Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
W inter operation . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Working on the battery .... . . . . . . . . . 183
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Blended gasoline . .......... . . . ... . . 167
Boost . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... 24
Booste r seats . . . .......... . . . . . . . .. 136
Boost pressure ind icator .... . . . . . . . . . . 24
Brake fl uid
Changing the brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . 180
What is the correct brake fl uid level? . . 180
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? .... . ..... . ... . . 180
Brake system . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 180
Anti-loc k brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Brake assist system ....... . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fluid . . . . .......... . . . . . . . .. 180
Brake flu id specificat ions for refill and re-
placement .... . .......... . . . ... . . 18 1
Brake light defect ive ......... . . . ... . 18
Brake pads . . ............ . ... . . . . . 156
General info rmation ...... . . . . . . . . . 151
How does the mois t ure or road salt affect
the brakes? . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 1
Malfunctio n . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 12
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... . . . . . . . . . . 12
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Break-in period ............ . . . . . . . . . 156
Brake pads . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 156
Tires . ... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. 156
Bulbs 22 2
C
Califo rnia Proposit ion 65 Warning . . . . . 172
Battery specific . .......... . . . ... . . 184
Capacit ies . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . .. 230
Carbon parts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 164
Care ... . . . ... . . . .......... . ..... . . 16 1
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 94
Catalyt ic convert er ......... . . . . . . . . . 157
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Certification . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 235
Inde x 237
Changing a flat t ire . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 215
Changing engine oil . . .............. . 177
Checking
Battery acid level . . ............ . ... 184
Engine coolant level . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 179
Checking t ire pressure . . . . .... . . . . . . . 193
Child rest raint
Danger of using child rest raint s in the
fron t seat . . . . . . . . ... . .......... . . 108
Child restraints
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child rest raints and the ir use? . . 147
Child restraint system anchors .... . . . . 141
Child saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Convertib le locking retractor .. . . . . . . . 138
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 143
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats . . ............ . . . . 131
Important t hings to know when driving
with children . . . . . . ... . ...... . .... 128
Installing a child restra int using the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Mount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook ... . . . . . . . ... . . . .......... . . 144
Tet her anchors . . . . ............ . ... 14 5
Tet her st raps . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 145
Child safety seat . ... . .............. . 133
Convertib le lo cking retractor ..... . . . . 138
Inst alling . . . . . . . . . . .............. 138
Unused safety belt s on t he rear seat 133
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . ... . ...... . .... 136
Convertib le child seats ......... . .. . 134
How do I prope rly install a child safety
seat inmyve hicle? . ............ . . . . 131
Infan t seats . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 133
LATCH system . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 144
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instr uctions . ................ 131
Cigarette lighter . . . . ... . ........ . . . . . 61
Cleaning ...... . . . . . ..... . ......... 161
Climate controls ... . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 64
A/C operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Air distrib ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Air recirculation mode .......... . ... . 67
Automat ic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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