Add-On Electrical Equipment
Caution
Some electrical equipment can damage the vehicle or cause components to not work and would not be covered by the warranty. Always check with your dealer before adding electrical equipment.
Add-on equipment can drain the vehicle's 12-volt battery, even if the vehicle is not operating.
The vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to add anything electrical to the vehicle, see Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3-30 and Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3-30.
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
Vehicle CareAutomatic Headlamp System
When it is dark enough outside and the exterior lamp control is in the automatic
position, the headlamps come on automatically. See Exterior Lamp Controls on page
6-1.
The vehicle has a light sensor on top of the instrument panel. Make sure it is
not covered, or the headlamps will be on w ...
Parking
If the vehicle has a manual transmission, before getting out of the vehicle,
move the shift lever into R (Reverse) if parking on a downhill slope. On a level
surface or an uphill slope, use 1 (First) gear.
Firmly apply the parking brake. Turn the wheels toward the curb for a downhill
slope, o ...
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps
Stoplamp/Taillamp
Turn Signal Lamp/Taillamp
Back-up Lamp
To replace a taillamp, turn signal lamp, stoplamp, or back-up bulb:
Open the liftgate. See Liftgate on page 2-8.
Remove the two screws and the lamp assembly.
Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise and remove the so ...