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These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is
driver.:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
I. These symbols i These symbols
are on some of ' are used OR
your controls: wming and
[ indicator lights: i
WEWTkATIMG
FAN
BRAKE
ANTI-LOCK (e)
BRAKES
Here xe some
other symbols
you may see:
SPEAKER
FUEL
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8 Raise or Bower the entire seat cushion by holding the
whole
horizonhl control up or down.
@ hsh the vertical control forward to bring the seat to
a more upright position. Push it rearward to recline
the seatback.
Raise
or lower the shoulder belt aamd head rest by
pushing the vertical contro1 to the top or bottom.
You can use this memory €unction to save your seat
cushion (mintas the head restraint), optional lumbar,
mirror adjustment, window lockout, HVAc and radio
settings by using the foltlowing procedure:
1. You must first program the SEAT RECALL feature
to be
ON when this choice appears on the DHC.
See “Memory Seat Recall” in the hdex fop
programming instructions.
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In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air
bag
should have inflated simply because ofthe damage
to
a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were.
Inflation
is determined by the angle of the impact and
how quickly the vehicle slows down
in frontal or
near-frontal impacts.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing
system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. The sensing
system triggers
a release of gas from the inflator, which
inflates the
air bag. The inflator, air bag and related
hardware are
all part of the air bag modules inside the
steering wheel and in the instrument panel in front of the
right front passenger.
How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions,
even belted occupants can contact
the steering wheel or
the instrument panel. Air bags supplement the protection
provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper
body.
stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would
not help you in many types of collisions, including
rollovers, rear impacts and side impacts, primarily
because an occupant’s motion is not toward those air
bags. Air bags should never be regarded
as anything
more than
a supplement to safety belts, and then only in
moderate
to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions.
What will YQU see after an air bag inflates?
After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so quickly
that
some people may not even realize the air bag
inflated. Some components
of the air bag module -- the
steering wheel hub
for the driver’s air bag, or the
instmrnent panel for the right front passenger’s
bag
-- will be hot for a short time. $he parts of the
bag that corne into contact
with you rnrty be warm,
but not too hot to touch. Therc will bc some smoke
and dust corning
from vents in tlrc rtcBlated air bags. Air
bag inflation doesn’t prevent the ch-iver li.om seeing or
from being able
to steer the vehick. IICX does it stop
people from leaving the vehicic.
When an air bag inflates, there is dust. in the ais.
This dust could cause breathing problerns for
people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble. ab avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get
out as soon as it is safe to do so.
If you have breathing problems but can’t get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or door.
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The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts. Here’s how
to wear me properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender”
at the end of this section. Make sure the
release button
on the buckle is positioned SQ YOU
would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if
you ever had to.
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A booster seat (F, G) is designed for children who
are about
40 to 6Q Ibs. (18 to 27 kg) md about
four to eight years
of age. It’s designed to improve
the fit of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Booster
seats with shields use lap-only belts; however,
booster seats without
shields use lapshoulder
belts. Booster seats can
also help a child to see
out the window.
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6. TQ tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push
down on the child restraint.
~QU may find it helpful to use pur knee to push
down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window
so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
7 Bush and pull the child restraint in different
$0 emove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
directions to be sure it is secure.
belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt
Nil1 move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
larger child passenger.
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B[,aePfng young children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many reasons.
A &ild or others could be badly injured or
even killed.
They could operate power windows or other
controls or even make the vehicle move. Don't
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Your vehicle has a two key system. One key is the
master and the other is a valet key.
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If only the instant alarm button works, the transmitter
needs to be resynchronized
to the receiver. Do this by
pressing and holding
both the LOCK and UNLOCK
buttons on the transmitter for about eight seconds. You
must be within range of the vehicle.
Once the transmitter
has been resynchonized, the horn
will chirp
and the exterior lamps will flash once. The
system should now operate properly.
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The remote keyless entry transmitter will m the
theft-deterrent system whenever the
doors are closed
and you push the
LOCK button when the ignition is off.
It will disarm the system when you push UNLOCK.
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Each remote keyless entry transmitter can be
programmed to the driver’s preference €or memory QQOF
Bocks, security feedback, delayed locking, memory seats,
perimeter lighting, parallel
park assist WQ~ and
window lockout. See each feature
in the Index. You can
also personalize your comfort control temperature, mode
and fan settings. See “Comfort Controls Personal
Choice” in the Index.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center
(DIC), you can also program these features
through the
DIC. See “Driver Information Center” in
the Index.
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