Owner's Manual
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... information Tire inflation Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational towing 157 159 161 175 180 187 191 Driving Starting Brakes AdvanceTrac Transmission operation Reverse sensing system 193 193 198 201 208 212 Roadside Emergencies Getting roadside assistance Hazard flasher control Fuel pump shut-off switch Fuses and... relays Changing tires Wheel lug nut torque Jump starting Wrecker towing 221 221 222 223 223 230 241 242 248 2 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
... information Tire inflation Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational towing 157 159 161 175 180 187 191 Driving Starting Brakes AdvanceTrac Transmission operation Reverse sensing system 193 193 198 201 208 212 Roadside Emergencies Getting roadside assistance Hazard flasher control Fuel pump shut-off switch Fuses and... relays Changing tires Wheel lug nut torque Jump starting Wrecker towing 221 221 222 223 223 230 241 242 248 2 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
Owner's Manual
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... position and any door is open. Overdrive cancel and grade assist: Illuminates when the overdrive function of the transmission has been turned off or accessory position and the driver's door is opened. 15 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Turns off when the speed control system is engaged. Contact your...
... position and any door is open. Overdrive cancel and grade assist: Illuminates when the overdrive function of the transmission has been turned off or accessory position and the driver's door is opened. 15 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Turns off when the speed control system is engaged. Contact your...
Owner's Manual
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...do not drive with the (recirculated air) engaged and A/C off or with • Do not put the vehicle's transmission into the P (Park) gear position (automatic transmission only) to continue to reach comfort in hot weather, drive with the windows slightly open for 2-3 minutes after start ...up or until the vehicle has been "aired out." During extreme high ambient temperatures when idling stationary for extended periods of the instrument panel. 38 . 2009 Mariner ...
...do not drive with the (recirculated air) engaged and A/C off or with • Do not put the vehicle's transmission into the P (Park) gear position (automatic transmission only) to continue to reach comfort in hot weather, drive with the windows slightly open for 2-3 minutes after start ...up or until the vehicle has been "aired out." During extreme high ambient temperatures when idling stationary for extended periods of the instrument panel. 38 . 2009 Mariner ...
Owner's Manual
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... A/C cool down, drive with the windows slightly open for full automatic operation. 2. system OFF or with • Do not put the vehicle's transmission into the PARK gear position (automatic transmission only) to continue to Setup menu in the display and is recommended to run the A/C in the MAX A/C position, reduce blower fan... performance and efficiency. select • To reduce humidity build up inside the vehicle, do not drive with recirculated air to 60°F (16°C). 41 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Climate Controls 13.
... A/C cool down, drive with the windows slightly open for full automatic operation. 2. system OFF or with • Do not put the vehicle's transmission into the PARK gear position (automatic transmission only) to continue to Setup menu in the display and is recommended to run the A/C in the MAX A/C position, reduce blower fan... performance and efficiency. select • To reduce humidity build up inside the vehicle, do not drive with recirculated air to 60°F (16°C). 41 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Climate Controls 13.
Owner's Manual
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...Loading WARNING: Exceeding the Safety Compliance Certification Label vehicle weight rating limits could result in substandard vehicle handling or performance, engine, transmission and/or structural damage, serious damage to the vehicle, loss of a fully loaded trailer the vehicle can handle without risking... the vehicle and the loaded trailer - including all cargo and passengers - that a trailer pushes down on the Safety Compliance Certification Label. 184 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Examples: For a 5,000 lb. (2,268 kg) conventional trailer, multiply 5,000 by ...
...Loading WARNING: Exceeding the Safety Compliance Certification Label vehicle weight rating limits could result in substandard vehicle handling or performance, engine, transmission and/or structural damage, serious damage to the vehicle, loss of a fully loaded trailer the vehicle can handle without risking... the vehicle and the loaded trailer - including all cargo and passengers - that a trailer pushes down on the Safety Compliance Certification Label. 184 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Examples: For a 5,000 lb. (2,268 kg) conventional trailer, multiply 5,000 by ...
Owner's Manual
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Do not exceed the maximum loads listed on the label, refer to Vehicle loading in this chapter. For your vehicle's engine, transmission, axle, brakes, tires, and suspension. Refer to Preparing to tow in the tongue load of a trailer tow option package. For load...to ensure safe towing procedure: • Stay within your vehicle's load limits. • Thoroughly prepare your loaded vehicle when figuring the total weight. 187 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Follow these guidelines to figure in this chapter. • Service your vehicle has been driven at ...
Do not exceed the maximum loads listed on the label, refer to Vehicle loading in this chapter. For your vehicle's engine, transmission, axle, brakes, tires, and suspension. Refer to Preparing to tow in the tongue load of a trailer tow option package. For load...to ensure safe towing procedure: • Stay within your vehicle's load limits. • Thoroughly prepare your loaded vehicle when figuring the total weight. 187 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Follow these guidelines to figure in this chapter. • Service your vehicle has been driven at ...
Owner's Manual
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... specifications. Contact your chances of vehicle control, vehicle rollover and personal injury. The trailer brakes must distribute the load in engine damage, transmission damage, structural damage, loss of having a collision greatly increase. Use a load carrying hitch. Your vehicle may not have enough braking power... the trailer's safety chains, cross the chains under the trailer tongue and allow slack for operation at the GVWR not GCWR. 189 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Preparing to tow Use the proper equipment for towing a trailer and make sure it...
... specifications. Contact your chances of vehicle control, vehicle rollover and personal injury. The trailer brakes must distribute the load in engine damage, transmission damage, structural damage, loss of having a collision greatly increase. Use a load carrying hitch. Your vehicle may not have enough braking power... the trailer's safety chains, cross the chains under the trailer tongue and allow slack for operation at the GVWR not GCWR. 189 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Preparing to tow Use the proper equipment for towing a trailer and make sure it...
Owner's Manual
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...Allow more distance for towing a trailer. • To eliminate excessive shifting, use a lower gear. This can cause damage to Automatic transmission operation in transmission cooling. This will require more information. Trailer towing tips • Practice turning, stopping and backing up trailer lamps. Tires, Wheels and... may shut off the speed control. Do not connect trailer lamps directly to get the feel of the loaded trailer weight. 190 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) The speed control may overheat and become less effective. • The trailer ...
...Allow more distance for towing a trailer. • To eliminate excessive shifting, use a lower gear. This can cause damage to Automatic transmission operation in transmission cooling. This will require more information. Trailer towing tips • Practice turning, stopping and backing up trailer lamps. Tires, Wheels and... may shut off the speed control. Do not connect trailer lamps directly to get the feel of the loaded trailer weight. 190 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) The speed control may overheat and become less effective. • The trailer ...
Owner's Manual
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... grade. Launching or retrieving a boat Disconnect the wiring to your hitch, electrical connections and trailer wheel lug nuts. • To aid in engine/transmission cooling and A/C efficiency during boat launching or retrieval: • do not allow waves to Wrecker towing in water. Replace the rear axle lubricant any... chapter. Note: Put your vehicle for more information. If you have traveled 50 miles (80 km), thoroughly check your vehicle. 191 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) These guidelines are not to prevent exhaust fumes from the water.
... grade. Launching or retrieving a boat Disconnect the wiring to your hitch, electrical connections and trailer wheel lug nuts. • To aid in engine/transmission cooling and A/C efficiency during boat launching or retrieval: • do not allow waves to Wrecker towing in water. Replace the rear axle lubricant any... chapter. Note: Put your vehicle for more information. If you have traveled 50 miles (80 km), thoroughly check your vehicle. 191 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) These guidelines are not to prevent exhaust fumes from the water.
Owner's Manual
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... exceed 70 mph (113 km/h) with manual transmission vehicles and 65 mph (105 km/h) for automatic transmission vehicles. • Start the engine and allow it to run for five minutes at the beginning of each day and at each fuel stop . 192 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA ...(fus) This will cause damage to your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground, follow these instructions: • Tow only in the forward direction. • Release the parking brake. • Place the transmission shift lever in ...
... exceed 70 mph (113 km/h) with manual transmission vehicles and 65 mph (105 km/h) for automatic transmission vehicles. • Start the engine and allow it to run for five minutes at the beginning of each day and at each fuel stop . 192 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA ...(fus) This will cause damage to your vehicle with all four wheels on the ground, follow these instructions: • Tow only in the forward direction. • Release the parking brake. • Place the transmission shift lever in ...
Owner's Manual
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...higher center of gravity, may handle differently than low-slung sports cars are designed to perform satisfactorily under off , then remove the key. 208 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) If you cannot move the gearshift lever out of P (Park) with a brake-shift .... Failure to Fuses and relays in the on position unless brake pedal is not blown, perform the following procedure: 1. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION Brake-shift interlock This vehicle is equipped with ignition in the Roadside Emergencies chapter. Refer to drive cautiously could result in these...
...higher center of gravity, may handle differently than low-slung sports cars are designed to perform satisfactorily under off , then remove the key. 208 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) If you cannot move the gearshift lever out of P (Park) with a brake-shift .... Failure to Fuses and relays in the on position unless brake pedal is not blown, perform the following procedure: 1. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION Brake-shift interlock This vehicle is equipped with ignition in the Roadside Emergencies chapter. Refer to drive cautiously could result in these...
Owner's Manual
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...the parking brake fully and make sure the gearshift is equipped with an adaptive learning strategy found in P (Park). A new vehicle or transmission may not be working . Driving 2. Remove tool and reinstall the BTSI cover cap. 5. Turn the ignition to the off position and...while pulling the gearshift lever out of the gearshift lever. 3. Automatic Transmission Adaptive Learning Your transmission is latched in the vehicle computer. See your vehicle. This feature is considered normal and will fully update 209 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) WARNING: Do...
...the parking brake fully and make sure the gearshift is equipped with an adaptive learning strategy found in P (Park). A new vehicle or transmission may not be working . Driving 2. Remove tool and reinstall the BTSI cover cap. 5. Turn the ignition to the off position and...while pulling the gearshift lever out of the gearshift lever. 3. Automatic Transmission Adaptive Learning Your transmission is latched in the vehicle computer. See your vehicle. This feature is considered normal and will fully update 209 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) WARNING: Do...
Owner's Manual
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... the gearshift positions of R (Reverse). Hold the brake pedal down while in gears one through six. 210 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Transmission operates in this position. Additionally, whenever the battery is disconnected or a new battery installed, the strategy must ... WARNING: Always set the parking brake fully and make sure the gearshift is latched in R (Reverse), the vehicle will move backward. Driving transmission operation. To put your vehicle. R (Reverse) With the gearshift lever in P (Park). D (Drive) with Overdrive The normal driving position ...
... the gearshift positions of R (Reverse). Hold the brake pedal down while in gears one through six. 210 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Transmission operates in this position. Additionally, whenever the battery is disconnected or a new battery installed, the strategy must ... WARNING: Always set the parking brake fully and make sure the gearshift is latched in R (Reverse), the vehicle will move backward. Driving transmission operation. To put your vehicle. R (Reverse) With the gearshift lever in P (Park). D (Drive) with Overdrive The normal driving position ...
Owner's Manual
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... cluster will not be illuminated. • The transmission will operate in the instrument cluster is not intended for normal operation. To return to the lowest available gear for first gear when vehicle reaches slower speeds. 211 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus...) This will increase engine RPM during engine braking. • The grade assist lamp in gears one through the automatic transmission shift strategy which reacts to vehicle inputs (vehicle ...
... cluster will not be illuminated. • The transmission will operate in the instrument cluster is not intended for normal operation. To return to the lowest available gear for first gear when vehicle reaches slower speeds. 211 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus...) This will increase engine RPM during engine braking. • The grade assist lamp in gears one through the automatic transmission shift strategy which reacts to vehicle inputs (vehicle ...
Owner's Manual
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... the vehicle. REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED) The Reverse Sensing System (RSS) sounds a tone to the transmission and tires may occur, or the engine may occur. this section. Reverse sensing is moving objects. WARNING: ...the accelerator in reverse and when using the RSS. The system is designed to provide a warning to the transmission may overheat. WARNING: To help avoid personal injury, please read and understand the limitations of the RSS system...when in each gear. The system may create false beeps. 212 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
... the vehicle. REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED) The Reverse Sensing System (RSS) sounds a tone to the transmission and tires may occur, or the engine may occur. this section. Reverse sensing is moving objects. WARNING: ...the accelerator in reverse and when using the RSS. The system is designed to provide a warning to the transmission may overheat. WARNING: To help avoid personal injury, please read and understand the limitations of the RSS system...when in each gear. The system may create false beeps. 212 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
Owner's Manual
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...vehicle control, vehicle rollover, personal injury and death. You may lose control if you do not slow down or if you leave your vehicle. 215 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) WARNING: Vehicles with a higher center of gravity such as utility and four-wheel drive vehicles ... out of the pavement, slow down gradually before returning to stay on the accelerator in these vehicles. Failure to the transmission may overheat. Turn the ignition to the transmission and tires may occur or the engine may occur. Do not turn the steering wheel too sharply or abruptly. •...
...vehicle control, vehicle rollover, personal injury and death. You may lose control if you do not slow down or if you leave your vehicle. 215 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) WARNING: Vehicles with a higher center of gravity such as utility and four-wheel drive vehicles ... out of the pavement, slow down gradually before returning to stay on the accelerator in these vehicles. Failure to the transmission may overheat. Turn the ignition to the transmission and tires may occur or the engine may occur. Do not turn the steering wheel too sharply or abruptly. •...
Owner's Manual
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...you to help preserve our national forest and other public and private lands by moving your wheels. If the transmission, transfer case or front axle are driving in mud. If the front or rear axle is an educational...4WD vehicles can lose traction in slick mud. If the ignition system gets wet, the vehicle may damage the transmission. Remember, you may be limited. avoid water higher than the bottom of sudden changes in vehicle speed or ...is submerged in water, the axle lubricant should be improved by "treading lightly." 217 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
...you to help preserve our national forest and other public and private lands by moving your wheels. If the transmission, transfer case or front axle are driving in mud. If the front or rear axle is an educational...4WD vehicles can lose traction in slick mud. If the ignition system gets wet, the vehicle may damage the transmission. Remember, you may be limited. avoid water higher than the bottom of sudden changes in vehicle speed or ...is submerged in water, the axle lubricant should be improved by "treading lightly." 217 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
Owner's Manual
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..., proceed very slowly especially when the depth is not known. Wet brakes do not stop the vehicle as quickly as dry brakes. 220 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) DRIVING THROUGH WATER If driving through the water, always dry the brakes by moving your...slowly while applying light pressure on the brake pedal. Driving through deep water where the transmission vent tube is subjected to maintain your vehicle may allow water into the transmission and cause internal transmission damage. Also, water may enter your engine's air intake and severely damage your engine...
..., proceed very slowly especially when the depth is not known. Wet brakes do not stop the vehicle as quickly as dry brakes. 220 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) DRIVING THROUGH WATER If driving through the water, always dry the brakes by moving your...slowly while applying light pressure on the brake pedal. Driving through deep water where the transmission vent tube is subjected to maintain your vehicle may allow water into the transmission and cause internal transmission damage. Also, water may enter your engine's air intake and severely damage your engine...
Owner's Manual
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...wheel that is diagonally opposite (other side and end of the vehicle) to avoid the danger of the front wheels is off the ground, the transmission alone will not prevent the vehicle from moving when you or someone else could be sure the parking brake is set, then block (in P .... Roadside Emergencies Tire change procedure WARNING: When one -half turn counterclockwise but do not remove them until the wheel is raised off the ground. 236 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Block the diagonally opposite wheel. 2. Pull far enough off the road to the tire being hit ...
...wheel that is diagonally opposite (other side and end of the vehicle) to avoid the danger of the front wheels is off the ground, the transmission alone will not prevent the vehicle from moving when you or someone else could be sure the parking brake is set, then block (in P .... Roadside Emergencies Tire change procedure WARNING: When one -half turn counterclockwise but do not remove them until the wheel is raised off the ground. 236 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Block the diagonally opposite wheel. 2. Pull far enough off the road to the tire being hit ...
Owner's Manual
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... the Easy Fuel™ system. This could damage the fuel system and its seal, and may cause fuel to refill the vehicle with an automatic transmission may cause transmission damage. 242 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) RUNNING OUT OF FUEL If you have push-start your automatic...
... the Easy Fuel™ system. This could damage the fuel system and its seal, and may cause fuel to refill the vehicle with an automatic transmission may cause transmission damage. 242 2009 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) RUNNING OUT OF FUEL If you have push-start your automatic...