2009 Jeep Patriot Owners Manual

Auburn Hills, MI 48321–8004
Phone: (800) 992-1997
Chrysler Canada Inc. Customer Center P.O. Box 1621
Windsor, Ontario N9A 4H6
Phone: (800) 465–2001
In Mexico contact: Av. Prolongacion Paseo de la Reforma, 1240
Sante Fe C.P. 05109
Mexico, D. F. In Mexico City: 5081-7568
Outside Mexico City: 1-800-505-1300

Customer Assistance For The Hearing Or Speech Impaired (TDD/TTY) To assist customers who have hearing difficulties, the manufacturer has installed special TDD (Telecommuni- cation Devices for the Deaf) equipment at its customer center. Any hearing or speech impaired customer, who has access to a TDD or a conventional teletypewriter (TTY) in the United States, can communicate with the manufacturer by dialing 1–800–380–CHRY. Service Contract You may have purchased a service contract for a vehicle to help protect you from the high cost of unexpected repairs after the manufacturer’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires. The manufacturer stands behind only the manufacturer’s service contracts. If you purchased a manufacturer’s service contract, you will receive Plan Provisions and an Owner Identification Card in the mail within three weeks of the vehicle delivery date. If you

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have any questions about the service contract, call the manufacturer’s Service Contract National Customer Hot- line at 1-800-521-9922. The manufacturer will not stand behind any service contract that is not the manufacturer’s service contract. It is not responsible for any service contract other than the manufacturer’s service contract. If you purchased a ser- vice contract that is not a manufacturer’s service contract, and you require service after the manufacturer’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires, please refer to the contract documents, and contact the person listed in those documents. We appreciate that you have made a major investment when you purchased the vehicle. An authorized dealer has also made a major investment in facilities, tools, and training to assure that you are absolutely delighted with the ownership experience. You’ll be pleased with their sincere efforts to resolve any warranty issues or related concerns.

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WARNING!

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. In addi- tion, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain, or emit, chemi- cals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

WARRANTY INFORMATION (U.S. Vehicles Only) See the Warranty Information Booklet for the terms and provisions of Chrysler Motors LLC warranties applicable to this vehicle.

MOPAR姞 PARTS Mopar威 fluids, lubricants, parts, and accessories are available from an authorized dealer. They will help keep the vehicle operating at its best.

REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS

In The 50 United States And Washington, D.C. If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that could cause a crash or cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying the manufacturer. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your authorized dealer, and the manufacturer.

To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll free at 1–888–327–4236 (TTY: 1–800–424– 9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis- trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov. In Canada If you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should contact the Customer Service Department imme- diately. Canadian customers who wish to report a safety defect to the Canadian government should write to: Transport Canada, Motor Vehicle Defect Investigations and Recalls, 2780 Sheffield Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1B 3V9.

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PUBLICATION ORDER FORMS To order the following manuals, you may use either the website or the phone numbers listed below. Visa, Mas- tercard, American Express, and Discover orders are ac- cepted. If you prefer mailing your payment, please call for an order form. NOTE: A street address is required when ordering manuals (no P.O. Boxes). • Service Manuals

These comprehensive Service Manuals provide the information that students and professional technicians need in diagnosing/troubleshooting, problem solving, maintaining, servicing, and repairing Chrysler LLC vehicles. A complete working knowledge of the ve- hicle, system, and/or components is written in straightforward language with illustrations, diagrams, and charts.

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• Diagnostic Procedure Manuals

Diagnostic Procedure Manuals are filled with dia- grams, charts and detailed illustrations. These practi- cal manuals make it easy for students and technicians to find and fix problems on computer-controlled ve- hicle systems and features. They show exactly how to find and correct problems the first time, using step-by- step troubleshooting and drivability procedures, proven diagnostic tests and a complete list of all tools and equipment. • Owner’s Manuals

These Owner’s Manuals have been prepared with the assistance of service and engineering specialists to acquaint you with specific Chrysler LLC vehicles. Included are starting, operating, emergency and main- tenance procedures as well as specifications, capabili- ties and safety tips.

Call toll free at: • 1–800–890–4038 (U.S.) • 1–800–387–1143 (Canada) Or Visit us on the Worldwide Web at: • www.techauthority.com DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADES The following tire grading categories were established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The specific grade rating assigned by the tire’s manufacturer in each category is shown on the sidewall of the tires on your vehicle. All passenger car tires must conform to Federal safety requirements in addition to these grades.

Treadwear The Treadwear grade is a comparative rating, based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and one-half times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100. The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions of their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due to variations in driving habits, service practices, and differences in road charac- teristics and climate.

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Traction Grades The Traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B, and C. These grades represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement, as measured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have poor traction perfor- mance.

WARNING!

The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does not include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics.

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Temperature Grades The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, representing the tire’s resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to dissipate heat, when tested under controlled conditions on a specified indoor laboratory test wheel. Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a level of performance, which all passenger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A repre- sent higher levels of performance on the laboratory test wheel, than the minimum required by law.

WARNING!

The temperature grade for this tire is established for a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, under-inflation, or excessive load- ing, either separately or in combination, can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure.

INDEX

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) . . . . . . . . . . 380
Adding Engine Coolant (Antifreeze) Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . 372
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Air Conditioner Maintenance Air Conditioning, Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374,375
Air Conditioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,55
Airbag Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,57,70,168
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Airbag, Window (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,55
Alarm Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Alarm System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Capacities Disposal

Alterations/Modifications, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Antenna, Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 379,404,405
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-Theft Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Assistance Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,29
. . . . . . . . . . . 12,256,260,352,386
Automatic Transaxle Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Interlock System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Selection Of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Special Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

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Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Keyless Transmitter Replacement (RKE)

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
. . . . . . . 25
Body Mechanism Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
B-Pillar Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289,384
Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,292
Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289,384
Brake/Transmission Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Break-In Recommendations, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . 68
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,398
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Capacities, Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . 404
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Caps, Filler

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Fuel Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365,371
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Cargo Area Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cargo Area Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cargo Compartment

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Luggage Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Cargo Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cargo Load Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Caution, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,242
Center High Mounted Stop Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

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Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Changing A Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Chart, Tire Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
(Malfunction Indicator Light) Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Child Restraint Tether Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Child Restraint with Automatic Belts . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Child Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Cleaning Wheels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,192,206,209,219
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Clutch Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Connector

UCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) . . . . . . . . . 229
Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Contract, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404,405
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Adding Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,382
Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Disposal of Used Coolant Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381,383
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Cruise Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Data Recorder, Event Dealer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Defroster, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,244
Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dipsticks

Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Disposal

Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door Opener, Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Downshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

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Driver’s Seat Back Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Off-Pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Electronic Roll Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Electronic Stability Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
. . . . . . 134
. . . . . . . . . . . . 296
. . . . 179

Electronic Speed Control (Cruise Control) Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)

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Emergency, In Case of

Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Emission Control System Maintenance . . . . . . 367,408
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369,404,405
Oil Oil Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365,371
Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Temperature Gauge

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
. . . . . . . . . . 56
Enhanced Accident Response Feature Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,69,332,376,377
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Fabric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Filters

Flashers

Air Cleaner Engine Oil

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372,405
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,400
Flat Tire Stowage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Fluid Level Checks

Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . 405
Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,177,400
Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Folding Rear Seat (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Four Wheel Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Four Wheel Drive Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328,405
Fuel Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Clean Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Filler Cap (Gas Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Gasoline

INDEX 441

Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Octane Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Fuel System Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Garage Door Opener (HomeLink威) . . . . . . . . . . . 136
. . . . . . . . . . . . 332,334,366
Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Gasoline, Clean Air Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328,404
Gasoline, Reformulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Gauges

Coolant Temperature Fuel Odometer Tachometer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Gearshift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,109,328
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Gross Axle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,337

Hands-Free Phone (UConnect威) Hazard

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Driving Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch . . . . . . . . 126
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,295
Hitches

Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
HomeLink威 (Garage Door Opener) Transmitter . . . 136
Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Key

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,20
Immobilizer (Sentry Key) Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Information Center, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Inside Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Instrument Panel and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Instrument Panel Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Instrument Panel Lens Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

INDEX 443

Integrated Power Module (Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Interior Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Intermittent Wipers (Delay Wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Jack Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Jack Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352,354
Jacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Keyless Entry System (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Keys Knee Bolster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Lane Change and Turn Signals

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Latches

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Lead Free Gasoline Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Liftgate (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Liftgate Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,123
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,57,70,168
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Back-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Center Mounted Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Daytime Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297,299
Engine Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,177,400
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High Beam Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . 176
Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,172
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 173

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,126,400
Turn Signal Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . . . 167
Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,336
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Capacities Tires Locks

Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Luggage Rack (Roof Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Lumbar Support

Maintenance Free Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Maintenance, General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

INDEX 445

Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,367
Manual, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Manual Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256,258,386
Downshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,388
Frequency of Fluid Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,388
Lubricant Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386,387,388
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Map/Reading Lights Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Exterior Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Modifications/Alterations, Vehicle

Monitor, Tire Pressure System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Mopar Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368,430
Multi-Function Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

New Vehicle Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Octane Rating, Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Odometer Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,175
Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil Change Indicator, Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369,404
Oil, Engine Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Identification Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

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Materials Added to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,404
Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Onboard Diagnostic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366,367
Opener, Garage Door (HomeLink威) . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Operator Manual (Owner’s Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Outside Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,350
Owner’s Manual (Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . 5,431

Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Phone, Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Phone, Hands-Free (UConnect威) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Placard, Tire and Loading Information . . . . . . . . . 305
Power

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door Locks Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . 146
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Power Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Preparation for Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Pretensioners

Seat Belts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Programmable Electronic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Programming Transmitters (Remote Keyless Entry)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Radio, Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear Axle (Differential) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Rear Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Rear Liftgate (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear Seat, Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rear Window Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Refrigerant Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Remote Control

Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Security Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote Keyless Entry (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls . . . . . . . . 240

INDEX 447

Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,66
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Restraints, Infant Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Retractable Cargo Area Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Roll Over Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Roof Type Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety Defects, Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Safety Information, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

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Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Seat Belt Maintenance Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat Belts Adjustable Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Anchorage . . . . . . . . 42
And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Rear Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear Folding (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Selection of Oil Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,20
Sentry Key Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sentry Key Replacement Service Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Service Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Service Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,192,206,209,219
Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shift Speeds, Manual Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Side Window Demisters (Defrosters) . . . . . . . . . . 250
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,400

Slippery Surfaces, Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Snow Tires Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312,313,353
Specifications

Oil

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
. . . . . . . . . . . 134,173
Speed Control (Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Speedometer Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Starting Procedures Steering

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Wheel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

INDEX 449

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,397
Storage Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Sun Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sun Visor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . . 48
Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
. . . . . . . 172,351
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant Tether Anchor, Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) Theft System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tie Down Hooks, Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . . . . . 305
Tire Identification Number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Tire Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

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Tire Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,309,432
Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Flat Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Pressure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Radial Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,309
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Snow Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Tongue Weight/Trailer Weight Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
24-Hour Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Cooling System Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Hitches Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Trailer and Tongue Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Trailer Towing Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Trailer Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Transaxle Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,256,260,386
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,256,258
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Overdrive Selection of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
. . 136

Transmitter Battery Service (Remote Keyless Entry) Transmitter, Garage Door Opener (HomeLink威) Transmitter Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Transporting Pets Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

INDEX 451

Trip Odometer Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,168,400

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
UCI Connector UConnect威 (Hands-Free Phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Understanding Your Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . 165
Uniform Tire Quality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) Connector . . . 229
Universal Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Variance, Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Vehicle Certification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305,335,336
Vehicle Modifications/Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Vehicle Storage Vehicle Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Voice Recognition System (VR)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
(Instrument Cluster Description) Warning, Roll Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Washer, Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Washers, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Water

Driving Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Wheel and Wheel Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Wheel and Wheel Trim Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Window Airbag (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,55
Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windshield Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,131
Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,375
Wipers, Intermittent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

YES Essentials威 Fabric Cleaning Procedure . . . . . . 391

INSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT Special design considerations are incorporated into this vehicle’s electronic system to provide immunity to radio frequency signals. Mobile two-way radios and telephone equipment must be installed properly by trained person- nel. The following must be observed during installation. The positive power connection should be made directly to the battery and fused as close to the battery as possible. The negative power connection should be made to body sheet metal adjacent to the negative battery connection. This connection should not be fused. Antennas for two-way radios should be mounted on the roof or the rear area of the vehicle. Care should be used in mounting antennas with magnet bases. Magnets may affect the accuracy or operation of the compass on vehicles so equipped.

The antenna cable should be as short as practical and routed away from the vehicle wiring when possible. Use only fully shielded coaxial cable. Carefully match the antenna and cable to the radio to ensure a low Standing Wave Ratio (SWR). Mobile radio equipment with output power greater than normal may require special precautions. All installations should be checked for possible interfer- ence between the communications equipment and the vehicle’s electronic systems.

INSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT Special design considerations are incorporated into this vehicle’s electronic system to provide immunity to radio frequency signals. Mobile two-way radios and telephone equipment must be installed properly by trained person- nel. The following must be observed during installation. The positive power connection should be made directly to the battery and fused as close to the battery as possible. The negative power connection should be made to body sheet metal adjacent to the negative battery connection. This connection should not be fused. Antennas for two-way radios should be mounted on the roof or the rear area of the vehicle. Care should be used in mounting antennas with magnet bases. Magnets may affect the accuracy or operation of the compass on vehicles so equipped.

The antenna cable should be as short as practical and routed away from the vehicle wiring when possible. Use only fully shielded coaxial cable. Carefully match the antenna and cable to the radio to ensure a low Standing Wave Ratio (SWR). Mobile radio equipment with output power greater than normal may require special precautions. All installations should be checked for possible interfer- ence between the communications equipment and the vehicle’s electronic systems.

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