User manual FORD TAURUS-2000

[. . . ] Contents Before driving Introduction Instrumentation Controls and features Seating and safety restraints Starting and driving Starting Driving Roadside emergencies Servicing Maintenance and care Capacities and specifications Customer assistance Reporting safety defects Index 148 205 212 224 225 108 113 130 2 6 16 74 All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system or translation in whole or part is not permitted without written authorization from Ford Motor Company. Ford may change the contents without notice and without incurring obligation. Copyright © 1999 Ford Motor Company 1 Introduction The following warning may be required by California law: CALIFORNIA Proposition 65 Warning Engine exhaust, some if its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm. [. . . ] Slowly release the brake pedal and drive away in a normal manner. Using the engine block heater (if equipped) An engine block heater warms the engine coolant, which improves starting, warms up the engine faster and allows the heater-defroster system to respond quickly. Use of an engine block heater is strongly recommended if you live in a region where temperatures reach -23°C (-10°F) or below. For best results, plug the heater in at least three hours before starting the vehicle. Using the heater for longer than three hours will not harm the engine, so the heater can be plugged in the night before starting the vehicle. 111 Starting To prevent electrical shock, do not use your heater with ungrounded electrical systems or two-pronged (cheater) adapters. Guarding against exhaust fumes Although odorless and colorless, carbon monoxide is present in exhaust fumes. Take precautions to avoid its dangerous effects. If you ever smell exhaust fumes of any kind inside your vehicle, have your dealer inspect and fix your vehicle immediately. Do not drive if you smell exhaust fumes. These fumes are harmful and could kill you. Have the exhaust and body ventilation systems checked whenever: · the vehicle is raised for service. · the sound of the exhaust system changes. · the vehicle has been damaged in a collision. Engine exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Important ventilating information If the engine is idling while the vehicle is stopped in an open area for long periods of time, open the windows at least 2. 5 cm (one inch). Adjust the heating or air conditioning (if equipped) to bring in fresh air. Improve vehicle ventilation by keeping all air inlet vents clear of snow, leaves and other debris. 112 Driving BRAKES Your service brakes are self-adjusting. Refer to the scheduled maintenance guide for scheduled maintenance. Occasional brake noise is normal and often does not indicate a performance concern with the vehicle's brake system. In normal operation, automotive brake systems may emit occasional or intermittent squeal or groan noises when the brakes are applied. Such noises are usually heard during the first few brake applications in the morning; however, they may be heard at any time while braking and can be aggravated by environmental conditions such as cold, heat, moisture, road dust, salt or mud. If a "metal-to-metal, " "continuous grinding" or "continuous squeal" sound is present while braking, the brake linings may be worn-out and should be inspected by a qualified service technician. Anti-lock brake system (ABS) (if equipped) On vehicles equipped with an anti-lock braking system (ABS), a noise from the hydraulic pump motor and pulsation in the pedal may be observed during ABS braking events. [. . . ] Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street Washington D. C. 20590 You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline. 224 Index Accessory delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Air bag supplemental restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95, 98 and child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 98 disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 driver air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 97, 99 indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 97 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 97, 99 passenger air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 97, 99 side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 automatic temperature control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Air filter, cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Antifreeze (see Engine coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Anti-lock brake system (see Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114 Anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 arming the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 disarming a triggered system . . 66 warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Audio system (see Radio) . . . . . . . . . 28 Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 driving with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 fluid, adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 fluid, checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 fluid, refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 fluid, specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Auxiliary power point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Axle lubricant specifications . . . . . . . . . . 207 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 acid, treating emergencies . . . . . 171 charging system warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 jumping a disabled battery . . . . 142 maintenance-free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 replacement, specifications . . . 205 servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Belt minder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 anti-lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114 anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning light . . . . . . . . . . 11, 114 brake warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 fluid, checking and adding . . . . 155 fluid, refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 fluid, specifications . . . . . . . . . . 207, 208 lubricant specifications . . . 207, 208 parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 pedals (see Power adjustable foot pedals) . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 shift interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Capacities for refilling fluids . . . . 206 Cargo area shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Cargo cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Cellular telephone Wireless Interface Module . . . . . . . 51 Certification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Child safety restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 child safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 attaching with tether straps . . 106 in front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 in rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 106 Cleaning your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 instrument panel lens . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203, 204 mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 225 Index windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 woodtone trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Climate control (see Air conditioning or Heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 38 Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Controls power seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Coolant checking and adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161, 206 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 208 Cruise control (see Speed control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Ford accessories for your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Ford Extended Service Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Getting assistance outside the U. S. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Getting roadside assistance . . . 130 Getting the service you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Ordering additional owner's literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 The Dispute Settlement Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Utilizing the Mediation/ Arbitration Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Daytime running lamps (see Lamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Defrost rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dipstick automatic transmission fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Doors door ajar warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 lubricant specifications . . . . . . . . . . 207 226 Driving under special conditions through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Emergencies, roadside jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . 188 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 check engine/ service engine soon light . . . . . . . . . . . 9 cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 idle speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 lubrication specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 208 refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 service points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 151 starting after a collision . . . . . . . . . 131 Engine block heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 checking and adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 filter, specifications . . . . . . . . . 154, 205 recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 208 Exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Fluid capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 calculating fuel economy . . . . . . . 184 cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 choosing the right fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 182 comparisons with EPA fuel economy estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 detergent in fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 filling your vehicle with fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 181, 185 filter, specifications . . . . . . . . . 184, 205 fuel pump shut-off switch . . . . . 131 gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 improving fuel economy . . . . . . . . 184 Index low fuel warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 208 quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 running out of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 safety information relating to automotive fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134 Gas cap (see Fuel cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Gas mileage (see Fuel economy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . . . . 123 definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 driving with a heavy load . . . . . . 123 location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 calculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 driving with a heavy load . . . . . . 123 location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Hazard flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 autolamp system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 bulb specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 flash to pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 high beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 16 replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 turning on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 warning chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 heating and air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 208 Infant seats (see Safety seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Inspection/ maintenance (I/M) testing . . . . . . . 189 Instrument panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 203 lighting up panel and interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 location of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Jump-starting your vehicle . . . . . . 142 Keyless entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 autolock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 locking and unlocking doors . . . . 68 programming entry code . . . . . . . . . 67 Keys key in ignition chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 positions of the ignition . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lamps autolamp system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 bulb replacement specifications chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 cargo lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 headlamps, flash to pass . . . . . . . . . . 16 instrument panel, dimming . . . . . 17 interior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 50 replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 190, 192, 193, 194 Lane change indicator (see Turn signal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 61 Lights, warning and indicator . . . . . . 8 air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 anti-lock brakes (ABS) . . . . . 11, 114 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 227 Index brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 charging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 check coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 cruise indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 door ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 high beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 low coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 low fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 service engine soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 traction control active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 turn signal indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Load limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 GAWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Locks autolock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 childproof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Lubricant specifications . . . . 207, 208 Lumbar support, seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 side view mirrors (power) . . . . . . . 55 Moon roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Motorcraft parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 205 Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Oil (see Engine oil) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Panic alarm feature, remote entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Parts (see Motorcraft parts) . . . . 205 Pedals (see Power adjustable foot pedals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Power adjustable foot pedals . . . . . 43 Power distribution box (see Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 228 Power door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 fluid, checking and adding . . . . 162 fluid, refill capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 fluid, specifications . . . . . . . . . . 207, 208 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 138 Remote entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61 illuminated entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 locking/unlocking doors . . . . . . 60, 61 opening the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 replacement/additional transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 replacing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Safety belts (see Safety restraints) . . . . . 13, 78, 80 81, 82, 83, 84, 86 Safety defects, reporting . . . . . . . . . . 224 Safety restraints . . . . . . 78, 80, 81, 82, 83 84, 85, 86, 88 belt minder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 cleaning the safety belts . . . 93, 203 extension assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 for adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 82, 83, 84 for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 101 lap belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 warning light and chime . . 9, 13, 89 Safety seats for children . . . . . . . . . . 102 Seat belts (see Safety restraints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203, 204 SecuriLock passive anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71 Servicing your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Spark plugs, specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 208 Specification chart, lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 208 Index Speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Starting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 108, 110 jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Steering wheel tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 174, 175, 176 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 139 checking the pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 rotating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 snow tires and chains . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 tire grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 176 recreational towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 wrecker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 116 active light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Transaxle automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 fluid, refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 lubricant specifications . . . . . . . . . . 208 Transmission fluid, checking and adding (automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 lubricant specifications . . . . . . . . . . 207 Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 60, 61, 72 remote release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 47 Vehicle dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Vehicle loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Ventilating your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Warning chimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Warning lights (see Lights) . . . . . . . . . 8 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Water, Driving through . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Windows power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 rear wiper/washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Windshield washer fluid and wipers checking and adding fluid . . . . . 156 checking and cleaning . . . . . 173, 174 liftgate reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Wrecker towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 229 230 Filling station information Information Refer to Octane recommendations in the Maintenance and care chapter. Fuel tank capacity 68. 1L (18 gallons) Engine oil capacity (including filter 4. 25L (4. 5 quarts). [. . . ]