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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Wow .to Add Coolant to the Radiator
2. Then keep turning the pressur'e cap, but. now push
down
as you turn it. Remove the pressure cap.
1. You can remove the pressure cap when the cooling
system, inchding the pressure cap and upper radiator
hose, is no longer hot. Turn the-pressure cap slowly
counterclockwise until'it first stops. (Don't press
down while turning the pressure cap.)
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop. A hiss means
there is still some
pressure left.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turn .the wi~%g imt. cwnterclockwise :and rem-ove the
wheel blocks., jack and wheel wrench.
Your spare tire is stored underneath the rear of your
vehicle; See “Compact S-pare Tire” later in this section
for more mformation- about the compact spare.
NOTICQ
Never remove or restow a tire frodto a stowage.
psition under the vehicle while the .vehicle is
suppiorted by .a jack+ Always tighten th.e tire
fully against the: underside- of the vehicle
when restowiqg.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 1. Using the wheel wrench, lomen all the wheel nuts.
Don't remove them yet.
2. Turn the jack handle clockwise slightly to raise the
jack lift head.
3. Fit the jack into the appropriate ho1.e nearest the
flat
tire.
A. Front Frame Hole.
B. Rear Frame Hole (ZR2)
C. Spring Hanger Hole (Standard Pickups)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed. Never get under
a vehicle when
it is supported only by a jack.
I
1 NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned
can damage the vehicle and even make
the vehicle
fall. To help avoid personal injury
and vehicle
damage, be sure to fit the jack
18t head into the proper location before raising
your vehicle.
4. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the
ground so there is enough room for the spare tire
to fit.
5. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat-tire;
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 9. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise. Lower the
jack completely.
10. Use the wrench.to
tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in a crisscross
sequence as
shown.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine behind .a hiLged door
on the driver’s side of
your vehicle. While refueling, hang
the cap by the tether
from the hook’on the
filler door.
4- soline ne vapor is highly flammable. It bums
violently, and that can cause very bad injuries.
Don’t smoke if you’re near gasoline
or refueling
your vehicle. Keep sparks, flames and
smoking
materials away from gasoline.
To take off the cap, turn it slowly to the left
(counterclockwise). The cap
has a spring in it; if you let
go of the cap too soon, it will spring back to the right.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine som-ething ignites it; y0.u could. be badly burned.
Gasoline
can spray out on you if you open the
fuel fiIler cap too quickly. This spray can happen
if your tank is nearly full, and is more likely in
hot weather. Open the fuel fiier cap slowly and
wait for;ang ‘ShW’ noise to stop. Then unscte-w
the cap all the way.
Be- careful .not to spill gasolina. C1e.m gasoline from
painted
surfaces-as- SOO~ as possible. Se-e “Clean-ing the
Out; e
o lam Vehicle” in- the Index.
When y0.u put the cap back on, twn it to the right
(clockwise) until you hear a cli.cking sound. Make sure
you -fully install the cap. The-dia.gn
installed,
This would-allow fud to evaporate into the
atmos.phere.
See “Malfunction Indicator Lamp” in
the Index,
NOTICE:
If y0.u need .a new cap, be sure to get the right
type. Your dealer ean get. one for you. If you $-et
the wrong type, itmay not fit properly. This-may
cause your rnalfunctiori indicator lamp to
li.ght
and your fuel tank and emissions. system may be
damaged. S;ee “Malfunction Indicator Lamp” in
the
Index.
Checking Things Under the Ho
To open the hood, first pull
the handle- inside the vehicle
on the lower left side of the
instrument panel.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 5. Turn the. bulb
countercl.ockrwise
to
remove it.
6. .Put-the new bulb into theheadlamp lens ass-ernbiy
7. PhLg in the e1ectric.al connector.
and turn it clockwise until it is tight.
8. P.ut the headlamp 1-ens assembly back into t.he
ve:hicle. Insrall and tighten the screws.
Front Turn Signal Lamps
If you. have fog.lamps, the fog lalizp bracket rnusE.De &H6v'ed
before you can rep1ac.e the front parking/!turn signal limps.
1, Rea.ch under the bumper and behind the parkin,g/turn
2. Push the tab on the socket, turn the socket
3. Holding the base of the bulb, pull the bulb straight
signal lamp
assembly.
counterclockwise and pull
it out,
out
of the socket.
4. Push the new bu1b.int.o the socket until it clicks.
5. Put the socket-back into lhe parkinghrn signal lamp
assembly and turn it clockwise until it locks into place.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine F.ront Sidemarker Lamps.
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4.
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8.
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Remove the le-ns retaining screws.
Remove the sidenmker lens from the .radiator grille.
Turn the bulb and socket one-quarter of a-turn
counterclockwise,
Remove thebulb and socket fro'm the lens.
Install. the new:bulb and socket 10 the
sidemarker lens.
Rotate
the bulb and-socket one-quarter of-a
.turn ciockwise.
Install the sidemarker lens to the radiator grille.
Insert the tabs into.the locators-
Tnstall and tighten the screws.
Center High-Mounted- Stoplamp
1. Remove the lais i-.etairiing scre~s;
.2. Remove the lens.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Insrall a new bulb?
3. Remove. the bulb.
and tighten the screws.
If equipment--such as a cap or camper is installed on
your vehicle, a center high-mounted stoplamp feed wire
is provided along the driver's s.iid& rear fram-e. This wire
,-rshould be used to install a center high-mounted
'-stoplanip in the cap 'or c.mper;
Taillamps
1 .. Open the tailgate;
2. Re,move the-.screws fr~m
the lamp assembly nea
the tailgate latch..
3. Pull the assembly away from the pickup side. panel.
4. Turn the socket countexclockwise to remove it. Push
the tab. i-n while you turn the s,ocket.
5. Pull the bulb out.
,6. Push the new bulb into the socket-.
7. Put the scrcket into the assembly and.ttlrn the s:ocket
clockwk until it locks into-place-:
8. Rep1.ac-e-the assembly. Install and tighten the screws,
-9. Close the tailgate.
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