Driving
Ifyoueversmellexhaustfumesofanykindinsideyourvehicle,
haveyourdealerinspectandfixyourvehicleimmediately.Do
notdriveifyousmellexhaustfumes.Thesefumesareharmfuland
couldkillyou.
Havetheexhaustandbodyventilationsystemscheckedwhenever:
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thevehicleisraisedforservice.
thesoundoftheexhaustsystemchanges.
thevehiclehasbeendamagedinacollision.
WARNING:Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,and
certainvehiclecomponentscontainoremitchemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesand
certainproductsofcomponentwearcontainoremitchemicalsknown
totheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
Importantventilatinginformation
Iftheengineisidlingwhilethevehicleisstoppedinanopenareafor
longperiodsoftime,openthewindowsatleast2.5cm(oneinch).
Adjusttheheatingorairconditioning(ifequipped)tobringinfreshair.
Improvevehicleventilationbykeepingallairinletventsclearofsnow,
leavesandotherdebris.
BRAKES
Yourservicebrakesareself-adjusting.Refertothescheduled
maintenanceguideforscheduledmaintenance.
Occasionalbrakenoiseisnormalandoftendoesnotindicatea
performanceconcernwiththevehicle’sbrakesystem.Innormal
operation,automotivebrakesystemsmayemitoccasionalorintermittent
squealorgroannoiseswhenthebrakesareapplied.Suchnoisesare
usuallyheardduringthefirstfewbrakeapplicationsinthemorning;
however,theymaybeheardatanytimewhilebrakingandcanbe
aggravatedbyenvironmentalconditionssuchascold,heat,moisture,
roaddust,saltormud.Ifa“metal-to-metal,”“continuousgrinding”or
“
maybeworn-outandshouldbeinspectedbyaqualifiedservice
technician.
continuoussqueal”soundispresentwhilebraking,thebrakelinings
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Model Year | 2002 |
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