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Section 9 Index
Accessory Inf’lator ............................. 2-50
Acces~~ty
POWC~ Outlets ......................... 2-52
Adcling Sound Equilm1cnt
........................ 3-23
Add-On Equiptnent
............................. 4-43
Air Bag
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-27
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-25
How it Works ................................ I -23
Location
.................................... 1-23
Readiness Light
......................... 1-22 . 2-63
Servicing
................................... 1-27
What
Makes it Inflate .......................... 1-25
What
You See After it Inflates ................... 1-25
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1-24
Air Cleaner .................................... 6- 14
Air Conditioning ................................ 3-5
Refripxants
................................. 6-62
Alignment
and Balancc. Tire ...................... 6-13
Atltenn.1.
Fi~d ................................. 3-26
Adcling
Equipment
to the Outside of’ Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
AllIt11inLll11 Wheels . Clea11i11~ ...................... 6-5 1
Anti-Lock Brake System Wa~ming Light ......... 2-66 . 4-7
Appearance
Care ............................... 6-45
Materials
.................................... 6-53
Arbit~-ation Program .............................. 8-9
Ar111rest . Storage ............................... 2-15 Ashtrays
...................................... 2-49
Audio Systems ............................. 3-8. 3-12
Automatic Headlamp System
...................... 2-37
Automatic Transmission Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid ....................................... 6-15
Operation ................................... 2-18
Park Mechanism Check ........................ 7-42
Shiftin
...................................... 2-18
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-15
Front ....................................... 6-21
Rear
....................................... 6-19
Axle
Backglass Wiper. Blade Replacement
.............. 6-36
Battery
....................................... 6-30
Charge LiFht ................................ 2-63
Jump
Startmg ................................. 5-3
Replacement, Keyless
Entry ..................... 2-8
Warnings ................................ 5-3, 5-4
Battery Run-Down Protection ..................... 2-44
BBB Auto
Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard ...................................... 4-38
Brake Fluid .................................... 6-27
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Brake. -Parking ................................. 2-20
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-65
Brakes Adjustment
.................................. 6-30
Anti-Lock
................................... 4-7
PedalTravel
................................. 6-30
Master
Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Replacing System
Parts ........................ 6-30
Trailer
...................................... 4-47
Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock Check
........... 7-41
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 13
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-39
Bulb Replacement ......................... 6-3 1, 6-60
Wear
....................................... 6-29
BTSICheck
................................... 7-41
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
................. 6.60. 6.61
Carbon Monoxide
................ 2.9.2.24.4.39. 4.48
Cargo Tie Downs
............................... 2-47
Cellular Telephone
.............................. 2-57
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................... 1-34
Certificationnire Label
.......................... 4-40
Cargo
Security Shade
............................ 2-47
Chains Safety
...................................... 4-47
Tire
........................................ 6-44
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-21
Charging System Light .......................... 2-63
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-71
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-52
Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-52
Child Restraints
................................ 1-38
Center Seat Position
........................... 1-46
Different Types
............................... 1-38
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-44
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-46
Where Not to
Put ............................. 1-46
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-49
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-55
Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-51
Exterior Lamps and Lenses
..................... 6-50
Glass
....................................... 6-49
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-46
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-48
Interior Plastic Components
..................... 6-48
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-51
Vinyl
....................................... 6-47
Weatherstrips
................................ 6-49
Windshield. Backglass and Wiper Blades
.......... 6-49
WoodPanels
................................. 6-48
TopStrap
................................... 1-43
WheretoPut
.......................,........ l-42
................................... Cleaner, Air 6-14
Cleaning
Fabric
...................................... 6-46
Leather
..................................... 6-48
Stains
...................................... 6-47
Tires
....................................... 6-51
Wheels
..................................... 6-51
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Engine (Continued) .............................. 6-9
Exhaust
..................................... 2-24
FanNoise
................................... 5-20
Identification
................................ 6-54
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-39
Overheating
................................. 5-11
Specifications
................................ 6-60
Engine Compartment Fuse Block
.................. 6-58
Engineoil
.................................... 6-10
Adding
..................................... 6-11
Additives
................................... 6-13
Checking
................................... 6-11
Kindtouse
................................. 6-12
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-69
Used
....................................... 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6- I3
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-24
Exit Lighting
.................................. 2-39
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-29
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-46
Filling
a Portable Fuel Container .................... 6-7
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-5
Fi 1 ter
Air
........................................ 6-14
Remote Oil .................................. 6- 14
Finish Care .................................... 6-5 1
Finish Damage ................................. 6-52
Running While
Parked
......................... 2-25
Starting
..................................... 2-15
Engine Coolant
................................. 6-2 1
FirstGear ..................................... 2-20
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-21
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-4.5
FogLampSwitch ............................... 2-38
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-5
Four-wheel Drive
......................... 2-26. 6-20
French Language Manual 11
FrontAxle .................................... 6-21
Front Reading Lamps
....................... 2.39. 2.43
Front Storage Area .............................. 2-45
FrontTowing
................................... 5-9
Filling a Portable Container
...................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Foreign Countries .............................. 6-5
Engine Compartment
.......................... 6-58
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-56
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-55
Gages
.. ...........................
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-33
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Cage
....................................... 2-72
Fuse Block
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-66
Fuel
....................................... 2-72
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-69
GasCap
....................................... 6-5
Gate A-jar Light ................................ 2-71
GAWR
....................................... 4-40
Gear
Positions ................................. 2-18
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GloveBox .................................... 2-42
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-40
Guide en Franpis
11 .. .................................
GVWR ....................................... 4-40
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-32
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Headlamps .................................... 2-36
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-32
HighLow Beam Changer
...................... 2-3 1
On Reminder ................................ 2-37
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heated Front Seats
............................... 1-3
Heated Outside Rearview Mirror ................... 2-42
High Intensity Discharge Lighting
.................. 6-3 1
Highway Hypnosis .............................. 4-34
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-34
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-46
Hood
.......................................... 6-8
Horn ......................................... 2-29
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-30
Heating
........................................ 3-5
Ignition Positions
.................................... 2-14
Transmission Lock Check
...................... 7-42
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-42
Illuminated Entry
............................... 2-39
Inflation. Tire
............................. 6-37. 7-39 Inflator
. Accessory .............................. 2-50
Inspections
Brakesystem
................................ 7-44
Engine Cooling Systetn
........................ 7-43
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-43
Front Drive Axle Boot Seal
..................... 7-43
Steering
.................................... 7-43
Suspension
.................................. 7-43
Throttle System
.............................. 7-44
Transfer
Case ................................ 7-44
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-58
Cleaning
.................................... 6-48
Cluster
..................................... 2-60
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-56
Interior Lamps ................................. 2-39
Jacking Equipment
............................. 5-24
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key
in the Ignition ............................. 2-11
Key Lock Cylinders Service
...................... 7-40
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels
Certification/Tire
............................. 4-40
Fuse
.................................. 6.56. 6.58
Safety Belt
.................................. 1-53
Service Parts Identification ..................... 6-54
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-54
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Lamps ........................................ 2-36
Dome
...................................... 2-39
Exterior
.................................... 2-36
Front Reading
........................... 2.39. 2.43
Interior
..................................... 2-39
On Reminder
................................ 2-37
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-6
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-22
Liftgate
........................................ 2-9
Manual Release
.............................. 2- 10
Remote Release .............................. 2- 10
Lighter ....................................... 2-49
Lights Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1-22, 2-63
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-66? 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-65
Charging System
............................. 2-63
CheckGages
................................ 2-71
Gate Ajar
................................... 2-7 I
LowFuel ................................... 2-72
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1-8.2-62
Security Warning
............................. 2-70
Service4WD
................................ 2-71
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-67
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-40
Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-24
Lockout Prevention
.............................. 2-5
Lockout Switch
................................ 2-29
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Check
.................... 7-42
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-40 Power Door
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Loss
of Control ................................ 4-13
LowFuelLight
................................ 2-72
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-45
Lubrication Service
. Body ........................ 7-40
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-48
Lumbar Controls
................................ 1-3
Maintenance Record ........................... 7-47
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Owner Checks and Services ..................... 7-39
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-43
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-45
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Long Trip/Highway
....................... 7-6.
7-27
Short TripKity
............................ 7-5. 7-7
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-52
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ...................... 2-67
Manual Passenger’s Seat
.......................... 1-2
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-40
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-42
Electrocho~nic Day/Night Inside Rearview
......... 2-40
Heated Outside Rearview
....................... 2-42
Illuminated Visor Vanity
....................... 2-50
Outside
..................................... 2-42
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads ................................ 4-34
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-30
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-51
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Power ....................................... 1-2
Rear ........................................ 1-6
Reclining Front
............................... 1-4
Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ I - 1
SecondGear ................................... 2-19
Security Warning Light
.......................... 2-70
Service
4WD Light ............................. 2-7 I
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6- I
Service and Owner Publications .............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Service Engine Soon Light ....................... 2-67
Service Parts Identificatmn Label
.................. 6-54
Service Work, Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Servicing
Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ........... 1-27
Sheet Metal Darnage
............................ 6-5 1
Shifting ....................................... 2-18
Out of Park
.................................. 2-23
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-3 I
SIR .......................................... 1-20
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Specifications and Capacities
................. 6-60, 6-6 1
Speedometer ................................... 2-61
Stains, Cleaning ................................ 6-47
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-4 1
Starting Your Engine ............................ 2- 15
Steam
........................................ 5-12
Steering
In Emergencies ............................... 4- 10
Power ....................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel
. Tilt ............................. 2-30
Storage Compartments ........................... 2-42
Into Piirk .................................... 2-21
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance ............... 8-4 Storage.
Vehicle
................................ 6-31
Storing
a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-29
Stuck:
In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow .................. 5-32
Sun Visors .................................... 2-50
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-45
Sunroof
....................................... 2-52
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-20
Symbols. Vehicle .................................. v
Tachometer .................................. 2-61
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-34
Tape Player Care
.......................... 3-247-39
Theft
......................................... 2-10
Thermostat
.................................... 6-25
Third Gear
.................................... 2-19
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-30
Time. Setting
................................... 3-8
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-44
Tire Inflation Check
............................. 7-39
Ti res
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-43
Buyin! New
................................. 6-40
Chang~ng a
Flat .............................. 5-21
Cleaning
.................................... 6-51
Inflation ............................... 6-37. 7-39
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-38
Pressure
.................................... 6-37
Temperature
................................. 6-42
Traction
.................................... 6-42
Treadwear
................................... 6-42
THEFTLOCK
TM ................................ 3-21
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Tires (Continued)
Uniform Quality Grading
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
Wear Indicators
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 6-40
When It’s Time for New
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
TopStrap
..................................... 1-43
TorqueLock
.,..................................2-23
Torque, Wheel Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29,6-60
Towing a Trailer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Towing, Recreational Vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Towing Your Vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Trailer Brakes
.....................................4-47
Driving on Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Driving with a Trailer . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Hitches
.........................................
Maintenance When Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 1
Parking on Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Safety Chains
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Tongueweight
...............................4-45
Total Weight on Tires . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Towing
.........................................
TurnSignals .....................................
Weight .....................................4-45
Wiring Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Transfer Case
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Electronic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Transmission Fluid, Automatic
. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 6- 15
Transmitters, Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Transportation, Courtesy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Trip, Before Leaving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33 Trip Odometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-61
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-4
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Underbody Flushing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Underbody Maintenance
......................... 6-52
Universal Transmitter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53
Accessories
.....................................
Erasing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 2-57
Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 2-55
Programming
................................2-54
Rolling Code Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56
Used Replacement Wheels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44
Vehicle Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Vehicle Damage Warnings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Vehicle Dimensions
. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62
Vehicle Identification Number
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54
Vehicle Loading
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Vehiclestorage
....................................
Ventilation System . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Visors, Sun
. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Voltmeter
........,............................2-64
warning Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62
Washer Fluid, Windshield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 6-26
Washing Your Vehicle
. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 6-5 1
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