284 Index
Start ing with jumper cables . ... . . . . . 266
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Eng ine compartment
Safety instructions ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Working the engine compartment 214
Engine coolant
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system ...... . . . . . ... . 221
Adding coolant ........... . . . . . . . . . 222
Checking coolant level ..... . . . . . . . . . 221
Checking the engine coolant level . . . . . 221
Radiator fan ..... . ........ . . . . . . . . 223
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge ....... . . . . . ... . . 10
Engine hood
Closing .. . . ..... . ........ . . . . ... . 214
How to release the hood ............ 214
Eng ine oil . . ... . .......... . . . ..... . 216
Adding . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . 219
Addit ives . . . . . .............. . . . . . . 219
Changing . . ................ . . ... . 220
Check oil level ............ . . . . ... . 219
Consumption ............ . . . . . . . . . 219
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 21
Oil consumption ............ . . . ... . 218
Oil grades . . ................ . . . . . . 216
Pressure malfunction . ..... . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscosity .. . . . . . ... . 216
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environment
Break-in period ............ . . . . ... . 195
Catalytic converter ............ . . . . . 196
Disposing of your vehicle battery . .... 228
Driving at high speeds ..... . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 197
Fuel .. . . . . . ..... . .......... . . . . . . 212
Fuel economy ............. . . . . . . . . 197
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Lett ing the vehicle stand and warm up . 198
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 224
Proper disposal of drained engine cool-
ant . . ... . . ................ . . ... . 222
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 220
Recycling used engine oil ... . . . . . . . . . 219
Roof rack . . . . . .... ... ... . . . . . . . . . . 68
Unleaded fuel .. . . . . .............. . 209
What shou ld I do with an old battery? . 228
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 210
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ 186
Exhaust tai l pipes
Cleaning .. . ... . . . ............ . ... 205
Expansion tank .... . ............ . ... 221
Exterior lighting . . . ................ . . 47
Exterior mir rors
Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . SO
Dimming . . . ... . . . ............ . .... 51
Heating . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . SO
F
Fan
Radiator 223
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Convertib le child safety seats . . ... . . . 174
Infant seats ... . . . . . .......... . ... 173
Fastening eyes
refer to Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Flat tire
Changing . . ... . . ................ . 255
flexib le fue l . . ..... . ............ . ... 210
Floor .. . ... . ... . . . ................ . 74
Floor mats . . . ... . . ................ . 133
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ... . ..... . . . . 47
Folding the rear seats ............ . ... . 69
Foot pedals . . ... . . . ............ . ... 133
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . 212
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 80, 83
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . .......... . ... 212
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . .......... . ..... . 150
How they work . . . .......... . ..... . 155
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 139
Front passenger's door emergency locking 38
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . ...... ... ... . . . . 130
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . 147
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