2005 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Owners Manual

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M 262 SCHEDULE “A” Miles (Kilometers) [Months] Change engine oil and engine oil filter. Inspect the air cleaner filter and replace if required.* Replace the air cleaner filter. Inspect and check tension for power steering belt (2.4 Liter Engine). Adjust or replace if re- quired. Inspect the front and rear brake pads, linings, rotors, rear drums and shoes. Replace the spark plugs on 2.4 liter engine. Flush and replace the engine coolant at 60 months, if not done at 100,000 miles. Check and replace, if necessary, the PCV valve. *‡ Replace the ignition cables on 2.4 liter en- gine. Replace the accessory drive belts in 2.7 liter engine. Rotate the tires. 42,000 (67 000) 48,000 (77 000) 54,000 (86 000) 60,000 (96 000) 66,000 (106 000) 72,000 (115 000) [60] [66] [72] [42] [48] [54] Miles (Kilometers) [Months] Change engine oil and engine oil filter. Inspect the air cleaner filter and replace if required.* Replace the air cleaner filter. Inspect the front and rear brake pads, linings, rotors, rear drums and shoes. Replace the spark plugs on 2.4 liter engine. Replace the spark plugs on 2.7 liter engine. Check and replace, if necessary, the PCV valve. *‡ Check and retension alternator drive belts on 2.7 liter engine. Replace the accessory drive belts on 2.4L en- gine. Rotate the tires. Flush and replace the engine coolant, if not replaced at 60 months. 78,000 (125 000) 84,000 (134 000) 90,000 (144 000) 96,000 (154 000) 100,000 (160 000) 102,000 (163 000) SCHEDULE “A” 263 [78] [84] [90] [96] [102] M 264 SCHEDULE “A” Miles (Kilometers) [Months] Change engine oil and engine oil filter. Inspect the air cleaner filter and replace if required.* Replace the air cleaner filter. Inspect the front and rear brake pads, linings, rotors, rear drums and shoes. Replace the spark plugs on 2.4 liter engine. Check and replace, if necessary, the PCV valve. *‡ Replace the engine timing belt on 2.4 liter engine. Replace the accessory drive belts in 2.7 liter engine. Replace the ignition cables on 2.4 liter engine. Flush and replace engine coolant at 120 months, if not done at 100,000 miles. Rotate the tires. * This maintenance is recommended by the manufacture to the owner but is not required to maintain the emis- sions warranty. ‡ This maintenance is not required if previously replaced. 108,000 (174 000) [108] 114,000 (183 000) [114] 120,000 (193 000) [120] Inspection and service should also be performed anytime a malfunction is observed or suspected. Retain all re- ceipts. 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 me- chanic. SCHEDULE “A” 265 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CONTENTS 䡵 Suggestions For Obtaining Service For Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 ▫ Prepare For The Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 ▫ Prepare A List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 ▫ Be Reasonable With Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 䡵 If You Need Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 䡵 Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 䡵 Mopar威 Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 䡵 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 ▫ In Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 䡵 Publication Order Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 䡵 Department Of Transportation Uniform Tire Quality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 ▫ Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 ▫ Traction Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 ▫ Temperature Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 9 268 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE SUGGESTIONS 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. 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 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 ap- pointment. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE The manufacturer and its 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 Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep dealer. We strongly recommend that you take your vehicle to you selling dealer. They know you and your vehicle best, and are most concerned that you get prompt and high quality service. The manufacturer’s dealers have the facilities, factory-trained technicians, special tools, and the latest information to assure your vehicle is fixed correctly and in a timely manner. This is why you should always talk to your dealer’s service manager first. Most matters can be resolved with this process. • If for some reason you are still not satisfied, talk to the general manager or owner of the dealership. They want to know if you need assistance. • If your dealership is unable to resolve the concern, you may contact the Manufacturer’s Customer 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) • Dealership name • Vehicle identification number • Vehicle delivery date and mileage DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation Customer Center P.O. Box 21–8004 Auburn Hills, MI 48321–8004 Phone: (800) 992-1997 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 269 DaimlerChrysler 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 teletypewriter (TTY) in the United States can communicate with the manufacturer by dialing 1–800–380–CHRY. We appreciate that you have made a major investment when you purchased your new vehicle. Your 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. WARRANTY INFORMATION See your manufacturer’s Warranty Information Booklet for information on warranty coverage and transfer of warranty. 270 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 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. 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. IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 271 U.S. ONLY 272 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE MOPAR姞 PARTS Mopar威 fluids, lubricants, parts, and accessories are available from your 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 Administra- tion (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 dealer, and the manufacturer. To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in Wash- ington DC area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Washington DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline. 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. PUBLICATION ORDER FORMS To order the following manuals, you may use either the website or the phone numbers listed below. Visa, Mas- tercard, American Express, and Discover orders are ac- cepted. If you prefer mailing your payment, please call for an order form. NOTE: A street address is required when ordering manuals. (No P.O. Boxes). • Service Manuals. These comprehensive service manuals provide the information that students and professional technicians need in diagnosing/troubleshooting, problem solving, maintaining, servicing and repairing DaimlerChrysler Corporation vehicles. A complete working knowledge of the vehicle, system and/or components is written in straightforward language with illustrations, diagrams and charts. • Diagnostic Procedure Manuals. Filled with diagrams, charts and detailed illustrations, these practical manuals make it easy for students and technicians to find and fix problems on computer- controlled vehicle systems and features. They show exactly how to find and correct problems the first time, using step-by-step troubleshooting and driveability procedures, proven diagnostic tests and a complete list of all tools and equipment. IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 273 • Owner’s Manuals. These manuals have been prepared with the assistance of service and engineering specialists to acquaint you with specific Chrysler group vehicles. Included are starting, operating, emergency and maintenance pro- cedures as well as specifications, capabilities and safety tips. Call Toll Free at 1–800–890–4038 (U.S.) or 1–800–387–1143 (Canada) Or Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.techauthority.daimlerchrysler.com or www.daimlerchrysler.ca/manuals 274 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADES The following describes the tire grading categories estab- lished by the National highway Traffic Safety Adminis- tration. The specific grade rating assigned by the tire’s manufacturer in each category is shown on the sidewall of the tires on your car. 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 con- ditions on a specified government test course. For ex- ample, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half (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 significantly from the norm due to variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in road characteristics and climate. Traction Grades The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are A, B, and C, and they represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement as measured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfaces of asphalt and con- crete. A tire marked C may have poor traction perfor- mance. WARNING! The traction grade is based on braking (straight- ahead) traction tests and does not include cornering (turning) performance. IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 275 WARNING! The temperature grade is established for a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, underinflation, or excessive loading, either separately or in combination, can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure. Temperature Grades The temperature grades are A (highest), B, and C, repre- senting 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 passen- ger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance on the laboratory test wheel than the minimum required by law. INDEX 10 278 INDEX About Your Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 ABS (Anti-Lock Brake) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Adding Engine Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . 222 Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Aiming Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . 211 Air Conditioner Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,134 Air Conditioning Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Air Conditioning, Operating Tips . . . . . . . . 133,139 Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Air Conditioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,214 Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,35,45,91 Airbag Light Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Alarm Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Alarm, Panic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Alignment and Balance Alterations/Modifications, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . 221,222,246 Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Disposal Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Anti-Theft Security Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Automatic Headlights Automatic Temperature Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . 147,149,198,227,248 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Fluid and Filter Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Interlock System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,148 Reset Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Selection Of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,248 Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Special Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Auxiliary Power Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Ball Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Emergency Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195,214 Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Keyless Transmitter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 19 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,213 Belts, Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Belts, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Body Mechanism Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Boot, Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 B-Pillar Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,224 Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Master Cylinder Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Brake/Transmission Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . 147,149 INDEX 279 Break-In Recommendations, New Vehicle . . . . . . 43 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Bulbs, Light Capacities, Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . 246 Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Capacity, Cargo Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Caps, Filler Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Radiator (Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Carpeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Cassette Tape and Player Maintenance . . . . . . . 126 Cassette Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,110,113 Catalytic Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,114,119,121 CD Changer CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,115,117,125 Center High Mounted Stop Light . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Central Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Changing A Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 10 280 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Charging System Light Chart, Tire Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Checking Your Vehicle For Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,38,40,41 Child Restraint Tether Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Cigar Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,237 Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Cleaning Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Wood Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Compact Disc Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Compact Disc Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Compact Disc Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,107 Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Contract, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Convertible Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Convertible Top Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Coolant Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Adding Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,223 Coolant Level Disposal of Used Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Rubber and Plastic Components . . . . . . . . . . 224 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,246,247 Selection of Coolant Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Crankcase Emission Control System . . . . . . . . . 213 Cruise Control (Speed Control) Cruise Light Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Daytime Running Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dealer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Defroster, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,131,136 Diagnostic System, Onboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Dimmer Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dipsticks Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Disposal Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Door Ajar Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Door Opener, Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Drive Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 INDEX 281 Electrical Outlet, Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Electronic Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Emergency Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Emergency, In Case of Freeing Vehicle When Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Emergency Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,22 Emission Control System Maintenance . . . . 204,250 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,202 Air Cleaner Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Block Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Checking Oil Level Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,202 Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,247 Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,246 Fuel Requirements 10 282 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,246,247 Oil Oil Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,246 Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Timing Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Engine Oil Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Entry System, Illuminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,177,219 Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Exterior Light Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Filters Flashers Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Engine Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,247 Engine Oil Engine Oil Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Flat Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Flexible Fuel Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Cruising Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,209 Engine Oil Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Fluid Level Checks Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Fluids Fog Light Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,93,243 Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Clean Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Octane Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,246 Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Gas Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Gas Gauge (Fuel Gauge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Gasoline Gasoline, Clean Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Gasoline, Reformulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Gasoline/Oxygenate Blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 INDEX 283 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Speedometer Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Gearshift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,18 Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,92 High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch . . . . . . . 71 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Time Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,71 Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,134 10 284 INDEX Heater, Engine Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 High Beam Indicator Homelink Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Hood Prop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Hood Release Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,227 Ignition Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Infant Restraint Inside Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,89,90 Instrument Panel and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Instrument Panel Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Instrument Panel Lens Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Interior Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,68 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Jack Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Jack Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Key, Sentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren) Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,40 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Lead Free Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Leaks, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,67 Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,35,45,91 Anti-Lock Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,151 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Check Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Daytime Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,71 Engine Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Exterior Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,93,243 Front Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242,243 Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Rear Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 INDEX 285 Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Security Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,240 Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator) . . 92 Theft Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,70,92 Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Locks Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,40 Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Luggage/Cargo Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 10 Maintenance Free Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 286 INDEX Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Light Duty Schedule ⬙B⬙ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Schedule ⬙A⬙ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Schedule ⬙B⬙ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Malfunction Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,204 Manual, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Mirrors Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Modifications/Alterations, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mopar Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,272 Multi-Function Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Tampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Oil, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,246,247 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Disposal Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,247 Filter Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Identification Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,208 Materials Added to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,208 Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,246 Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,246 Onboard Diagnostic System . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,204 Opener, Garage Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Operator Manuals (Owner’s Manuals) . . . . . . . . . 4 Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,272 Owner’s Manual Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Paint Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Parking Brake Parking On Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Pets, Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Placard, Tire and Loading Information . . . . . . . 161 Power Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Distribution Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Outlet Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Steering, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Preparation for Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Pretensioners Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Programmable Electronic Features . . . . . . . . . 78,81 Programming Transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,78,81 INDEX 287 Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Radiator Cap (Coolant Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . . 222 Radio Broadcast Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,115,125,127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Radio Remote Controls Radio (Sound Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,110,115 Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Recommended Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Reformulated Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Reminder, Lights On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Remote Sound System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Remote Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Rocking Vehicle When Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 10 288 INDEX Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Safety Defects, Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Safety Information, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Seat Belt Maintenance Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,24,41 Seat Belts And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,36,41 Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Operating Instructions Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Head Restraints Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Selection of Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,247 Sentry Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,10 Service Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Service Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Service Engine Soon Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Service Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Side Window Demisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,137 Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Slippery Surfaces, Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Snow Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,168 Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,91 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Cold Weather Engine Fails to Start Starting and Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Steering Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,215 Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Storing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . 30 System, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Tachometer Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Temperature Control, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant . . . . . . . 93,187 Theft Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Theft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Time Delay, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . 160,161 . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Tire Identification Number (TIN) INDEX 289 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Tire Markings Tire Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,164,274 Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Flat Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,161 Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,164 Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Snow Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 10 290 INDEX Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,197,198 Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Trailering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,91,155 Traction Control Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,155 Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Trailer and Tongue Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Warnings Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,149,227 Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Selection of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Transmission Range Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Transaxle Transmitter Battery Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Transmitter, Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Transmitter, Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Trip Odometer Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Trunk Release, Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,22 Trunk Release Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,92 Turn Signals Underhood Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Uniform Tire Quality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Universal Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Vacuum/Vapor Harnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Vehicle Identification Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Vehicle Modifications/Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Vehicle Theft Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Vinyl Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Viscosity, Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Warning, Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Warning Flasher, Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Washer, Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Washers, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,218 Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Waxing and Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Power Wheel Alignment and Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Windshield Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,218 Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,71,218 Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Wipers, Intermittent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Wood Trim Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 INDEX 291 10 292 INDEX SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 STARTING AND OPERATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 10 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 10 INTRODUCTION 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 . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 INTRODUCTION 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 manufac- turer’s dealer knows your vehicle best, has the factory- trained technicians and genuine Mopar威 parts, and is interested in your satisfaction. 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. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Consult the table of contents to determine which section contains the information you desire. The detailed index, at the rear of this manual, contains a complete listing of all subjects. Consult the following table for a description of the symbols that may be used throughout this owner’s manual: INTRODUCTION 5 6 INTRODUCTION WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS This manual contains WARNINGS against operating procedures which could result in an accident or bodily injury. It also contains CAUTIONS against procedures which could result in damage to your vehicle. If you do not read this entire manual you may miss important information. Observe all Warnings and Cautions. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER The vehicle identification number (VIN) is on a stamped plate on the left front corner on the body of the vehicle, visible through the windshield. This number also ap- pears on the Automobile Information Disclosure Label affixed to a window on your vehicle. Save this label as a convenient record of your vehicle identification number and optional equipment. Vehicle Identification Number 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. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE CONTENTS 䡵 A Word About Your Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ▫ Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ▫ Automatic Transaxle Ignition Interlock System . .10 ▫ Key-In-Ignition Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 䡵 Sentry Key — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 ▫ Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 ▫ Customer Key Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 ▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 䡵 Illuminated Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 䡵 Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 ▫ Power Door Locks ▫ Central Locking—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ▫ Door Ajar Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ▫ Automatic (Rolling) Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ▫ Automatic Unlock On Exit—Only Available If Automatic Door Locks Are Enabled . . . . . . . . .15 䡵 Remote Keyless Entry — If Equipped . . . . . . . .16 ▫ To Unlock The Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 ▫ To Lock The Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 ▫ To Unlock The Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 ▫ Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 ▫ To Use The Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 ▫ To Program Additional Transmitters . . . . . . . . .18 8 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE ▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 ▫ Transmitter Battery Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 䡵 Vehicle Theft Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 ▫ Tamper Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 ▫ Security System Manual Override . . . . . . . . . . .20 䡵 Trunk Lock And Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 䡵 Trunk Safety Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 ▫ Trunk Internal Emergency Release . . . . . . . . . .22 䡵 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 ▫ Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 䡵 Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 ▫ Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 ▫ Seat Belt Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 ▫ Enhanced Driver Seat Belt Reminder System (BeltAlert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 ▫ Seat Belts And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . .29 ▫ Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 ▫ Driver And Right Front Passenger Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . .30 ▫ Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 䡵 Engine Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . .43 䡵 Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 ▫ Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 ▫ Safety Checks You Should Make Inside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 ▫ Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 A WORD ABOUT YOUR KEYS Ignition Key Removal THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 9 CAUTION! An unlocked car is an invitation to thieves. Always remove the key from the ignition, lock the doors, and close the windows when leaving the vehicle unat- tended. Ignition Key Positions Place the shift lever in PARK and make sure that the gearshift knob push button has returned to the out position. Turn the key to the Lock position and remove the key. 10 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE If you try to remove the key before you place NOTE: the lever in PARK, the key may become trapped tempo- rarily in the key cylinder. If this occurs, rotate the key clockwise slightly, then remove the key as described. If a malfunction occurs, the system may trap the key in the ignition cylinder to warn you that this safety feature is inoperable. The engine can be started and stopped but the key cannot be removed until you obtain service. Automatic Transaxle Ignition Interlock System This system prevents the key from being removed unless the shift lever is in PARK. It also prevents shifting out of PARK unless the key is in the OFF or RUN positions. Key-In-Ignition Reminder Opening the driver’s door when the key is in the ignition and is in the OFF, LOCK, or ACC position, sounds a signal to remind you to remove the key. SENTRY KEY — IF EQUIPPED With this system, an electronically coded ignition key sends a signal to the vehicle electronics. If the electronics recognizes the signal, the vehicle will start and continue to run. If the system does not recognize the signal the vehicle will start and run for 2 seconds then shut off. The system will allow the engine to be started and run (for 2 seconds) up to six times after which the starter motor will be disabled and the engine will not crank. NOTE: • The Sentry Key Immobilizer System is not compatible with remote starting systems. Use of these systems may result in vehicle starting problems and loss of security protection. • Additional Sentry Keys or Mobil Speed Pass™ devices held too close to the ignition key when starting the vehicle may cause problems when attempting to start the vehicle. These devices cannot damage the Sentry Key System, but can cause a momentary problem when attempting to start the engine. If a problem occurs, remove the Sentry Key from the key ring and restart the vehicle. Pagers, cell phones, walkmans, etc., have no effect on this system. The Theft Alarm Light, located on the instrument cluster to the right of the fuel gauge, will illuminate for about 3 seconds when the ignition switch is first turned to the On position. If the vehicle electronics do not receive a valid signal from the ignition key, the theft alarm light will flash continuously to signal that the vehicle has been immobilized. If the Theft Alarm Light remains On during vehicle operation, it indicates a fault in the system electronics. All of the keys provided with your new vehicle have been programmed to the vehicle electronics. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 11 Replacement Keys NOTE: Only keys that have been programmed to the vehicle electronics can be used to start the vehicle. Once a Sentry Key has been programmed to a vehicle, it can not be programmed to any other vehicle. At the time of purchase, the original owner is provided with a four digit PIN number. This number is required for dealer replacement of keys. Duplication of keys may be performed at an authorized dealer or by using the Customer Key Programming procedure. This procedure consists of programming a blank key to the vehicle electronics. A blank key is one which has never been programmed. NOTE: When having the Sentry Key System serviced, bring all vehicle keys to the dealer. Customer Key Programming You can program new keys to the system if you have two valid keys by doing the following: 1. Insert the first valid key into the ignition and turn the ignition On for at least 3 seconds but no longer than 15 seconds. 12 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Turn the ignition Off and remove the first key. 2. Insert the second valid key and switch the ignition On within 15 seconds. After ten seconds a chime will sound and the Theft Alarm Light will begin to flash. Turn the ignition Off and remove the second key. 3. Insert a blank Sentry Key into the ignition and switch the ignition On within 60 seconds. After 10 seconds a single chime will sound. The Theft Alarm Light will stop flashing, turn on for 3 seconds; then turn off. The new Sentry Key has been programmed. Repeat this process to program up to a total of 8 keys. General Information The Sentry Key system complies with FCC rules part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause harmful interference 2. this device must accept any interference that may be received, including interference that may cause undes- ired operation ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM The interior lights will come on when you open either door, unlock the vehicle with the remote keyless entry or central unlock from the driver’s side (if so equipped). They will remain on for about 30 seconds after all doors are closed then fade to off. The lights also will turn off if you turn on the ignition after you close all doors. DOOR LOCKS WARNING! For personal security and safety in the event of an accident, lock the vehicle doors as you drive and when you park and leave the vehicle. WARNING! When leaving the vehicle always remove the key from the ignition lock, and lock your vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may cause severe personal inju- ries and death. Power Door Locks There is a door lock switch on each front door located to the front of each door handle. Press this switch to lock or unlock the doors. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 13 Power Door Lock Switch 14 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE If you press the door lock switch while the keys are in the ignition switch, and the driver’s door is open, the doors will not lock. Door Lock Plunger If the door lock plunger is down when you shut the door, the door will lock. Therefore, make sure that the keys are not inside the vehicle before closing the door. Central Locking—If Equipped Turning the driver’s door lock to the unlock position twice within five seconds will unlock both doors. Turning the key in the driver’s door to the unlock position once will unlock only the driver’s door. Locking the driver’s door with the key will lock both doors. Door Ajar Warning If you move the vehicle and a door is not completely closed, the word DOOR will replace the odometer dis- play and a chime will sound once. The odometer display will reappear once the door is closed. Automatic (Rolling) Door Locks The doors will lock automatically, as programmed from the factory, if: 1. The transaxle is in gear, 2. All doors are closed, 3. Vehicle speed is above 15 mph (24 km/h), 4. The accelerator pedal is depressed. The Automatic Door Locks can be disabled or re-enabled by performing the following procedure: 1. Close all doors and place the key in the ignition. 2. Cycle the ignition switch between OFF and ON/RUN and back to OFF 4 times ending up in the OFF position. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 15 Ignition Key Positions 3. Depress the power door lock switch to lock the doors. Power Door Lock Switch 4. A single chime will indicate the completion of the programming. Automatic Unlock on Exit—Only Available if Automatic Door Locks are Enabled This feature will unlock all the doors when the driver’s door is opened and the ignition switch is in the LOCK position. This function is disabled as delivered from the factory. Automatic Unlock on Exit can be enabled or disabled by performing the following procedure: 16 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 1. Close all doors and place the key in the ignition. 2. Cycle the ignition switch between OFF and ON/RUN and back to OFF 4 times ending up in the OFF position. 3. Depress the power door lock switch to unlock the doors. 4. A single chime will indicate the completion of the programming. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY — IF EQUIPPED This system allows you to lock or unlock the doors or open the trunk from distances up to 23 feet (7 meters) using a transmitter. You don’t have to point the transmit- ter at the vehicle to activate the system. Keyless Entry Transmitter To unlock the doors: Press and release the UNLOCK button once to unlock the driver’s door. Press the button twice within 5 seconds to unlock all doors. If your vehicle is equipped with Illumi- nated Entry, the interior lights also come on and remain on for about 30 seconds, when you unlock the doors. NOTE: The system may be programmed to unlock all the doors upon the first press of the Unlock button. To toggle between the first press unlock of the driver’s door to unlock of all doors, perform the following procedure: 1. Press and hold the Unlock button on the transmit- ter. 2. Continue to hold the Unlock button, wait at least 4 but no longer than 10 seconds, then press the LOCK button. 3. Release both buttons. The headlights will flash twice to acknowledge the unlock signal. NOTE: The Lamp Flash can be enabled or disabled by performing the following procedure: 1. Press and hold the Lock button on the transmitter. 2. Continue to hold the Lock button, wait at least 4 but no longer than 10 seconds, then press the Trunk button. 3. Release both buttons. To lock the doors: The horn will chirp and the headlamps will flash once to acknowledge the lock signal. NOTE: To enable or disable the Lamp Flash, see the Note just prior to the sub-section “To lock the doors”. The horn chirp can be enabled or disabled by the following procedure: 1. Press and hold the Lock button on the transmitter. 2. Continue to hold the Lock button, wait at least 4 but no longer than 10 seconds, then press the Unlock button. 3. Release both buttons. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 17 To unlock the trunk: Press and hold the Trunk button on the transmitter to unlatch the trunk. NOTE: The transmitter can be programmed to unlatch the trunk immediately upon activation of the Trunk button (without pressing and holding) by performing the following procedure: 1. Press and hold the Unlock button on the transmit- ter. 2. Continue to hold the Unlock button, wait at least 4 but no longer than 10 seconds, then press the Trunk button. 3. Release both buttons. Panic Alarm The panic mode unlocks the driver’s door, turns on the interior lights, flashes the headlights, and sounds the horn for about 3 minutes or until the alarm is turned off. 18 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE To use the Panic Alarm: Press and hold the Panic Button for at least 1 second to activate the panic alarm. Press and hold the panic button a second time or unlock the door with the key (if equipped with central locking) to deactivate the alarm. The alarm will also shut itself off after 3 minutes, or when the vehicle speed reaches 15 MPH (24 km/h). To Program Additional Transmitters: Up to 4 transmitters can be programmed to your vehicle. To program a transmitter, perform the following proce- dure: 1. With the vehicle in Park, turn the ignition switch to the ON/RUN position. 2. Using a currently programmed transmitter, press the Unlock button on the transmitter. Continue to hold the Unlock button, wait at least 4 but no longer than 10 seconds, then press and hold the Panic button for at least one second. Release both buttons simultaneously. You will hear a chime to signal that you can proceed with programming the new transmitter. 3. Press and release the Lock and Unlock buttons simul- taneously, followed by a press and release of ANY button on each new transmitter to be programmed as well as the original transmitter. You will hear a chime when a transmitter has been successfully programmed. You will have 30 seconds to finish programming all new transmit- ters. A chime will sound when the 30 seconds is over or the ignition switch is turned to the LOCK position. General Information This transmitter complies with FCC rules part 15 and with RS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference 2. This device must accept any interference that may be received, including interference that may cause undes- ired operation If your Remote Lock Control fails to operate from a normal distance, check for these two conditions: 1. Weak batteries in transmitter. The expected life of batteries is from one to two years 2. Closeness to a radio transmitter such as a radio station tower, airport transmitter, and some mobile or CB radios. Transmitter Battery Service The recommended replacement batteries are CR2016. 1. Pry the transmitter halves apart with a dime or similar object. Make sure not to damage the rubber gasket material during removal. Separating Transmitter Halves THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 19 2. Remove and replace the batteries. Avoid touching the new batteries with your fingers. Skin oils may cause battery deterioration. If you touch the battery, clean it with rubbing alcohol. 3. Reassemble the transmitter case. Snap the halves together and test transmitter operation. VEHICLE THEFT ALARM The system monitors the doors, trunk, and ignition for unauthorized operation. If something triggers the alarm, the system will signal for up to 18 minutes. For the first three minutes the horn will sound and the headlights and interior lights will flash. Then the horn will stop and if the source of the trigger is still present, the lights will continue to flash for another 15 minutes. NOTE: The engine will not start until you disarm the system. 20 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE To set the alarm: 1. Remove the keys from the ignition switch and get out of the vehicle. 2. Lock the door using either the power door lock switch, the key, or the Keyless Entry Transmitter and close all doors. 3. The light in the instrument cluster will flash rapidly for 15 seconds. This shows that the system is arming. If the light comes on but does not flash, the system is still armed, but there is a problem in the trunk circuit. After 15 seconds the light will continue to flash slowly. This shows that the system is fully armed. To disarm the system: Unlock a front door using either the key or the Keyless Entry Transmitter. Tamper Alert If the horn sounds 3 times when you unlock a front door using either a key or the Keyless Entry Transmitter, the alarm had been triggered. Check the vehicle for tamper- ing. Security System Manual Override The system will not arm if you lock the doors using the manual lock control. TRUNK LOCK AND RELEASE Trunk Release Button Use the key or the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter to open the trunk from outside the vehicle. From inside the car the trunk lid can be released by turning the ignition ON and depressing the Trunk Release Button located on the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel. The transmission must be in Park before the switch will operate. Vehicles with manual transmissions must have the ignition ON and be at 0 mph for the switch to work. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 21 With the ignition ON, the word “deck” will be displayed in place of the odometer display indicating that the trunk is open. The odometer display will reappear once the trunk is closed or if the trip button is depressed. With the key in lock position or key out, the “deck” will be displayed until the trunk is closed. TRUNK SAFETY WARNING WARNING! Do not allow children to have access to the trunk, either by climbing into the trunk from outside, or through the inside of the vehicle. Always close the trunk lid when your vehicle is unattended. Once in the trunk, young children may not be able to escape, even if they entered through the rear seat. If trapped in the trunk, children can die from suffocation or heat stroke. 22 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Trunk Internal Emergency Release WINDOWS Power Windows Emergency Release NOTE: As a security measure, a Trunk Internal Emer- gency Release lever is built into the trunk latching mechanism. In the event of an individual being locked inside the trunk, the trunk can be simply opened by pulling on the glow-in-the-dark handle attached to the trunk latching mechanism. See picture. Power Window Switches WARNING! Never leave children in a vehicle, with the keys in the ignition switch. Occupants, particularly unat- tended children, can become entrapped by the power windows while operating the power window switch. Such entrapment may result in serious injury or death. The window controls on the driver’s door operate all windows. The driver’s window switch has an Auto Down feature. Press the window switch past the detent, release, and the window will go down automatically. To open the window part way, pull the window switch part way and release it when you want the window to stop. Wind Buffeting Wind buffeting can be described as the perception of pressure on the ears or a helicopter type sound in the ears. Your vehicle may exhibit wind buffeting with the windows down, or in certain open or partially open positions. This is a normal occurrence and can be mini- mized. If the buffeting occurs with the rear windows open, open the front and rear windows together to minimize the buffeting. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 23 OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS Some of the most important safety features in your vehicle are the restraint systems. These include the front and rear seat belts for the driver and all passengers, and front airbags for both the driver and front passenger. If you will be carrying children too small for adult-size belts, your seat belts also can be used to hold infant and child restraint systems. Please pay close attention to the information in this section. It tells you how to use your restraint system properly to keep you and your passengers as safe as possible. WARNING! In a collision, you and your passengers can suffer much greater injuries if you are not properly buck- led up. You can strike the interior of your vehicle or other passengers, or you can be thrown out of the vehicle. Always be sure you and others in your vehicle are buckled up properly. 24 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor driver and cause a collision which includes you. This can happen far away from home or on your own street. Research has shown that seat belts save lives, and they can reduce the seriousness of injuries in a collision. Some of the worst injuries happen when people are thrown from the vehicle. Seat belts reduce the possibility of ejection and the risk of injury caused by striking the inside of the vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle should be belted at all times. Lap/Shoulder Belts All seating positions in your vehicle are equipped with Lap/Shoulder Belts. The belt webbing retractor is designed to lock during very sudden stops or impacts. This feature allows the shoulder part of the belt to move freely with you under normal conditions. But in a collision, the belt will lock and reduce your risk of striking the inside of the vehicle or being thrown out. WARNING! • Wearing a seat belt incorrectly is dangerous. Seat belts are designed to go around the large bones of your body. These are the strongest parts of your body and can take the forces of a collision the best. Wearing your belt in the wrong place could make your injuries in a collision much worse. You might suffer internal injuries, or you could even slide out of part of the belt. Follow these instruc- tions to wear your seat belt safely and to keep your passengers safe, too. • Two people should never be belted into a single seat belt. People belted together can crash into one another in an accident, hurting one another badly. Never use a lap/shoulder belt or a lap belt for more than one person, no matter what their size. Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions 1. Enter the vehicle and close the door. Sit back and adjust the front seat. 2. The seat belt latch plate is on the back of your seat. Grasp the latch plate and pull out the belt. Slide the latch plate up the webbing as far as necessary to allow the belt go around your lap. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 25 Latch Plate Latch Plate To Buckle 3. When the belt is long enough to fit, insert the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a ”click.” 26 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE WARNING! • A belt that is buckled into the wrong buckle will not protect you properly. The lap portion could ride too high on your body, possibly causing internal injuries. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you. • A belt that is too loose will not protect you as well. In a sudden stop you could move too far forward, increasing the possibility of injury. Wear your seat belt snugly. • A belt that is worn under your arm is very dangerous. Your body could strike the inside sur- faces of the vehicle in a collision, increasing head and neck injury. A belt worn under the arm can cause internal injuries. Ribs aren’t as strong as shoulder bones. Wear the belt over your shoulder so that your strongest bones will take the force in a collision. • A shoulder belt placed behind you will not protect you from injury during a collision. You are more likely to hit your head in a collision if you do not wear your shoulder belt. The lap and shoulder belt are meant to be used together. 4. Position the lap belt across your thighs, below your abdomen. To remove slack in the lap belt portion, pull up a bit on the shoulder belt. To loosen the lap belt if it is too tight, tilt the latch plate and pull on the lap belt. A snug belt reduces the risk of sliding under the belt in a collision. Removing Slack From Belt WARNING! • A lap belt worn too high can increase the risk of internal injury in a collision. The belt forces won’t be at the strong hip and pelvic bones, but across your abdomen. Always wear the lap belt as low as pos- sible and keep it snug. • A twisted belt can’t do its job as well. In a collision it could even cut into you. Be sure the belt is straight. If you can’t straighten a belt in your vehicle, take it to your dealer and have it fixed. 5. Position the shoulder belt on your chest so that it is comfortable and not resting on your neck. The retractor will withdraw any slack in the belt. 6. To release the belt, push the red button on the buckle. The belt will automatically retract to its stowed position. If necessary, slide the latch plate down the webbing to allow the belt to retract fully. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 27 WARNING! A frayed or torn belt could rip apart in a collision and leave you with no protection. Inspect the belt system periodically, checking for cuts, frays, or loose parts. Damaged parts must be replaced immediately. Do not disassemble or modify the system. Seat belt assemblies must be replaced after a collision if they have been damaged (bent retractor, torn webbing, etc.). Seat Belt Pretensioners The seat belts for both front seating positions are equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to remove any slack from the seat belts in the event of a collision. These devices improve the performance of the seat belt system by assuring that the belt is tight about the occupant early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occupants. NOTE: These devices are not a substitute for proper seat belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be worn snugly and positioned properly. 28 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE The pretensioners are triggered by the front airbag con- trol module (see Airbag Section). Like the front airbags, the pretensioners are single use items. After a collision that is severe enough to deploy the airbags and preten- sioners, both must be replaced. Enhanced Driver Seat Belt Reminder System (BeltAlert) If the driver’s seat belt has not been buckled within 60 seconds of starting the vehicle and if the vehicle speed is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h), the Enhanced Warning System (BeltAlert) will alert the driver to buckle their seat belt. The driver should also instruct all other occupants to buckle their seat belts. Once the warning is triggered, the Enhanced Warning System (BeltAlert) will continue to chime and flash the Seat Belt Warning Light for 96 seconds or until the driver’s seat belt is buckled or the vehicle speed is below 5 mph (8 km/h). The Enhanced Warning System (BeltAlert) will be reactivated if the driver’s seat belt is unbuckled for more than 10 seconds

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