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Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation
The buttons on your key
allow you to lock and
unlock your doors
or unlock your trunk.
When pressing the key buttons, ensure that other keys
on the key ring are not between the main key and
the vehicle. Other keys can obscure the signal being
transmitted to the vehicle.
When a button on the key is pressed, it sends a signal
to the vehicle. The receiver of the signal is a small
rectangle on top of the dashboard, in the center. The
receiver is also used to measure sunlight. It is important
that the receiver is clean, not covered, and that there
are no metal objects close by, as this may block
the signals.LOCK:Press this button on the key to lock all the
doors, disable the engine, and set the alarm. The
vehicle’s turn signals will briefly flash.
If you prefer to have the turn signals flash accompanied
by the horn sounding, the LOCK feature can be
changed. SeeVehicle Personalization on page 2-32.
The LOCK button on the key will not work if the ignition
is turned on or if the driver’s door is open.
UNLOCK:Press this button on the key to unlock the
doors. The turn signals will flash twice, and the horn will
chirp twice, if selected through vehicle personalization.
The interior light will also turn on for a short time. If
UNLOCK is pressed once, the driver’s door will unlock.
If UNLOCK is pressed a second time, or is held
down for more than half a second, all the doors will
unlock. If you prefer to have all the doors unlock with a
single press, the unlock feature can be changed to
unlock all doors. See “Two Stage Unlock” underVehicle
Personalization on page 2-32.
If the lock system is overloaded as a result of repeated
use in a short time interval, the power supply is cut
off for about 30 seconds. The door lock system
has been designed to make the vehicle horn chirp
rapidly five times if it detects a fault in the lock system
when the LOCK button is pressed. You should check to
see that the doors have locked.
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V(Trunk):Press the button with the opened trunk
symbol to release the trunk lid.
The trunk button on the key will not work if you are
travelling over 12 mph (20 km/h).
Battery
Under normal use, the battery in your key should last
about five years.
You can tell the battery is weak if the key won’t work at
the normal range in any location. If you have to get
close to your vehicle before the key works, it is probably
time for a new battery. See your dealer.
The key buttons will not work if the battery inside the
key is flat. Try turning the key in the ignition to ON, then
off again and remove it. Try pressing LOCK on the
key again. If it still does not work a replacement key may
be needed from your vehicle dealer.
Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers — especially children — can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the
handle will not open it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash if the doors are not locked. So,
wear safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can
help prevent this from happening.
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There are several ways to unlock and lock your vehicle.
To unlock the doors from inside the vehicle, pull up
on the door lock knob. To lock the doors, press the knob
down. If you use the driver’s door lock knob, both
doors will lock or unlock.
Automatic transmission vehicles have an automatic
locking in DRIVE (D) feature which locks the doors
automatically when the transmission selector is shifted
out of PARK (P). To select this feature, seeVehicle
Personalization on page 2-32.
For safety reasons, vehicles cannot be locked using the
remote key if the key is in the ignition or if the driver’s
door is open.
To lock or unlock your vehicle from the outside, use
your key or the remote buttons on the key.
To lock the doors from the outside, do the following:
1. Insert the key in the driver’s door lock.
2. Turn the key towards the rear of the vehicle.
3. Then turn the key back to the vertical position and
remove.The alarm system is not set using this method.
To unlock the doors from the outside, do the following:
1. Insert the key in the driver’s door lock.
2. Turn the key towards the front of the vehicle.
3. Then turn the key back to the vertical position and
remove.
The alarm system will go off as soon as a door is
opened. If this happens, turn the key in the ignition to
ON to shut off the alarm.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving your vehicle, make sure that you lock
it and take the keys with you.
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Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel Brightness
When the parking lamps
are turned on, the interior
instruments are
automatically illuminated
and you can adjust
the brightness. Move the
tab clockwise to increase
brightness and
counterclockwise to
decrease brightness.
Courtesy Lamps
When a door is open, the courtesy lamps will
automatically come on.
Dome Lamp
The dome lamp has three positions.
ON:In this position, the dome lamp is always on.DOOR:In this position, the light automatically comes
on when a door is opened. It will turn off 30 seconds
after the last door is closed. If the ignition is turned on,
the light turns off immediately unless a door is open.
OFF:In this position, the dome lamp is always off, even
when a door is opened.
The dome lamp can be set to remain on for a preset
amount of time after the ignition has been turned
off. SeeVehicle Personalization on page 2-32.
Entry Lighting
The entry lighting feature illuminates the interior of the
vehicle before you enter. The interior lamps will come on
for 40 seconds when you unlock the doors using the
remote key buttons and the ignition is in LOCK.
After 40 seconds have elapsed, the interior lamps will
turn off. The lamps will turn off before 40 seconds have
elapsed if you do the following:
•Lock all doors using the remote key buttons.
•Lock the doors manually using the lock knob.
When any door is opened, entry lighting is canceled.
The interior lamps will stay on while any door is opened
and turn off when all doors are closed. The interior
lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after all doors
have been closed if they have not been locked.
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Trip Computer
The buttons for the trip
computer are located to
the right of the gages and
the display is located
directly beneath the gages.
The basic, more commonly used functions of the trip
computer are shown following. Tap the MODE button to
scroll between the different sets of display.
You will notice that speed related displays are in the left
window, distance related displays in the center, and
fuel related windows on the right.
When the ignition is turned on, the trip computer
displays the same functions as when the ignition was
last turned off.The trip computer can be reset when AVG SPEED or
TRIP TIME are shown on the left window. To reset,
press the SET button for less than two seconds.
Resetting does not affect the Odometer, Overspeed,
Distance to Empty, Time to Arrival, Distance to Arrival,
Instantaneous Fuel, or Remaining Fuel.
Vehicle personalization is available through the trip
computer controls and display. SeeVehicle
Personalization on page 2-32.
AVG SPEED
This function shows the average speed, while the
engine is running, since the trip computer was reset.
Odometer
This function records miles travelled since the car
was built.
AVG FUEL
This function shows average fuel used since the trip
computer was reset. After resetting, a high number may
initially be shown, due to the short distance travelled
and the high fuel used when accelerating.
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Trip A/B
When the Time to Arrival/Distance to Arrival/Fuel
Remaining set of windows are turned on, using vehicle
personalization, and are showing on the display,
hold the MODE button down for two seconds. Now,
instead of the Time to Arrival set of displays, the
trip computer shows Trip B details.
Press the MODE button to view your displays. You now
have two different sets of trip displays counting, your
original set of trip displays (labeled A while B is turned
on) and a new set of trip displays, labelled B. This is
useful on a long trip, as Trip B can be reset at the
beginning of the journey and then locked away
(by pressing the MODE button for two seconds when
Trip B is shown). Time to Arrival/Distance to
Arrival/Remaining Fuel will again be shown on the
display, but Trip B is still counting away in the
background and the original trip display can be used for
short distances during the journey. Trip B can be
viewed at any time by pressing the MODE button for
two seconds when Distance to Arrival is shown.
Trip A/B can also be enabled/disabled in vehicle
personalization, SeeVehicle Personalization on
page 2-32. If the Trip A and B function is selected,
the Average Speed and Average Fuel displays
indicate Trip A.
Trip Computer Notes:
•If the wrong buttons are accidentally pressed,
causing the window to show a display other
than normal, turn the ignition off then on again
when the vehicle is standing still.
•Several warning lights are linked to the trip
computer displays. SeeWarning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators on page 3-23.
•When the overspeed warning symbol is first shown,
the overspeed trip computer display is automatically
shown for 10 seconds. This is to show what your
pre-selected speed is and allow you to adjust
it if required. After 10 seconds, the trip computer
returns to its previous display.
•Some displays change the units of measurement
over time. For example, the Time to Arrival shows
hours only above 99 hours and 59 minutes,
and hours and minutes below. Time to Arrival also
shows 10 minute units above 2 hours, 5 minute
units below 2 hours and 1 minute units below
10 minutes.
•If the X symbol or a Service Error message is
shown in the display, it indicates a fault in the
trip computer and you should see your vehicle
dealer.
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Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to
your favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations,
six FM1, six FM2, and six AM, by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press FM AM to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you
press that numbered pushbutton, the station
you set will return and the equalization that you
selected will be automatically stored for that
pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.ASM (Automatic Station Memory):The radio will
automatically store the six strongest AM and FM radio
stations for the current area without deleting the
preset stations that you have stored.
To activate ASM do the following:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press FM AM to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Press the ASM button for more than two seconds.
The sound will be briefly mute and SEARCH will
appear on the display while the radio is in the
process of finding and storing radio stations.
When storing is complete, ASM will appear on the
display, the six strongest radio stations will be
stored. The radio station now stored on
pushbutton 1 will begin to play.
4. Press any of the pushbuttons to listen to the station
stored on that pushbutton.
5. To stop listening to the stations stored by ASM,
press the ASM button and ASM will go off the
display.
6. Repeat the above steps if you have driven out of
the stored stations’ range to select new stations.
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Speed Dependent Volume (SDV)
With SDV, your audio system adjusts automatically to
make up for road or wind noise as you drive.
This feature will never completely compensate for
driving noise. There are other factors such as road
surface, wind noise, windows open, and engine speed
that may alter the interior noise for any given road
speed.
You can select compensation rates between 0 (off) and
5 (maximum compensation) in the options menu.
See “Options Menu Adjustment” later in this section to
adjust SDV.
Dynamic Distortion Limiting (DDL)
Your radio has a feature that limits the amount of
amplifier distortion that you can hear. When this feature
is turned on, it continuously monitors the quality of
the signal to the speakers. When the signal distortion
exceeds the preset limits the radio will automatically limit
or reduce the volume until the distortion is minimized.
Under some circumstances, distortion may be heard for
a very short period of time until the system has taken
the necessary steps to limit it.
The main source of distortion in music is the low
frequency bass caused by drums or large instruments.
Music that features very strong bass may trigger the
distortion limiting system and the system will then
reduce the volume to minimize the distortion.Increasing the bass control or the EQ boost may also
result in a reduced volume level due to the emphasized
bass. See “Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)” previously
in this section. The DDL can be turned off so that
the radio will deliver a higher volume level, but distortion
will also be increased.
See “Options Menu Adjustment” later in this section to
adjust DDL.
Options Menu Adjustment
Confirmation beeps, SDV, and DDL can all be adjusted
by doing the following:
1. Turn off the radio by pressing the OFF button.
2. Press the ON button and pushbutton 1 at the same
time until Options Menu appears on the display.
3. Push the AUDIO knob until the correct option
appears on the display.
4. Turn the AUDIO knob to adjust the setting of the
option being displayed.
5. Push the AUDIO knob to select another option or
press the OFF button to exit the options menu.
Your selection will be saved.
If no buttons are pressed or turned for eight
seconds, the radio will automatically exit the menu
and the radio will turn on.
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