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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 addi- tion, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain, or emit, chemi- cals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
WARRANTY INFORMATION See the Warranty Information Booklet, located on the DVD, for the terms and provisions of FIAT Group Automobiles warranties applicable to this vehicle and market.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS In the 50 United States and Washington, D.C. If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that 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. 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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
West Building, Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov. In Canada If you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should contact the Customer Service Department immedi- ately. Canadian customers who wish to report a safety defect to the Canadian government should contact Transport Canada, Motor Vehicle Defect Investigations and Recalls at 1-800-333-0510 or go to http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/ 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).
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• Service Manuals
These comprehensive Service Manuals provide the infor- mation that students and professional technicians need in diagnosing/troubleshooting, problem solving, maintain- ing, servicing, and repairing FIAT Group Automobiles 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
Diagnostic Procedure Manuals are filled with dia- grams, charts and detailed illustrations. These practi- cal manuals make it easy for students and technicians to find and fix problems on computer-controlled ve- hicle systems and features. They show exactly how to find and correct problems the first time, using step-by- step troubleshooting and drivability procedures, proven diagnostic tests and a complete list of all tools and equipment.
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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. 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 one and one-half 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 charac- teristics and climate. 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.
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Temperature Grades The temperature grades are A (the 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 condi- tions on a specified indoor laboratory test wheel. Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to degen- erate 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 represent higher levels of performance on the labora- tory 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
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378 INDEX Adding Engine Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . 323
Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . 312
Air Conditioner Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Air Conditioning Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Air Conditioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,194,315
Air Conditioning, Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,50
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Airbag Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,55,70,135
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,46,49,50
Airbag, Window (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . 44,46,50
Alterations/Modifications, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 322,347,348
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) . . . . . . . . . 194
Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,329
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fluid and Filter Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fluid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Special Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218B-Pillar Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Keyless Transmitter Replacement (RKE) . . . . . 20
Belts, Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Body Mechanism Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228,326
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228,230
Anti-Lock (ABS) Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Brake/Transmission Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Break-In Recommendations, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . 67
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Bulbs, LightINDEX 379
. . . . . . . . 347
Capacities, Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Caps, FillerFuel Oil (Engine)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,265
Cargo Area Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
CD (Compact Disc) Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Changing A Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Chart, Tire Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,306
Checking Your Vehicle For Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,58
Child Restraint Tether Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 10380 INDEX Child Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
CleaningWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Clutch Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
ConnectorUCI Universal Consumer Interface (UCI)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
. . . . . . . 186
Contract, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Convertible Top Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347,348
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Adding Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322,325
Disposal of Used Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324,325
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . 322
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Cruise Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Daytime Running Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Dealer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Defroster, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,191,192,198
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
DipsticksAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Disposal
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Engine Oil
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Downshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
DrivingOn Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electronic Speed Control (Cruise Control) . . . . . . 109
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
. . . . 144
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)INDEX 381
Emergency, In Case of
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Emission Control System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 306
Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Checking Oil Level Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,265
Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Flooded, Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,347,348
Oil Oil Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 10382 INDEX
Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Enhanced Accident Response Feature . . . . . . . . 50,301
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,68,265
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,319
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior LightsFiller Location Fuel Filters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312,348
Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
FlashersTurn Signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fluid Level ChecksAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . 348
Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,134
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,348
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Clean Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cutoff Filler Cap (Gas Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,266
Filler Door (Gas Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Octane Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fuel System Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,267
Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,347
Gasoline, Clean Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Gasoline, Reformulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
GaugesCoolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Gear Select Lever Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,260
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309INDEX 383
Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334Hazard
Headlights
Driving Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Heater Hill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Holder, Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Ignition Key Removal Immobilizer (Sentry Key)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10
384 INDEX Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Information Center, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Instrument Panel and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Instrument Panel Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Instrument Panel Lens Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Interior Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Jack Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Jack Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282,287
Jacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Lane Change and Turn Signals Lane Change Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lead Free Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Leaks, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Liftgate (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,100
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,55,70,135
Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Brake Assist Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
High Beam Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Low Fuel . . . . . . 138
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Seat Belt Reminder Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator) . 138
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . 136
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Traction Control Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,102,134
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Wait to Start Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . 133Loading Vehicle
Locks
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Automatic Door Door Power Door
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23INDEX 385
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316Maintenance Free Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Maintenance, General Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine) . . 138,307
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,329
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Frequency of Fluid Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Lubricant Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Manual, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Modifications/Alterations, Vehicle Monitor, Tire Pressure System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Multi-Function Control Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 10
386 INDEX New Vehicle Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,52
. . . . . . . . . . . 27,44,46,50
Occupant Restraints (Sedan) Octane Rating, Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Odometer Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Oil Change Indicator, Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,347
Oil, Engine Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Filter Identification Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Materials Added to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311,347
Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Onboard Diagnostic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Operator Manual (Owner’s Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,271
Owner’s Manual (Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . 4,373Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Placard, Tire and Loading Information . . . . . . . . . 242
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Mirrors Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical Outlet) . . . . . . . . 121
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Preparation for Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
PretensionersSeat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Radio (Sound Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,189
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Rear Liftgate (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Release, Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls . . . . . . . . 187
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372INDEX 387
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,62
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety Defects, Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Safety Information, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Seat Belt Maintenance Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat Belts And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 10
388 INDEX Seat Belts (Sedan) Seats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Selection of Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sentry Key (Immobilizer) Service Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Service Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Service Engine Soon Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Service Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Shift Lever Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Shift Speeds, Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,102
Slippery Surfaces, Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Specifications
Oil
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
. . . . . . . . . . . 109,135
Speed Control (Cruise Control) Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cold Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Steering
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Wheel, Tilt Steering Wheel Audio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . 187
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,342
Storing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Sun Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . . 40
Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . 194
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant . . . . . . . 142,272
Tether Anchor, Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . . . . . 242
Tire Identification Number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tire Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,246,374
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Aging (Life of Tires) Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253INDEX 389
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242,243
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . 256
Pressure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,246
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tread Wear IndicatorsTo Open Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 10
390 INDEX Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
TransaxleAutomatic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,329
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329Transmitter Battery Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
(Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Transporting Pets Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,134UCI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Uniform Tire Quality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) Connector . . . 186
Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Vehicle Modifications/Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201,342. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Wait to Start Light Warning Lights (Instrument Cluster Description) . . 133
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,372
WasherAdding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Washers, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,107
Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331Water
Driving Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Wheel and Wheel Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Wheel and Wheel Trim Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,119
Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Power
Windows
INDEX 391
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Windshield Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,191,192
Windshield Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,107
Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,31610
INSTALLATION 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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