A safety belt that is twisted or not properly attached wont provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After installing the seat, always check to be sure that the safety belts are not twisted and are properly attached.
yellowblue To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap while raising the seatback until it locks upright. To fold down the seatback, lift up on this lever located on the front of the seatback. Adjusting the Bucket Seats There are two adjustment levers on each seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward.
Use the lever to raise or lower the seatback to the desired position. When raising or reclining a seatback to an upright position, push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright. One is located below the center, in front of the bucket seat.
yellowblue The other lever is located on the rear of the bucket seat. Removing the Bucket Seats Make sure the seatback is in the upright position. The head restraints should be fully down. 1. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat to fold the seatback forward. 2. Slide the seat all the way back by lifting either one of the adjuster levers and sliding the seat fully rearward.
3. From behind the seat, pull the nylon strap at the base of the seat to release the rear latches from the floor pins.
You can also lift the lever on the side of the seat to release the rear latches from the floor pins. Do not let go of the straps or lever until the seat is folded all the way forward.
4. To unlatch the front latches, with the seat folded forward, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar. 5. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out. This should be done in one motion.
yellowblue Replacing the Bucket Seats Dont put the seats in so they face rearward because they wont latch that way. If you want more storage room behind the seat, adjust the seat by sliding it forward. The bucket seats have seat position labels, located on the back of the seat, showing where the seat must go. Follow that diagram. See Seat Controls in the beginning of this section for more details. The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly. RIGHT ONLY seats that dont have the built-in child restraint option fit only in the right location of either row, the E and F or I and J sets of floor cups. The CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the center location or in either left location, the A and B, C and D or G and H sets of floor cups. The LEFT ONLY seats that dont have the built-in child restraint option fit only in the left location of either row, the A and B or G and H sets of floor cups. RIGHT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint option fit only in the right location of the second row, the E and F sets of floor cups. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins. LEFT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint option fit only in the left location of the second row, the A and B sets of floor cups. Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before beginning this procedure. 1. With the seat folded, squeeze the angled bar toward the solid crossbar while placing the front hooks of the bucket seat onto the front two floor pins. To do this, the seat will need to be angled so that the front hooks clear the floor pins.

You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you wouldnt have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to fix it.
The belt is twisted across the body.
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they dont wear safety belts.
To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way. Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy.
yellowblue The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, its more likely that the fetus wont be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.

Air Bag Systems

This part explains the frontal and side impact air bag systems. Your vehicle has four air bags -- a Next Generation frontal air bag for the driver, another Next Generation frontal air bag for the right front passenger, a side impact air bag for the driver, and another side impact air bag for the right front passenger. Next Generation frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inflating frontal air bag. But even these air bags must inflate very quickly if they are to do their job and comply with federal regulations.
Right Front Passenger Position
To learn how to wear the right front passengers safety belt properly, see Driver Position earlier in this section. The right front passengers safety belt works the same way as the drivers safety belt -- except for one thing. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again.
yellowblue Here are the most important things to know about the air bag systems:
CAUTION: (Continued) Next Generation frontal air bags for the driver and right front passenger are designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits something. They arent designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes. And, for unrestrained occupants, Next Generation frontal air bags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forceful air bags have provided in the past. The side impact air bags for the driver and right front passenger are designed to inflate only in moderate to severe crashes where something hits the side of your vehicle. They arent designed to inflate in frontal, in rollover or in rear crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly -- whether or not theres an air bag for that person.

yellowblue You can operate the power sliding door with the remote transmitter only when the power sliding door override switch on the overhead console is disabled. Replacing the Battery in the Remote Transmitter
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle. If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining transmitters with you when you go to your dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock your vehicle. Each vehicle can have only four transmitters matched to it. See your dealer to match transmitters to another vehicle. 1. Insert a flat object like a dime into the slot on the side of the transmitter and twist to separate the halves.

Battery Replacement

Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless entry transmitter should last about two years. You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter wont work at the normal range in any location. If you have to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works, its probably time to change the battery.
When replacing the battery, use care not to touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body transferred to these surfaces may damage the transmitter.

Resynchronization

Your remote keyless entry system uses a continually changing code for increased security. Normally, the receiver in your vehicle will keep track of this changing code. D Loss of synchronization will occur if the transmitter is activated more than 256 times while out of range of the vehicle. D Loss of synchronization will occur after the battery replacement if the transmitter is immediately activated more than 16 times while out of range of the vehicle. If your remote keyless entry transmitter has stopped working, you may need to resynchronize the transmitter to the vehicle receiver. To do this, press the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons together and hold for at least seven seconds or until the horn sounds if equipped with Content the Theft-Deterrent system. Check the transmitter operation.
2. Gently pry the battery out of the transmitter. Do not use the metal flanges to pop out the battery. 3. Replace the battery. 4. Reassemble the transmitter. Make sure the halves are snapped together tightly so water will not get in. 5. Check the transmitter operation. If needed, follow the instructions on resynchronizing your remote transmitter.

Switchbanks

There are two sets of switchbanks located in the front of the vehicle. The switches will vary with the options that are on your vehicle. It is useful to become familiar with them since they are used frequently while operating the vehicle.
Instrument Panel Switchbank

Arming with the Power Lock Switch
Your alarm system will arm when you use either power lock switch to lock the doors while any door or the liftgate is open and the key is removed from the ignition. If you would like to turn on power lock switch arming, see Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index. The security light flashes quickly to let you know when the system is ready to arm with the power door lock switches. The security light will stop flashing and stay on when you press the rear of the power lock switch, to let you know the system is arming. After all doors and the liftgate are closed and locked, the security light will begin flashing at a very slow rate to let you know the system is armed.

Arming with Your Key

Your alarm system will arm when you use your key to lock the doors. The security light will turn on to let you know the system is arming. After all doors and the liftgate are closed and locked, the security light will begin flashing at a very slow rate to let you know the system is armed. If you would like your key not to arm the system, see Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index.

Arming Confirmation

If remote unlock confirmation is on (see Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index), your parking lamps will flash briefly to let you know when your alarm system has disarmed.
Disarming with the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter
Your alarm system will disarm when you use your remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the doors. The security light will stop flashing to let you know the system is no longer armed.

Disarming with Your Key

Your alarm system will disarm when you use your key to unlock the doors. The security light will stop flashing to let you know the system is no longer armed. If you would like your key not to disarm the alarm system, see Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index.

PASS-KeyR III

If you are still having trouble with nuisance alarms, you can turn off the Content Theft-Deterrent system by programming your Content Theft-Deterrent to Mode 3. See Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index for more information. See your dealer or qualified technician for service.

Nuisance Alarms

If you experience nuisance alarms (alarms which are not caused by the opening of a door or the liftgate and are not desirable), you may need to reduce the damage detection sensitivity. Try programming the Content Theft-Deterrent to Mode 1. If you continue to experience nuisance alarms, you may want to try turning off damage detection by programming your Content Theft-Deterrent to Mode 2.

(if equipped). When any door is opened, illuminated entry is cancelled. The interior lamps will stay on while any door or the liftgate is open, and slowly fade out when all doors and the liftgate are closed. The interior lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after all doors have been closed if they have not been locked. See Delayed Illumination later in this section. To turn the exit lighting feature off or on, see Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index.
D Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY, D lock all doors using the remote keyless entry
transmitter (if equipped) or or the key.
D lock all the doors using the power door lock switch
To turn the delayed illumination feature off or on, see Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index.

Exit Lighting

With exit lighting, the interior lamps will come on for about 25 seconds whenever you remove the key from the ignition switch. If you turn the ignition key to RUN or ACCESSORY, the lamps will fade out. The lamps will also fade out if you lock the doors with the power door lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped). When any door is opened, exit lighting is cancelled. The interior lamps will stay on while any door or liftgate is open, and slowly fade out when all doors and the liftgate are closed. The interior lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after all doors have been closed if they have not been locked. See Delayed Illumination earlier in this section. To turn the exit lighting feature off or on, see Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices in the Index.

Front Reading Lamps

There are two reading lamps in the overhead console. To turn on or off either reading lamp, press the lens of the lamp. To turn off the lamp, press the lens again. These lamps will go on each time you open the doors, unless you enable the interior lights override feature.

Rear Reading Lamps

There are two reading lamps in the third row headliner, above the outboard seating positions. If your vehicle does not have dual sliding doors, there is also a reading lamp in the second row on the drivers side. To turn on either reading lamp, press the lamp lens.

Battery Saver

Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from draining the battery, in case you accidentally leave the interior lamps on. If you leave any interior lamps on while the ignition is in LOCK or OFF, they will automatically turn off after 10 minutes. The lamps wont come back on again until you:

Dome Lamp

This lamp is located in the center of your vehicle and has no switch of its own. It will go on each time you open the doors, unless you enable the interior lights override feature.
D Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY, D turn the interior lamps dial all the way clockwise,
then slightly back counterclockwise; or
D open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed.
NOTE: If your vehicle has less than 15 miles (25 km) on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps after only three minutes.

Cargo Lamp

This lamp is located in the rear of your vehicle, above the liftgate opening, and has no switch of its own. It will go on each time you open the doors, unless you enable the interior lights override.

Mirrors

Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you, pull the lever toward you (to the night position). To return the mirror to the day position, push the lever away from you.
Power Remote Control Mirrors
The control on the drivers door controls both outside rearview mirrors.
Your mirrors have a blue tint to reduce glare while driving at night.

Convex Outside Mirror

Your passengers side mirror is convex. A convex mirrors surface is curved so you can see more from the drivers seat.
A convex mirror can make things (like other vehicles) look farther away than they really are. If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your inside mirror or glance over your shoulder before changing lanes.
Turn the control counterclockwise to select the drivers side rearview mirror, or clockwise to select the passengers side rearview mirror. Then use the control to adjust each mirror so that you can just see the side of your vehicle when you are sitting in a comfortable driving position. If you are not adjusting either mirror, leave the control in the center off position. This prevents moving the mirrors accidentally once you have them adjusted. Both outside mirrors can be folded forward or rearward. In the rearward position, they will fold almost flush with the vehicle. This feature is particularly useful in automatic car washes.

Heated Outside Mirrors

The left and right outside mirrors are heated when you activate the rear window defogger. See Rear Window Defogger in the Index.

Storage Compartments

Your vehicles large carrying capacity can store many items. If you have the extended wheelbase version, you can carry things as large as a 4i x 8i piece of plywood. You can also use the floor pins that are used to attach the seats, to secure larger loads. This section also describes storage areas for specific items like sunglasses and cups.

Compact Overhead Console

Glove Box
Your vehicle has a glove box below the instrument panel. To open the glove box, lift the latch release. Use the key to lock or unlock the glove box. The glove box door has a detent to prevent the door from lowering too far. Open the glove box until the door is partway open, then pull the door down if you need it fully open. To close the glove box, the door must be pushed up past the detent. In the door of the glove box, you will find a tissue pack holder and clip for a pen or pencil.
The front overhead console includes two reading lamps, a storage compartment and a switchbank. The switchbank has switches for the optional Power Sliding Door, Interior Lights Override and the Power Quarter Windows. For information on these switches, see each of these features in the Index.
Overhead Console (If Equipped)
Garage Door Opener Compartment You can store your garage door opener in the rear compartment of your overhead console, and operate it from this position. To install your garage door opener, follow these instructions: 1. Open the compartment by pressing the latch forward. Remove the piece of self-sticking VelcroR. 2. Peel the protective backing from the Velcro and press it firmly to the back of your garage door opener.
The optional front overhead console has reading lamps, a switchbank, storage compartments, including one for your garage door opener and another one for your sunglasses, and a Driver Information Center (DIC). The features of the optional overhead console are explained on the following pages.
3. Line up the button of the garage door opener with one of the four buttons on the compartment door. Make sure the garage door opener button is facing down and press the opener firmly into place. 4. Once the opener is installed, use the black pegs inside the compartment door to make sure the lined area on the compartment door will contact the control button on your garage door opener when pressed.

If your fuel is low, the warning light next to the fuel gage will go on and stay on until you add fuel.
D At the gas station, the gas pump shuts off before the

gage reads FULL (F).

D It takes a little more (or less) fuel to fill up than the
gage reads. For example, the gage reads half full, but it took more (or less) than half of the tanks capacity to fill it. or speeding up. If the warning light is still on after adding fuel, you need to reset the warning light. To reset the warning light, turn the ignition to OFF then to ON. If the light stays on, see your dealer right away. This light will also come on when you turn on the ignition, but the engine is not running, to show you it is working. If it doesnt come on as you start your vehicle, have it fixed right away.
D The gage pointer may move while cornering, braking D The gage may not indicate EMPTY (E) when the

ignition is turned off.

Driver Information Center (DIC) (Option)
D MODE (Mode Button): Press this button to cycle through three modes of operation -- Off,
Compass/Temperature and Trip Computer mode. In the Trip Computer mode, pressing the MODE button cycles through the five displays. Press the MODE button after the last Trip Computer display to return the DIC to the OFF mode. Off: No driver information is displayed in this mode of operation. Compass/Temperature Mode: One of eight compass readings and the outside temperature are displayed. If the temperature is below 38_F (3_C), the temperature reading will toggle between displaying the outside temperature and the word ICE for two minutes.

Compass Variance

The DIC will show information about the vehicle and the surroundings. Compass variance is the difference between magnetic north and geographic north. In some areas of the country, the difference is great enough to cause the compass to give false readings. If this occurs, the compass variance must be set.
D E/M (English/Metric Button): You can change the
display to a metric or English reading at any time by pressing E/M.
yellowblue Setting the Variance The display will show all the display segments for half a second to acknowledge the change in zone number. Automatic Compass Calibration The compass is self-calibrating, which eliminates the need to manually set the compass. When the vehicle is new, the calibration process may not be complete. In these cases the calibration symbol, C, will be displayed where the compass reading is normally displayed. To calibrate the compass, in an area free from large metal objects, make three 360_ turns. The calibration symbol will turn off and the compass reading will be displayed. Manual Compass Calibration If the compass appears erratic and the calibration symbol does not appear, you must manually put the compass into the calibration mode. Turn the ignition on and cycle the DIC to the Compass/Temperature mode. Press both the E/M and MODE buttons simultaneously for approximately five seconds. The last entered variance zone number will be displayed. Press the E/M button until the proper variance number, as shown on the map, is showing. Press the MODE button to set the new variance zone and resume normal operation. Turn the ignition on and cycle the DIC to the Compass/Temperature mode. Press both the E/M and MODE buttons simultaneously for at least 10 seconds until the calibration symbol appears. Release both buttons and complete three 360_ turns in an area free from large metal objects. The calibration symbol will turn off and the compass reading will be displayed.

Care of Your Compact Discs
Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. If the surface of a disc is soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and clean it, wiping from the center to the edge. Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handling discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge.
Integrated Windshield Antenna
The antenna in your vehicle is a very thin, metal layer in the windshield. If you look near the edges of the windshield, you can see the outline of the antenna. The connector is at the top of the windshield, where the headliner ends. If you experience difficulty with remote transmitters, such as a garage door opener, try pointing the device through the very top of the windshield.
Care of Your Compact Disc Player
The use of CD lens cleaner discs is not advised, due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with lubricants internal to the CD mechanism.
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
Here youll find information about driving on different kinds of roads and in varying weather conditions. Weve also included many other useful tips on driving. 4-2 4-3 4-6 4-6 4-11 4-13 4-13 4-15 4-16 4-17 Defensive Driving Drunken Driving Control of a Vehicle Braking Steering Off-Road Recovery Passing Loss of Control Driving at Night Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads 4-20 4-21 4-22 4-23 4-23 4-25 4-29 4-29 4-32 City Driving Freeway Driving Before Leaving on a Long Trip Highway Hypnosis Hill and Mountain Roads Winter Driving Recreational Vehicle Towing Loading Your Vehicle Towing a Trailer
yellowblue Please start with a very important safety device in your vehicle: Buckle up. (See Safety Belts in the Index.) Defensive driving really means be ready for anything. On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means always expect the unexpected. Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. Its the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task -- such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call, reading, or reaching for something on the floor -- makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life.

Defensive Driving

The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively.

Drunken Driving

Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. Its the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle:
The obvious way to solve the leading highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is too much if the driver plans to drive? Its a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things:
Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness.
D The amount of alcohol consumed D The drinkers body weight D The amount of food that is consumed before and

during drinking

Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, over 17,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, its against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws.
D The length of time it has taken the drinker to
consume the alcohol. According to the American Medical Association, a 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.
yellowblue Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means that a woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight when each has the same number of drinks. The law in many U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In a growing number of U.S. states, and throughout Canada, the limit is 0.08 percent. In some other countries, its even lower. The BAC limit for all commercial drivers in the United States is 0.04 percent. The BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as weve seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinks them. But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is 25 times greater!

Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
1. If your vehicle has aluminum wheels, use the handle of the folding wrench to pry the large center cap.
Then, with the other end of the folding wrench, loosen the nuts.
If your vehicle has the plastic bolt-on wheel covers, loosen them completely using the folding wrench, and remove the wheel cover.
yellowblue 2. Loosen the wheel nuts -- but do not remove them -- using the folding wrench. (Turn the handle about 180 degrees, then flip the handle back to the starting position. This avoids taking the wrench off the lug nut for each turn.)
To help avoid damage to the lock nut or the wheel lock key, do not use an impact wrench with this key.
For wheels with a wheel lock key, use the wheel lock key between the lock nut and wrench. The key is supplied in the front passengers door pocket.
yellowblue 3. Near each wheel, there is a notch in the vehicles body. Position the jack and raise the jack head until it fits firmly into the notch in the vehicles frame nearest the flat tire.
Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack, you could be badly injured or killed. Never get under a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
Do not place the jack under the rear axle control arms. Only use the areas shown for proper jack location. Do not raise the vehicle yet. Put the compact spare tire near you. Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly positioned can damage the vehicle and even make the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal injury and vehicle damage, be sure to fit the jack lift head into the proper location before raising the vehicle.
yellowblue 4. Attach the folding wrench to the jack, and turn the wrench clockwise to raise the jack head a few inches. 7. Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel bolts, mounting surfaces and spare wheel.
5. Raise the vehicle by turning the folding wrench clockwise in the jack. Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground so there is enough room for the spare tire to fit. 6. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts become loose after a time. The wheel could come off and cause an accident. When you change a wheel, remove any rust or dirt from the places where the wheel attaches to the vehicle. In an emergency, you can use a cloth or a paper towel to do this; but be sure to use a scraper or wire brush later, if you need to, to get all the rust or dirt off.
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If you do, the nuts might come loose. Your wheel could fall off, causing a serious accident. 8. Install the spare tire and replace the wheel nuts with the rounded end of the nuts toward the wheel. Tighten each nut by hand until the wheel is held against the hub. 9. Lower the vehicle by attaching the folding wheel wrench to the jack and turning the wrench counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.

Machine compounding or aggressive polishing on a basecoat/clearcoat paint finish may dull the finish or leave swirl marks. Foreign materials such as calcium chloride and other salts, ice melting agents, road oil and tar, tree sap, bird droppings, chemicals from industrial chimneys, etc., can damage your vehicles finish if they remain on painted surfaces. Wash the vehicle as soon as possible. If necessary, use non-abrasive cleaners that are marked safe for painted surfaces to remove foreign matter.

Cleaning Tires

To clean your tires, use a stiff brush with a tire cleaner.

Underbody Maintenance

Chemicals used for ice and snow removal and dust control can collect on the underbody. If these are not removed, accelerated corrosion (rust) can occur on the underbody parts such as fuel lines, frame, floor pan and exhaust system even though they have corrosion protection. At least every spring, flush these materials from the underbody with plain water. Clean any areas where mud and other debris can collect. Dirt packed in closed areas of the frame should be loosened before being flushed. Your dealer or an underbody car washing system can do this for you.
When applying a tire dressing always take care to wipe off any overspray or splash from all painted surfaces on the body or wheels of the vehicle. Petroleum-based products may damage the paint finish and tires.

Sheet Metal Damage

If your vehicle is damaged and requires sheet metal repair or replacement, make sure the body repair shop applies anti-corrosion material to the parts repaired or replaced to restore corrosion protection.

Chemical Paint Spotting

Some weather and atmospheric conditions can create a chemical fallout. Airborne pollutants can fall upon and attack painted surfaces on your vehicle. This damage can take two forms: blotchy, ringlet-shaped discolorations, and small irregular dark spots etched into the paint surface. Although no defect in the paint job causes this, Chevrolet will repair, at no charge to the owner, the surfaces of new vehicles damaged by this fallout condition within 12 months or 12,000 miles (km) of purchase, whichever occurs first.

Finish Damage

Any stone chips, fractures or deep scratches in the finish should be repaired right away. Bare metal will corrode quickly and may develop into a major repair expense. Minor chips and scratches can be repaired with touch-up materials available from your dealer or other service outlets. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected in your dealers body and paint shop.

60,000 Miles (km)

63,000 Miles (km)
j Change engine oil and filter (or every 3 months, whichever occurs first). An Emission Control Service. j Lubricate chassis components (or every 6 months, whichever occurs first). (See footnote #.) j Rotate tires. See Tire Inspection and Rotation in the Index for proper

66,000 Miles (km)

69,000 Miles (km)

72,000 Miles (km)

75,000 Miles (km)

78,000 Miles (km)

81,000 Miles (km)

84,000 Miles (km)

87,000 Miles (km)
j Change engine oil and filter (or every 3 months, whichever occurs first). j Change engine oil and filter (or every 3 months, whichever occurs first). An Emission Control Service. j Lubricate chassis components (or every 6 months, whichever occurs first). (See footnote #.) j Replace air cleaner filter. An Emission Control Service. j Rotate tires. See Tire Inspection and Rotation in the Index for proper

90,000 Miles (km)

Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance 93,000 Miles (km)

96,000 Miles (km)

99,000 Miles (km)
j Inspect spark plug wires. An Emission Control Service. j Replace spark plugs. An Emission Control Service. j Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter if the vehicle is mainly driven

100,000 Miles (km)

under one or more of these conditions: In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature regularly reaches 90_F (32_C) or higher. In hilly or mountainous terrain. When doing frequent trailer towing. Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service. j If you havent used your vehicle under severe service conditions listed previously and, therefore, havent changed your automatic transaxle fluid, change both the fluid and filter.

150,000 Miles (km)

j Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or every 60 months since last service, whichever occurs first). See Engine Coolant in the Index for what to use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator, condenser, pressure cap and neck. Pressure test cooling system and pressure cap. An Emission Control Service.