Driver and Passenger Safety
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.
- Important Safety Precautions
- Your Vehicle’s Safety Features
- Protecting Adults and Teens
- Additional Information About Your Seat Belts
- Additional Information About Your Airbags
- Protecting Children General Guidelines
- Protecting Infants and Small Children
- Selecting a Child Seat
- Installing a Child Seat
- Protecting Larger Children
- Carbon Monoxide Hazard
- Safety Labels
See also:
VSA® (Vehicle Stability Assist), aka ESC (Electronic Stability Control),
System
VSA® helps to stabilize the vehicle during cornering if the vehicle turns
more or less
than what was intended. It also assists in maintaining traction on slippery
surfaces.
It does so by regu ...
VTM (Variable Torque Management)-4r System
Senses a traction loss caused by a road condition change, and automatically transfers
some power to the rear wheels.
To Engage the VTM-4r LOCK
Use the VTM-4r LOCK to increase more torque to the rea ...
Automatic Transmission
Shift Lever Position Indicators
These indicators on the instrument panel show which position the shift lever
is in.
The ‘‘D’’ indicator comes on for a few seconds when you turn the ignit ...






