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Instrument panel overview 1. Side vent
2. Tilt steering lock release le-ver
3. Instrument cluster
4. Center vents
5. Personal lights
6. Electric moon roof switch
7. Glovebox
8. Power door lock switch
9. Power window switches
10. Automatic transmission se- lector lever or manual trans-
mission gear shift lever
11. Parking brake lever
12. Driving pattern selector but- ton
13. Power back window switch
14. Front drive control lever
15. Lower vent
16. Hood lock release lever
17. Fuel filler door o pener
18. Power rear view mirror con- trol switch (with power win-
dows)
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Indicator symbols on the instrument panel
Automatic transmission fluid temperatu
light*
1
SRS airbag warning light *
1
Unengaged ºParkº warning light *
1
Anti-lock brake system warning light *
1
Seat belt reminder light
*
1
Open door warning light *
1
(type A)
(type B)
Low oil pressure warning light *
1
Low fuel level warning light *
1
Brake system warning light
*
1
Discharge warning light *
1
Malfunction indicator lamp *
1
Low windshield washer fluid level warn
Headlight high beam indicator light
Overdrive- off indicator light
Turn signal indicator lights
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Your vehicle is supplied with two
kinds of key.
1. Master keyÐThis key works in ev- ery lock.
2. SubkeyÐThis key will not work in the glovebox.
To protect things locked in the glove-
box when you have your vehicle
parked, leave the subkey with the at-
tendant.
Since the doors can be locked with-
out a key, you should always carry a
spare master key in case you acci-
dentally lock your keys inside the ve-
hicle.
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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH KEY
Insert the key into the keyhole and
turn it.
To lock: Turn the key forward.
To unlock: Turn the key backward.
Vehicles with power door lock sys-
temÐ All the side doors and back
door lock and unlock simultaneously
with either front door. In the driver's
door lock, turning the key once will
unlock the driver's door and twice in
succession will unlock all the side
doors simultaneously.
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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH
INSIDE LOCK BUTTON
Move the lock button.
To lock: Push the button downward.
To unlock: Pull the button upward.
Closing the door with the lock button
pushed in will also lock the door. Be
careful not to lock your keys in the
vehicle.
Vehicles with power door lock sys-
temÐThe front doors cannot be
locked if you leave the key in the
ignition switch.
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Front passenger's side
Driver's side
Without power window LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH
POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH
Push the switch. To lock: Push the switch on the front
side.
To unlock: Push the switch on the
rear side.
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All the doors lock or unlock simulta-
neously.
REAR DOOR CHILD- PROTECTORS
Move the lock lever to the ºLOCKº
position as shown on the label.
This feature allows you to lock a rear
door so it can be opened from the
outside only, not from inside. We rec-
ommend using this feature whenever
small children are in the vehicle.
CAUTION
Before driving, be sure that the
doors are closed and locked, es-
pecially when small children are
in the vehicle. Along with the
proper use of seat belts, locking
the doors helps prevent the driv-
er and passengers from being
thrown out from the vehicle dur-
ing an accident. It also helps pre-
vent the doors from being
opened unintentionally.
Power windows
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Window lock button
OPERATING THE PASSENGER s'
WINDOW
Use the switch on the passenger 's
door. The driver 's door also has a
switch that controls the passengers'
window.
The window moves as long as you
hold the switch.
To open: Push down the switch.
To close: Pull up the switch.
If you push in the window lock button
on the driver 's door, the passengers'
window cannot be operated.