This vehicle belongs to the utility vehicle class, which has higher ground clearance and narrower tread in relation to the height of its center of gravity to make it capable of performing in a wide variety of off-road applications.
Utility vehicle feature
WARNING
â– Utility vehicle precautions
Always observe the following precautions to minimize the risk of death, serious injury or damage to your vehicle:
Failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or vehicle rollover causing death or serious injury.
Your vehicle (or any similar offroad vehicle) can tip over sideways much more easily than forward or backward.
Off-road driving
When driving your vehicle off-road, please observe the following precautions to ensure your driving enjoyment and to help prevent the closure of areas to off-road vehicles:
When conditions are wet, driving techniques should be changed or travel delayed to prevent damage to roads.
â– Additional information for offroad driving
For owners in U.S. mainland, Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
To obtain additional information pertaining to driving your vehicle offroad, consult the following organizations:
WARNING
â– Off-road driving precautions
Always observe the following precautions to minimize the risk of death, serious injury or damage to your vehicle:
This may cause loss of control or vehicle rollover causing death or serious injury. You are also risking expensive damage to your vehicle's suspension and chassis.
NOTICE
â– To prevent the water damage
Take all necessary safety measures to ensure that water damage to the engine or other components does not occur.
â– When you drive through water
If driving through water, such as when crossing shallow streams, first check the depth of the water and the bottom of the riverbed for firmness. Drive slowly and avoid deep water.
â– Inspection after off-road driving
Winter driving tipsRemoval (2006/01- )
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
Remove roof headlining assembly
Remove the roof headlining (see page ir ...
Check for intermittent problems
Hint:
Inspect the vehicle's ecm using check mode. Intermittent
problems are easier to detect with the intelligent tester when
the ecm is in check mode. In check mode, the ecm uses 1
trip detection logic, which is more sensitive to malfunctions
than normal mode (default), which uses 2 trip detec ...
Checking and replacing fuses
If any of the electrical components
do not operate, a
fuse may have blown. If this
happens, check and replace
the fuses as necessary.
Checking and replacing
fuses
1. Turn the engine switch to
OFF.
2. Open the fuse box cover.
Engine compartment: Type A
fuse box (if equipped)
Push claws A and B to co ...