Add-On Electrical Equipment
Notice: Do not add anything electrical to the vehicle unless you check with your dealer first.
Some electrical equipment can damage the vehicle and the damage would not be covered by the vehicle's warranty. Some add-on electrical equipment can keep other components from working as they should.
Add-on equipment can drain the vehicle's 12-volt battery, even if the vehicle is not operating.
The vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to add anything electrical to the vehicle, see Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3‑35 and Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3‑36.
See also:
Fuses
The wiring circuits in the vehicle are protected from short circuits by fuses.
This greatly reduces the chance of damage caused by electrical problems.
Look at the silver-colored band inside the fu ...
Compressed Audio or Mixed Mode Discs
The radio can play discs that contain both uncompressed CD audio and MP3/WMA files. If both formats are on the disc, the radio plays both file formats in the order in which they were recorded to the d ...
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
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