Energy Management Feature
This vehicle has a safety belt system with an Energy Management feature in the front seating positions to help further reduce the risk of injury in the event of a head-on accident.
This safety belt system has a retractor assembly that is designed to release webbing in a controlled manner. This feature is designed to help reduce the belt force acting on the occupant’s chest.
WARNING!
• The belt and retractor assembly must be replaced if the seat belt assembly Automatic
Locking Retractor (ALR) feature or any other seat belt function is not working properly
when checked according to the procedures in the Service Manual.
• Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase the risk of injury in accidents.
See also:
Recreational Towing – Quadra-Trac I (Single-Speed Transfer Case) Four-Wheel
Drive Models
Recreational towing is not allowed. These models do
not have a NEUTRAL (N) position in the transfer case.
NOTE: This vehicle may be towed on a flatbed or
vehicle trailer provided all four wheels ...
Gear Ranges
DO NOT race the engine when shifting from PARK or
NEUTRAL into another gear range.
PARK
This range supplements the parking brake by locking the
transmission. The engine can be started in this ra ...
Selection Of Lubricant
It is important that the proper lubricant is used in the transmission to assure
optimum transmission performance.
Use only manufacturer’s recommended transmission fluid. Refer to “Fluids, Lubri ...