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19 gal
72 l
6.1 Liter Engine (SAE 0W-40)
7 qts
6.6 liters
Cooling System *
6.1 Liter Engine (Mopar威 Antifreeze/Coolant 5 Year/ 100,000 Mile Formula) or
equivalent
15.2 qts
14.4 l
* Includes heater and coolant recovery bottle filled to MAX level.
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436 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS, AND GENUINE PARTS
Engine Component Engine Coolant
Engine Oil (6.1L)
Oil Filter (6.1L) Spark Plugs (6.1L) Fuel Selection (6.1L)
Fluids, Lubricants, and Genuine Parts Mopar威 Antifreeze/Coolant 5 Year/100,000 Mile Formula HOAT (Hybrid Or- ganic Additive Technology) or equivalent For best performance and maximum protection under all types of operating conditions, the manufacturer only recommends full synthetic engine oils that meet the American Petroleum Institute (API) categories of SM or SM/CF, and meet the requirements of DaimlerChrysler Material Standard MS-10725. The manufacturer recommends the use of a full synthetic engine oil, such as Mo- bil 1威 SAE 0W-40 or equivalent. For additional information, refer to the “En- gine Oil Selection” and “Engine Oil Viscosity (SAE Grade)” in the “Mainte- nance Procedures” section of this manual. Mopar威 05281090 or equivalent PLZTR5A-13 (Gap.050 in [1.27 mm]) Premium Unleaded 91 Octane Only or higher
Chassis Component Automatic Transmission Brake Master Cylinder
Power Steering Reservoir
Rear Axle
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Fluids, Lubricants, and Genuine Parts Mopar威 ATF+4 Automatic Transmission Fluid Mopar威 DOT 3, SAE J1703 should be used. If DOT 3, SAE J1703 brake fluid is not available, then DOT 4 is acceptable. Use only recommended brake fluids. Mopar威 Power Steering Fluid + 4, Mopar威 ATF+4 Automatic Transmission Fluid API GL-5 SAE 75W140 Synthetic Gear Lubricant or equivalent
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
CONTENTS
䡵 Emissions Control System Maintenance . . . . . . . 440
䡵 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440▫ Severe Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
▫ Required Maintenance Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . 443M
440 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE The Scheduled Maintenance services, listed in bold type , must be done at the times or mileages specified to ensure the continued proper functioning of the emission control system. These, and all other maintenance services included in this manual, should be done to provide best vehicle performance and reliability. More frequent main- tenance may be needed for vehicles in severe operating conditions, such as dusty areas and very short trip driving. Inspection and service should also be done any time a malfunction is suspected. NOTE: Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emis- sion control devices and systems on your vehicle may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any automotive part that has been certified pursuant to U.S. EPA or, in the State of Califor- nia, California Air Resources Board regulations.
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE To help you have the best driving experience possible, the manufacturer has identified the specific vehicle main- tenance service intervals that are required to keep your vehicle operating properly and safely. Chrysler recommends that these maintenance intervals be performed at your selling dealer. The technicians at your dealership know your vehicle best, and have access to factory-trained information, genuine Mopar威 parts, and specially designed electronic and mechanical tools that can help prevent future costly repairs. The maintenance intervals shown should be performed as indicated in this section. NOTE: Under no circumstances should oil change in- tervals exceed 6,000 mi (10,000 km) or six months, whichever comes first.
At Each Stop for Fuel • Check the engine oil level. Refer to “Engine Oil” under • Check the windshield washer solvent and add if
“Maintenance Procedures” in Section 7.
required.
damage.
Once a Month • Check tire pressure and look for unusual wear or • Inspect the battery, and clean and tighten the terminals • Check the fluid levels of coolant reservoir and brake
as required.
master cylinder, and add as needed.
• Check all lights and other electrical items for correct
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operation.
At Each Oil Change • Change the engine oil filter. • Inspect the brake hoses and lines.
CAUTION!
Failure to perform the required maintenance items may result in damage to the vehicle.
442 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
Severe Duty If your vehicle is operated under the Severe Duty condi- tions listed below change your engine oil and filter every 3,000 mi (5 000 km) or three months as indicated in the Maintenance Schedule. • Stop and go driving. • Driving in dusty conditions.
• Short trips of less than 10 mi (16 km). • Trailer towing. • Taxi, police, or delivery service (commercial service). • Off-road or desert operation.
Required Maintenance Intervals
Maintenance Items Change the engine oil and engine oil filter if using your vehicle under any of these severe duty condi- tions: Short trips, stop and go driving, dusty or off- road conditions, police, taxi, fleet, or frequent trailer towing.
Change the engine oil and engine oil filter if your ve- hicle is NOT operated under any of the conditions listed under Severe Duty. Rotate the tires. If using your vehicle in dusty or off-road conditions, inspect the engine air cleaner filter, and replace if nec- essary. Inspect the brake linings, and replace if necessary.
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Perform Maintenance Every (Where time and mileage
are listed, follow the interval that occurs first.) Miles
Kilometers
or Months
3,000
or
6,000
6,000
12,000
12,000
5 000
or
10 000
10 000
20 000
20 000
or
12
12
M
444 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
Maintenance Items Replace the air conditioning filter (if equipped). Inspect the rear axle fluid. Inspect the CV joints. Perform the first inspection at 12,000 mi (20 000 km) or 12 months. Inspect the exhaust system. Perform the first inspec- tion at 12,000 mi (20 000 km) or 12 months. Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends and boot seals, and replace if necessary. Replace the engine air cleaner filter. Change the rear axle fluid if using your vehicle for any of the following: police, taxi, fleet, off-road, or fre- quent trailer towing. Change the automatic transmission fluid and filter if using your vehicle for any of the following: police, taxi, fleet, or frequent trailer towing.
Perform Maintenance Every (Where time and mileage
are listed, follow the interval that occurs first.) Miles 12,000
18,00020 000
30 000Kilometers
12
18or Months
24,000
24,000
24,000
30,000
48,000
60,000
40 000
40 000
40 000
50 000
80 000
100 000
24
24
24
30
48
60
Maintenance Items Inspect and replace PCV valve if necessary. Flush and replace the engine coolant. Replace the spark plugs. Change the automatic transmission fluid and filter.
WARNING!
You can be badly injured working on or around a motor vehicle. Do only that service work for which you have the knowledge and the right equipment. If you have any doubt about your ability to perform a service job, take your vehicle to a competent mechanic.
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Perform Maintenance Every (Where time and mileage
Kilometers
are listed, follow the interval that occurs first.) Miles 90,000
102,000
102,000
120,000150 000
170 000
170 000
200 00090
60
102
120or Months
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CONTENTS
䡵 Suggestions For Obtaining Service For
Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
▫ Prepare For The Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
▫ Prepare A List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
▫ Be Reasonable With Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
䡵 If You Need Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450▫ DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation Customer
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
▫ DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.
Customer Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
▫ In Mexico Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
▫ Customer Assistance For The Hearing Or▫ Service Contract
Speech Impaired (TDD/TTY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
䡵 Warranty Information (U.S. Vehicles Only) . . . . . 452
䡵 Mopar威 Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
䡵 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453▫ In The 50 United States And
Washington, D.C.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
▫ In Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453448 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE
䡵 Publication Order Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
䡵 Department Of Transportation Uniform TireQuality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
▫ Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455▫ Traction Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
▫ Temperature Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456SUGGESTIONS FOR OBTAINING SERVICE FOR YOUR VEHICLE
Prepare For The Appointment If you’re having warranty work done, be sure to have the right papers with you. Take your warranty folder. All work to be performed may not be covered by the warranty. Discuss additional charges with the service manager. Keep a maintenance log of your vehicle’s service history. This can often provide a clue to the current problem. Prepare A List Make a written list of your vehicle’s problems or the specific work you want done. If you’ve had an accident or work done that is not on your maintenance log, let the service advisor know.
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Be Reasonable With Requests If you list a number of items and you must have your vehicle by the end of the day, discuss the situation with the service advisor and list the items in order of priority. At many authorized dealers, you may obtain a rental vehicle at a minimal daily charge. If you need a rental, it is advisable to make these arrangements when you call for an appointment.
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IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE The manufacturer and its authorized dealers are vitally interested in your satisfaction. We want you to be happy with our products and services. Warranty service must be done by an authorized dealer. We strongly recommend that you take your vehicle to your authorized selling dealer. They know you and your vehicle best, and are most concerned that you get prompt and high quality service. The manufacturer’s authorized dealers have the facilities, factory-trained technicians, special tools, and the latest information to ensure your vehicle is fixed correctly and in a timely manner. This is why you should always talk to your authorized dealer’s service manager first. Most matters can be re- solved with this process. • If for some reason you are still not satisfied, talk to the general manager or owner of the authorized dealer- ship. They want to know if you need assistance.
• If your authorized dealership is unable to resolve the concern, you may contact the Manufacturer’s Cus- tomer Center.
Any communication to the Manufacturer’s Customer Center should include the following information: • Owner’s name and address • Owner’s telephone number (home and office) • Authorized dealership name • Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) • Vehicle delivery date and mileage DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation Customer Center P.O. Box 21–8004
Auburn Hills, MI 48321–8004
Phone: (800) 992-1997DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. Customer Center P.O. Box 1621
Windsor, Ontario N9A 4H6
Phone: (800) 465–2001
In Mexico contact: Av. Prolongacion Paseo de la Reforma, 1240
Sante Fe C.P. 05109
Mexico, D. F. In Mexico: (915) 729–1248 or 729–1240
Outside Mexico: (525) 729–1248 or 729–1240
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD/TTY) To assist customers who have hearing difficulties, the manufacturer has installed special TDD (Telecommuni- cation Devices for the Deaf) equipment at its Customer Center. Any hearing or speech impaired customer, who has access to a TDD or a conventional teletypewriterIF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 451
(TTY) in the United States, can communicate with the manufacturer by dialing 1–800–380–CHRY. Service Contract You may have purchased a service contract for your vehicle to help protect you from the high cost of unex- pected repairs after your manufacturer’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires. The manufacturer stands be- hind only the manufacturer’s Service Contracts. If you purchased a manufacturer’s Service Contract, you will receive Plan Provisions and an Owner Identification Card in the mail within three weeks of your vehicle delivery date. If you have any questions about your service contract, call the manufacturer’s Service Contract Na- tional Customer Hotline at 1-800-521-9922.
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The manufacturer will not stand behind any service contract that is not the manufacturer’s Service Contract. It is not responsible for any service contract other than the manufacturer’s Service Contract. If you purchased a service contract that is not a manufacturer’s Service Contract, and you require service after your manufactur- er’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires, please refer to your contract documents, and contact the person listed in those documents. We appreciate that you have made a major investment when you purchased your vehicle. Your authorized dealer has also made a major investment in facilities, tools, and training to assure that you are absolutely delighted with your ownership experience. You’ll be pleased with their sincere efforts to resolve any warranty issues or related concerns.
WARNING!
Engine exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain, or emit, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain prod- ucts of component wear contain, or emit, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
WARRANTY INFORMATION (U.S. Vehicles Only) See the Warranty Information Booklet for the terms and provisions of DaimlerChrysler’s warranties applicable to this vehicle.
MOPAR姞 PARTS MOPAR威 fluids, lubricants, parts, and accessories are available from your authorized dealer. They will help you keep your vehicle operating at its best.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
In the 50 United States and Washington, D.C. If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying the manufacturer. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your authorized dealer, and the manufacturer.
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safety
motor
vehicle
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll free at 1–888–327–4236 (TTY: 1–800–424– 9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Wash- ington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about http:// www.safercar.gov. In Canada If you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should contact the Customer Service Department imme- diately. Canadian customers who wish to report a safety defect to the Canadian government should write to: Transport Canada, Motor Vehicle Defect Investigations and Recalls, 2780 Sheffield Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1B 3V9.
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Call toll free at: • 1–800–890–4038 (U.S.) • 1–800–387–1143 (Canada) Or Visit us on the Worldwide Web at: • www.techauthority.daimlerchrysler.com • www.daimlerchrysler.ca/manuals DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADES The following tire grading categories were established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The specific grade rating assigned by the tire’s manufacturer in each category is shown on the sidewall of the tires on your vehicle.
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All passenger car tires must conform to Federal safety requirements in addition to these grades. Treadwear The treadwear grade is a comparative rating, based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would wear 1-1/2 times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100. The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions of their use, however, and may depart signifi- cantly from the norm due to variations in driving habits, service practices, and differences in road characteristics and climate.
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Traction Grades The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B, and C. These grades represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement, as measured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
WARNING!
The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does not include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics.
Temperature Grades The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, representing the tire’s resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to dissipate heat, when tested under controlled conditions on a specified indoor laboratory
test wheel. Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a level of performance, which all passenger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A repre- sent higher levels of performance on the laboratory test wheel, than the minimum required by law.
WARNING!
The temperature grade for this tire is established for a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, under-inflation, or excessive load- ing, either separately or in combination, can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure.
INDEX
10
458 INDEX
About Your Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315,317
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) . . . . . . . . . . . . 317,321
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) (Cruise Control) . . 153
Adding Engine Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . 406
Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,146,402
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Additives, Fuel Adjustable Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . 394
Air Conditioner Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Air Conditioning Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,400
Air Conditioning, Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399,400
Air Conditioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284,399
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,337
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,59
Airbag Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,61,76,201
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,57
Airbag, Window (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,57
Alarm, Panic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,205
Alarm System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Alignment and Balance Alterations/Modifications, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Antenna, Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 405,406,435
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 317,321
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,319
Anti-Theft Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Theft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Arming Theft System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . 18
Assistance Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
Audio Systems (Radio) Auto Down Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Disposal
INDEX 459
Auto Unlock, Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Auto Up Power Windows Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,30
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) . . . . . . . . . 284
Automatic Transaxle Special Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305,413,414
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414,437
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308,310
Fluid and Filter Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Fluid Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Fluid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Special Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Automatic Transmission Limp Home Mode . . 309,310
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308,310Axle Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Axle Lubrication (Axle Fluid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437Ball Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Emergency Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Keyless Transmitter Replacement (RKE) . . . . . . . 23
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377,397
Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Belts, Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Belts, Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,76
Body Mechanism Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
B-Pillar Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Brake Control System, Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317,41010
460 INDEX
Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317,321
Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,437
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Hoses Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,317
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317,410
Brake/Transmission Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Break-In Recommendations, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . 73
Brightness, Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427,428
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,427Calibration, Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Caps, FillerFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Oil (Engine) Radiator (Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,360
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Cargo (Vehicle Loading) Catalytic Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
CD (Compact Disc) Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,251,253
Certification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Chart, Tire Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator Light) . 388
Checking Your Vehicle For Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,65,66,69,71
Child Restraint Tether Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,69
Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Cleaning Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,234,237,253,258
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Computer, Trip/Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
ConnectorUCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) . . . . . . . . . 277
Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Console, Overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Contract, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Converter, Catalytic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Coolant Pressure Cap (Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . 406
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406Adding Coolant (Antifreeze)
INDEX 461
Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404,407
Coolant Level Disposal of Used Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Drain, Flush, and Refill Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
. . . . . . 405,435,436
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Cruise Control (Speed Control) . . . . . . . . . . . 150,153
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cruise Light Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,419
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Customer Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Daytime Brightness, Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Daytime Running Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13610
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Dealer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Deck Lid, Emergency Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Deck Lid, Power Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Defroster, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,288
Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Digital Video Disc (DVD) Player . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
DipsticksOil (Engine)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Disabled Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
DisposalAntifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door Opener, Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Drive Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393Driving
On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
tanding Water DVD Player (Video Entertainment System) . . . . . . 273Electric Rear Window Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Electronic Power Distribution Center (Fuses) . . . . 419
Electronic Speed Control (Cruise Control) . . . . 150,153
. . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) . . . . . . 205
Electronic Throttle Control Warning Light Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) . . . . 209
Emergency Deck Lid Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency, In Case ofFreeing Vehicle When Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Emergency Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emission Control System Maintenance . . . . . . 388,440
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Block Heater Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404,436
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,360
Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Flooded, Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391,435,436INDEX 463
Oil Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Oil Filter Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392,435
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine Oil Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Enhanced Accident Response Feature . . . . . . . . . . 60
Entry System, Illuminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,76,360,403
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,403
Exterior Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Exterior Lights10
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Filters
Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,400
Engine Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393,436
Engine Oil Engine Oil Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393Flashers
Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,138,199
Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fluid Level ChecksAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . 436
Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,199
Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle Front Suspension Ball Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Front Wheel Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Clean Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Ethanol Filler Cap (Gas Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Materials Added . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Octane Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357,436
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Fuel System Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
FusesGarage Door Opener (HomeLink威) . . . . . . . . . . . 177
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361,387
Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Gasoline, Clean Air Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Gasoline, Reformulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
GaugesCoolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199INDEX 465
Tachometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 18,24,115,172,311,357
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Gross Axle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Ground Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364Hands-Free Phone (UConnect™) Hard Drive (HDD) Hazard
. . . . . . . . 88,251,253
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251Driving Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow
Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Headlight Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,402
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Automatic
10
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Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch . . . . . . . . 138
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lights On Reminder On With Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,142
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Time Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,402
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Heater, Engine Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
High Beam/Low Beam Select (Dimmer) Switch . . 138
Holder, Coin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Holder, Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
HomeLink威 (Garage Door Opener) Transmitter . . . 177
Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,14
Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Immobilizer (Sentry Key) Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,65
Inflation Pressure Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Information Center, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,199
Instrument Panel and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Instrument Panel Lens Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Interior Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Interior Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Intermittent Wipers (Delay Wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4INDEX 467
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Knee BolsterLane Change and Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,69
Latch Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lead Free Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Leaks, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,427
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,132
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,61,76,201
Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,319
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Brake Assist Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,317
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427,428
Courtesy/Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,176
Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Daytime Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,138
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Indicator . . . 327
Electronic Throttle Control Warning . . . . . . . . . 205
Engine Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,199
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37010
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Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,428
Headlights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Headlights On With Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,142
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,205
High Beam Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,199
Intensity Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,176
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
License Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Low Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . 208
Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,176
Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parade Mode (Daytime Brightness) . . . . . . . . . . 140
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,176
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427,428
Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator) . . . 208
SmartBeams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) . . . . . . . . 206,347
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,137,138,199
Turn Signal Vanity Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Voltage Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . . . 199
Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364,365
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Capacities Tires
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Low Tire Pressure System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,69
(LATCH) Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Maintenance Free Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Maintenance, General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Maintenance, Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine) . . 208,388
Manual, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,176
Map/Reading Lights Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Memory Feature (Memory Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Memory Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Memory Seats and Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126INDEX 469
Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Mini-Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Exterior Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Modifications/Alterations, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Monitor, Tire Pressure System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Mopar Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,453
MP3 Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
MTBE/ETBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Multi-Function Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Navigation Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25110
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New Vehicle Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Oil, Engine
Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Octane Rating, Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . 357,436
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Odometer Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391,436
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393,436
Filter Filter Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Materials Added to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392,435
Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392,435
Oil Filter, Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Oil Filter, Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393Onboard Diagnostic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,388
Opener, Garage Door (HomeLink威) . . . . . . . . . . . 177
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Operating Precautions Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Owner’s Manual (Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . . 454Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Park Sense System, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Parking On Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pedals, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Phone, Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,251,253
Phone, Hands-Free (UConnect™) . . . . . . . . 88,251,253Placard, Tire and Loading Information . . . . . . . . . 332
PortUniversal Serial Bus (USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251Power
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Deck Lid Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Distribution Center (Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . 187
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Steering, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,437
Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48INDEX 471
Pretensioners
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Programmable Electronic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Programming Transmitters (Remote Keyless Entry). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Radiator Cap (Coolant Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . . . . 406
Radio Broadcast Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Radio, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233,253,283
Radio Remote Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Radio, Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,233,251,253,268,273
Radio (Sound Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
Rain Sensitive Wiper System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rear Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Rear Park Sense System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear Seat, Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear Wheel Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41410
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Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Rear Window Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Reception, Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Reclining Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Reformulated Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Release, Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Reminder, Lights On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Remote ControlStarting System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls . . . . . . . . 281
Remote Starting System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rocking Vehicle When Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safety Defects, Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Safety Information, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,233,251,253,268,273
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419INDEX 473
Seat Belt Reminder Seat Belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,40,76
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Anchorage . . . . . . . . 44
And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,65,66,71
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Extender Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,41
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Untwisting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Easy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,205
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . 405,436
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Selection of Oil Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sentry Key Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sentry Key Replacement Service Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449,450
Service Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Service Engine Soon Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Service Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,234,237,253,25810
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Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301,305
Shoulder Belt Upper Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,57
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Side Curtain (Window Airbag) Side View Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,138,199
Slippery Surfaces, Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
SmartBeams Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Snow Tires Sound Systems (Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394,436
SpecificationsFuel (Gasoline) Oil
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
. . . . . . . . . . . 150,153Speed Control (Cruise Control)
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,297
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Cold Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Emergency (Jump Starting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
SteeringColumn Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Linkage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319,400
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Wheel, Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,427
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,427INDEX 475
Storing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Sun Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sunroof Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . . 49
System, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
System, Remote Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Telescoping Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . 284
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant . . . . . 203,204,371
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Tether Anchor, Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) Theft System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Time Delay, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tip StartTire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . . . . . 332
Tire Identification Number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Tire Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tire Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,336,455
Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332,333
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Radial Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34210
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Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328,336
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Snow Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
To Open Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
24-Hour Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Behind a Motor Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Towing Vehicle Behind a Motor Home . . . . . . . . . 367
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301,305,413
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
. . 177Transmitter Battery Service (Remote Keyless Entry) Transmitter, Garage Door Opener (HomeLink威) Transmitter Programming (Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transmitter, Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . 20
Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Trunk Lid (Deck Lid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,38
Trunk Release, Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trunk Release Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,199UCI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
UConnect™ (Hands-Free Phone) . . . . . . . . . . . 88,251
Uniform Tire Quality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) Connector . . . 277INDEX 477
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
Universal Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Untwisting Procedure, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,251
USB PortVacuum/Vapor Harnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Variance, Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Vehicle Certification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333,364,365
Vehicle Modifications/Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,427
Vehicle Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . 18
Video Entertainment System (Rear Seat Video System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Viscosity, Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Voice Recognition System (VR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Warning Flasher, Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Warning Lights (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Washer, Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,146,402
Washers, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Washers, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,142,402
Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
WaterDriving Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Wheel Alignment and Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Wheel and Wheel Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Wheel and Wheel Trim Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Wheel Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,186
Window Airbag (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,57
Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3310
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Windshield Defroster Windshield Washers
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,288
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,142,402
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402Windshield Wiper Blades
Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Wiper, Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Wipers, Intermittent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Wipers, Rain SensitiveINSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT Special design considerations are incorporated into this vehicle’s electronic system to provide immunity to radio frequency signals. Mobile two-way radios and telephone equipment must be installed properly by trained person- nel. The following must be observed during installation. The positive power connection should be made directly to the battery and fused as close to the battery as possible. The negative power connection should be made to body sheet metal adjacent to the negative battery connection. This connection should not be fused. Antennas for two-way radios should be mounted on the roof or the rear area of the vehicle. Care should be used in mounting antennas with magnet bases. Magnets may affect the accuracy or operation of the compass on vehicles so equipped.
The antenna cable should be as short as practical and routed away from the vehicle wiring when possible. Use only fully shielded coaxial cable. Carefully match the antenna and cable to the radio to ensure a low Standing Wave Ratio (SWR). Mobile radio equipment with output power greater than normal may require special precautions. All installations should be checked for possible interfer- ence between the communications equipment and the vehicle’s electronic systems.
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VEHICLES SOLD IN CANADA With respect to any Vehicles Sold in Canada, the name Chrysler LLC shall be deemed to be deleted and the name Chrysler Canada Inc. used in substitution therefor. DRIVING AND ALCOHOL Drunken driving is one of the most frequent causes of accidents. Your driving ability can be seriously impaired with blood alcohol levels far below the legal minimum. If you are drinking, don’t drive. Ride with a designated non-drinking driver, call a cab, a friend, or use public transportation.
WARNING!
Driving after drinking can lead to an accident. Your perceptions are less sharp, your reflexes are slower, and your judgment is impaired when you have been drinking. Never drink and then drive.
This manual illustrates and describes the operation of features and equipment that are either standard or op- tional on this vehicle. This manual may also include a description of features and equipment that are no longer available or were not ordered on this vehicle. Please disregard any features and equipment described in this manual that are not on this vehicle. Chrysler LLC reserves the right to make changes in design and specifications, and/or make additions to or improvements to its products without imposing any obligation upon itself to install them on products previ- ously manufactured.
Copyright © 2007 Chrysler LLC
SECTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
STARTING AND OPERATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447
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INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
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CONTENTS
䡵 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
䡵 How To Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
䡵 Warnings And Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6䡵 Vehicle Identification Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
䡵 Vehicle Modifications / Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . 7HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Consult the Table of Contents to determine which section contains the information you desire. The detailed Index at the back of this manual contains a complete listing of all subjects. Consult the following table for a description of the symbols that may be used on your vehicle or throughout this Owner’s Manual.
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INTRODUCTION This manual has been prepared with the assistance of service and engineering specialists to acquaint you with the operation and maintenance of your new vehicle. It is supplemented by a Warranty Information Booklet and various customer-oriented documents. You are urged to read these publications carefully. Following the instruc- tions and recommendations in this manual will help assure safe and enjoyable operation of your vehicle. NOTE: After you read the manual, it should be stored in the vehicle for convenient reference and remain with the vehicle when sold so that the new owner will be aware of all safety warnings. When it comes to service, remember that your authorized dealer knows your vehicle best, has the factory-trained technicians and genuine Mopar威 parts, and is interested in your satisfaction.
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WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS This manual contains WARNINGS against operating procedures that could result in an accident or bodily injury. It also contains CAUTIONS against procedures that could result in damage to your vehicle. If you do not read this entire manual, you may miss important infor- mation. Observe all Warnings and Cautions.
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is on the left front corner of the instrument panel. The VIN is visible from outside of the vehicle through the windshield. This number also appears on the Automobile Information Disclosure Label affixed to a window on your vehicle, the vehicle registration, and the title.
NOTE:
It is illegal to remove the VIN.
VIN Location
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS / ALTERATIONS
WARNING!
Any modifications or alterations to this vehicle could seriously affect its roadworthiness and safety and may lead to an accident resulting in serious injury or death.
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CONTENTS
䡵 A Word About Your Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
▫ Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
▫ FOB With Integrated Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
▫ Tip Start Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
▫ Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
▫ Key-In-Ignition Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
䡵 Sentry Key威 Immobilizer System . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
▫ Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
▫ Customer Sentry Key威 (FOB) Programming . . . .17▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
䡵 Security Alarm System — If Equipped . . . . . . . . .18
▫ Rearming Of The System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
▫ To Arm The System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
▫ To Disarm The System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
䡵 Illuminated Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
䡵 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
▫ To Unlock The Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
▫ To Lock The Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2210 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
▫ To Unlatch The Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
▫ Using The Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
▫ Programming Additional Transmitters . . . . . . . .23
▫ Transmitter Battery Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
䡵 Remote Starting System — If Equipped . . . . . . . .25
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
䡵 Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
▫ Manual Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
▫ Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
▫ Child Protection Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
▫ Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33▫ How To Use Remote Start
䡵 Windows
▫ Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
䡵 Trunk Lock And Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
䡵 Trunk Safety Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
▫ Trunk Emergency Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
䡵 Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
▫ Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
▫ Lap/Shoulder Belt Untwisting Procedure . . . . .45
▫ Seat Belt Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
▫ Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder System(BeltAlert威)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
▫ Automatic Locking Mode — If Equipped . . . . .47
▫ Seat Belts And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . .48
▫ Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48▫ Driver And Front Passenger Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) - Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . .49
▫ Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
▫ Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
䡵 Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
䡵 Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74▫ Transporting Passengers
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▫ Lock Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
▫ Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
▫ Safety Checks You Should Make InsideThe Vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
▫ Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make
Outside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
12 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
A WORD ABOUT YOUR KEYS Your vehicle uses a keyless ignition system. This system consists of a Fob with Integrated Key and a Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) with integral ignition switch. You can insert the double-sided integrated key into the igni- tion switch with either side up. Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) The Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) operates similarly to an ignition switch. It has four operating positions, three of which are detented and one spring-loaded. The de- tented positions are LOCK, ACC, and ON. The START position is a spring-loaded momentary contact position. When released from the START position, the switch automatically returns to the detented ON position.
Wireless Ignition Node (WIN)
Fob with Integrated Key The Fob with Integrated Key operates the ignition switch. It also contains the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) trans- mitter and a valet key, which stores in the rear of the Fob. The valet key allows for entry into the vehicle should the battery in the vehicle or the Fob go dead. The valet key is also for locking the glove box. You can keep the valet key with you when valet parking. To remove the valet key from the Fob, slide the mechani- cal latch at the top of the Fob sideways with your thumb and then pull the key out of the Fob with your other hand.
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Valet Key Removal
NOTE: You can insert the double-sided valet key into the lock cylinders with either side up.
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Tip Start Feature Do not press the accelerator. Use the Fob with Integrated Key to briefly turn the ignition switch to the START position and release it as soon as the starter engages. The starter motor will continue to run, and it will disengage automatically when the engine is running. Ignition Key Removal Place the shift lever in PARK. Turn the key to the LOCK position and then remove the key. NOTE: The power window switches, radio, power sunroof (if equipped), and power outlets will remain active for up to 60 minutes after the ignition switch is turned to the LOCK position. Opening either front door will cancel this feature. The time for this feature is programmable. Refer to “Delay Power Off to Accessories Until Exit,” under “Personal Settings (Customer Pro- grammable Features),” under “Electronic Vehicle Infor- mation Center (EVIC)” in Section 4.
WARNING!
Never leave children alone in a vehicle. Leaving unattended children in a vehicle is dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or others could be seri- ously or fatally injured. Don’t leave the key in the ignition. A child could operate power windows, other controls, or move the vehicle.
CAUTION!
An unlocked car is an invitation to thieves. Always remove key from the ignition and lock all doors when leaving the vehicle unattended.
Key-In-Ignition Reminder If you open the driver’s door and the key is in the ignition, a chime will sound to remind you to remove the key. The Key-In-Ignition reminder only sounds NOTE: when the ignition key is placed in the LOCK or ACC position.
SENTRY KEY姞 IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM The Sentry Key威 prevents unauthorized vehicle opera- tion by disabling the engine. The system does not need to be armed or activated. Operation is automatic, regardless of whether the vehicle is locked or unlocked. The system uses the factory-mated Fob with Integrated Key and Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) to prevent unau- thorized vehicle operation. Therefore, only fobs that are
