Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Seats and Restraint Systems
- Front Seats
- Rear Seats
- Safety Belts
- Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
- Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
- Driver Position
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
- Right Front Passenger Position
- Center Passenger Position (2nd Row)
- Center Passenger Position (3rd, 4th and 5th Row)
- Rear Seat Passengers
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
- Safety Belt Pretensioners
- Safety Belt Extender
- Child Restraints
- Older Children
- Infants and Young Children
- Child Restraint Systems
- Where to Put the Restraint
- Top Strap
- Top Strap Anchor Location
- Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
- Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (2nd Row)
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (3rd, 4th and 5th Row)
- Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
- Air Bag System
- Restraint System Check
- Features and Controls
- Instrument Panel
- Instrument Panel Overview
- Climate Controls
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
- Instrument Panel Cluster
- Speedometer
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
- Air Bag Readiness Light
- Air Bag Off Light
- Charging System Light
- Voltmeter Gage
- Brake System Warning Light
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
- Low Coolant Warning Light
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
- Oil Pressure Gage
- Change Engine Oil Light
- Security Light
- Cruise Control Light
- Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
- Tow/Haul Mode Light
- Check Gages Warning Light
- Fuel Gage
- Audio System(s)
- Setting the Time for Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
- Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
- AM-FM Radio
- Radio with CD (Base Level)
- Radio with Cassette and CD
- Radio with Six-Disc CD
- Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
- Theft-Deterrent Feature (Non-RDS Radios)
- Theft-Deterrent Feature (RDS Radios)
- Understanding Radio Reception
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
- Care of Your CDs
- Care of Your CD Player
- Fixed Mast Antenna
- Chime Level Adjustment
- Driving Your Vehicle
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
- Defensive Driving
- Drunken Driving
- Control of a Vehicle
- Braking
- Locking Rear Axle
- Steering
- Off-Road Recovery
- Passing
- Loss of Control
- Driving at Night
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
- City Driving
- Freeway Driving
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
- Highway Hypnosis
- Hill and Mountain Roads
- Winter Driving
- If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
- Towing
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
- Service and Appearance Care
- Maintenance Schedule
- Maintenance Schedule
- Introduction
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
- Maintenance Requirements
- How This Section is Organized
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
- Scheduled Maintenance
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
- At the First 100, 1,000 and 6,000 Miles (160, 1600 and 10000km)
- At Each Fuel Fill
- At Least Once a Month
- At Least Twice a Year
- At Least Once a Year
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
- Steering and Suspension Inspection
- Exhaust System Inspection
- Fuel System Inspection
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
- Throttle System Inspection
- Rear Axle Service
- Transfer Case and Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) Inspection
- Brake System Inspection
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
- Part E: Maintenance Record
- Maintenance Schedule
- Customer Assistance Information
- Index

Starting and Operating Your
Vehicle
New Vehicle Break-In
Notice:
Your vehicle doesn’t need an elaborate
“break-in.” But it will perform better in the long run
if you follow these guidelines:
Keep your speed at
55
mph (88 km/h)
or
less for
the first
500
miles
(805
km).
Don’t drive at any one speed
-
fast or
slow
-
for the first
500
miles
(805
km). Don’t
make full-throttle starts.
Avoid making hard stops for the first
200
miles
(322
km) or
so.
During this time your new
brake linings aren’t yet broken in. Hard stops
with new linings can mean premature wear and
earlier replacement. Follow this breaking-in
guideline every time you get new brake linings.
Don’t tow a trailer during break-in. See “Towing
a Trailer”
in
the Index for more information.
Ignition
Positions
C
Use the key to turn the ignition switch
to
four
different
positions.
A
(LOCK):
This position locks the ignition and
transmission. It’s a theft-deterrent feature.
You
will only
be able to remove the key when the ignition is turned
to
LOCK.
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