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wish to listen. T
Weather band button (WB)
Press the “WB” button (2) to choose weather band.
The display will show WB.
Use the tuning dial to select the station to which you
wish to listen. T Manual tuning
Turn the tuning dial (3) outer tuner to increase or de-
crease the reception frequency in individual steps.
FM band: 0.2 MHz steps
AM band: 10 kHz steps
Weather band: 1 step (1 channel)
T Seek tuning (SEEK)
If the Tuning dial (3) outer tuner is turned for longer
than half of a second, the radio will begin to automati-
cally search for receivable frequencies and will stop at
the first one found. This function may not be available,
however, when radio signals are weak. In such a situ-
ation, perform manual tuning to select the desired sta- tion. T Scan tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (4) to change the radio to the
SCAN mode. In this mode, the radio scans through the
radio band until a station is found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
tire band has been scanned.
Turn the tuning dial (3) inner tuner again to cancel the
SCAN mode and to stop on any displayed frequency.
Scan tuning may not function properly if the station re-
ception is weakened by distance from the station or
proximity to tall buildings and hills. T
Preset tuning
Press any one of the preset buttons (5) to select the
corresponding, previously-registered radio station.
The LED at the top of that button will turn on. V Manual preset
y Use the tuning dial (3) to select the radio station
which you wish to register. y Choose the preset button (5) to which you wish to
assign that station and press it continuously for a peri-
od of more than 2 seconds. When the radio station has
been successfully registered, the display will flash the
corresponding radio frequency on and off once.
NOTE y Each preset button can be used to store both an
FM station and an AM station. y If the power supply is interrupted by disconnec-
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NOTE ySingle CDs (i.e., 8-cm/3-inch CDs) are not sup-
ported, and if inserted, they will be immediately
ejected. y Make sure to always insert a disc with the label
side up. If a disc is inserted with the label side
down, it might be ejected or the player might shut off. y If a disc is inserted during a radio broadcast, the
disc will interrupt the broadcast. y After the last song finishes, the disc will auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the
disc) and will automatically play back. T How to insert a CD(s)
V Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button (12). If the magazine in the
player has an idle position where you can insert a disc,
the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle position
will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle po-
sition in the magazine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink, the
“CD-IN” will appear on display for a period of 15 sec-
onds. Insert a disc during the period. The disc will be
then automatically drawn in, and the player will begin
to play back the first number of the disc. y
To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps
1 and 2. The magazine will be loaded with discs in
the ascending order of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds after you
have pressed the “LOAD” button (12), the player
will begin to play back the first number of the last
disc you have inserted. y The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is al-
ready inserted in the corresponding position of the
magazine. y While the player is in the loading mode, if you
press “FM/AM” selection button (1), the player will
enter the standby mode. Press the “Disc” button
(15) to start playback.
V Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Press the “LOAD” button (12). If the magazine in
the player has an idle position where you can insert a
disc, the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle po-
sition will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indicator of which
steadily lights up are already loaded with discs.
2. Press the “Disc select” button (16) at the position
where you want to insert a disc. The associated
“DISC” indicator will blink, and the “CD-IN” will be dis-
played.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second period
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cally drawn in, and the player will start playback of the
disc, beginning with the first number. y
To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. y While the player is in the loading mode, if you press
FM/AM selection button, the player will enter standby
mode. Press the “DISC” button to start playback. V Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button (12) for
more than 1.5 seconds, the player will produce beep
sound and will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. A “DISC” indicator will blink, and the “CD-IN” will be
on display for a period of 15 seconds. If a disc is suc-
cessfully loaded during this period, the “DISC” indica-
tor will stop blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next
“DISC” indicator will blink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs by repeating
Steps 2 and 3, the player will start playback of the
discs, beginning with the one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second in-
terval, the full disc loading mode will be canceled, and
the player will start playback of the disc inserted first. T
How to play back a CD or make a pause
V When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a CD(s)”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of
the CD, beginning with the first number. V When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “Disc select” buttons (16)
the “DISC” indicator of which steadily lights up. The
player will then start playback of the selected CD, be-
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TSelecting a desired track (TRACK)
: Skipping forward
: Skipping backward
: Fast forwarding
: Fast reversing
V Skipping forward
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) clockwise and release it im-
mediately to skip to the beginning of the next track.
Each time the knob is turned and released, the indicat-
ed track number will increase. V Skipping backward
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) counterclockwise and release it immediately to skip to the beginning of the current
track. If you continue to turn and release the knob, the
indicated track number will decrease. V
Fast forwarding
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) clockwise and hold it contin-
uously for more than 0.5 second to fast forward thedisc.
Release the knob to stop fast forwarding. V Fast reversing
Turn the FF·FB dial (14) counterclockwise and hold it
continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast reverse
the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast reverse. T Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (13) while a song is playing to
play the song repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will
come on and the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then
the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored. T How to unload CDs from the player
V Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only
one disc.
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2. Press the “Eject button” (4). The selected disc will
be ejected and the indicator light will begin blinking.
3. To remove another disc, repeat step 1 and 2
choosing a different “Disc select” button.
(To remove discs when the ignition switch is in the
“Lock” position, press the “Eject” button, and the first
disc will be ejected. Press the “Eject” button again,
and the next disc will be ejected and so on. At this
time, the “Disc select” buttons are disabled.) TTo remove all discs at one time
1. Press and hold the “Eject” button (4) until all “Disc”
indicators begin blinking (about 1.5 seconds), and the
first disc will be ejected.
2. When the disc is removed, the next one will be
ejected, and so on. T To replace a playing disc with another
Simply press the desired one of “Disc select” buttons
(3) (numbered from 1 to 6) or press the “DISC UP” or
“DISC DOWN” button on the radio unit to select the
desired disc, and the disc will begin to play. T Disc indicators
Lit: when the corresponding storage tray is occupied
by a disc.
Blinking: Disc player is either in loading, eject or
changing mode. OFF: No disc is loaded or the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position. T
Function control
Refer to CD player control operating instructions de-
scribed in the “Type A and B audio set (if equipped)” section.

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Starting and operating
Starting and operatingFuel
Use of a fuel which is low in quality or use of an
inappropriate fuel additive may cause engine
damage.
„ Fuel requirements
T 2.5 Liter models
The 2.5 Liter engine is designed to operate using un-
leaded gasoline with an octane rating of 87 AKI or
higher. T 3.0 Liter models
The 3.0 Liter engine is designed to operate using pre-
mium unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of 91
AKI or higher. Regular unleaded gasoline with an oc-
tane rating of 87 AKI may be used if necessary. For
optimum engine performance and driveability, it is rec-
ommended that you use premium grade unleaded
gasoline. T Fuel octane rating
This octane rating is the average of the Research Oc- tane and Motor Octane numbers and is commonly re-
ferred to as the Anti Knock Index (AKI).
Using a gasoline with a lower octane rating can cause
persistent and heavy knocking, which can damage the
engine. Do not be concerned if your vehicle some-
times knocks lightly when you drive up a hill or when
you accelerate. See your dealer or a qualified service
technician if you use a fuel with the specified octane
rating and your vehicle knocks heavily or persistently. T
Unleaded gasoline
The neck of the fuel filler pipe is designed to accept
only an unleaded gasoline filler nozzle. Under no cir-
cumstances should leaded gasoline be used because
it will damage the emission control system and may
impair driveability and fuel economy. T California fuel
If your vehicle was certified to California Emission
Standards as indicated on the underhood tune-up la-
bel. It is designed to optimize engine and emission
control system performance with gasoline that meets
the clean burning low-sulfur California gasoline speci-
fications. If you live in any other state than California,
your vehicle will operate on gasoline meeting Federal
specifications. Gasoline sold outside California is per-
mitted to have higher sulfur levels, which may affect
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Automatic transmission (with SPORTSHIFT mode – 2.5GT,
2.5GTLO)
Do not shift from the “P” or “N” position into
the “D”, “3”, “2”, “1” or “R” position while de-
pressing the accelerator pedal. This may cause
the vehicle to jump forward or backward.
yShift into the “P” or “R” position only after
the vehicle is completely stopped. Shifting
while the vehicle is moving may cause damage
to the transmission. y Do not race the engine for more than five sec-
onds in any position except the “N” or “P” po-
sition when the brake is set or when wheel
blocks are used. This may cause the automatic
transmission fluid to overheat. y Avoid shifting from one of the forward driving
positions into the “R” position or vice versa un-
til the vehicle has completely stopped. Such shifting may cause damage to the transmis-
sion.
The automatic transmission is electronically controlled
with 4-forward speeds and 1-reverse speed. Also, it
has a SPORTSHIFT mode.
NOTE
Immediately after a disconnected battery is recon-
nected or ATF (automatic transmission fluid) is re-
placed, you may feel that the automatic transmis-
sion operation is somewhat unusual.
This results from erasure or invalidation of data
which the on-board computer has collected and
stored in memory to allow the transmission to
shift at the most appropriate times for the current
condition of your vehicle. Optimized shifting will
be restored as the vehicle continues to be driven
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the pedal, the transmission will return to the original
gear position.
To use the SPORTSHIFT mode, move the lever from
this position into the manual gate. V
While climbing a grade
When driving up a hill, undesired upshift to 4th gear is
prevented from taking place when the accelerator is
released. This minimizes the chance of subsequent
downshifting to a lower gear when accelerating again.
This prevents repeated upshifting and downshifting re-
sulting in a smoother operation of the vehicle.
NOTE
The transmission may downshift to 2nd or 1st
gear, depending on the way the accelerator pedal
is pressed to accelerate the vehicle again. V While going down a hill
When descending a steep hill, depressing the brake
pedal will cause the transmission to downshift to 3rd
gear, thus applying engine brakeing. Reacceleration
for a short time will cause the transmission to upshift
normally.
NOTE
In some cases, depressing the brake pedal on a
downhill grade does not result in an automatic downshift to 3rd gear. This can happen when the
automatic transmission fluid temperature is very
low, for example, during driving shortly after the
vehicle has been parked for an extended period of
time. When the ATF temperature has risen to a cer-
tain level, automatic downshift normally takes
place. In the meantime, downshift manually for en-
gine braking as required.
Also, downshifting when braking downhill will not
occur at speeds above approximately 50 mph (80
km/h). T
3 (Third)
This position is for using engine braking when going
down a hill or for climbing a grade.
The transmission automatically shifts into a suitable
gear from 1st to 3rd according to the vehicle speed
and the acceleration you require.
When more acceleration is required in this position,
press the accelerator pedal fully to the floor and hold
that position. The transmission will automatically
downshift to 2nd or 1st gear. When you release the
pedal, the transmission will return to the original gear position. T 2 (Second)
To shift from the “3” to “2” position, push the release