HONDA CIVIC COUPE 2009 8.G Owners Manual

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DANGER, Explanation of .iii
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Dashboard .3,54
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Daytime Running Lights .73
Daytime Running Lights
.......................................
Indicator .63
.................................
Dead Battery .357
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Def ects, Reporting Saf ety .394
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Def ogger, Rear Window .75
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Def rosting the Windows .120
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Dimensions .376
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Dimming the Headlights .72
Dipstick
..........
Automatic Transmission .320
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Engine Oil .267
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Directional Signals .72
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Disc Brake Wear Indicators .291
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Disc Care .216
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .50
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Carrying Cargo .275
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CAUTION, Explanation of .iii
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CD Care .216
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CD Changer .137,178
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CD Changer Error Messages .139
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CD Player .132,170
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Ceiling Light .113
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Certif ication Label .374
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Chains .343
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Changing a Flat Tire .351
Changing Oil
........................................
How to .314
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When to .303
...
Charging System Indicator .57,361
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Check Fuel Cap Message .68
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Checklist, Bef ore Driving .281
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Child Saf ety .32
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Booster Seats .47
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Child Seats .39
Important Saf ety
.........................
Reminders .32,35
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Inf ants .37
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Large Children .46
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LATCH .41
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Risks with Airbags .33 .............................
Small Children .38
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Tether .45
...........................
Warning Labels .51
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Where Should a Child Sit? .33
Child Seats ......................................
Installing .40
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LATCH .41
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Selecting .39
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Tether Anchorage Points .45
Cleaning ...................................
Seat Belts .331
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Clock .222
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Clutch Fluid .323
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CO in the Exhaust .385
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Coat Hook .110
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Cold Weather, Starting in .282
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Compact Spare Tire .350
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Console Compartment .109
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Consumer Inf ormation .392
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Controls, Instruments and .53
Coolant
........................................
Adding .316
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Checking .269
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Proper Solution .316
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Temperature Gauge .68 Crankcase Emissions Control
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System .385
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Cruise Control Indicator .62
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Cruise Control Operation .224
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Cup Holders .109
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Customer Service Inf ormation .329
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Disc Player .132,170
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Display Change Button .66
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Disposal of Used Oil .316
Doors
.
Auto Door Locking/Unlocking .82
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Locking and Unlocking .80
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Power Door Locks .81
........
DOT Tire Quality Grading .379
Downshif ting, Manual
.............................
Transmission .283
...........
Driver and Passenger Safety .5
...........................................
Driving .279
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Economy .270
..................
Dust and Pollen Filter .333
..............................
Economy, Fuel .270
Electric Power Steering (EPS)
.......................................
Indicator .60
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ........................................
System .294
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Emergencies .349
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Battery, Jump Starting .357
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Brake System Indicator .363
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Changing a Flat Tire .351 .....
Charging System Indicator .361
..................
Checking the Fuses .364
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Hazard Warning Flashers .75
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Jump Starting .357
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator .361
...
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .362
..................
Overheated Engine .359
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Towing .370
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Emergency Brake .107
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Emergency Flashers .75
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Emergency Towing .370
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Emergency Trunk Opener .92
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Emissions Controls .385
........................
Emissions Testing .388
Engine
............
Adding Engine Coolant .316
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Coolant Temperature Gauge .68
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If It Won’t Start .355
Malf unction Indicator
................................
Lamp .57,362
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Oil Lif e Indicator .303
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Oil Pressure Indicator .57,361
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Oil, Synthetic .313
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Oil, What Kind to Use .312
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Overheating .359
............................
Specif ications .376 ....................
Speed Limiter .285,288
.......................................
Starting .282
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Ethanol in Gasoline .265
.
Evaporative Emissions Controls .385
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Exhaust Fumes .50
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat
........................................
Belts by .16
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Fan Control .117
.........................................
Features .115
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Filling the Fuel Tank .265
Filters
.........................
Dust and Pollen .333
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Oil .314
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Flashers, Hazard Warning .75
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Flat Tire, Changing a .351
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Floor Mats .332
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Fluids..........
Automatic Transmission .320
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Brake .322
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Clutch .323
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Manual Transmission .321
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Power Steering .323
..................
Windshield Washer .319
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Fog Lights .73
FM Stereo Radio
...................................
Reception .214
...........................
Folding Rear Seat .99
..........................
Four-way Flashers .75
..............................
Front Airbags .9,23
Front Seat
......................................
Adjusting .93
.....................................
Airbags .9,23
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Fuel .264
..........
Check Fuel Cap Message .68
....................................
Economy .270
......................
Fill Door and Cap .265
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Gauge .68
.....................
Low Fuel Indicator .64
................
Octane Requirement .264
...............................
Oxygenated .265
........................
Tank, Ref ueling .265
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Fuel Economy .270 ..............................
Fuse Locations .368
.....................
Fuses, Checking the .364
...............
Gas Mileage, Improving .270
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Gasoline .264
...........................................
Gauge .68
.....................
Low Fuel Indicator .64
................
Octane Requirement .264
........................
Tank, Ref ueling .265
................
Gas Station Procedures .265
Gauges
...
Engine Coolant Temperature .68
...............................................
Fuel .68
Gearshif t Lever Positions ..........
Automatic Transmission .286
..............
Manual Transmission .284
......................................
Glove Box .109
Gross Axle Weight Rating
.....................................
(GAWR) .277
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating .....................................
(GVWR) .277 .............
Halogen Headlight Bulbs .324
...........................
HandsFreeLink
.227
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Hazard Warning Flashers .75
Headlights
........................................
Aiming .324
............
Daytime Running Lights .73
..................
High Beam Indicator .63
....................
Lights On Indicator .63
.........................
Reminder Chime .72
........
Replacing Halogen Bulbs .324
...................................
Turning on .72
..............................
Head Restraints .96
.............................
Heated Mirrors .107
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Heaters, Seat .101
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Heating and Cooling .116
.............
High Altitude, Starting at .282
.......................................
High Beam .72
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High-mount Brake Light .331
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Hood, Opening and Closing the .266
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Horn.4,70
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Hydraulic Clutch .323
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Jacking up the Vehicle .352
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Jack, Tire .351
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Jump Starting .357
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Keys .77
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Label, Certif ication .374
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Lane Change, Signaling .72
..................
Lap/Shoulder Belts .14,19
...............................
LATCH System .41
...
Identif ication Number, Vehicle .374
Ignition
..............................................
Keys .77
...........................................
Switch .79
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Timing Control System .386
........................
Immobilizer System .78
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Important Safety Precautions .6
Indicators
..............
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake) .59
Brake (Parking and Brake
............................
System) .58,363
................
Charging System .57,361
.............................
Cruise Control .62
...................................
Door Open .63
DRL (Daytime Running
......................................
Lights) .63
.
EPS (Electric Power Steering) .60
.....................................
Fog Light .63
...................................
High Beam .63
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Key (Immobilizer System) .59
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Lights On .63
......................................
Low Fuel .64
................
Low Oil Pressure .57,361
..............
Low Tire Pressure .61,296 ..........
Maintenance Minder .60,303
...
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .362
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REV Limit .61
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Security System .64
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Seat Belt .57
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Side Airbag Of f .58
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SRS .58
...................................
TPMS .61,297
.................................
Trunk Open .63
Turn Signal and Hazard
...................................
Warning .59
............................
VSA Activation .62
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VSA System .62
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Washer Level .63
Indicators, Instrument .......................................
Panel .55,57
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Inf ant Restraint .37
Inf ant Seats
......................................
Installing .40
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Tether Anchor Points .45
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire .335
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Inf ormation Display .65
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Inside Mirror .106
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Inspection, Tire .338
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Installing a Child Seat .40
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Tether Anchorage Points .45 .............................
Using LATCH .41
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Instrument Panel .3,54
........
Instrument Panel Brightness .74
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Instrument and Controls .53
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Interior Lights .113
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Introduction .i
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iPod
.140,193
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Bulb Replacement .324
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Indicators .55,57
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Parking .72
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Turn Signal .72
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Load Limits .276
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LOCK (Ignition Key Position) .79
Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column .79
............................
Fuel Fill Door .265
.................................
Power Door .81
...........................................
Trunk .91
........................
Low Coolant Level .269
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Low Fuel Indicator .64
...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator .57,361
................................
Lower Anchors .41
...
Lower Gear, Downshif ting to a .283
...
Lubricant Specif ications Chart .377
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Luggage, Storing (Cargo) .275
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Maintenance .301
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Items .306,309
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Minder .303
.................
Minder Indicator .60,303 Owner’s Maintenance
...................................
Checks .308
..........................................
Saf ety .302
.
Malf unction Indicator Lamp .57,362
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Manual Transmission .283
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Checking Fluid Level .321
.......................................
Shif ting .283
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Manual Transmission Fluid .321
....................................
Mats, Floor .332
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Meters, Gauges .65
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Mirrors, Adjusting .106
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Modif ying Your Vehicle .274
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Moonroof .104
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MP3 .133,151,171,181,205
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Neutral Gear Position .287
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New Vehicle Break-in .264
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Normal Shif t Speeds .284
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NOTICE, Explanation of .i
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Numbers, Identif ication .374
...
Octane Requirement, Gasoline .264 .........................................
Odometer .66
...............................
Odometer, Trip .66
Oil
........................
Change, How to .314
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Change, When to .303
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Checking Engine .267
..............
Pressure Indicator .57,361
Selecting Proper Viscosity
......................................
Chart .313
...........
ON (Ignition Key Position) .79
Onboard Ref ueling Vapor
....................................
Recovery .385
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Outside Mirrors .106
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Outside Temperature .67
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Overheating, Engine .359
....
Owner’s Maintenance Checks .308
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Oxygenated Fuels .265
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Panel Brightness Control .74
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Park Gear Position .287
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Parking .290
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Parking Brake .107
Parking Brake and Brake
.................
System Indicator .58,363
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Parking Lights .72,328
Parking Over Things that
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Burn .290,387
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Passenger Airbag Of f Indicator .29
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PC Card .180
.............
PC Card Error Messages .192
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PGM-FI System .386
...................................
Pollen Filter .333
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Power Door Locks .81
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Power Socket Locations .108,110
....................
Power Steering Fluid .323
............................
Power Windows .102
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Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts .16
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Preparing to Drive .281
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Protecting Adults and Teens .11
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Additional Safety Precautions .16
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .16
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Protecting Children .32
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General Guideline .32
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Installing a Child Seat .40
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Protecting Inf ants .37
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Protecting Larger Children .46
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Protecting Small Children .38
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Selecting a Child Seat .39
Using Child Seats with
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Tethers .45 .............................
Using LATCH .41
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Radiator Overheating .359
...........
Radio/Disc Sound System .122
Radio/Disc/PC Card/USB Sound
........................................
System .157
...
Recommended Tire Pressures .337
.................
Radio Thef t Protection .221
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Readiness Codes .362,388
Rear Lights, Bulb
..............................
Replacement .328
............................
Rear Seat Access .94
..........................
Rear Seat, Folding .99
...........................
Rearview Mirror .106
.................
Rear Window Def ogger .75
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Reclining the Seat-backs .93
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Recommended Shif t Speeds .284
........................................
Ref ueling .265
.................
Reminder Indicators .55,57
................
Remote Audio Controls .219
.......................
Remote Transmitter .87
Replacement Inf ormation
..............
Dust and Pollen Filter .333
................
Engine Oil and Filter .314 ..........................................
Fuses .364
................................
Light Bulbs .324
................
Maintenance Minder .303
................................
Spark Plugs .376
......................
Tires and Wheels .342
.............................
Wiper Blades .333
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .20
..........
Reporting Saf ety Def ects .394
Reserve Tank, Engine
...............................
Coolant .269,316
...............................
Restraint, Child .32
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Reverse Gear Position .287
...........................
Reverse Lockout .285
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Rotation, Tire .340
..................................
Saf ety Belts .8,18
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Safety Defects, Reporting .394
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Saf ety Features .7
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Airbags .9
.......................................
Seat Belts .8
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Saf ety Labels, Location of .51
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Saf ety Messages .iii
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Satellite Radio .127,161
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Seat Belts .8,18
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Additional Information .18
Automatic Seat Belt
...............................
Tensioners .19
.....................................
Cleaning .331
................
Lap/Shoulder Belt .14,19
................................
Maintenance .20
Reminder Indicator and
................................
Beeper .18,57
...................
System Components .18
...............
Use During Pregnancy .16
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder
.....................................
Belt .14,19
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Seating Capacities .376
.................................................
Seats .93
......................................
Adjusting .93
.........................................
Folding .99
.......................................
Heaters .101
............................
Security System .223
.....................
Selecting a Child Seat .39
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Serial Number .374
...........................
Service Intervals .303
...........................
Service Manual .395
.........
Service Station Procedures .265 ..........................
Setting the Clock .222
...
Shif t Lever Position Indicators .286
........................
Shif t Lock Release .289
................................
Side Airbags .9,26
..........................
Of f Indicator .29,58
..................
Side Curtain Airbags .9,28
Side Marker Lights, Bulb
..............................
Replacement .328
...............................
Signaling Turns .72
..................................
Snow Chains .343
.....................................
Snow Tires .343
...........
Sockets, Accessory Power .110
................................
Sound System .121
Spare Tire
......................................
Inf lating .350
............................
Specif ications .378
....................................
Spark Plugs .376
................................
Specif ications .376
................................
Speed Control .224
........................
Speed Limiter .285,288
.......................................
Spotlights .113
..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation .21
...
Additional Safety Precautions .31
.............................
Airbag Service .30
......
Airbag System Components .21 How the Passenger Airbag
...............
Of f Indicator Works .29
How the Side Airbag Of f
......................
Indicator Works .29
..
How the SRS Indicator Works .28
How Your Front Airbags
.........................................
Work .23
...
How Your Side Airbags Work .26
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
.........................................
Work .28
.............................
SRS Indicator .28,58
....
START (Ignition Key Position) .79
.......................
Starting the Engine .282
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .282
................
With a Dead Battery .357
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine .359
Steering Wheel
................................
Adjustments .76
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock .79
Steering Wheel ......................
Buttons .219,224,229
...................
Stereo Sound System .121
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Storing Your Vehicle .347
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System.9,21
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Servicing .30
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SRS Indicator .28,58
...................
System Components .21
SVC (Speed-sensitive Volume ..................
Compensation) .126,168
..................................
Synthetic Oil .313
.
Taking Care of the Unexpected .349
Technical Descriptions
....
DOT Tire Quality Grading .379
.....
Emissions Control Systems .385
Three Way Catalytic
.......................
Converter .386,387
.......................
Temperature Gauge .68
.....................
Tether Anchor Points .45
................
Thef t Protection, Radio .221
Three Way Catalytic
...........................
Converter .386,387
..........................
Time, Setting the .222
....................................
Tire Chains .343
.........
Tire, How to Change a Flat .351 Tire Pressure Monitoring
........................
System (TPMS) .296
...............................................
Tires .335
......................
Air Pressure .335,337
........................................
Chains .343
.........................
Checking Wear .338
..........................
Compact Spare .350
......
DOT Tire Quality Grading .379
......................................
Inf lation .335
..................................
Inspection .338
.....................................
Labeling .381
Low Tire Pressure
...........................
Indicator .61,296
..............................
Maintenance .339
...................................
Replacing .341
......................................
Rotating .340
................................
Service Lif e .338
...........................................
Snow .343
............................
Specif ications .348
...................
Summer Tires .337,342
.........................................
TPMS .296
...........................................
Wear .340
.......................................
Wheels .344
...................
Tools, Tire Changing .351
Towing
.....................................
A Trailer .299 ................
Emergency Wrecker .370
Transmission Checking Fluid Level,
..............................
Automatic .320
Checking Fluid Level, ...................................
Manual .321
..................
Fluid Selection .320,321
..............
Identif ication Number .375
.............
Shif ting the Automatic .286
..................
Shif ting the Manual .283
...................................
Treadwear .379
...................
Treadwear Indicators .338
.......................................
Trip Meter .66
................................................
Trunk .91
....................
Emergency Opener .92
........................................
Opening .91
............................
Open Indicator .63
....................................
Turn Signals .72
Unexpected, Taking Care
..........................................
of the .349
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Unif orm Tire Quality Grading .379
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Unleaded Gasoline .264
USB Adapter
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Cable .142,152,195,206
.
USB Flash Memory Device .149,203
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Used Oil, How to Dispose of .316
............
WARNING, Explanation of .iii
................
Warning Button, Hazard .75 .........
Warning Labels, Location of .51
....................
Warranty Coverages .393
Washer, Windshield
........
Checking the Fluid Level .319
.......................................
Indicator .63
.....................................
Operation .71
Wheels ...............
Adjusting the Steering .76
............
Alignment and Balance .339
..........................
Compact Spare .350
...................................
Replacing .341
..............................
Wrench, Nut .352
Windows .............................
Auto Reverse .103
................
Operating the Power .102
...........................
Rear, Def ogger .75
Windshield
.......................................
Cleaning .71
...................................
Def roster .120
.......................................
Washers .71
Wipers, Windshield .......................
Changing Blades .333
.....................................
Operation .71
..............
WMA .133,151,171,182,206
....................................
Worn Tires .338
.....
Wrecker, Emergency Towing .370
................................
Vanity Mirror .111
.................
Vehicle Capacity Load .276
......................
Vehicle Dimensions .376
....
Vehicle Identif ication Number .374
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA
)
....................................
System .294
...
VSA Activation Indicator .62,294
.........................
VSA Of f Switch .295
........
VSA System Indicator .62,294
.............................
Vehicle Storage .347
.....................................
Ventilation .118
.................................................
VIN .374
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Viscosity, Oil .313 .............................
XM
Radio .127,161
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