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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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-2 Keys
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-4 Door Locks
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-9 Remote Keyless Entry System
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-14 Trunk
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-15 Theft
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-16 Content Theft-Deterrent (If Equipped)
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-17 PASS-Key
III
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-19 New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº
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-20 Ignition Positions
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-22 Starting Your Engine
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-24 Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
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-25 Automatic Transaxle Operation
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-28 Parking Brake
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-29 Shifting Into PARK (P)
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-32 Shifting Out of PARK (P)
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-32 Parking Over Things That Burn
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-33 Engine Exhaust
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-33 Running Your Engine While You're Parked2
-34 Windows
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-35 Horn
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-35 Tilt Wheel
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-36 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
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-43 Exterior Lamps
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-46 Interior Lamps
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-50 Mirrors
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-55 Storage Compartments
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-56 Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
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-56 Sun Visors
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-62 The Instrument Panel - Your
Information System
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-64 Instrument Panel Clusters
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-67 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
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-77 Head-Up Display (HUD) (If Equipped)
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-80 Drivers Information Center (DIC)
(If Equipped)

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Keys
CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition
key is dangerous for many reasons. A child 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
leave the keys in a vehicle with children.

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There is a master key that
works in all of the lock
cylinders (doors, trunk,
ignition, and glove box).
There is also a VALET key
which only operates the
doors and the ignition.Both the master and VALET key have a transponder
embedded into the key for security and vehicle theft
deterrence. The keys also come with a bar code tag.
Keep the bar code tag in a safe place. If you lose your
key, you will be able to have a new one made using the
bar code tag. The replacement key must have a vehicle
theft deterrent system transponder embedded in it.
NOTICE:
Your vehicle has a number of features that can
help prevent theft. But you can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock
your keys inside. You may even have to damage
your vehicle to get in. So be sure you have
extra keys.

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Door Locks
CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers -- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside handle won't open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be so obvious: You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash if the doors aren't locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your door key or remote keyless
entry transmitter. With your door key, turning the key
toward the front of the vehicle will lock the door.
Turning the key toward the rear of the vehicle will
unlock it.If your vehicle has a content theft
-deterrent system,
unlock the doors only with the key or remote keyless
entry system. This will avoid setting off the alarm.
To unlock the door from the inside, move the manual
door lock control located above the door handle
rearward. To lock the door, move the manual door lock
control forward.

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If your vehicle has a theft-deterrent system, all doors will
unlock if the key is held in the unlock position for more
than two seconds. The doors will also unlock if the key is
turned to the unlock position twice in three seconds.
Power Door Locks
With power door locks, you
can lock or unlock all the
doors of your vehicle
using the driver's or front
passenger's door lock switch.
Door Ajar Reminder (If Equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), and a door is not fully closed, the DIC
will display a DOOR AJAR message. See ªDriver
Information Centerº in the Index.
Automatic Door Locks
Close the doors and turn on the ignition. Every time you
move the shift lever out of PARK (P), all of the doors
will lock. And, every time you stop and move the shift
lever into PARK (P), the doors will unlock. If someone
needs to get out while you're not in PARK (P), have that
person use the manual or power lock. When the door is
closed again, it will not lock automatically. Just use the
manual or power lock to lock the door again. If you
need to lock the doors before shifting out of PARK (P),
just use the manual or power lock button.
Personal Choice Programming
You can program the automatic door locks feature to
change to the following modes:
Mode 0: No automatic door lock or unlock.
Mode 1: All doors automatically lock when shifted out
of PARK (P). No automatic door unlock.
Mode 2: All doors automatically lock when shifted out
of PARK (P). Only the driver's door automatically
unlocks when shifted into PARK (P).
Mode 3: All doors automatically lock when shifted out
of PARK (P). All doors automatically unlock when
shifted into PARK (P).

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Vehicles are delivered programmed in Mode 3.
Use the following procedure to change modes:
1. Close all the doors and turn the ignition on.
Keep all doors closed throughout this procedure.
2. Press and hold LOCK on the driver's power door
lock switch throughout this procedure. All the doors
will lock.
3. Press the button with the lock symbol on the remote
keyless entry transmitter. The automatic door locks
will remain in the current mode.
4. Press the button with the lock symbol on the
transmitter again. Each time this button is pressed,
the mode will advance by one, going from
3 to 0 to 1, etc.
Note: The door locks will cycle according to the
mode entered while customizing the memory door
locks. (Mode ª0º has no feedback.)
5. Release the power door lock switch. The automatic door
locks will remain in the most recent mode selected.This procedure only changes the mode for the
transmitter used to change this setting. The procedure
will need to be repeated for the second transmitter.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you must program this feature through the
DIC. See ªDriver Information Centerº in the Index.
Delayed Locking
This feature lets the driver delay the actual locking of
the vehicle. When the driver's power door lock switch
or remote keyless entry lock button is pressed with the
key removed from the ignition, and the driver's door
open, a chime will sound three times to signal that
delayed locking system is active. When all doors have
been closed, the doors will lock automatically after five
seconds. If any door is opened before this, the
five
-second timer will reset itself once all the doors have
been closed again.
Pressing the driver's door lock switch or remote keyless
entry transmitter button again will override this feature.
Pressing the passenger's door lock switch will also
override this feature.

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Personal Choice Programming
The delayed locking feature can be turned on or off.
Vehicles are delivered with delayed locking off.
To turn the feature on:
1. Close all the doors and turn the ignition on. Keep all
doors closed throughout this procedure.
2. Press and hold LOCK on the driver's power door
lock switch throughout this procedure. All the doors
will lock.
3. Press the button with the unlock symbol on the
transmitter. The lock delay is still off and all doors
will remain locked.
4. Press the button with the unlock symbol on the
transmitter again. Lock delay is now active and all
doors will unlock.
5. Release the power door lock switch.
To turn this feature off, repeat the previous procedure.
This procedure only changes the mode for the
transmitter used to change this setting. The procedure
will need to be repeated for the second transmitter.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you must program this feature through the
DIC. See ªDriver Information Centerº in the Index.Rear Door Security Lock
Your vehicle is equipped
with rear door security
locks that help prevent
passengers from opening
the rear doors of your
vehicle from the inside.
To Use One of These Locks
1. Open the rear door you wish to lock.
2. Move the lever located on the door edge, all the way
up to the ENGAGED position.
3. Close the door.
4. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock.
The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature is in use.

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To Open a Rear Door When the Security Lock is On
1. Unlock the door.
2. Then open the door from the outside.
If you don't cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear seat won't be able to
open the rear door from the inside. You should let adults
and older children know how these security locks work,
and how to cancel the locks.
To Cancel the Rear Door Lock
1. Unlock the door and open the door from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the way down.
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
The rear door locks will now work normally.Lockout Protection
The power door locks will not work if the key is in the
ignition and a door is open. You can override this feature
by holding the driver's side power door lock switch for
more than three seconds.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
door and set the locks from the inside. Then get out and
close the door. Or, you may also use the button with the
lock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter
after shutting the doors.
If your vehicle has a theft
-deterrent system, see
ªContent Theft
-Deterrentº in the Index.