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Hazard warning flasher
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The hazard warning flasher is used to warn other d r
ivers when you have
to p ark your vehic le und er emerg enc y c ond itions. Th e hazard warning
flasher works with the ig nition switc h in any p osit ion.
When you have to p ark your vehic le und er emerg enc y c ond itions, p ull off
the road s safely and p ark away from the traffic if it is p ossib le.
To turn on the hazard warning flasher, p ush the haz ard warning b utton
on the instrument p anel. To turn off the flasher, p ush the b utton ag ain.
NOTE When the hazard warning flasher is on, the turn signals do not work.
Light control switch
WARNING
To prevent battery discharge resulting from accidentally leaving your lights on when your vehicle is parked, the light switch oper-ates only when the ignition switch is in the “ON” position. In any
other position, the vehicle ’s lights will be out. If you park your ve-
hicle on a roadside at night, use the hazard warning flasher toalert the other drivers.

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Rear wiper
To turn the rear wip er on, turn the knob on the end of the wip er c ontrol
lever to the “ON ” p osition.
To turn the wip er off, return the knob on the end o f the lever to the
“ OFF ” p osition.
Washer
To wash the rear wind ow while the rear wip er is op e rating , turn the
knob on the end of the wip er c ontrol lever c ounterc loc kwise to the
“
” p osition. The washer fluid sp rays until you releas e the knob .
To wash the rear wind ow when the rear wip er is not in use, turn the
knob on the end of the wip er c ontrol lever c loc kwis e to the “
”
p osition. The washer fluid sp rays and the wip er op e rates until you re-
lease the knob .
Windshield wiper deicer (if equipped)
CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate the windshield wiper deicer continuously for any longer than neces-
sary.
The wind shield wip er d eic er op erates only when the ig nition switc h is in
the “ON ” p osition.
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Before turning on the wind shield wip er d eic er, remo
ve any snow from the
wind shield . To turn on the wind shield wip er d eic er, p ush the switc h. The
ind ic ator lig ht loc ated on the switc h lig hts up whi le the wind shield wip er
d eic er is op erating .
The wind shield wip er d eic er will automatic ally shut off after ab out 15 min-
utes. If the wip er b lad es have b een d eic ed c omp lete ly b efore that time,
p ush the switc h to turn it off. It also turns off w hen the ig nition switc h is
turned to the “ACC ” or “LOCK ” p osition. If d eic ing is not c omp lete when
you restart your vehic le, you have to p ush the swit c h to turn the d eic er
on ag ain. Rear window defogger switch
CAUTION
Do not use sharp instruments or window cleaner containing
abrasives to clean the inner surface of the rear window. They may
damage the conductors printed on the window. To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate
the defogger continuously for any longer than necessary.
The rear wind ow d efog g er op erates only when the ig n ition switc h is in
the “ON ” p osition.
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Indicator light
To turn on the d efog g er, p ush the switc h. To turn i t off, p ush the switc h

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Remote control mirror switch (if equipped)
The remote c ontrol mirrors op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in
the “ON ” or “ACC ” p osition.
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Selection switch
Direction control switch L
R
1. Press either end of the selec tion switc h, “L ” for the left and “R ” for
the rig ht.
2. Move the d irec tion c ontrol switc h in the d irec tio n you want to move
the mirror.
3. Return the selec tion switc h to the neutral p ositi on to p revent
unintentional op eration.
The mirrors c an also b e ad justed manually. Outside mirror defogger (if equipped) CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not operate the
defogger continuously for any longer than necessary.
The outsid e mirror d efog g er shares the switc h with rear wind ow
d efog g er.
The outsid e mirror d efog g er op erates only when the ig nition switc h is
in the “ON ” p osition.

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Automatic tuning (SCN)
Press the “SCN ” b utton to c hang e the rad io to the SCAN mod e. In th is
mod e, the rad io sc ans throug h the rad io b and until a station is found .
The rad io will stop at the station for five sec ond s while d isp laying the fre-
q uenc y, after whic h sc anning will c ontinue until th e entire b and has b een
sc anned from the low end to the hig h end .
Press the “SCN ” b utton ag ain to c anc el the SCAN mod e and to stop o n
any d isp layed freq uenc y.
When the “SCN ” b utton is p ressed for automatic tuning , stations a re
sc anned in the d irec tion of low freq uenc ies to hig h freq uenc ies only.
Automatic tuning may not func tion p rop erly if the s tation rec ep tion is
weakened b y d istanc e from the station or p roximity to tall b uild ing s and
hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a p reset b utton allows yo u to selec t that station
in a sing le op eration. Up to six AM and FM stations eac h may b e p reset.
How to preset stations
1. Press the FM/AM selec tion switc h to selec t either FM or AM rec ep tion.
2. Press the “SCN ” b utton or tune the rad io manually until the d esire d
station freq uenc y is d isp layed .
3. Press one of the p reset b uttons for at least two seconds to store the
freq uenc y. The freq uenc y of the station will flash onc e on the d isp lay at
this time. If the b utton is p ressed for less than t wo sec ond s, the p rec ed -
ing selec tion will remain in memory. NOTE
If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.

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Display mode
You c an selec t either the time d isp lay mod e or func tion d isp lay mod e b y
p ressing the “DISP/CLK ” b utton when the ig nition switc h is either “ACC ”
or “ON ” p osition.
Time display mode
When the time d isp lay mod e is selec ted , the time d i sp lay takes p rior-
ity of the func tion d isp lay. The time is shown on t he d isp lay whenever
the ig nition switc h is “ACC ” or “ON ” p osition.
When the rad io is turned on or the station is c hang ed d uring the time
d isp lay mod e, the time d isp lay is rep lac ed b y the f req uenc y d isp lay.
However, after the freq uenc y has b een d isp layed for five sec ond s, it
is rep lac ed b y the time d isp lay ag ain. Function display mode
When the func tion d isp lay mod e is selec ted , the tim e is not shown on
the d isp lay. The d isp lay ind ic ates the c urrent func tion only.
When the rad io is turned off d uring the func tion d i sp lay mod e, the
b ac k-up lig ht on the d isp lay g oes out.
Setting the time
1. Turn the ig nition switc h to “ACC ” or “ON ”.
2. To adjust hour: Press the “DISP ” b utton and the “TUNING ” b utton
ind ic ated with “ ” tog ether to ad vanc e the hours in one-hour inc remen ts.
Keep ing the b uttons p ressed ad vanc es the hours q uic kly.
3. To adjust minute: Press the ”DISP ” b utton and the “TUNING ” b utton
ind ic ated “
 ” tog ether to ad vanc e the minutes in one-minute inc r ements.
Keep ing the b uttons p ressed ad vanc es the minutes q u ic kly.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, the time set-ting will be cleared. If this occurs, it is necessary to reset the time.

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1. Turn on the ig nition switc h to the “ACC ” p osition and the d isp lay
shows the d efault Eng lish measurement units.
2. Dep ress the “ADJ ” switc h for 5 sec ond s or more and the d isp lay
will show “DEVIATION ” tog ether with the “5 ” and “W ”.
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3. Chang e the measurement units b y p ressing the “MODE ” switc h
until the p rop er mod e ap p ears.
4. Press the “ADJ ” switc h to save your selec tion.
NOTE If the setting is not completed in 30 seconds, the display will
return to the initial mode. When the battery is disconnected, you may have to perform
this operation again to reset to the desired units.

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Use of an electric appliance in the accessory socket or dual
power socket for a long period of time while the engine is not running can cause battery discharge. Before driving your vehicle, make sure that the plug and the
cord on your electrical appliance will not interfere with your shift-ing gears and operating the accelerator and brake pedals. If theydo, do not use the electrical appliance while driving.
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Elec tric al p ower (12V DC) from the b attery is on ta p at the soc ket when
the ig nition switc h is either in the “ACC ” or “ON ” p osition.
You c an use an in-c ar use elec tric al ap p lianc e b y c onnec ting it to the
soc ket.