V
Valet parking . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Vehicle-care products ....... . . . . . . . . . 216
Vehicle I dentification Number (VIN) . . . . 285
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . .. ... ... . . . . . . . .. 272
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle too l kit . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Vent ilation
Deluxe automatic climate control . . . . . .
77
Deluxe automatic climate control plus .. 81
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Warn ing/ indicator lights .... . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag system ........ . ..... . ... . . . 15
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 16
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cruise control ............ . ... . . . ... 16
Electromechan ical parking brake . . . . . . 17
Elect ronic power contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) . . 15
High beam . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . .
16
Safety belt . . ............ . ... . . . ... 16
Tire pressure monitori ng system . . . . . . 16
Turn signa ls .......... . ..... . ... . . . 16
Warning lights . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 13
Warranty coverages ........ . . . . . . . . . 288
Washer reservoir .......... . . . . . . . . . 246
Washing .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 16
Automatic car wash .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
by hand .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 17
General information
216
with a power washer ...... . . . . . . . . . 218
Waxing ... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. 218
Wear ind icator .. . .......... . . . ... . . 257
Weights ... . . . ................ . . . .. 285
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ..
156
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 153
What impairs driving safety? . . . . ..... . 143
W hat should I do after chang ing a
wheel? . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . ..
254
What should I do after replacing wheels? 254
Inde x 305
Whee l bolts
Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
264
Whee ls ...... . . . . . ................ 24 7
Cast alloy . . . . . . . . ... . .......... . . 22 0
Checking t ire pressure .......... . ... 253
Cold tire infla t ion pressure ... . . . . . . . 251
General notes . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 247
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
248
New tires and wheels ............... 258
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ . 255
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . 155
When must t he airbag system be inspect-
ed? ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . .
171
When should I adjust t he t ire pressures? 254
When should I check the tire pressures? . 254
Where are lower anchorages located? .. . 195
Where can I find the t ire pressures for my
car? ....... . . . . . . . ................
253
Why saf ety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 153
Window regulators
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
47
Power loc ks . . . . . . ................ . 47
Windows
Cleaning ..... . . . . . ...............
219
Windshie ld defogging/defrosting . . . 81 , 86
Windshie ld washer fluid
Low level . . . . . . . . . ... . .......... . . .
35
Windshie ld wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Faulty ....... . . . . . ..... . .......... 36
Replacing windsh ield wiper blades ... . . 57
Service posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Washer reservoir . . . . .......... . ... 246
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
242
Coolant system . . . . ... . ...... . ... . 239
Defrost ing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 86
Front seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear seat heating . . ............ . . . . . 89
Tires . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 205
Windows . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 219
Winter tires ... . . . ..... . .......... . . 262
All -wheel drive . . . . ................ 262
Wiper blades
Replacing windsh ield wiper blades ... . .
57
also refer to Windsh ield wipers . . . . . . . 57
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