2004 MITSUBISHI L200 sensor

SEAT AND SEAT BELTS
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(8) Older children should be seated
in the rear seat, properly wear-
ing the seat belt, with an appro-
priate booster seat if needed.How the supplemental restraint
system works
The SRS includes the following compo-
nents:
1 - Front impact sensor (Left)
2 - Front impact sensor (Right)
3 - Air bag module (For driver’s seat)
4 - Air bag control unit
5 - Air bag module (Front passenger’s
seat)
The air bags will operate only when the ig-
nition switch is in the “ON” or “START”
position. NOTE
The label shown here is attached on vehi-
cles with front passenger air bag.
If this label is attached, never install the
rear-facing child restraint on the front pas-
senger’s seat.
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SEAT AND SEAT BELTS
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When the impact sensors detect an impact
of sufficient frontal force, an automated cir-
cuit ignites materials in the inflator to gen-
erate gas and inflate the air bags.
The air bags deployment produces a sud-
den, loud noise, and releases some
smoke and powder, but these conditions
are not injurious, and do not indicate a fire
in the vehicle. People with respiratory
problems may feel some temporary irrita-
tion from chemicals used to produce the
deployment; open the windows after air
bag deployment, if safe to do so.
The air bags deflate very rapidly after de-
ployment, so there is little danger of ob-
scured vision.
The time required from the sensors de-
tecting an impact to deflation of the air
bags after deployment is shorter than a
blink of an eye.
CAUTIONAir bags are inflated at an extremely
rapid speed. In certain situations,
contact with inflating air bags can
result in light cuts, bruises, and the
like.
Air bag system
The driver’s air bag is located under the
padded cover in the middle of the steering
wheel. The front passenger air bag is con-
tained in the instrument panel above the
glove box.
The driver air bag and the front passenger
air bag are designed to inflate at the same
time even if the passenger seat is not oc-
cupied.
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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
Thermometer*ED10A-Ta
The thermometer displays the tempera-
tures outside the vehicle when the ignition
switch is at “ACC” or “ON”.
NOTE
(1) The external temperature displayed
may differ from the actual tempera-
ture on account of surrounding condi-
tions, driving conditions, etc.
(2) Temperatures outside the vehicle that
are below -30 °C or over 70 °C will re-
sult in an error message being dis-
played (-E °C, E °C).
If an error message is displayed even
though the actual t emperature is
within the range of -30 °C to 70 °C
contact an authorized MITSUBISHI
dealer for inspection of the ther-
mometer’s thermo sensor.
Volt meter*ED09A-F
The volt meter indicates the battery volt-
age.
While the engine is running, the meter
should indicate somewhere between 12 V
and 16 V.
If the needle is consistently below 11 V or
rises above 16 V, there is something
wrong with either the battery or the
charging system. Consult an authorized
MITSUBISHI dealer.
NOTE
The meter indication may fall below 11 V
when the engine is started; this is normal,
however, and does not indicate a mal-
function.
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STARTING AND DRIVING
5-35 If the lamp illuminates while
driving
(1) Since there will always be a possibility
of the vehicle becoming unstable
when brakes are applied rapidly, en-
sure that brakes are applied gently
and that high-speed driving is not at-
tempted. Furthermore, bring the vehi-
cle to halt in a safe location.
Restart the engine and check to see
whether the lamp goes out after a few
minutes driving. If it then remains off
during driving, there is no problem.
However, if the lamp does not go out
or if it lights up again when the vehicle
is driven, have the vehicle checked by
an authorized MITSUBISHI dealer as
soon as possible.
(2) After starting the engine using jumper
cables, if you attempt to start the vehi-
cle before the battery is sufficiently
charged, the engine will run irregu-
larly and the ABS warning lamp will il-
luminate indicating that the vehicle
should not be driven.
This situation, however, is caused
merely by insufficient battery voltage
and is not an abnormal situation.
If such a situation occurs, run the en-
gine at idle for some time to charge
the battery.
Limited-slip differential*
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A limited-slip differential is applied for the
rear wheel differential only. The features
of this limited-slip differential are de-
scribed below:
Just as with a conventional differential, the
wheel on one side is allowed to turn at a
different speed from the wheel on the
other side when the vehicle is cornering.
The difference between the limited-slip dif-
ferential and a conventional differential is
that if the wheel on one side of the vehicle
loses traction, a greater amount of torque
is applied to the rear wheel on the other
side to improve traction.
NOTE
Even if there is a difference in the amount
of traction the wheels can get, if both of
them are spinning, the limited-slip differ-
ential will not be effective. NOTE
(1) Immediately after the vehicle starts
moving after engine start up, a whin-
ing sound of a motor will be heard
from the engine compartment, and if
the brake pedal is depressed at that
moment, a pulsating is felt. These
sound and shock are due to the self-
diagnosis operation of the ABS and
does not indicate a malfunction.
(2) After driving on snowy roads, remove
any snow and ice which may have be-
come adhered to the wheel areas.
When doing this, be careful not to
damage the wheel speed sensors
and cables located at each wheel on
vehicles equipped with an ABS.
(3) The ABS becomes operative after the
vehicle has accelerated to a speed in
excess of approximately 10 km/h. It
stops operating when the vehicle de-
celerates to a speed below approxi-
mately 5 km/h.
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FOR PLEASANT DRIVING
To listen to a tapeEH30D-F
1 - Cassette eject button
2 - Cassette slot
3 - APS (Auto program sensor rewind) button
4 - APS (Auto program sensor forward) button
5 - (Fast rewind) button
6 - (Fast forward) button
7 - RPT (Repeat) button
8 - (Dolby noise reduction) button
9 - TAPE button
10 - (Tape direction selection) button
11 - Tape travel display window
12 - RPT (Repeat mode) indicator
13 - (Dolby noise reduction) indicator
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FOR PLEASANT DRIVING
How to operate the APS
(Auto Program Sensor) system
The start of each song on a prerecorded
music tape can be found by using the APS
or button (3 or 4).
As many as 7 programs can be skipped
over in this manner.
Forward APS operation:
Press the APS button (4) the number
of songs you desire to skip over.
The frequency-display window will display
the number of songs selected. The tape
will be fast-forwarded to the start of the
song, and playback will begin.
Rewind APS operation:
Press the APS button (3) the number
of songs you desire to skip over. Do not
forget to count the song now being played
back. The frequency-display window will
display the number of songs selected. The
tape will be rewound to the start of the
song, and playback will begin.
NOTE
(1) The tape may not stop at the begin-
ning of the song if the unrecorded
space between selections is less than
4 seconds, or if there is excessive
noise, etc. within a tune.
(2) The tape may stop at places in a
voice tape where there are pauses by
the speaker, if such pauses are long,
or for music tapes at places where the
music is at a very low volume level.
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FOR PLEASANT DRIVING
NOTE
(1) There is a photo sensor, atmosphere
temperature sensor and interior air
temperature sensor inside the vehi-
cle.
A - Photo sensor
B - Interior air temperature sensor
Never place anything on top of the
cover of these sensors, doing so will
prevent them from functioning prop-
erly.
(2) The cool air from the ventilators may
appear as a mist.
This is due to moist air being sud-
denly cooled by the air conditioner.
This will clear after a few moments.(3) The temperature setting and the but-
ton-selected air conditioning modes
remain in the memory even after the
engine has been switched off. How-
ever, disconnecting the cable from
the battery terminal will erase all
those stored in the memory and set
the temperature automatically at 25.0
(AUTO).
(4) The brightness of the air conditioning
indicator lamps changes depending
on whether the lamp switch is turned
on or not as well as whether the vehi-
cle is in the light or in the dark. There-
fore, if your vehicle has come out of a
tunnel with the lamp switch ON, it may
happen that the indicator lamps re-
main dimmed. This is not an indica-
tion of malfunction.Operating the system as an
automatic air conditioning
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In normal conditions, use the system in
the AUTO mode.
1 - Press the “AUTO” button (1).
The indicator will illuminate and the
outlet port (except “ ” and “ ”),
inside/outside - air select and blower
speed, and ON/OFF of the air condi-
tioning will be controlled automati-
cally.
The air conditioning compressor op-
eration will change to (constant air
conditioning operation).
A - Air flow indicator
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2 - Press the “TEMP” button (2) to set the
desired temperature.
The temperature can be set within a
range of 17.0 to 32.0.
▲: Each depression increases the
temperature by 0.5 up to the maxi-
mum 32.0.
▼: Each depression decreases the
temperature by 0.5 down to the
minimum 17.0.
B - Set temperature display air tem-
perature displayChange of mode selectionEH14D-Va
The air outlet selection button (1) is
pressed according to the need.
Press the button, and the air outlet will be
changed.
A - Mode display NOTE
(1) Set the temperature, under normal
operating conditions, at around 25.0.
(2) When the vehicle is stopping or in
some other cases when the outside
air temperature sensor is likely to be
influenced by the engine compart-
ment heat, the shine reflected by the
road surface, the displayed outside
air temperature may be higher than
the actual temperature.Operating the system as a manual
air conditioning
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When AUTO indicator is illuminated, if the
air outlet selection, air selection, the
blower speed selection or demisting ( )
button is operated, the AUTO indicator
goes out. But the system is still automati-
cally controlled except for the selected
function of which the button is depressed
(including the temperature setting). To re-
turn all operations to automatic operation,
press the AUTO button again.
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