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10-6 Service and Maintenance
ServiceMaintenanceIMaintenance
II
Change engine oil and filter. Reset oil life system. ••
Engine coolant level check. ••
Windshield washer fluid level check. ••
Tire inflation pressures check. ••
Tire wear inspection. ••
Rotate tires. ••
Fluids visual leak check. ••
Engine air cleaner filter inspection (vehicles driven in dusty conditions only). ••
Brake system inspection. ••
Steering and suspension inspection. •
Engine cooling system inspection. •
Windshield wiper blades inspection. •
Body components lubrication. •
Restraint system components check. •
Automatic transmission fluid level check. •
Engine air cleaner filter inspection (vehicles not driven in dusty conditions). •
Passenger compartment air filter replacement. •
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11-2 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant R134a For the air conditioning system refrigerant charge
amount, see the refrigerant caution label located
under the hood. See your dealer/retailer for more
information.
Engine Cooling System 2.4L L4 Engine 7.1 L 7.5 qt
3.0L V6 Engine 9.4 L 9.9 qt
3.6L V6 Engine 9.4 L 9.9 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 2.4L L4 Engine 4.7 L 5.0 qt
3.0L V6 Engine 5.7 L 6.0 qt
3.6L V6 Engine 5.2 L 5.5 qt
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INDEX i-3
Climate Control SystemsAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Cluster, IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 12-10
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . 9-74
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Temperature Gage . . . . 4-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 12-12
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . 12-10
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 12-15
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Devices, Auxiliary . . . . . . . 6-28, 6-31
Displays
Head-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Door
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 8-9
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
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i-4 INDEX
Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
DVD Rear Seat EntertainmentSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
DVD/CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
E
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . 4-20
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-60
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Electronic Stability Control . . . . . 8-35
Electronic Stability Control Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Check and Service Engine
Soon Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . 9-6
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Coolant Temperature Gage . . . 4-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Cooling System Messages . . . 4-34
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 8-26
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 12-15
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 5-2
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 5-4
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67
Flat Tire, Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-15
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 5-5, 9-35
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
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INDEX i-7
Lights (cont.)Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-2
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 4-15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Taillamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Locks Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 4-24
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
SYSTEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . 10-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 4-17
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Mass Storage Media (MEM) . . . 6-25
Messages Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . 4-37
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 4-34
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Messages (cont.)
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Mirrors
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
N
Navigation SystemVehicle Data Recordingand Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 8-17