This section gives you important
information about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
infants and children in your vehicle.
You’ll find many safety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
The recommendations on this page
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of collisions. Airbags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with airbags,
make su
Children age 12 and under should
ride properly restrained in a back
seat, not the front seat. Infants and
small children should be restrained
in a child seat. Larger children
should use a bo
To help increase tire life and
distribute wear more evenly, rotate
the tires according to the
maintenance messages displayed on
the information display.Move the
tires to the positions shown in the
diagram each time they are rotated.
If you purchase directional tires,
rotate only fro
1. Remove the engine assembly.
2. Remove the transmission.
3. Remove the drive plate.
4. Remove the oil pan.
5. Remove the oil pump.
6. Remove the cylinder head.
7. Remove the baffle plates.
8. Remove the 8 mm bolts.
9. Remove the bearing cap bolts. To prevent warpage,
unscrew the bolts in s