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1. Headlight, turn signal and front foglight switches
2. Cruise control switch
3. Ignition switch
4. Wiper and washer switches
5. Emergency flasher switch
6. Clock, outside temperature and trip infor- mation display
7. Car audio
8. Front passenger ’s seat belt reminder light
9. Air conditioning controls
10. Outside rear view mirror heater switch 11. Rear air conditioning switch
12. Rear window defogger switch
13. Center differential lock switch
14. Power antenna switch
15. Power tilt and telescopic steering switch
16. Instrument panel light control dial
17. Power rear view mirror control switches
18. Power quarter window switch (left hand side)
19. Power quarter window switch (right hand side)
20. Roll sensing of curtain shield airbags off switch
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Seats, Seat belts, Steering wheel and Mirrors
Seats32
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Front seats 32
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Armrests 35
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Rear seats 35
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Head restraints 45
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Seat heaters 45
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Seat belts 46
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SRS driver and front passenger airbags 57
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SRS side and curtain shield airbags with roll sensing function 64
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Child restraint 74
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Power tilt and telescopic steering wheel 94
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Outside rear view mirrors 95
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Anti glare inside rear view mirror 97
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Sun visors 101
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlight and turn signals104
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Emergency flashers 106
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Instrument panel light control 107
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Front fog lights 107
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Interior lights 108
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Personal lights 109
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Ignition switch light 11 0
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Windshield wipers and washer 11 0
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Rear window wiper and washer 111
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Rear window defogger 111
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Outside rear view mirror heaters 11 2
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Before starting the engine
1. Check the area around the vehicle be-fore entering it.
2. Adjust seat position, seatback angle, head restraint height and steering
wheel angle.
3. Adjust the inside and outside rear view mirrors.
4. Lock all doors.
5. Fasten seat belts. Once you turn the ignition key to “START”
position and release it, the cranking hold
function continues to crank the engine in
“ON” position until it starts.
The function stops cranking the engine
after about 25 seconds maximum if the
engine has not started yet. When you
crank the engine again, wait a few sec-
onds and restart it.
If you hold the key in “START” position,
the function will keep cranking for about
30 seconds maximum.
(b) Before cranking
1. Apply the parking brake firmly.
2. Turn off unnecessary lights and acces-
sories.
3. Put the selector lever in ”P”. If you need to restart the engine while the
vehicle is moving, put the selector le-
ver in ”N”. A starter safety device will
prevent the starter from operating if the
selector lever is in any drive position.
4. Depress the brake pedal and hold it to the floor until driving off.
(c) Starting the engine
Before starting the engine, be sure to fol-
low the instructions in ”(b) Before crank-
ing”.
Normal starting procedure
The multiport fuel injection system/sequen-
tial multiport fuel injection system in your
engine automatically controls the proper
air fuel mixture for starting. You can start
a cold or hot engine as follows:
1. With your foot off the accelerator ped- al, turning the ignition key to ”START”
position, then release it.
2. After the engine runs for about 10 se- conds, you are ready to drive.
If the weather is below freezing, let the
engine warm up for a few minutes be-
fore driving.
If the engine stalls...
Simply restart it, using the correct proce-
dure given in normal starting.
If the engine will not start...
See ”If your vehicle will not start” on page
226.
How to start the engine–
(a) Cranking hold function