Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock System
This vehicle is equipped with a Brake Transmission Shift Interlock System (BTSI) that holds the shift lever in the PARK position unless the brakes are applied. To move the shift lever out of the PARK position, the ignition switch must be turned to the ON/RUN position (engine running or not) and the brake pedal must be pressed.
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Occupant Classification System (OCS)
The OCS is part of a Federally regulated safety system
required for this vehicle. It is designed to turn off the
passenger Advanced Front Air Bag for an empty seat and
for occupants classified i ...
Special Additives
Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) is an engineered product and its performance
may be impaired by supplemental additives. Therefore, do not add any fluid additives
to the transmission. The only e ...
Getting High-Centered
If you get hung up or high-centered on an object, get out of the vehicle and
try to determine what the vehicle is hung up on, where it is contacting the underbody
and what is the best direction to ...