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Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel
Intensity/Brightness Control
The displays automatically dim when it becomes dark
outside and your lights are on. The displays automatically
brighten when it becomes light outside. Backlighting
will only remain active as long as the parking lamps
are on and it is dark outside. The brightness of the
backlighting can be adjusted by using the instrument
panel brightness control.
The button is located to
the right of the Twilight
Sentinel control. Push the
button in to release it to
the outward position.
Turn the button counterclockwise to dim and clockwise
to brighten the lighting. Push the button in to return it to
the original storage position.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps are located on the headliner above
the rear seat. These lamps come on by turning the
instrument panel brightness control fully clockwise or
when any door is opened and it is dark outside. Puddle
lamps are located on the bottom of the front and rear
door trim.
Illuminated Entry
The illuminated entry system turns on the courtesy
lamps and the backlighting to the door switches and
to the lamp control knob when a door is opened or if
you press the remote keyless entry transmitter unlock
button. If activated due to the transmitter, the lighting
will remain active for about 40 seconds. Since the
illuminated entry system uses the light sensor, it must be
dark outside in order for the courtesy lamps to turn on.
The courtesy lamps turn off approximately 25 seconds
after the last door is closed. They will dim to off if the
ignition key is placed in ON, or immediately deactivate
if the power locks are activated.

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Parade Dimming
This feature prohibits dimming of the digital displays
and backlighting during daylight hours when the key is
in the ignition and the headlamps are on. This feature
operates with the light sensor for the Twilight Sentinel
and is fully automatic. When the light sensor reads
darkness outside and the parking lamps are active,
the digital displays can be adjusted by turning the lamp
control knob counterclockwise to dim and clockwise to
brighten lighting.
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are located on the overhead console
on the headliner and in the rear door opening. These
lamps come on automatically when any door is opened
and it is dark outside. For manual operation, press the
button to turn them on. Press it again to turn them off.
If the reading lamps are left on, they automatically shut
off 10 minutes after the ignition has been turned off.
Battery Load Management
The battery load management feature is designed to
monitor the vehicle electrical load and determine when
the battery is in a heavy discharge condition. During
times of high electrical loading, the engine may idle at
a higher RPM (revolutions per minute) setting than
normal to make sure the battery charges. High electrical
loads may occur when several of the following are
on: headlamps, high beams, fog lamps, rear window
defogger, high blower fan, heated seats and engine
cooling fans.

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This is the on/off button, located on the lower left
side of the mirror for the electrochromic and compass
functions of the rearview mirror.
The mirror also includes an eight
-point compass
display in the upper right corner of the mirror face.
When on, the compass automatically calibrates as the
vehicle is driven.
When cleaning the mirror, use a paper towel or similar
material dampened with glass cleaner. Do not spray
glass cleaner directly on the mirror as that may cause the
liquid cleaner to enter the mirror housing.
Mirror Operation
To turn on the automatic dimming feature, press
and hold the on/off button for about three seconds.
To turn off automatic dimming, press and hold the
on/off button for about three seconds again. The green
indicator light will be illuminated when this feature is
active. The automatic dimming feature will be active
each time the vehicle is started.Compass Operation
Press the on/off button once to turn the compass on
or off.
When the ignition and the compass feature are on,
the compass will show two character boxes for
approximately two seconds. After two seconds,
the mirror will display the compass heading.
Compass Calibration
If after two seconds, the display does not show a
compass heading (ªNº for North, for example),
there may be a strong magnetic field interfering with
the compass. Such interference may be caused by a
magnetic antenna mount, magnetic note pad holder or
a similar magnetic item. If the letter ªCº should ever
appear in the compass window, the compass may
need calibration.
The mirror can be calibrated by driving the vehicle in
circles at 5 mph (8 km/h) or less until the display reads
a direction.
The compass can be placed in calibration mode by
pressing and holding the on/off button until a ªCº is
shown in the compass display.

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Compass Variance
The mirror is set in zone eight upon leaving the factory.
It will be necessary to adjust the compass to compensate
for compass variance if you live outside zone eight.
Under certain circumstances, as during a long distance
cross
-country trip, it will be necessary to adjust for
compass variance. Compass variance is the difference
between earth's magnetic north and true geographic
north. If not adjusted to account for compass variance,
your compass could give false readings.
To adjust for compass variance, do the following:
1. Find your current location and variance zone number
on the following zone map.
2. Press and hold the on/off button until a zone number
appears in the display.
3. Once the zone number appears in the display, press
the on/off button quickly until the correct zone
number appears in the display. Stop pressing the
button and the mirror will return to normal
operation. If ªCº appears in the compass window,
the compass may need calibration. See ªCompass
Calibrationº explained previously.

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Speedometer and Odometer
The speedometer lets you see your speed in both
miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h).
The odometer shows how far your vehicle has been
driven, in either miles (used in the United States) or
kilometers (used in Canada).
You may wonder what happens if a vehicle has to have
a new odometer installed. The new one may read the
correct mileage. This is because your vehicle's computer
has stored the mileage in memory.
Trip Odometer
Press this button to tell
how far you've traveled
since you last set the trip
odometer back to zero.English/Metric Button
By pressing this button,
you can go back and forth
from English (miles) to
metric (kilometers).
Other readings such as temperature, fuel and trip
odometer also go back and forth between English
and metric.
Display Mode
On the analog cluster, this button is located between the
trip odometer and ENG/Metric button. Press DSPL
MODE to turn the backlighting and the digital speed
image on and off.
On the digital cluster, press DSPL MODE to turn the
digital displays other than the speedometer and gear
display on and off.

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Fuel Data Display (Digital Cluster)
The fuel data display
tells you all you about
the fuel economy and
how far you can travel
with the fuel remaining.
The average fuel economy (AVG) display shows the
average miles per gallon.To reset the average fuel economy, press the INFO
button until the MPG AVG is displayed on the Driver
Information Center (DIC). Press and hold the INFO
RESET button until both the fuel data display and DIC
display reads 0.0.
The RANGE display shows how far the computer
thinks you can travel with the fuel that is in the tank.
The computer does not know what driving conditions
will be like for the rest of your trip, so the range is
estimated based on the recent fuel economy. Therefore,
the range reading may change as your driving habits
change. Going from city to highway driving may
increase the range reading.
If the range display shows LO, you should stop for
fuel as soon as possible.
On the analog cluster, fuel data can be obtained by
pressing the INFO button. See ªDriver Information
Centerº in the Index.

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Driver Information Center (DIC)
This display gives you the status of many of your
vehicle's systems. The DIC is also used to display driver
personalization features and warning/status messages.
DIC Controls and Displays
INFO: Pressing this button up or down will display the
MILES RANGE (Analog Cluster), MPG AVG, MPG
INST, GAL FUEL USED, AVG MPH, TIMER,
BATTERY VOLTS, LF
-RF-LR-RR TIRE
(If Equipped), RPM TACHOMETER (Digital Cluster),
ENGINE OIL LIFE, TRANS FLUID LIFE, PHONE
(If Equipped), FEATURE PROGRAMMING and
Blank Display.
INFO RESET: Pressing this button will reset the
MPG AVG, GAL FUEL USED, MPH AVG, TIMER,
ENGINE OIL LIFE, TRANS FLUID LIFE, when each
mode is individually selected. For more information
about the trip odometer, see ªOdometerº in the Index.
ON/OFF: Pressing this button turns the Programming
and Personalization Features on and off. (FEATURE
PROGRAMMING must be displayed on the DIC to
begin actual programming.) This button also starts and
stops the timer.
MILES RANGE: (Analog Cluster Only.) This message
shows about how many miles you can drive without
refilling your fuel tank. Once the range drops below
40 miles (64 km) remaining, the display will
show LOW.

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MPG AVG (Reset): This message shows the
approximate fuel economy you have averaged since the
last time you reset the value. To reset the MPG AVG
(Average Fuel Economy), press the INFO button to
display the MPG AVG then press and hold the INFO
RESET button until 0.0 MPG AVG is displayed.
MPG INST: This message shows the instantaneous
fuel economy which varies with your driving conditions,
such as acceleration, braking and the grade of the road
being traveled. The INFO RESET button does not
function in this mode.
GAL FUEL USED (Reset): This message shows how
much fuel has been used since the last reset. To learn
how much fuel is used from a new starting point, press
the RESET button while the GAL FUEL USED is
displayed in the DIC.
AVG MPH (Reset): This message shows the average
speed you have traveled at since the last time you reset
the value. To reset the value, press the INFO button to
display AVG MPH then press and hold the INFO
RESET button until 0.0 AVG MPH is displayed.TIMER: This feature is like a stopwatch, in that
you can clock the time it takes to get from one point
to another.
To operate, press the INFO button to display TIMER.
Each of the fields for the hours, minutes and seconds are
two numeric digits.
Once TIMER 00:00:00 is displayed, press the ON/OFF
button to start the timing feature. Press the ON/OFF
button again to stop it. If you will be starting and
stopping your vehicle, during a trip for instance, the
TIMER feature will automatically start timing where it
left off when you last stopped. To reset it, press and hold
the INFO RESET button until the display reads TIMER
00:00:00. Press the INFO button to exit from the
TIMER display.
BATTERY VOLTS: This message shows the current
battery voltage. If the voltage is normal the display will
show BATTERY VOLTS OK. If the voltage drops
below 10.5 volts, the display will show BATTERY
VOLTS LOW. If the voltage is above 16 volts, the
display will show BATTERY VOLTS HIGH. If the
display shows the high or low message, you will need
to have your battery checked. See ªDriver Information
Center (DIC) Messagesº in the Index for
more information.