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Section 9 Index
Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-6 I
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ...... 6-3
AirBag ....................................... 1-23
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-3 1
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-28
How
it Works ................................ 1-25
Location
.................................... 1-25
Readiness Light
......................... 1-25. 2-67
Servicing
................................... 1-30
What Makes it Inflate .......................... 1-27
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-28
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1-27
Air Bag Off Light
.......................... 1-57, 2-68
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-10
Air Cleaner Filter Restriction Indicator Check ........ 7-46
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-4
Air Conditioning Refrigerants ..................... 6-78
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-57
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-65
Antenna
...................................... 3-26
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-29
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-72. 4.7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Appearance Care
............................... 6-59 Appearance Care
Materials
....................... 6-68
Arbitration Program .............................. 8-9
Armrest Storage Compartment
.................... 2-57
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-59
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-24
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-7
Automatic Transmission
Check
...................................... 7-46
Fluid
....................................... 6-21
Operation
................................... 2-15
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-48
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-13
Axle.
Front .................................... 6-28
Axle. Locking Rear
............................. 2-22
Axle. Rear
.................................... 6-26
Battery ...................................... 6-39
Jump Starting ................................. 5-3
Replacement. Keyless Entry
..................... 2-8
Warnings
................................ 5.3. 5.5
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 8-9
Blizzard. Driving In ............................. 4-39
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Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-38
Fluid
....................................... 6-35
Parking
..................................... 2-27
PedalTravel
................................. 6-38
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-35
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-38
System Warning Light
......................... 2-71
Trailer
...................................... 4-54
Transmission Shift Interlock Check ............... 7-47
Brakes, Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies ........................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 10
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-39
Wear
....................................... 6-37
BTSICheck
................................... 7-47
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-76
Care
of Your Cassette Tape Player .................. 3-25
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-45
Cassette Tape Player
........................ 3.9. 3.12
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-25
Cassette/Compact Disc Storage
.................... 2-57
Center Overhead Console
........................ 2-52
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-32
Certificationire Label
.......................... 4-41
CarbonMonoxide
......................... 2.32. 4.40
Cargo Lamp 2-47
...................................
.............................. Certification Label 4-4 1 Chains. Safety
................................. 4-54
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-22
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-69
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-77
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-65
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-67
Child Restraints
................................ 1-43
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
...... 1-48. 1-50
Securing in the Center Seat Position
.............. 1-52
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
..... 1-54. 1-57
Where to Put ........................... 1-45. 1-46
Chrome Wheels. Cleaning
......................... 6-65
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-59
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-71
Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-65
Exterior LampsLenses
........................ 6-64
Glass
....................................... 6-63
Inside of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-60
Outside
of Your Vehicle ........................ 6-64
Special Problems
............................. 6-61
Vinyl
....................................... 6-62
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-63
................................... Chains. Tire 6-58
TopStrap
................................... 1-47
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-19
Cleaning
Fabric
...................................... 6-60
Instrumentpanel
............................. 6-63
Leather
..................................... 6-62
Stains
...................................... 6-61
Tires
....................................... 6-66
Wheels
..................................... 6-65
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Garage Door Opener ............................ 2-52
GAWR
....................................... 4-41
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2- 15
Gear Positions. Manual Transmission .......... 2- 19. 2-20
GloveBox
.................................... 2-52
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-41
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-41
Guide
en Fransais 11
GVWR ....................................... 4-41
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-39
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-6
Headlamps .................................... 2-43
Bulb Replacement
....................... 6.40. 6.41
HigWLow Beam Changer
...................... 2-37
OnReminder
................................ 2-44
Wiring
..................................... 6-70
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-4
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-37
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-35
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-53
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-8
Release
...................................... 6-9
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid
........................... 6-26
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-3 1
Horn
......................................... 2-35 Ignition
Positions
.............................. 2-11
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
................. 7-48
Illuminated Entry
............................... 2-46
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-51
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-48
Inspections
.................................... 7-49
Brake System
................................ 7-50
DriveAxle
.................................. 7-50
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-49
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-49
Steering
.................................... 7-49
Suspension
.................................. 7-49
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-49
Transfer Case (Four-wheel Drive)
............... 7-50
Instrumentpanel
............................... 2-62
Cleaning
.................................... 6-63
Cluster
..................................... 2-64
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-71
Intensity Control
............................. 2-46
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-46
.................................... J ack. Tire 5-23
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-46
Key Release Button
............................. 2-12
Keyless Entry System
............................ 2-7
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
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Labels Certification
................................. 4-4 1
Certificationflire ............................. 4-4 1
Service Parts Identification ..................... 6-69
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-69
Lamps
........................................ 2-43
Cargo
...................................... 2-47
Cleaning
.................................... 6-64
Dome
...................................... 2-46
Interior
..................................... 2-46
On Reminder
................................ 2-44
Latches, Seatback
................................ 1-6
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-6
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-29
Lighter
....................................... 2-59
Lights Air Bag Off
............................ 1-57. 2-68
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-72. 4-7
Charging System
............................. 2-69
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-77
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 10, 2-67
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-73
Shift
.................................. 2-22. 2-76
Loading Information. Truck-Camper
............... 4-43
Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
.......... 4- I5
LockoutSwitch ................................ 2-34
Locks
Cylinders
................................... 7-46
Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1-25. 2-67
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-71
Check Gages
................................ 2-77
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-41 Door
........................................ 2-5
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
............... 7-48
Key Lock Cylinders Service
.................... 7-46
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-6
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-6
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-51
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-47
Lumbar Controls
................................ 1-4
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
........... 6-77
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-54
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Long Trip/Highway Definition
................... 7-6
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-45
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-49
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-51
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Long Trip/Highway Intervals
..................... 7-6
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-5
Short Trip/City Intervals ........................ 7-5
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-67
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-58
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-73
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
ManualMirror
................................. 2-51
Manual Transmission Check
...................................... 7-46
Fluid
....................................... 6-25
Shifting
................................ 2- 19. 2-20
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-13
Manualwindows
............................... 2-33
Memo Pad Holder
......................... 2-56. 2-58
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Safety Defects. Reporting ........................ 8- 10
Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seatback. Latches
................................ 1-6
Seatbacks. Reclining
............................. 1-4
Seats
EasyEntry
................................... 1-7
ManualFront
................................. 1-2
Power Driver’s
................................ 1-3
Power Lumbar Control
.......................... 1-4
Rear
.................................... 1.8. 1.9
Restraint Systems
.............................. I . 1
Seatcontrols ................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint
. . 1.48. 1.50. 1.52. 1.54. 1-57
Securing a Child Restraint
in the
Right Front Seat Position
.................. 1.54. 1-57
Service
........................................ 6-2
Bulletins. Ordering
....................... 8- 1 1. 8. 12
EngineSoonLight
............................ 2-73
Manuals. Ordering
....................... 8- 11. 8. 12
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-69
Publications. Ordering
.................... 8- 1 1. 8. 12
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6- 1
Service and Owner Publications .............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Service Publications
........................ 8- 1 1. 8. 12
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-30
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-66
Shift Lever .......................... 2.15.2.19. 2.20
Shift Light
............................... 2.22. 2.76
Shifting Into Park (P)
............................ 2-28
...
Shiftspeeds ................................... 2-21 Shifting.
Manual Transmission
............... 2- 19. 2-20
Shifting Out of Park
(P) .......................... 2-30
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
..................... 1-16
Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement
............... 6-45
SignalingTurns
................................ 2-37
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Sound Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-24
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-76
Specifications. Engine
........................... 6-76
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Speedometer
................................... 2-65
Stains. Cleaning
................................ 6-61
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-44
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-13
Steam
........................................ 5-12
Steering
....................................... 4-9
In Emergencies ............................... 4-10
Power
....................................... 4-9
Tips
......................................... 4-9
Variable Effort
................................ 4-9
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-36
Step-BumperPad
............................... 4-61
StorageAreas
.................................. 2-52
Storage. Overhead
.............................. 2-52
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-39
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-34
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-61
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-54
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-23
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. v
SIR .......................................... 1-23
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