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Check readfront axle fluid level and add as needed.
Check constant velocity joints and axle seals for leaking.
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Inspection
Every 12 months or at oil change intervals, check front
axle and transfer case and add lubricant when necessary.
Oil the control lever pivot point and all exposed control
linkage. Check vent hose at transfer case for kinks and
proper installation.
Brake System Inspection
Inspect the complete system. Inspect brake lines and
hoses for proper hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks,
chafing, etc. Inspect disc brake pads for wear and rotors
for surface condition.
Also inspect drum brake linings
for wear and cracks. Inspect other brake parts, including
drums, wheel cylinders, calipers, parking brake, etc.
Check parking brake adjustment. You may need
to have
your brakes inspected more
often if your driving habits
or conditions result
in frequent braking.
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After the scheduled services are performed, record the
date, odometer reading and who performed
the service
in the boxes provided after the maintenance interval.
Any additional information from “Owner Checks and
Services” or “Periodic Maintenance” can be added
on
the following record pages. Also, you should retain all
maintenance receipts. Your owner information portfolio
is
a convenient place to store them.
ODOMETER
READING
Maintenance Record
SERVICED BY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED
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The following publications covering the operation and servicing of your vehicle can be purchased by filling out
the Service Publication Order Form in this book and mailing it in \
with your check, money order,
or credit card information
to Helm, Incorporated (address below.)
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procedures, adjustments and specifications for the
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Each bulletin contains instructions to assist in the
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-I€ FOLLOWING PAGE AND MAIL TO:
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Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-52
Add-on Equipment
............................. 4-30
AirBag
....................................... 1-27
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-33
How Does
it Restrain .......................... 1-3 1
How it Works ................................ 1-29
Location
.................................... 1-29
Readiness Light
......................... 1.28. 2.61
Servicing
................................... 1-32
What Makes
it Intlate .......................... 1-30
What Will
You See After it Inflates ............... 1-3 I
When Should it Inflate ......................... 1-30
AirCleanerFilter
............................... 6-19
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-67
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-48
All-Wheel Drive
.......................... 2.22. 6.23
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-57
Antenna. Fixed
................................. 3-30
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-25
Anti-Lock
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.64. 4.7
Anti.Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-26
Appearance Care
............................... 6-50
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-59
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-50
Air
Conditioning
................................ 3-5 Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-28
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-9
Automatic Transmission Check
........................... 7-44
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-20
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-19
Front
....................................... 6-24
LockingRear
................................ 2-22
Rear
....................................... 6-25
Battery
...................................... 6-36
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-9
Wdrnings
.................................... 5-3
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Brake
Adjustment
.................................. 6-35
Fluid
....................................... 6-32
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-32
Parking
..................................... 2-23
PedalTravel
................................. 6-35
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-35
System Warning Light
......................... 2-63
Trailer ...................................... 4-35
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-45
Wear
....................................... 6-34
Axle
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Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-9
Break.In. New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 15
BTSICheck
................................... 7-45
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-36
Built-in Child Restraint
.......................... 1-44
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-67
Carbon Monoxide
..... 2.27.2.28.2.30.4.27.4.34. 4.35
Care
of Your Cassette Tape Player .................. 3-29
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-43
Cassette Tape Player
....................... 3- 11. 3. 13
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-29
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-39
Certificatioflire Label
.......................... 4-28
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-34
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-50
Changing a Flat Tire ............................. 5-23
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-6 1
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-68
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-65
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-58
Child Restraints
................. 1.41. 1.42. 1.43. 1-53
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54
Care
....................................... 6-54
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
........... 1-55
Securing in the Center Seat Position .............. 1-57
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-59 Top
Strap
................................... 1-54
Where to Put
........................... 1-53. 1-54
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-50
Circuit Breakers and Fuses ....................... 6-61
Cleaner. Air Filter
.............................. 6-19
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-57
Built-in Child Restraint
........................ 6-54
Exterior LampsLenses
........................ 6-55
Fabric
...................................... 6-52
Glass Surfaces
............................... 6-54
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-51
Instrumentpanel
............................. 6-54
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-55
Special Problems
............................. 6-52
Stains
...................................... 6-52
Tires
....................................... 6-57
Vinyl
....................................... 6-53
Wheels
..................................... 6-57
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-55
Clock, Setting the
................................ 3-9
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-30
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3-19, 3-24
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-35
Control of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
Convenience Net
............................... 2-49
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-42
Coolant
....................................... 6-25
Heater, Engine
............................... 2-18
Recovery Tank ............................... 5-16
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Courtesy Lamps ................................ 2-39
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-34
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-58
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-38
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-68
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 8- IO. 8- 11
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-8
Defrosting
..................................... 3-6
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-68
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-39
Door Locks
....................................... 2-6
Sliding ..................................... 2-10
Drive Position
................................. 2-21
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 18
Driving
City
........................................ 4-18
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-19
TnaBlizzard
................................. 4-26
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
IntheRain
.................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ............... 4-37
On
Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-22
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-24
Throughwater
............................... 4-18
WetRoads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer ................................ 4-35
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.......... 2- 18. 3-28. 6-60
Electrical System
............................... 6-60
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Coolant
..................................... 6-25
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-18
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-43
Cooling System Capacity
....................... 6-66
Cover
...................................... 6-15
Exhaust ..................................... 2-27
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-60
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-43
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Running While Parked
......................... 2-28
Specifications
................................ 6-66
Starting
..................................... 2-17
Temperature Gage
............................ 2-64
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Adding ..................................... 6-12
Additives
................................... 6- 14
Checking
................................... 6-11
Pressure Gage ................................ 2-68
Used
....................................... 6-14
Whentochange
.............................. 6-14
Exhaust, Engine
....... 2-27,2-28,2-30,4-27,4-34, 4-35
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-29
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-52
FillingYourTank
6-5
Fi 1 ter
.
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Air Cleaner Replacement ....................... 6-68
Engine Oil Replacement
....................... 6-68
Finish Care
.................................... 6-56
Finish Damage
................................. 6-58
FirstGear ..................................... 2-22
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluid Capacities
........................... 6.66. 6.67
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-4
Fluids and Lubricants ............................ 7-49
French Language Manual
11
Front
Axle
....................................... 6-24
Towing
................................. 5-9. 5.10
Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement ............. 6-40
.. ...........................
Storage Area ................................. 2-42
Fuel .......................................... 6-3
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Gage
....................................... 2-69
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Regulator
................................... 2-18
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-61
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-64
Fuel ....................................... 2-69
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 2-67
Garage Door Opener
............................ 2-45
GAWR
....................................... 4-28
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-19
GloveBox
.................................... 2-42
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-28
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-28
Guide en Franpis 11
GVWR ....................................... 4-28
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-36
Hatch Release
.................................. 2-12
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Headlamps .................................... 2-38
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-37
High/Low Beam Changer ...................... 2-32
Wiring
..................................... 6-61
OnReminder ................................ 2-38
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Heating
........................................ 3-6
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-32
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-2 1
Hill and Mountain Roads ......................... 4-22
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-34
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-7
Prop
....................................... 6-10
Release
...................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-31
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-17
Ignition Positions
.............................. 2. I 5
Ignition Transmission Lock Check ................. 7-46
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-44
Inspections
.................................... 7-47
Brakesystem
................................ 7-48
Drive Axle
.................................. 7-48
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-47
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-47
Steering
.................................... 7-47
Suspension
.................................. 7-47
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-47
InstrumentPanel
............................... 2-56
Brightness Control
............................ 2-39
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54
Cluster
..................................... 2-58
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-62
Interior Lamps
.................................. 2-39
Inside
Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-41 Jack.
Tire
.................................... 5-24
Jump Starting ................................... 5-3
Keyless Entry System
........................... 2-7
Key Lock Cylinders Service
...................... 7-44
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels CertificationlTire
............................. 4-28
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-60
Tire-Loading information
...................... 4-28
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-60
Lamps
........................................ 2-37
Courtesy
.................................... 2-39
Dome
...................................... 2-39
Interior
..................................... 2-39
On Reminder
................................ 2-38
Latches, Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle ............................. 2-7
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-25
Lighter
....................................... 2-50
Lights
Air
Bag Readiness ....................... 1-28, 2-61
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-64, 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-63
Charging System
............................. 2-61
CheckGages
................................ 2-68
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 13, 2-60
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-65
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-68
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Cylinders
................................... 7-44
Door
........................................ 2-6
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-46
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-44
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-7
Sliding Door Child Security
..................... 2- I I
Lubricants and Fluids ............................ 7-49
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-44
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-49
Lumbar Controls
................................ 1-3
Locks
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
........... 6-68
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-5 1
Maintenance Schedule ............................ 7- I
Long Trip/Highway Definition ................... 7-6
Long Tripmighway Intervals ..................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-43
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-47
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-49
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short TripKity Definition
....................... 7-5
Short TripKity Intervals ........................ 7-5
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-38
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-65
ManualFrontSeat
............................... 1-2
Methanol
...................................... 6-3
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-58
Manual Lumbar Support
.......................... 1-3 Mirrors
....................................... 2-41
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-42
Inside Day/Night Rearview
..................... 2-41
Outside
..................................... 2-41
Visorvanity
................................. 2-52
MMT
......................................... 6-3
Model Reference
................................. vi
MountainRoads ................................ 4-22
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-49
Neutral
....................................... 2-21
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-15
Nightvision
................................... 4-15
odometer
.................................... 2-59
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-59
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-11
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-11
Opener. Garage Door ............................ 2-45
Outside Mirror
................................. 2-41
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-44
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-13
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-43
Owner Publications. Ordering
................ 8- 1 I. 8- 12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-58
Park(P)
...................................... 2-19
Shifting Into ................................. 2-24
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-26