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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
Steering wheel and Mirrors
Power tilt and telescopic steering wheel102
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Outside rear view mirrors 103
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Anti −glare inside rear view mirror 104
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Sun visors 109
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
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Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlight and turn signals11 2
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Emergency flashers 11 4
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Instrument panel light control 11 5
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Front fog lights 11 5
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Interior lights 11 6
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Personal lights 11 7
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Ignition switch light 11 8
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Windshield wipers and washer 11 8
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Rear window wiper and washer 11 9
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Rear window defogger 11 9
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Outside rear view mirror heaters 120
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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:
With your foot off the accelerator pedal,
turning the ignition key to “START” posi-
tion, then release it.
Engine should be warmed up by driving,
not in idle. For warming up, drive with
smoothly turning engine until engine cool-
ant temperature is within normal range.
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
251.
How to start the engine–
(a) Cranking hold function