Lancia Flavia 2012 Owner handbook (in English)

Thousands Of Kilometers24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96
Replace air filter cartridge.    
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.*
Change brake fluid (or every 24 months).  
Replace pollen filter.        
* The engine oil and the oil filter must
be changed when the instrument
panel warning light comes on or in
any case every 12 months.
Periodic Checks
Every 1 000 km or before long jour-
neys, check and, if necessary, restore:
 engine coolant;
 brake fluid;
 windshield washer fluid level;
 tire inflation pressure and condi- tion;
 operation of lighting system (head- lights, direction indicators, hazard
warning lights, etc.);
 operation of windshield washer/ wiper system and positioning/wear
of windshield/rear window wiper
blades. Every
3 000 km, check and top up, if
required, the engine oil level.
Heavy-Duty Use Of The Car
If the car is used mainly under one of
the following conditions:
 towing a trailer or caravan;
 dusty roads;
 short, repeated journeys (less than 7-8 km) at sub-zero outside tem-
peratures;
 engine often idling or driving long distances at low speeds or long pe-
riods of idleness.
You should perform the following in-
spections more frequently than shown
on the Scheduled Servicing Plan:
 check front disc brake pad condi- tions and wear;  check cleanliness of hood and trunk
locks, cleanliness and lubrication of
linkage;
 visually inspect conditions of: en- gine, transmission, pipes and hoses
(exhaust - fuel system - brakes) and
rubber elements (boots - sleeves -
bushes - etc.);
 check battery charge and battery fluid level (electrolyte);
 visually inspect condition of the ac- cessory drive belts;
 check and, if necessary, change en- gine oil and replace oil filter;
 check and, if necessary, replace pol- len filter;
 check and, if necessary, replace air cleaner.
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INDEX
215

About Your Brakes . . . . . . . . . 145
ABS
(Anti-Lock Brake System) . . . 146
Adding Engine Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . 188
Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Air Cleaner, Engine
(Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . 184
Air Conditioner
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Air Conditioning Filter . . . 128,186
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . 186
Air Conditioning
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,186
Air Conditioning, Operating
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . 34
Airbag Light . . . . 32,33,36,46,108
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . 31,32,33
Airbag, Window
(Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . 14
Alarm System
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . 14,112Alterations/Modifications,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . 146
Anti-Theft Security Alarm
(Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . 191,206
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . 196
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Auto Down Power Windows . . . 19
Auto Unlock, Doors . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . 91
Automatic Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,117
Automatic Temperature
Control (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic Transaxle . . . . . 12,134 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Selection Of Lubricant . . . . 207
Automatic Transmission . . 135,194 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fluid and Filter Changes . . . 195
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . 195
Fluid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Special Additives . . . . . . . . 195
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Keyless Transmitter
Replacement (RKE) . . . . . . . 17
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Belts, Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,45
Body Mechanism
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . 148
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . 146
Fluid Check . . . . . . . . 194,207
Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . 194
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake/Transmission
Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Break-In Recommendations,
New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . 203
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . 47,203
Calibration, Compass . . . . . . . 118
216

Capacities, Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 206
Caps, FillerFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Radiator
(Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . 192
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . 45
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . 65,123
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Checking Your Vehicle For
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child Restraint . . . . . 37,39,41,43
Child Restraint Tether
Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,41
Cigar Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 159
Cleaning Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . 188
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . 118 Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . 118
Computer, Trip/Travel . . . . 16,117
Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Coolant Pressure Cap
(Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Adding Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant Level . . . . . . . 190,192
Disposal of Used Coolant . . . 192
Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . 191
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Points to Remember . . . . . . 193
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . 191,206
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . 196
Crankcase Ventilation Module . . 16
Cruise Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . 100,198
Customer Programmable
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . 36
Deck Lid, Emergency Release . . 21 Deck Lid, Power Release . . . . . 20
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . 102
Defroster, Windshield . . . . 46,126
Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . . 95
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . 182
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . 93
Dipsticks
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Disabled Vehicle Towing . . . . . 176
Disposal Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . 18
Driver's Seat Back Tilt . . . . . . . 88
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . 142
Through Flowing, Rising, or
Shallow Standing Water . . . 142
Electric Rear Window
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . 64
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . 98
217

Electronic Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Emergency Deck Lid Release . . 21
Emergency Trunk Release . . . . 21
Emergency, In Case ofJump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 172
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Break-In Recommendations . . 44
Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . 183
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . 190,206
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . 45
Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Flooded, Starting . . . . . . . . 134
Fuel Requirements . . . . 158,206
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 172
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,206
Oil Change
Interval . . . . . . . . 110,117,183
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Filter Disposal . . . . . . . 184
Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 107
Enhanced Accident Response
Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Entry System, Illuminated . . . . 16
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . 36
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . 45
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . 45,189
Exterior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Filler Location Fuel . . . . . 107,160
Filters Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Air Conditioning . . . . . 128,186
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . 184,206
Engine Oil Disposal . . . . . . 184
Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . 166
Turn Signal . . . . . . . 47,93,205
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . 134
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Fluid Level Checks
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,207
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . 190
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Power Steering . . . . . . 144,207
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fluids, Lubricants and
Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fog Light Service . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fog Lights . . . . . . . 91,92,112,204
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . 174
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Filler Cap (Gas Cap) . . 107,160
Filler Door (Gas Cap) . . 107,160
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Octane Rating . . . . . . . 158,206
Requirements . . . . . . . 158,206
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel System Caution . . . . . . . 161
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
218

Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) . . . . 160
Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gasoline, Clean Air . . . . . . . . 159
GaugesCoolant Temperature . . . . . 107
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Gear Select Lever Override . . . 175
General Information . . . . . . . . 14
General Maintenance . . . . . . . 182
Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Gross Axle Weight Rating . . . . 162
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating . . 162
GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Hands-Free Phone
(Uconnect™) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hazard Driving Through Flowing,
Rising, or Shallow Standing
Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . 166
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,203 Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 203
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
High Beam/Low Beam Select
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . 91
On With Wipers . . . . . . . . 91,96
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Time Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High Beam/Low Beam Select
(Dimmer) Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Holder, Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Hood Prop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . 12
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . 16
Immobilizer (Sentry Key) . . . . . 13
Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . 37,39
Information Center, Vehicle . . 115
Instrument Cluster . . . . . 106,107
Instrument Panel and
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Instrument Panel Lens
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Integrated Power Module
(Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Interior Appearance Care . . . . 197
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . 91,93
Intermittent Wipers
(Delay Wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 14
Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . 13
Keyless Entry System (Sedan) . . 16
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Knee Bolster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lane Change and Turn
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . 93,111,205
Lane Change Assist . . . . . . . . . 93
Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . 23
LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tether for CHildren) . . . . . . 40,41
Latch Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
219

Lead Free Gasoline . . . . . . . . 158
Leaks, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Leveling, Headlight . . . . . . . . . 94
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 47,203
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,91Airbag . . . . . . 32,33,36,46,108
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . 91
Back-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Brake Assist Warning . . . . . 150
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . 108
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 203
Courtesy/Reading . . . . . . . . . 93
Dimmer Switch,
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,93
Electronic Stability Program
(ESP) Indicator . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,112,204
Headlight Leveling . . . . . . . . 94
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . 91
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Headlights On Reminder . . . . 91
Headlights On With
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,96
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 High Beam Indicator . . . . . . 114
High Beam/Low Beam
Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . 91
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . 91
Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . 113
Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . 108
Theft Alarm
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . 112
Tire Pressure Monitoring
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 112,155
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . 150
Turn
Signal . . . 47,91,93,111,204,205
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Warning (Instrument Cluster
Description) . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . 161,162 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Auto Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Low Tire Pressure System . . . . 155
Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren (LATCH) . . . . . . . 40,41
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . 187
Maintenance Free Battery . . . . 185
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . 182
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . 212
Maintenance, General . . . . . . . 182
Malfunction Indicator Light
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Map/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . 93
Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . 194
Memory Feature (Memory
Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Methanol Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Mini-Trip Computer . . . . . . . . 117
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . 64
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . 64
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Modifications/Alterations,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
220

Monitor, Tire Pressure
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Multi-Function Control Lever . . 91
New Vehicle Break-In Period . . 44
Occupant Restraints . . . . 21,32,34
Occupant Restraints
(Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,32
Octane Rating, Gasoline
(Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158,206
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,111
Oil Change Indicator . . . . 110,117
Oil Change Indicator,
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,117
Oil Filter, Change . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Filter, Selection . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . 108
Oil, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 183,206 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Change Interval . . . 110,117,183
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,206
Filter Disposal . . . . . . . . . . 184
Materials Added to . . . . . . . 184
Recommendation . . . . . . . . 206 Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Onboard Diagnostic System . . 182
Operating Precautions . . . . . . 182
Operator Manual
(Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . 64
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . 166
Owner's Manual
(Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . . 6
Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Passenger Seat Back Tilt
(Easy Entry System) . . . . . . . . 88
Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . 121
Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Phone, Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Phone, Hands-Free
(Uconnect™) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power Deck Lid Release . . . . . . . . . 20
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical
Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 207
Power Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . 207
Pregnant Women and Seat
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pretensioners Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Programmable Electronic
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Radiator Cap (Coolant
Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radio (Sound Systems) . . . . . 122
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . 123
Radio Remote Controls . . . . . . 123
Rear Cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear Window Defroster . . . . . 102
Rear Window Features . . . . . . 102
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . 36
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . 163
Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Release, Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Reminder, Lights On . . . . . . . . 91
Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Control
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Security Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Remote Keyless Entry
(Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Remote Sound System (Radio)
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Remote Trunk Release . . . . . . . 20
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . 203
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . 182
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . 154
Resetting Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,117
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . 21
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . 45
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . 47
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . 45
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . 212
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . 198
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . 29
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . 21,23,45And Pregnant Women . . . . . . 29
Child Restraint . . . . . . 37,39,43
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,24
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operating Instructions . . . . . 24 Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Untwisting Procedure . . . . . . 25
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Easy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . 85
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . 88
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . 14
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . 191,206
Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . 13
Sentry Key Programming . . . . . 14
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . 122
Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . 121
Shift Lever Override . . . . . . . 175
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Side View Mirror Adjustment . . 64
Side Window Demisters
(Defrosters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . 47,93,205
Slippery Surfaces, Driving
On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . 154 Sound Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Sound Systems (Radio) . . . . . 122
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Specifications
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . 206
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . 97,111
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . 134
Starting and Operating . . . . . . 134
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . 134
Steering Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel, Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Steering Wheel Audio
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound
System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,203
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Supplemental Restraint System
- Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . 184
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Telescoping Steering Column . . 96
Temperature Control,
Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . 124
Temperature Gauge, Engine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,166
Tether Anchor, Child
Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . 14
Theft System
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . 96
Time Delay, Headlight . . . . . . . 92
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,151Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . 153
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
General Information . . . . . . 151
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . 151
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Pressure Monitor System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Pressure Warning Light . . . . 112
Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . 153
To Open Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tonneau Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 176
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Transaxle Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . 12,134
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Selection of Lubricant . . . . . 207
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . 135,194
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Transmitter Battery Service
(Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . 17
Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . 153
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trip Odometer Reset Button . . 111
Trunk Lid (Deck Lid) . . . . . 20,21
Trunk Release Remote
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trunk Release, Emergency . . . . 21
Turn Signals . . . . . 91,93,111,205 Uconnect™
(Hands-Free Phone) . . . . . . . . 65
Understanding Your
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . 105
Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 158
Untwisting Procedure, Seat
Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Variance, Compass . . . . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Certification Label . . . 161
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . 161,162
Vehicle Modifications/
Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . 128,203
Vehicle Theft Alarm
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Voice Recognition System
(VR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Warning Lights (Instrument
Cluster Description) . . . . . . . . 107
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . 7
Washer
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Washers, Windshield . . . 94,95,188
Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 196
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