Index

Airbag (SRS)...... 9 Air Cleaner...... 114 Accessories Air Conditioning...... 66 Battery Installation...... 77 Maintenance...... 122 Charging System Light...... 28 ACCESSORY Usage...... 66 Jump Starting...... 154 (Ignition Key Position)...... 44 Air Outlets (Vents)...... 62 Maintenance...... 117 Adding Air Pressure, Tires...... 123 Specifications...... 169 Automatic Transmission Alcohol and Drugs...... 21 Before Driving...... 69 Fluid...... 110 Alcohol in Gasoline...... 70 Belts, Seat...... 4 Fluid...... 112 Antifreeze...... 105 Body Repair...... 143 Clutch Fluid...... 113 Anti-theft Steering Column Engine Coolant...... 105 Lock...... 44 Break-in, New Linings...... 70 Engine Oil...... 101 Appearance Care...... 137 Fluid...... 112 Manual Transmission Fluid... 111 Ashtrays...... 58 Light, Burned-out...... 132 Fluid...... 113 Automatic Speed Control...... 40 Parking...... 55 Windshield Washer fluid...... 109 Automatic Transmission...... 84 System Light...... 28 Additional Safety Information..... 13 Capacity, Fluid...... 168 Wear Indicators...... 89 Door Locks...... 13 Checking Fluid Level...... 110 Braking System...... 89 Driving with Pets...... 14 Shifting...... 84 Break-in, New ...... 70 Seat-back Position...... 13 Shift Lever Positions...... 84 Brightness Control, Storing Cargo Safely...... 14 Shift Lock Release...... 87 Instruments...... 36 Additives, Engine Oil...... 102 Auxiliary Lights...... 38 Brights, Headlights...... 35 Adjustments Replacing Bulbs...... 130 Mirrors...... 54 Turning on...... 38 Seats...... 46 ...... 39 CONTINUED Index

Bulb Replacement Changing Engine Coolant...... 106 CO in the Exhaust...... 171 Auxiliary Light...... 130 Charging System Light...... 28, 159 Cold Weather, Starting in...... 82 Back-up Lights...... 132 ...... 29, 160 Compact Spare...... 146 Brake Lights...... 132 Checking Console Compartment...... 57 Front Parking Lights...... 131 Automatic Transmission Consumer Information...... 177 Front Side Marker Lights...... 131 Fluid...... 110 Controls, Instruments and...... 25 Headlights...... 129 Battery Condition...... 117 Coolant License Plate Lights...... 133 Brake Fluid...... 112 Adding...... 105 Rear Side Marker Lights...... 132 Clutch Fluid...... 113 Checking...... 105 Specifications...... 169 Engine Belts...... 123 Proper Solution...... 105 Turn Signal Lights...... 131 Engine Coolant...... 105 Temperature Gauge...... 33 Bulbs, Halogen...... 129 Engine Oil...... 101 Corrosion Protection...... 142 Fuses...... 161 Crankcase Emission Control Manual Transmission Fluid... 111 System...... 171 Power Steering Fluid...... 113 Operation...... 40 Cables, Jump Starting With...... 154 Checklist, Before Driving...... 80 Cup Holder...... 57 Capacities Chart...... 168 Child Safety ...... 15 Customer Relations Office...... 177 Carbon Monoxide Hazard...... 22 Cigarette Lighter...... 58 Cargo, Loading...... 78 Cleaner, Air...... 114 CAUTION, Explanation of...... ii Cleaning Certification Label...... 166 Exterior...... 138 DANGER, Explanation of...... ii Chains...... 128 Interior...... 141 ...... 26 Change Oil Seat Belts...... 141 Daytime Running Lights...... 35 How to...... 103 Vinyl...... 141 Dead Battery, What to Do...... 154 When to...... 95 Clock, Setting the...... 56 Defects, Reporting Safety...... 23 Changing a Flat Tire...... 147 Clutch Fluid...... 113 Defogger, Rear Window...... 38 Index

Defrosting the Windows...... 68 Evaporative Emission DEXRON® II Automatic Controls...... 171 Transmission Fluid...... 110 Economy, Fuel...... 76 Exhaust Fumes...... 22 Dimensions...... 168 Emergencies on the Road...... 145 Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat Dimming the Headlights...... 35 Battery, Jump Starting...... 154 Belts by...... 8 Dipstick Changing a Flat Tire...... 147 Exterior, Cleaning the...... 138 Automatic Transmission...... 110 Charging System Light...... 159 Engine Oil...... 101 Check Engine Light...... 160 Directional Signals...... 36 Checking the Fuses...... 162 Disabled, Towing Your Car If... 164 Low Oil Pressure Light...... 158 Fabric, Cleaning...... 141 Disc Brake Wear Indicators...... 89 Malfunction Indicator Fan, Interior...... 64 Disposal of Used Oil...... 104 Lamp...... 160 Fan, Radiator...... 24 Doors Overheated Engine...... 156 Features, Comfort and Locking and Unlocking...... 44 Emergency Brake...... 55 Convenience...... 61 DOT Tire Quality Grading...... 126 Emergency Flashers...... 38 Filling the Fuel Tank...... 72 Downshifting, Manual Emission Controls...... 171 Filters Transmission...... 84 Engine Fuel ...... 115 Driving...... 79 Check Light...... 29, 160 Oil...... 103 Economy...... 76 Coolant Temperature Gauge... 33 First Gear, Shifting...... 84 In Bad Weather...... 90 Malfunction Indicator 5-speed Manual Transmission In Foreign Countries...... 71 Lamp...... 29, 160 Checking Fluid Level...... 111 Oil Pressure Light...... 28, 158 5-speed Manual Transmission, Oil, What Kind to Use...... 102 Shifting the...... 83 Overheating...... 156 Flashers, Hazard Warning...... 38 Specifications...... 168 Ethanol in Gasoline...... 71 CONTINUED Index

Flat Tire, Changing a...... 147 Gasoline...... 70 Heating and Cooling...... 62 Fluids Filter...... 115 High Altitude, Starting at...... 82 Automatic Transmission...... 110 Gauge...... 33 High-Low Beam Switch...... 35 Brake...... 112 Octane Requirement...... 70 Hood, Opening the...... 73 Clutch...... 113 Tank, Filling the...... 72 Horn...... 42 Manual Transmission...... 111 Gas Station Procedures...... 72 Hot Coolant, Warning about...... 105 Power Steering...... 113 Gauges Hydraulic Clutch...... 113 Windshield Washer...... 109 Engine Coolant Temperature.. 33 Hydroplaning...... 91 Foreign Countries, Driving in...... 71 Fuel...... 33 Four-way Flashers...... 38 Gearshift Lever Positions Front End, Towing by Emergency Automatic Transmission...... 84 Wrecker...... 164 Manual Transmission...... 84 Identification Number, Fuel...... 70 Glass Cleaning...... 142 Vehicle...... 166 Fill Door and Cap...... 72 Glove Box...... 56 If Your Car Has to be Towed.... 164 Filter...... 115 Ignition Gauge...... 33 Keys...... 43 Octane Requirement...... 70 Switch...... 43 Oxygenated...... 70 Halogen Headlight Bulbs...... 129 Timing Control System...... 172 Tank, Filling the ...... 72 Hazard Warning Flashers...... 38 Indicator Lights, Instrument Fuses, Checking the...... 162 Headlights Panel...... 27 Daytime Running Lights...... 35 Infant Restraint...... 17 High Beam Indicator...... 30 Inflation, Proper Tire...... 123 High Beams, Turning on...... 35 Inside Mirror...... 54 Gas Mileage, Improving...... 76 Low Beams, Turning on...... 35 Inspection, Tire...... 124 Gasohol...... 70 Replacing Halogen Bulbs...... 129 Instrument Panel...... 26 Turning on...... 35 Instrument Panel Brightness...... 36 Index

Interior Cleaning...... 141 Loading Cargo...... 78 Malfunction Indicator Interior Lights...... 59 LOCK (Ignition Key Position)..... 44 Lamp...... 29, 160 Introduction...... i Locks Anti-theft Steering Column.....44 Fuel Fill Door...... 72 Rear Locking Compartment.... 46 Neutral Gear Position...... 86 Jacking up the Car...... 149 Trunk...... 45 New Vehicle Break-in...... 70 Jack, Tire...... 148 Low Coolant Level...... 105 Normal Shift Speeds...... 84 Jump Starting...... 154 Lower Gear, Downshifting to a... 84 NOTICE, Explanation of...... ii Low Oil Pressure Light...... 28, 158 Numbers, Identification...... 166 Lubricant Specifications Chart...... 168 Keys...... 43 Luggage...... 78 Occupant Protection System...... 4 Octane Requirement, Gasoline.... 70 ...... 32 Label, Certification...... 166 Maintenance...... 93 Odometer, Trip...... 32 Lane Change, Signaling...... 36 Periodic Items...... 99 Oil Lap/Shoulder Belts...... 6 Record...... 97-98 Change, How to...... 103 Leaking of Exhaust into Car...... 22 Schedule ...... 95-96 Change, When to...... 95 Lighter, Cigarette...... 58 Manual Transmission...... 83 Checking Engine...... 101 Lights Manual Transmission Fluid...... 111 Pressure Light...... 28 Bulb Replacement...... 129 Maximum Shift Speeds...... 84 Selecting Proper Viscosity Indicator...... 27 Meters, Gauges...... 32 Chart...... 102 Parking...... 35 Methanol in Gasoline...... 71 Turn Signal...... 36 Mirrors, Adjusting...... 54 CONTINUED