. See Turn D. Signal/Multifunction Lever on page3-6. Instrument Panel Cluster. See InstrumentPanel Cluster on page3-27. E. Windshield Wipers Lever. See “Windshield Wipers” under TurnSignal/MultifunctionLeveronpage3-6. F. Hazard Button. See HazardWarningFlashers on page3-4. G. Rear Window Defogger Button (If Equipped). See “Rear Window Defogger” under ClimateControl System on page3-19. H. Cruise Control Button (If Equipped). See “Cruise Control” under TurnSignal/MultifunctionLever on page3-6. I. Climate Controls. See ClimateControlSystemon page3-19. J. Rear Window Washer/Wiper Button (If Equipped). See “Rear Window Washer/Wiper” under Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on page3-6. K. Coinholder (If Equipped). See Coinholder(s)on page2-33. L. Outside Power Mirrors (If Equipped). See Outside Power Mirrors on page2-32. M. Instrument Panel Brightness Thumbwheel. See “Instrument Panel Brightness” under InteriorLamps on page3-16. N. Hood Release. See HoodReleaseonpage5-10. O. Instrument Panel Fuse Block. See “Instrument Panel Fuse Block” under FusesandCircuitBreakerson page5-94. P. Ignition Switch. See IgnitionPositionsonpage2-12. Q. Cigarette Lighter/Accessory Power Outlet (If Equipped). See Accessory Power Outlets on page3-18. R. Power Mode Selector Button (If Equipped). See “Power Mode” under AutomaticTransmission Operation on page2-16. S. Shift Lever. See ShiftingIntoPark(P)onpage2-25. T. Ashtray. See AshtraysandCigaretteLighteron page3-19. U. Audio System (If Equipped). See AudioSystem(s) on page3-39. V. Vent Shut-off Thumbwheel. See OutletAdjustment on page3-22. 3-3 Hazard Warning Flashers The hazard warning button is located on the instrument panel near the comfort controls. Your hazard warning ﬂashers work no matter what position your key is in, and even if the key isn’t in. Press this button to make the front and rear turn signal lamps ﬂash on and off. Press the button again to turn the ﬂashers off. When the hazard warning ﬂashers are on, your turn signals won’t work. Your hazard warning ﬂashers let you warn others. They also let police know you have a problem. Your front and rear turn signal lamps will ﬂash on and off. 3-4 Other Warning Devices If you carry reﬂective triangles, you can set one up at the side of the road about 300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle. Horn To sound the horn, press the portion of your steering wheel marked with the horn symbol. Tilt Wheel If your vehicle has a tilt wheel, you can adjust the steering wheel before you drive. You can raise it to the highest level to give your legs more room when you exit and enter your vehicle. The lever that allows you to tilt the steering wheel is located on the left side of the steering wheel column. To tilt the wheel, hold the wheel and move the lever down. Then move the wheel to a comfortable position and release the lever to lock the wheel in place. 3-5 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Turn and Lane-Change Signals The turn signal has an upward (for right) and a downward (for left) position. These positions allow you to signal a turn or a lane change. To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down. When the turn is ﬁnished, the lever will return automatically. An arrow on the instrument panel cluster will ﬂash in the direction of the turn or lane change. The lever on the left side of the steering column includes the following: • Turn and Lane-Change Signals • Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer • Flash-to-Pass • Manual Operation of Headlamps and Parklamps For information on exterior lamps, see ExteriorLamps on page3-13. To signal a lane change, just raise or lower the lever until the arrow starts to ﬂash. Hold it there until you complete your lane change. The lever will return by itself when you release it. As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows don’t ﬂash but just stay on, a signal bulb may be burned out and other drivers won’t see your turn signal. If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid an accident. If the arrows don’t go on at all when you signal a turn, check the fuse and for burned-out bulbs. See Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page5-94. 3-6 Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer First, you must have the headlamps on. For high beams, push the turn signal lever toward the instrument panel. Windshield Wipers While the high beams are on, a light on the instrument panel cluster also will be on. It will go off when you switch to low beam. To switch back to low beams, pull the lever toward you. Flash to Pass With the lever in the low-beam position, pull the lever toward you to momentarily switch to high beam (to signal that you are going to pass). When you release the lever, the headlamps will return to low-beam operation. Use this lever located on the right side of the steering wheel to operate the windshield wipers and washers. OFF: Move the lever to OFF to turn off the windshield wipers. INT (Intermittent): Move the stalk to INT (Intermittent) then turn the inner band and choose the delay you want. Turn the inner band up for longer intervals between wiper cycles. Turn the band down for shorter intervals. 3-7 LO (Low Speed): For steady wiping at low speed, move the stalk down to LO. HI (High Speed): For higher speed wiping, move the stalk down further to HI. L(Mist): Move the lever all the way down to this position for a single wiping cycle. Hold it there until the windshield wipers start; then let go. The windshield wipers will stop after one wipe. If you want more wipes, hold the band at this position longer. Remember that damaged wiper blades may prevent you from seeing well enough to drive safely. To avoid damage, be sure to clear ice and snow from the wiper blades before using them. If they’re frozen to the windshield, carefully loosen or thaw them. If your blades do become damaged, get new blades or blade inserts. Heavy snow or ice can overload your wipers. A circuit breaker will stop them until the motor cools. Clear away snow or ice to prevent an overload. Windshield Washer To wash your windshield, pull the stalk with the wiper symbol on it toward you one time. When you release the stalk, the washers will stop. The wiper will continue wiping for about three cycles and will either stop or will resume the speed you were using before. See Windshield Washer Fluid on page5-37. {CAUTION: In freezing weather, do not use your washer until the windshield is warmed. Otherwise the washer ﬂuid can form ice on the windshield, blocking your vision. 3-8 Rear Window Washer/Wiper To turn on your rear wiper, push the upper button. Push the same button again to turn it off. To spray washer ﬂuid on the rear window, push the lower button about halfway down. Washer ﬂuid will spray as long as you hold this button. To wash and wipe at the same time, push the button all the way in. The washer and wiper will run as long as you hold this button. To add washer ﬂuid, see WindshieldWasher Fluid on page5-37. Cruise Control If your vehicle has cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more without keeping your foot on the accelerator. This can really help on long trips. Cruise control will not set at speeds below about 25 mph (40 km/h). {CAUTION: Cruise control can be dangerous where you can not drive safely at a steady speed. So, do not use your cruise control on winding roads or in heavy traffic. Cruise control can be dangerous on slippery roads. On such roads, fast changes in tire traction can cause needless wheel spinning, and you could lose control. Do not use cruise control on slippery roads. 3-9 Setting Cruise Control 1. Press the CRUISE ON/OFF button located on the instrument panel to turn the system on. The indicator light in the button will come on. Wait at least one second after turning the system on before setting a speed. Once the CRUISE ON/OFF switch is turned on, it will come on each time you start your vehicle until you manually turn if off. 2. Accelerate to the speed you want, turn the end of the lever to COAST SET and release it; the CRUISE light will come on. Cruise will not set below 25 mph (40 km/h). 3. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. 3-10 Resuming a Set Speed If you set your cruise control at a desired speed then suspend cruise by applying the brake, by pressing the clutch pedal if you have a manual transmission or by pressing CANCEL, you don’t need to reset it. You may resume your previously set speed by brieﬂy turning the switch to RESUME ACCEL (Accelerate), provided your speed has not dropped below 25 mph (40 km/h). If your speed has dropped below 25 mph (40 km/h), accelerate to 25 mph (40 km/h) or greater then turn the switch to RESUME ACCEL. There is a short time delay after your speed is suspended until you can reset the cruise control to your desired speed. Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to go to a higher speed. • Use the accelerator pedal to go to a higher speed. Turn the switch on the lever down to COAST SET and release it. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. You’ll now cruise at the higher speed. • Turn the switch on the lever up to RESUME ACCEL. Hold the switch at RESUME ACCEL until you get up to the speed you want, then release the switch. Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control To reduce your speed, turn the switch and hold it down in the COAST SET position until you reach the lower speed you want, then release the switch. 3-11 Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. Using Cruise Control on Hills How well your cruise control will work on hills depends upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills. When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake suspends cruise control. Many drivers ﬁnd this to be too much trouble and don’t use cruise control on steep hills. Suspending Cruise Control There are two ways to suspend cruise control: • Step lightly on the brake pedal, or push the clutch pedal if you have a manual transmission. • Push in the CANCEL button on the end of the cruise control lever. Ending Cruise Control To end cruise control press CRUISE ON/OFF on the instrument panel. Erasing Speed Memory Cruise control set speed memory is erased when you turn off the CRUISE ON/OFF switch or anytime you turn the ignition off. 3-12 Exterior Lamps The lever on the left side of the steering column operates the exterior lamps. Turn the outside part of the lever to operate the lamps. The exterior lamps control has three positions: OFF: Turn the control to this position to turn off all lamps, except the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) or if the Automatic Headlamp System is working. ;(Parking Lamps): Turn the control to this position to turn on the parking lamps, together with the following: • Sidemarker Lamps • Taillamps • License Plate Lamp • Instrument Panel Lights P(Headlamps): Turn the control to this position to turn on the headlamps, together with the previously listed lamps and lights. 3-13 Daytime Running Lamps Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for others to see the front of your vehicle during the day. DRL can be helpful in many different driving conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the short periods after dawn and before sunset. Fully functional daytime running lamps are required on all vehicles ﬁrst sold in Canada. The DRL system will make your headlamps come on at a reduced brightness when the three following conditions are met: • The ignition is on with the engine running, • the exterior lamps control is off or the parking lights are on, and • the parking brake is released. When the DRL are on, only your headlamps will be on at a reduced brightness. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps won’t be on. Your instrument panel won’t be lit up either. When you move the exterior lamps control to the headlamp position, your DRL will go off and your headlamps will come on. The other lamps that come on with your headlamps will also come on. When it begins to get dark, the headlamps will automatically switch from DRL to the regular headlamps. See “Automatic Headlamp System” following. When you turn the exterior lamp control to off, the regular lamps will go off and your headlamps will change to the reduced brightness of DRL provided it is not dark outside. DRL will also come on if only the parking lamps are being used. As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamp system when you need it. 3-14 Automatic Headlamp System Your vehicle is equipped with an automatic light sensor on top of the instrument panel, on the passenger’s side of the vehicle, so be sure it is not covered. If it is, the headlamps will remain on continuously. There is a delay in the transition between the daytime and nighttime operation of the DRL and the Automatic Headlamp Systems so that driving under bridges or bright overhead street lights does not affect the system. The DRL and Automatic Headlamp Systems will only be affected when the light sensor sees a change in lighting lasting longer than this delay. When it is dark enough outside, or you are driving through a parking garage, heavy overcast weather or a tunnel, the system will turn on your low-beam headlamps at normal brightness. Along with your vehicle’s headlamps, the taillamps, sidemarker, parking lamps and the instrument panel lights will also turn on. The radio display will dim. As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular headlamps when you need them. To temporarily disable your vehicle’s DRL and Automatic Headlamp Systems functions, do the following: 1. Before turning the ignition key to ON or START, set the parking brake. 2. Then turn the ignition key to ON or START. • The Automatic Headlamp System will not turn on under any conditions, even in darkness. • The DRL will not turn on. The DRL and Automatic Headlamp System functions will stay off with the ignition on, until you release the parking brake. Once the parking brake is released the DRL will turn on if it is daylight or the Automatic Headlamp System will turn on if it is dark enough outside. If you turn the ignition key to ON or START and then set the parking brake, the DRL will turn off (in all conditions) and the Automatic Headlamp System will remain on (if dark enough outside). Any other uses of the parking brake after the engine is turned on will have no effect on the normal Automatic Headlamp System operation. Headlamps On Reminder If you turn the ignition off, remove the key, open the door and leave the lamps on, a tone will remind you to turn off your lamps. 3-15 Interior Lamps Instrument Panel Brightness Dome Lamp The thumbwheel for this feature is located to the left of the steering wheel on the instrument panel. Move the thumbwheel upward to brighten the instrument panel lights or downward to dim them. The dome lamp operates as follows: OFF: This position is to the left when you are sitting in the driver’s seat. The dome lamp will stay off even when a door is opened. Center: The lamp will come on when a door is opened. The dome lamp will turn off while all doors are shut. ON: This position is to the right when you are sitting in the driver’s seat. The dome lamp will turn on and stay on whether or not a door is open. 3-16 Entry Lighting If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, it is equipped with an entry lighting feature that controls your dome lamp (and cargo lamp, if equipped). For the dome lamp to operate as described below, the switch must be in the middle position. Your interior lamps will come on and stay on for a set time whenever you press the UNLOCK button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you open any door, the lamps will stay on while the door is open, then turn off automatically about 40 seconds after the last door is closed. If you press the UNLOCK button on the remote keyless entry transmitter and don’t open a door, the lamps will come on and then turn off after about 40 seconds. The lamps will turn off immediately if you turn the ignition key to ON. When the ignition is on, the entry lighting feature is inactive. The interior lamps will come on only if they are turned on by the dome lamp switch or one of the doors is opened. When you press the LOCK button on the remote keyless entry transmitter, the interior lamps will come on for about three seconds, and then shut off. Reading Lamps Your vehicle’s inside rearview mirror may have reading lamps. Push the buttons on the bottom of the mirror to turn the reading lamps on and off. Cargo Lamp Your vehicle may have a cargo lamp. The cargo lamp comes on when any door is opened, and goes off when all doors are shut. 3-17 Accessory Power Outlets If your vehicle has an accessory power outlet, you can plug in auxiliary electrical equipment. The accessory power outlet is located in the center console near the parking brake. To use the outlet, open the cover. When not using it, always cover the outlet with the protective cap. These circuits are protected by a fuse and have maximum current levels. Notice: Leaving electrical equipment on for extended periods will drain the battery. Always turn off electrical equipment when not in use and do not plug in equipment that exceeds the maximum amperage rating. Certain power accessory plugs may not be compatible to the power accessory outlet and could result in blown vehicle or adapter fuses. If you experience a problem see your dealer for additional information on the power accessory plugs. When adding electrical equipment, be sure to follow the proper installation instructions included with the equipment. Notice: Adding any electrical equipment to your vehicle may damage it or keep other components from working as they should. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Check with your dealer before adding electrical equipment. Notice: Improper use of the power outlet can cause damage not covered by your warranty. Do not hang any type of accessory or accessory bracket from the plug because the power outlets are designed for accessory power plugs only. 3-18 Climate Controls Climate Control System With this system you can control the heating, cooling and ventilation for your vehicle. Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter If your vehicle has a cigarette lighter, to use it the ignition key must be in ON or ACC. Push the lighter in all the way and let go. When it’s ready, it will pop back out by itself. Pull the door to open the ashtray. To remove it, press down on the tab and pull the ashtray out. To reinstall the ashtray, push it in until the tab latches. If your vehicle has a rear ashtray, it is located on the back of the center console. Push on the left side of the ashtray. The ashtray will turn clockwise for usage. To remove the rear ashtray, press down on the tab and pull it out. Notice: If you put papers or other ﬂammable items in the ashtray, hot cigarettes or other smoking materials could ignite them and possibly damage your vehicle. Never put ﬂammable items in the ashtray. 3-19 Operation 9 (Fan): Move the lever away from OFF to turn the system on. Slide the top right lever to the left or right to increase or decrease the fan speed. If the airﬂow seems low when the fan is at the highest setting, the passenger compartment air ﬁlter, if equipped, may need to be replaced. For more information, see PassengerCompartmentAirFilteron page3-23 and ShortTrip/CityScheduledMaintenance on page6-7. Slide the top left lever to the left or right to direct the airﬂow inside of your vehicle. To change the current mode, select one of the following: H (Vent): This mode directs air to the instrument panel outlets. ) (Bi-Level): This mode directs most of the air to the instrument panel outlets, and then directs the remaining air to the ﬂoor outlets. 6 (Floor): This mode directs half of the air to the ﬂoor outlets with some air directed to the outboard outlets (for the side windows) and some air directed to the windshield. This lever can also be used to select defog or defrost mode. Information on defogging and defrosting can be found later in this section. : (Outside Air): Slide the lower right lever to the right for outside air. With the lever in this position, outside air will circulate throughout your vehicle. ? (Recirculation): Slide the lower right lever to the left for recirculated air. With the lever in this position outside air and odors can be prevented from entering your vehicle and also helps heat or cool the air inside your vehicle more quickly. If the lever is in the middle of the two positions, you will have both outside and recirculated air inside your vehicle. If you are in city traffic, your vehicle is stopped and idling or the weather is hot, the system may be switched from the outside air mode to the recirculation mode. To help prevent the air inside of your vehicle from becoming too stale, be sure to return to outside air periodically. 3-20 Temperature Control: Slide the lever located on the lower left side to change the temperature. Move it to the right for warmer air and to the left for cooler air. Without air conditioning, the air temperature cannot be less than the outside air temperature. Air Conditioning (A/C): Press the air conditioning (A/C) button to turn the air-conditioning system on or off. When A/C is pressed, an indicator light in the button will come on to let you know that the air conditioning is activated. On hot days, open the windows to let hot inside air escape; then close them. This helps to reduce the time it takes for your vehicle to cool down. It also helps the system to operate more efficiently. For quick cool down on hot days: 1. Select the vent mode. 2. Select the recirculation mode. 3. Select A/C. 4. Select the coolest temperature. 5. Select the highest fan speed. The air-conditioning system removes moisture from the air, so you may sometimes notice a small amount of water dripping underneath your vehicle while idling or after turning off the engine. This is normal. Defogging and Defrosting Fog on the inside of windows is a result of high humidity (moisture) condensing on the cool window glass. This can be minimized if the climate control system is used properly. There are two modes to clear fog or frost from your windshield. Use the defog mode to clear the windows of fog or moisture and warm the passengers. Use the defrost mode to remove fog or frost from the windshield more quickly. - (Defog): This mode directs the air between the windshield, side windows, instrument panel outlets and the ﬂoor outlets. The air-conditioning compressor will run automatically in this setting without pressing A/C, unless the outside temperature is at or below freezing. 1 (Defrost): This mode directs the air to the windshield and the side windows. The air-conditioning compressor will run automatically in this setting without pressing A/C, unless the outside temperature is at or below freezing. Do not drive the vehicle until all the windows are clear. 3-21 Rear Window Defogger If your vehicle has this feature, the rear window defogger uses a warming grid to clear fog from the rear window. The button is located on the center of the instrument panel, near the vehicle’s comfort controls. The rear window defogger will turn off automatically about 15 minutes after the button is pressed. The defogger can also be turned off by pressing the button again or by turning off the engine. Notice: Using a razor blade or sharp object to clear the inside rear window may damage the rear window defogger. Repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Do not clear the inside of the rear window with sharp objects. Outlet Adjustment Use the air outlets located in the center and outboard sides of the instrument panel, to change the direction and amount of the air ﬂowing through the vents. The rear window defogger will only work when the ignition is in ON. =(Rear Defogger): Press the defogger button to turn the rear window defogger on or off. An indicator light in the button will come on to let your know that the rear window defogger is activated. Be sure to clear as much snow from the rear window as possible. 3-22 Operation Tips • Clear away any ice, snow or leaves from the air inlets at the base of the windshield that may block the ﬂow of air into your vehicle. • Use of non-GM approved hood deﬂectors may adversely affect the performance of the system. • Keep the path under the front seats clear of objects to help circulate the air inside of your vehicle more effectively. • If the airﬂow seems low when the fan is at the highest setting, the passenger compartment air ﬁlters, if equipped, may need to be replaced. For more information, see “Passenger Compartment Air Filter” following and ShortTrip/CityScheduled Maintenance on page6-7. Passenger Compartment Air Filter All models come equipped from the factory with a slot in the ventilation system that is ready to accept passenger compartment air ﬁlters. These ﬁlters are available for purchase from your dealer. You will need to install two ﬁlters to provide the proper ﬁltration. Both outside and recirculated air ﬂows through these ﬁlters and removes certain contaminates including pollen and dust particles. Reductions in airﬂow which occur more quickly in dusty areas, may indicate that the ﬁlters need to be replaced earlier than listed in the maintenance schedule. For how often to replace your air ﬁlters, see Maintenance Requirements on page6-2. The access panel for the air ﬁlters is behind the glove box. 3-23 To install the air ﬁlters, do the following: 1. Lower the glove box door, then push in the sides of the glove box to completely lower the door to allow access to the slot where the air ﬁlters will be installed. 2. Lift the top tab on the cover to remove the ﬁlter cover. 3-24 3. Install the lower ﬁlter by dropping it down into the slot. The grooves on the two ﬁlters must be lined up with each other as well as with the ventilation housing in order to install the ﬁlters properly. The tabs on the ﬁlters should face outward towards you and should be at the top of the ﬁlters. The arrows on the ﬁlters should point to the driver’s side of the vehicle. 4. Then line up the grooves of the second ﬁlter with the lower one and slide it in on top of the lower one. 5. Reverse the steps to remove the air ﬁlters and then install new ones. If you choose not to replace the ﬁlter after you remove it, driving your vehicle without one will not cause damage. However, the air will no longer be ﬁltered. 3-25 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators This part describes the warning lights and gages that may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them. Warning lights and gages can signal that something is wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to your warning lights and gages could also save you or others from injury. Warning lights come on when there may be or is a problem with one of your vehicle’s functions. As you will see in the details on the next few pages, some warning lights come on brieﬂy when you start the engine just to let you know they’re working. If you are familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed when this happens. Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problem with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages and warning lights work together to let you know when there’s a problem with your vehicle. When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows there may be a problem, check the section that tells you what to do about it. Please follow this manual’s advice. Waiting to do repairs can be costly — and even dangerous. So please get to know your warning lights and gages. They’re a big help. 3-26 Instrument Panel Cluster Your instrument cluster is designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle is running. You’ll know how fast you’re going, about how much fuel you have left, and many other things you’ll need to know to drive safely and economically. United States cluster shown, Canada similar 3-27 Speedometer and Odometer Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven, in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers (used in Canada). Your vehicle’s odometer is tamper-resistant. You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a new odometer installed. The new one is set at zero. Then a label is attached on the driver’s door to show the old reading and when the new one was installed. Trip Odometer The trip odometer can tell you how far your vehicle has been driven since you last set the trip odometer to zero. The button located to the right of the odometer display allows you to switch between the odometer and the two trip odometers. Press the button once to switch to TRIP A and again to switch to TRIP B. To return the display to the odometer reading, press the trip odometer button again. To set the trip odometers to zero, press and hold the button. Tachometer The tachometer shows engine speed in thousands of revolutions per minute (rpm). You can use it while driving to select correct shift points. The tachometer may not return to zero when the engine is not running. Notice: If you operate the engine with the tachometer in the shaded warning area, your vehicle could be damaged, and the damages would not be covered by your warranty. Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in the shaded warning area. Safety Belt Reminder Light When the key is turned to ON or START, a tone will come on for several seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts, unless the driver’s safety belt is already buckled. The safety belt light will also come on and stay on until the driver’s belt is buckled. 3-28 Air Bag Readiness Light There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument panel, which shows AIR BAG. The system checks the air bag’s electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. The system check includes the air bag modules, and the crash sensing and diagnostic module. For more information on the air bag system, see SupplementalRestraint System (SRS) on page1-52. This light will come on when you start your vehicle, and it will ﬂash for a few seconds. Then the light should go out. This means the system is ready. If the air bag readiness light stays on after you start the vehicle or comes on when you are driving, your air bag system may not work properly. Have your vehicle serviced right away. {CAUTION: If the air bag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle, it means the air bag system may not be working properly. The air bags in your vehicle may not inﬂate in a crash, or they could even inﬂate without a crash. To help avoid injury to yourself or others, have your vehicle serviced right away if the air bag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle. The air bag readiness light should ﬂash for a few seconds when you turn the ignition key to ON. If the light doesn’t come on then, have it ﬁxed so it will be ready to warn you if there is a problem. 3-29 Charging System Light This light will come on brieﬂy when you turn on the ignition, but the engine is not running, as a check to show you it is working. Then it should go out when the engine starts. If the light stays on or comes on while you are driving, you may have a problem with the electrical charging system. It could indicate that you have an electrical problem. Have it checked right away. Driving while this light is on could drain your battery. If you must drive a short distance with this light on, be certain to turn off all your accessories, such as the radio and air conditioner. Brake System Warning Light When the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will come on when you set your parking brake. The light will stay on if your parking brake doesn’t release fully. If it stays on after your parking brake is fully released, it means you have a brake problem. Your vehicle’s hydraulic brake system is divided into two parts. If one part isn’t working, the other part can still work and stop you. For good braking, though, you need both parts working well. If the warning light comes on, there could be a brake problem. Have your brake system inspected right away. United States Canada This light should come on when you turn the ignition key to START. If it doesn’t come on then, have it ﬁxed so it will be ready to warn you if there’s a problem. 3-30 If the light comes on while you are driving, pull off the road and stop carefully. You may notice that the pedal is harder to push. Or, the pedal may go closer to the ﬂoor. It may take longer to stop. If the light is still on, have the vehicle towed for service. See “Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light” following and TowingYour Vehicle on page4-47. {CAUTION: Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light With the anti-lock brake system, this light will come on when you start your engine and it will stay on for three seconds. That’s normal. Your brake system may not be working properly if the brake system warning light is on. Driving with the brake system warning light on can lead to an accident. If the light is still on after you have pulled off the road and stopped carefully, have the vehicle towed for service. If the light comes on when you’re driving, you don’t have anti-lock brakes and there could be a problem with your regular brakes. Pull off the road and stop carefully. You may notice that the pedal is harder to push. Or, the pedal may go closer to the ﬂoor. It may take longer to stop. Have the vehicle towed for service. See Towing Your Vehicle on page4-47. 3-31 Engine Coolant Temperature Gage This gage shows the engine coolant temperature. If the gage pointer moves to the H (red) side, your engine is too hot. It means that your engine coolant has overheated and you should stop your vehicle and turn off the engine as soon as possible. See Engine Overheating on page5-28. {CAUTION: Your regular brake system may not be working properly if the anti-lock brake system warning light is on. Driving with the anti-lock brake system warning light on can lead to an accident. After you have pulled off the road and stopped carefully, have the vehicle towed for service. If the anti-lock brake system warning light stays on longer than normal after you’ve started your engine, turn the ignition off. Or, if the light comes on and stays on when you’re driving, stop as soon as possible and turn the ignition off. Then start the engine again to reset the system. If the light still stays on, or comes on again while you’re driving, your vehicle needs service. If the light is on and the regular brake system warning light isn’t on, you still have brakes, but you don’t have anti-lock brakes. The anti-lock brake system warning light should come on brieﬂy when you turn the ignition key to ON. If the light doesn’t come on then, have it ﬁxed so it will be ready to warn you if there is a problem. 3-32 Malfunction Indicator Lamp Service Engine Soon Light Your vehicle is equipped with a computer which monitors operation of the fuel, ignition and emission control systems. This system is called OBD II (On-Board Diagnostics-Second Generation) and is intended to assure that emissions are at acceptable levels for the life of the vehicle, helping to produce a cleaner environment. The SERVICE ENGINE SOON light comes on to indicate that there is a problem and service is required. Malfunctions often will be indicated by the system before any problem is apparent. This may prevent more serious damage to your vehicle. This system is also designed to assist your service technician in correctly diagnosing any malfunction. Notice: If you keep driving your vehicle with this light on, after a while, your emission controls may not work as well, your fuel economy may not be as good and your engine may not run as smoothly. This could lead to costly repairs that may not be covered by your warranty. Notice: Modiﬁcations made to the engine, transmission, exhaust, intake or fuel system of your vehicle or the replacement of the original tires with other than those of the same Tire Performance Criteria (TPC) can affect your vehicle’s emission controls and may cause this light to come on. Modiﬁcations to these systems could lead to costly repairs not covered by your warranty. This may also result in a failure to pass a required Emission Inspection/Maintenance test. This light should come on, as a check to show you it is working, when the ignition is on and the engine is not running. If the light does not come on, have it repaired. This light will also come on during a malfunction in one of two ways: • Light Flashing — A misﬁre condition has been detected. A misﬁre increases vehicle emissions and may damage the emission control system on your vehicle. Diagnosis and service may be required. • Light On Steady — An emission control system malfunction has been detected on your vehicle. Diagnosis and service may be required. 3-33 If the Light Is Flashing The following may prevent more serious damage to your vehicle: • Reducing vehicle speed. • Avoiding hard accelerations. • Avoiding steep uphill grades. • If you are towing a trailer, reduce the amount of cargo being hauled as soon as it is possible. If the light stops ﬂashing and remains on steady, see “If the Light Is On Steady” following. If the light continues to ﬂash, when it is safe to do so, stopthevehicle. Find a safe place to park your vehicle. Turn the key off, wait at least 10 seconds and restart the engine. If the light remains on steady, see “If the Light Is On Steady” following. If the light is still ﬂashing, follow the previous steps, and see your dealer for service as soon as possible. If the Light Is On Steady You may be able to correct the emission system malfunction by considering the following: Did you recently put fuel into your vehicle? If so, reinstall the fuel cap, making sure to fully install the cap. See FillingYourTankonpage5-7. The diagnostic system can determine if the fuel cap has been left off or improperly installed. A loose or missing fuel cap will allow fuel to evaporate into the atmosphere. A few driving trips with the cap properly installed should turn the light off. Did you just drive through a deep puddle of water? If so, your electrical system may be wet. The condition will usually be corrected when the electrical system dries out. A few driving trips should turn the light off. 3-34 Have you recently changed brands of fuel? If so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel. See GasolineOctaneonpage5-4. Poor fuel quality will cause your engine not to run as efficiently as designed. You may notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you put the vehicle into gear, misﬁring, hesitation on acceleration or stumbling on acceleration. (These conditions may go away once the engine is warmed up.) This will be detected by the system and cause the light to turn on. If you experience one or more of these conditions, change the fuel brand you use. It will require at least one full tank of the proper fuel to turn the light off. If none of the above steps have made the light turn off, your dealer can check the vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and diagnostic tools to ﬁx any mechanical or electrical problems that may have developed. Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs Some state/provincial and local governments have or may begin programs to inspect the emission control equipment on your vehicle. Failure to pass this inspection could prevent you from getting a vehicle registration. Here are some things you need to know to help your vehicle pass an inspection: Your vehicle will not pass this inspection if the SERVICE ENGINE SOON light is on or not working properly. Your vehicle will not pass this inspection if the OBD (on-board diagnostic) system determines that critical emission control systems have not been completely diagnosed by the system. The vehicle would be considered not ready for inspection. This can happen if you have recently replaced your battery or if your battery has run down. The diagnostic system is designed to evaluate critical emission control systems during normal driving. This may take several days of routine driving. If you have done this and your vehicle still does not pass the inspection for lack of OBD system readiness, your GM dealer can prepare the vehicle for inspection. 3-35 Oil Pressure Light If you have a problem with your oil, this light may stay on after you start your engine, or come on when you are driving. This indicates that there is not enough pressure to keep your engine properly lubricated and cool. The engine could be low on oil, or have some other oil related problem. Have it ﬁxed right away. The oil light could also come on in three other situations. • When the ignition is on but the engine is not running, the light will come on as a test to show you it is working, but the light will go out when you turn the engine to START. If it doesn’t come on with the ignition on, you may have a problem with the fuse or bulb. Have it ﬁxed right away. • Sometimes when the engine is idling at a stop, the light may blink on and off. This is normal. • If you make a hard stop, the light may come on for a moment. This is normal. {CAUTION: Do not keep driving if the oil pressure is low. If you do, your engine can become so hot that it catches ﬁre. You or others could be burned. Check your oil as soon as possible and have your vehicle serviced. Notice: Lack of proper engine oil maintenance may damage the engine. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this manual for changing engine oil. 3-36 Overdrive Off Light Power Indicator Light This light comes on when the automatic four-speed transmission, if equipped, has been converted to the three-speed mode and the overdrive is turned off. This light comes on when the power mode selector switch, if equipped, is turned to P (power) with the ignition switch in the ON position. This light also comes on as a check for about ﬁve seconds when the ignition key is turned to ON or START. Four-Wheel-Drive Light This light comes on as a check for about ﬁve seconds when the ignition key is turned to ON or START. If you have four-wheel drive, this light comes on when the ignition switch is on and the transfer case lever is in one of the four-wheel drive positions. See Four-Wheel Drive on page5-49. 3-37 Your fuel gage shows about how much fuel is in your tank. When the gage ﬁrst indicates E (empty), you still have about one or two gallons (4 to 8 L) of fuel left in your tank, but you need to get more right away. Here are four concerns some owners have had about the fuel gage. All these situations are normal and do not indicate that anything is wrong with the fuel gage. • At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gage reads F (full). • It takes more (or less) fuel to ﬁll up than the gage reads. For example, the gage reads half full, but it took more (or less) than half of the tank’s capacity to ﬁll it. • The gage moves a little when you turn, stop or speed up. • When you turn the engine off, the gage doesn’t go back to E (empty). • It takes several minutes for the gage to read F (full) after ﬁlling the tank. Fuel Gage 3-38 Audio System(s) Notice: Before you add any sound equipment to your vehicle – like a tape player, CB radio, mobile telephone or two-way radio – be sure you can add what you want. If you can, it’s very important to do it properly. Added sound equipment may interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s engine, radio or other systems, and even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the operation of sound equipment that has been added improperly. So, before adding sound equipment, check with your dealer and be sure to check federal rules covering mobile radio and telephone units. Some models do not include a radio, however all models come with four speakers, an antenna and all of the wiring needed to install a radio. Notice: Any non-factory installed radios are not covered by your vehicle’s warranty. Your audio system has been designed to operate easily and to give years of listening pleasure. You will get the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with it ﬁrst. Figure out which radio you have in your vehicle, ﬁnd out what your audio system can do and how to operate all of its controls to be sure you’re getting the most out of the advanced engineering that went into it. Setting the Time Press and hold the HR or MIN arrow for two seconds. Then press the HR arrow until the correct hour appears on the display. Press and hold the MIN arrow until the correct minute appears on the display. The time may be set with the ignition on or off. 3-39 Radio with CD Finding a Station AM FM: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, and AM. The display will show your selection. TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations. o SEEK p: Press the right or the left arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK arrow for two seconds until you hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either SEEK arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either SEEK arrow for more than four seconds until you hear two beeps. The radio will go to the ﬁrst preset station stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either SEEK arrow again to stop scanning presets. Playing the Radio PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on and off. VOL (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease volume. RCL (Recall): Press this knob to switch the display between the radio station frequency and the time. Time display is available with the ignition turned off. The radio will seek and scan only to stations that are in the selected band and only to those with a strong signal. 3-40 Setting Preset Stations The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM) by performing the following steps: 1. Turn the radio on. 2. Press AM FM to select FM1, FM2, or AM. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that numbered pushbutton, the station you set will return. 5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) AUDIO: To adjust the bass or the treble, press and release the AUDIO button repeatedly until BAS or TRE appears on the display. Then press and hold the up or the down arrow to increase or to decrease. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble. To adjust bass or treble to the middle position, select BAS or TRE. Then press and hold the AUDIO button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. B and a zero or T and a zero will appear on the display. To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of audio mode by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to time of day. Then press and hold the AUDIO button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. CEN will appear on the display. 3-41 Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) Radio Messages AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until BAL appears on the display. Then press and hold the up or the down arrow to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers, press and release the AUDIO button until FAD appears on the display. Then press and hold the up or the down arrow to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select BAL or FAD. Then press and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. L and a zero or F and a zero will appear on the display. To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of audio mode by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to time of day. Then press and hold the AUDIO button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. CEN will appear on the display. CAL (Calibration): Your audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CAL appears on the display it means that your radio has not been conﬁgured properly for your vehicle and must be returned to the dealer for service. Playing a CD Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing. CD will appear on the display. If you want to insert a CD when the ignition is off, ﬁrst press the eject button or the RCL knob. If you insert a CD with the radio off and the ignition on, it will start to play. If you turn off the ignition with a CD in the player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the ignition or radio, the CD will start playing where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. 3-42 The CD player can play the smaller 8 cm single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner. If playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. You may experience an increase in skipping, difficulty in ﬁnding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a known good CD. Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught in the CD player. Do not play 3 inch CDs without a standard adapter CD. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. 1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the beginning of the current track if it has been playing for more than eight seconds. The track number will appear on the display. If you hold the pushbutton or press it more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the CD. 2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next track. The track number will appear on the display. If you hold the pushbutton or press it more than once, the player will continue moving forward through the CD. 3 REV (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. Release it to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 4 FWD (Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. Release it to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 5 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RND will appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off random play. OFF will appear on the display. 6 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a track over again. RPT will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. OFF will appear on the display. 3-43 o SEEK p: Press the right or the left arrow to go to the next or to the previous track. The track number will appear on the display. RCL (Recall): Press this knob to see the current track number or how long the current track has been playing. AM FM: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening. CD: Press this button to play a CD when listening to the radio. Z (Eject): Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the radio and ignition off if this button is pressed ﬁrst. CD Messages If the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: • It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. • You are driving on a very rough road. When the road becomes smooth, the CD should play. • The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. • The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again. • There may have been a problem while burning the CD. • The label may be caught in the CD player. If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason, try a known good CD. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer. If you radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer when reporting the problem. 3-44 Radio Reception AM The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM, especially at night. The longer range, however, can cause stations to interfere with each other. AM can pick up noise from things like storms and power lines. Try reducing the treble to reduce this noise. FM FM stereo will give you the best sound, but FM signals will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals, causing the sound to come and go. Care of Your CDs Handle CDs carefully. Store them in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. If the surface of a CD is soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and clean it, wiping from the center to the edge. Be sure never to touch the side without writing when handling CDs. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge. Care of Your CD Player The use of CD lens cleaners for CDs is not advised, due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with lubricants internal to the CD mechanism. Fixed Mast Antenna The ﬁxed mast antenna can withstand most car washes without being damaged. If the mast should ever become slightly bent, you can straighten it out by hand. If the mast is badly bent, you should replace it. Check occasionally to be sure the mast is still tightened to the fender. If tightening is required, tighten by hand, then with a wrench one quarter turn. 3-45 - NOTES 3-46 Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..........4-2 Driver Behavior ..............................................4-2 Driving Environment ........................................4-2 Vehicle Design ...............................................4-3 Defensive Driving ...........................................4-3 Drunken Driving .............................................4-4 Control of a Vehicle ........................................4-7 Braking .........................................................4-7 Steering ......................................................4-10 Off-Road Recovery .......................................4-13 Passing .......................................................4-13 Loss of Control .............................................4-15 Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle ....................................................4-16 Driving at Night ............................................4-30 Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..................4-32 City Driving ..................................................4-34 Freeway Driving ...........................................4-35 Before Leaving on a Long Trip .......................4-36 Highway Hypnosis ........................................4-37 Hill and Mountain Roads ................................4-38 Winter Driving ..............................................4-40 If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................................................4-44 Towing ..........................................................4-47 Towing Your Vehicle .....................................4-47 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...........................4-47 Loading Your Vehicle ....................................4-51 Towing a Trailer ...........................................4-57 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Whenever we drive, we are taking on an important responsibility. This is true for any motor vehicle — passenger car, van, truck, sport utility. Driver behavior, the driving environment, and the vehicle’s design all affect how well a vehicle performs. But statistics show that the most important factor, by far, is how we drive. Knowing how these three factors work together can help you understand how your vehicle handles and what you can do to avoid many types of crashes, including a rollover crash. Driver Behavior The single most important thing is this: everyone in the vehicle, including the driver, should buckle up. See SafetyBelts:TheyAreforEveryoneonpage1-9. In fact, most serious injuries and fatalities to unbelted occupants can be reduced or prevented by the use of safety belts. In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is signiﬁcantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt. In addition, avoiding excessive speed, sudden or abrupt turns and drunken or aggressive driving can help make trips safer and avoid the possibility of a crash, especially a rollover crash. This section provides many useful tips to help you drive more safely. Driving Environment You can also help avoid a rollover or other type of crash by being prepared for driving in inclement weather, at night, or during other times where visibility or traction may be limited (such as on curves, slippery roads or hilly terrain). Unfamiliar surroundings can also have hidden hazards. To help you learn more about driving in different conditions, this section contains information about city, freeway and off-road driving, as well as other hints for driving in various weather conditions. 4-2 Vehicle Design According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, utility vehicles have a signiﬁcantly higher rollover rate than other types of vehicles. Utility vehicles do have higher ground clearance and a narrower track or shorter wheelbase than passenger cars, to make them more capable for off-road driving. Speciﬁc design characteristics like these give the driver a better view of the road, but also give utility vehicles a higher center of gravity than other types of vehicles. This means that you should not expect a utility vehicle to handle the same way a vehicle with a lower center of gravity, like a car, would in similar situations. But driver behavior factors are far more often the cause of a utility vehicle rollover than are environmental or vehicle factors. Safe driver behavior and understanding the environment in which you will be driving can help avoid a rollover crash in any type of vehicle, including utility vehicles. Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your vehicle: Buckle up. See SafetyBelts:TheyArefor Everyone on page1-9. Defensive driving really means “be ready for anything.” On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means “always expect the unexpected.” Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It is the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task — such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call, reading, or reaching for something on the ﬂoor — makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life. 4-3 Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It is the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: • Judgment • Muscular Coordination • Vision • Attentiveness. Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, more than 16,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults — by some estimates, nearly half the adult population — choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, it is against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. 4-4 The obvious way to eliminate the leading highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is “too much” if someone plans to drive? It is a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: • The amount of alcohol consumed • The drinker’s body weight • The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking • The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. According to the American Medical Association, a 180 lb (82 kg) person who drinks three 12 ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4 ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of liquors like whiskey, gin or vodka. this means that a woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight will when each has the same number of drinks. The law in an increasing number of U.S. states, and throughout Canada, sets the legal limit at 0.08 percent. In some other countries, the limit is even lower. For example, it is 0.05 percent in both France and Germany. The BAC limit for all commercial drivers in the United States is 0.04 percent. The BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we have seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinks them. But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is 25 times greater! 4-5 It is the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank three double martinis (3 ounces or 90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person’s BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who consumes food just before or during drinking will have a somewhat lower BAC level. There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have a lower relative percentage of body water than men. Since alcohol is carried in body water, The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. “I will be careful” is not the right answer. What if there is an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There is something else about drinking and driving that many people do not know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person’s system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking — driver or passenger — is in a crash, that person’s chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. {CAUTION: Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your reﬂexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious — or even fatal — collision if you drive after drinking. Please do not drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you are with a group, designate a driver who will not drink. 4-6 Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. Sometimes, as when you are driving on snow or ice, it is easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires and road can provide. That means you can lose control of your vehicle. Braking Braking action involves perceptiontime and reactiontime. First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal. That is perceptiontime. Then you have to bring up your foot and do it. That is reactiontime. Average reactiontime is about 3/4 of a second. But that is only an average. It might be less with one driver and as long as two or three seconds or more with another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination and eyesight all play a part. So do alcohol, drugs and frustration. But even in 3/4 of a second, a vehicle moving at 60 mph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m). That could be a lot of distance in an emergency, so keeping enough space between your vehicle and others is important. And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface of the road (whether it is pavement or gravel); the condition of the road (wet, dry, icy); tire tread; the condition of your brakes; the weight of the vehicle and the amount of brake force applied. Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts — heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking — rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking. 4-7 You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test is going on, and you may even notice that your brake pedal moves or pulses a little. This is normal. If there is a problem with the anti-lock brake system, the anti-lock brake system warning light will stay on. See Anti-LockBrakeSystemWarningLightonpage3-31. If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. If your engine ever stops while you are driving, brake normally but do not pump your brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Your vehicle may have anti-lock brakes. ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, this warning light on the instrument panel will come on brieﬂy when you start your vehicle. When you start your engine, or when you begin to drive away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. Let us say the road is wet and you are driving safely. Suddenly, an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam on the brakes and continue braking. Here is what happens with ABS: 4-8 A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakes at each front wheel and at both rear wheels. The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most of available tire and road conditions. This can help you steer around the obstacle while braking hard. As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls braking pressure accordingly. Remember: Anti-lock does not change the time you need to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in front of you, you will not have time to apply your brakes if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave enough room up ahead to stop, even though you have anti-lock brakes. Using Anti-Lock Do not pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down ﬁrmly and let anti-lock work for you. You may feel a slight brake pedal pulsation or notice some noise, but this is normal. 4-9 Braking in Emergencies At some time, nearly every driver gets into a situation that requires hard braking. If you have anti-lock, you can steer and brake at the same time. However, if you do not have anti-lock, your ﬁrst reaction — to hit the brake pedal hard and hold it down — may be the wrong thing to do. Your wheels can stop rolling. Once they do, the vehicle can not respond to your steering. Momentum will carry it in whatever direction it was headed when the wheels stopped rolling. That could be off the road, into the very thing you were trying to avoid, or into traffic. If you do not have anti-lock, use a “squeeze” braking technique. This will give you maximum braking while maintaining steering control. You can do this by pushing on the brake pedal with steadily increasing

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