2008 RT Caravan Owner Manual

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486 INDEX Filters Air Cleaner ..........................416 Air Conditioning ....................303,421 Engine Oil ........................415,458 Engine Oil Disposal ....................415 Flashers Hazard Warning .......................386 Turn Signal ...................92,223,454,455 Flash-To-Pass ...........................165 Flat Tire Stowage ........................396 Flexible Fuel Vehicles Cruising Range ........................365 Engine Oil ...........................364 Fuel Requirements ..................362,363 Maintenance ..........................365 Replacement Parts .....................365 Starting .............................365 Flooded Engine Starting ...................311 Floor Console ..........................197 Fluid Capacities .........................457 Fluid Leaks .............................92 Fluid Level Checks Automatic Transaxle ....................436 Automatic Transmission .................436 Brake ...............................434 Power Steering ........................423 Fluids ................................458 Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts ..........458 Fog Light Service ........................454 Fog Lights .......................160,228,454 Fold in Floor (Stow �n Go) Seating ...........135 Freeing A Stuck Vehicle ...................401 Fuel .................................355 Adding .............................360 Additives ............................358 Clean Air ............................357 Filler Cap (Gas Cap) .................222,360 Filler Door (Gas Cap) ...................222
Gasoline ............................355 Gauge ..............................222 Hoses ..............................432 Light ...............................229 Octane Rating ........................458 Requirements ......................355,457 System Hoses .........................432 Tank Capacity ........................457 Fuel, Flexible .............See Flexible Fuel Vehicles Fuel System Caution .....................358 Fueling ...............................360 Fuses ................................444 Garage Door Opener (HomeLink�) ...........184 Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) ............360,361,410 Gasoline, Clean Air ......................357 Gasoline (Fuel) .........................355 Gasoline, Reformulated ...................357 INDEX 487 Gauges Coolant Temperature ....................222 Fuel ................................222 Speedometer .........................223 Tachometer ..........................225 Gearshift ...........................314,315 General Information ...............19,28,129,355 Glass Cleaning ..........................443 Grocery Bag Retainer .....................151 Gross Axle Weight Rating ...............366,370 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating .............366,370 Hands-Free Phone (UConnect) .......102,268,269 Hard Drive (HDD) ....................265,268 Hazard Driving Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing Water ........................325 Hazard Warning Flasher ...................386 Head Restraints .........................131 10
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1 IN
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4 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION This ma
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6 INTRODUCTION WARNINGS AND CAUTION
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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR
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▫ Power Sliding Door — If Equip
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A WORD ABOUT YOUR KEYS Your vehicle
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Tip Start Feature Do not press the
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SENTRY KEY The Sentry Key Immobiliz
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2. Insert the second valid key and
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will flash. The engine will run onl
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REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY — IF EQUIPPE
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The Remote Key Unlock feature can b
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To Open/Close Right Power Sliding D
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FOBIK Battery Replacement THINGS TO
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The vehicle can be started remotely
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chime will sound if the key is in t
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7. To reactivate this feature, repe
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To open the window part way, press
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Front Passenger Power Window Switch
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SLIDING SIDE DOOR The sliding door
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1 — Heated Seat Switch 4 — Door
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Child Protection Door Lock To provi
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NOTE: • After setting the child p
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Liftgate Close Button When the remo
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SEAT STORAGE BIN SAFETY WARNING WAR
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Reinstalling Storage Bin Cover Emer
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WARNING! In a collision, you and yo
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Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instruc
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4. Position the lap belt across you
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you’ll prefer a higher position.
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3. Within 60 seconds of turning the
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• Driver Airbag • Front Passeng
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Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable
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2. All occupants should wear their
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WARNING! Ignoring the AIRBAG light
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• As the airbags deflate, you may
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Airbag Light You will want to have
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3. Requested by police under a lega
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• Rearward-facing child seats mus
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Here are some tips on getting the m
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Tether Strap Mounting When using th
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Not all child restraint systems wil
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child restraints or belt-positionin
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SAFETY TIPS Transporting Passengers
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Safety Checks You Should Make Insid
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR
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▫ Lights-On Reminder ............
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� Electrical Power Outlets — If
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Automatic Dimming Mirror UNDERSTAND
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Power Remote-Control Mirrors — If
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voice commands (e.g., �Call”
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• Prior to giving a voice command
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make a call. You can select to use
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Phonebook Download UConnect� allo
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Delete All Entries in the UConnect
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Toggling Between Calls If two calls
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NOTE: After every UConnect� langu
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sequence of numbers, followed by
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Advanced Phone Connectivity Transfe
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• Press and hold the “Voice Rec
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• dry weather condition. • oper
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR
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Voice Commands Primary Alternate(s)
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General Information This device com
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CAUTION! Do not place any article u
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WARNING! Persons who are unable to
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Stow ’n Go Seating — If Equippe
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4. Pull rearward on the release str
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Second Row Seatback Release Lever 4
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One Touch Folding Seat Third Row 1
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To Unfold Third Row Seats 1. Pull u
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Swivel ’n Go Premium Seating Syst
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NOTE: Electrical contacts for the a
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1 - Table Base 2 - Base Lock/Releas
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Plastic Grocery Bag Retainer Retain
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10. Insert the ignition key and tur
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Hood Safety Catch Use the hood prop
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Park Lights Turn the headlight swit
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Automatic Headlights NOTE: The engi
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Fog Light Switch UNDERSTANDING THE
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Headlight Low/High Beam Selector Sw
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4. Headlamp Control Features— Whe
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When the driver selects Reverse the
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WARNING! • Drivers must be carefu
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• The pedals can be adjusted whil
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To Vary the Speed Setting: When the
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WARNING! ABS (Anti-Lock Brake Syste
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ERM (Electronic Roll Mitigation) Th
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WARNING! ESP (Electronic Stability
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OVERHEAD CONSOLES Front Overhead Co
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Sunglass Storage At the rear of the
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WARNING! Vehicle exhaust contains c
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1 — Garage Door Opener 2 — Trai
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Security It is advised to erase all
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Auto Sunroof (Express) with Anti-Pi
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when the overload is removed. The c
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Gently pull up on the tab to raise
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Bottle Holders Four bottle holders
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To reinstall the console: • Posit
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Position 2 shows the raised storage
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To reinstall the console: • Posit
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Door Trim Panel Storage Front Door
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Pull up on the storage bin latch to
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To remove the console use the follo
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Coat Hooks Coat hooks are located a
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CAUTION! • Crossbars should remai
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CONTENTS UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUM
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� Universal Consumer Interface (U
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INSTRUMENT PANELS AND CONTROLS UNDE
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PREMIUM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNDERSTA
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4. Speedometer Indicates vehicle sp
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the ON position. The light should i
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NOTE: If the indicator message illu
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20. Seat Belt Reminder Light When t
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as intended. TPMS malfunctions may
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COMPASS MINI TRIP COMPUTER (CMTC)
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
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Electrical Disturbances Radio waves
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will remain tuned to the new statio
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Press the rotary TUNE control knob
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• DVD Enter - When the disc is in
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Audio DRC — If Equipped Selecting
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NOTE: The ignition switch must be i
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The radio uses the following limits
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To increase the speed of disc loadi
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Macrovision This product incorporat
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Phone Button (UConnect Hands Free P
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program format type to be selected.
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stations to be stored into push-but
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TIME Button Press this button to ch
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ates (VBR) are also supported. The
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TIME Button (Auxiliary Mode) Press
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4. To move the minute forward, touc
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integrated color screen to provide
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3. When this feature is on, a check
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Controlling the iPod� using Radio
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RND (Random) Button (RES Radios Onl
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on-line listening account at no add
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3 seconds will make the radio displ
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• Two channel remote headphones
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will decrease the volume. Pressing
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Front Blower Control There are four
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Recirculation Control Press this bu
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Top Panel Controls 1 - Left Front T
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Only when the front control for the
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• Occupants in the vehicle select
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NOTE: • It is not necessary to mo
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The �snowflake� or �a/c� bu
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2. Rotate the Rear Blower, Rear Tem
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Headliner Mode Air comes from the o
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A/C Air Filter — If Equipped On v
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306 STARTING AND OPERATING � Powe
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308 STARTING AND OPERATING ▫ Repl
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310 STARTING AND OPERATING Automati
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312 STARTING AND OPERATING If the e
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314 STARTING AND OPERATING Automati
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316 STARTING AND OPERATING WARNING!
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318 STARTING AND OPERATING Be sure
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322 STARTING AND OPERATING TRACTION
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324 STARTING AND OPERATING DRIVING
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326 STARTING AND OPERATING CAUTION!
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328 STARTING AND OPERATING Tire Siz
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330 STARTING AND OPERATING Tire Ide
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332 STARTING AND OPERATING Loading
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334 STARTING AND OPERATING
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336 STARTING AND OPERATING 2. Econo
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338 STARTING AND OPERATING Tire Pre
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340 STARTING AND OPERATING original
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344 STARTING AND OPERATING Improper
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346 STARTING AND OPERATING Follow t
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348 STARTING AND OPERATING CAUTION!
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350 STARTING AND OPERATING NOTE: Th
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352 STARTING AND OPERATING Tire Pre
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354 STARTING AND OPERATING be prese
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356 STARTING AND OPERATING Under no
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358 STARTING AND OPERATING life and
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360 STARTING AND OPERATING ADDING F
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362 STARTING AND OPERATING • If t
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364 STARTING AND OPERATING For best
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366 STARTING AND OPERATING VEHICLE
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368 STARTING AND OPERATING The best
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370 STARTING AND OPERATING To maint
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372 STARTING AND OPERATING Weight-D
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374 STARTING AND OPERATING Trailer
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376 STARTING AND OPERATING Engine/T
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378 STARTING AND OPERATING NOTE: Re
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380 STARTING AND OPERATING 4. Tongu
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382 STARTING AND OPERATING The Trai
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384 STARTING AND OPERATING Towing T
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386 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES HAZAR
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388 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES WARNI
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390 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES Jack
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392 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 3. As
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394 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES Jack
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396 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 11. L
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398 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES CAUTI
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400 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES WARNI
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402 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES CAUTI
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CONTENTS MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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▫ Center High Mounted Stop Light
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ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM — OBD I
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Your vehicle has a simple ignition
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These items should be inspected if
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For information on engine oil fille
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Catalytic Converter The catalytic c
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WARNING! • Battery fluid is a cor
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Refrigerant Recovery And Recycling
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Power Steering — Fluid Check Chec
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Avoid using the wiper blades to rem
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Cooling System WARNING! • When wo
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Adding Coolant Your vehicle has bee
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When additional coolant is needed t
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Brakes In order to assure brake sys
Page 435 and 436: WARNING! • Overfilling the brake
Page 437 and 438: To properly check the automatic tra
Page 439 and 440: The most common causes are: • Roa
Page 441 and 442: Interior Care Instrument Panel Cove
Page 443 and 444: Plastic is not as scratch resistant
Page 445 and 446: Cavity Cartridge Fuse J1 40 Amp Gre
Page 447 and 448: Cavity Cartridge Fuse Mini Fuse M10
Page 453 and 454: NOTE: For lighted switches, see you
Page 455 and 456: 3. Install the bulb and connector a
Page 457 and 458: FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES MAINTAINING Y
Page 459: Chassis MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE 45
Page 462 and 463: M A I N T E N A N C E S C H E D U L
Page 469 and 470: CONTENTS IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSIS
Page 471 and 472: technicians, special tools, and the
Page 473 and 474: WARNING! Engine exhaust, some of it
Page 475 and 476: • Diagnostic Procedure Manuals. F
Page 477: Temperature Grades The temperature
Page 480 and 481: 480 INDEX Adding Engine Coolant (An
Page 482 and 483: 482 INDEX Brakes ..................
Page 484 and 485: 484 INDEX Diagnostic System, Onboar
Page 488 and 489: 488 INDEX Headlights ..............
Page 490 and 491: 490 INDEX Headlight Switch ........
Page 492 and 493: 492 INDEX Capacity ................
Page 494 and 495: 494 INDEX Resetting Oil Change Indi
Page 496 and 497: 496 INDEX Wheel Lock ..............
Page 498 and 499: 498 INDEX Transmitter Battery Servi
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