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Only a rear-f acing child seat provides
proper support f or a baby’s head,
neck, and back.
An inf ant must be properly
restrained in a rear-f acing, reclining
child seat until the child reaches the
seat maker’s weight or height limit
for the seat and the child is at least
one year old.
Two types of seats may be used: a
seat designed exclusively f or inf ants,
or a convertible seat used in the rear-
f acing, reclining mode.
If placed
f acing f orward, an inf ant could be
very seriously injured during a
f rontal collision.
A rear-f acing child seat can be placed
in any seating position in the back
seat, but not in the f ront.
If the passenger’s f ront airbag
inflates, it can hit the back of the
child seat with enough f orce to kill or
seriously injure an inf ant.
When properly installed in the back
seat, a rear-facing child seat may
prevent the driver or a f ront
passenger f rom moving their seat as
f ar back as recommended, or f rom
locking their seat-back in the desired
position. It could also interf ere with
proper operation of the passenger’s
advanced front airbag system.
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Do not put a rear-f acing child seat in
a f orward-f acing position.
Child Seat T ype
Rear-f acing Child Seat Placement
Never put a
rear-f acing child seat in t he f ront
seat .
Protecting Inf ants
Protecting Inf ants and Small Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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When not using the LATCH system,
all child seats must be secured to the
vehicle with the lap part of a lap/
shoulder belt.
With the child seat in the desired
seating position, route the belt
through the child seat according
to the seat maker’s instructions,
then insert the latch plate into the
buckle.
To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops,
then let the belt feed back into the
retractor.
Af ter the belt has retracted, tug on
it. If the belt is locked, you will not
be able to pull it out. If you can pull
thebeltout,itisnotlocked,and
you will need to repeat these steps.
In addition, the lap/shoulder belts in
all seating positions except the
driver’s have a locking mechanism
that must be activated to secure a
child seat.
If you intend to install a child seat in
the center seating position of the
rear seat, make sure the detachable
seat belt anchor is securely latched.
2. 1.
3.
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Installing a Child Seat with a L ap/
Shoulder Belt
Installing a Child Seat
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Af ter conf irming that the belt is
locked, grab the shoulder part of
the belt near the buckle, and pull
up to remove any slack from the
lap part of the belt. Remember, if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
the child seat will not be secure.
Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verif y that it is secure enough to
stay upright during normal driving
maneuvers. If the child seat is not
secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract f ully, then repeat these
steps.
To deactivate the locking
mechanism and remove a child seat,
unlatch the buckle, unroute the seat
belt, and let the belt f ully retract.
To remove slack, it may help to
putweightonthechildseat,or
push on the back of the seat while
pulling up on the belt.
4. 5.
Installing a Child Seat
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This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your vehicle. All the essential
controls are within easy reach............................
Control Locations .54
............................
Instrument Panel .55
..........
Instrument Panel Indicators . 56
.............................................
Gauges .61
...................................
Trip Meter .61
.....................................
Odometer .62
..................................
Fuel Gauge .62
...................
Temperature Gauge . 62
Outside Temperature ..................................
Indicator .62
..........
Check Fuel Cap Indicator . 63
Controls Near the Steering ...........................................
Wheel .64
.
Windshield Wipers and Washers . 65
.........
Turn Signals and Headlights . 66
........
Instrument Panel Brightness . 67
.................
Hazard Warning Button . 67
.................
Rear Window Def ogger . 68
.................................
Parking Brake .68
..........
Steering Wheel Adjustment . 69
...............................
Keys and Locks .70
........................
Immobilizer System .71
................................
Ignition Switch .72
......................................
Door Locks .73
......................
Power Door Locks .73
..............
Childproof Door Locks . 73...............
Tailgate and Hatch Glass . 74
.......................
Remote Transmitter .75
.................................................
Seats .78
....................................
Seat Heaters .86
..............................
Power Windows .86
.........................................
Moonroof .88
.............................................
Mirrors .88
...........
Interior Convenience Items . 90
.......................
Beverage Holders .91
...............................
Built-in Table .91
....................................
Glove Box .93
.....................................
Coin Tray .93
......................
Sunglasses Holder .94
................................
Center Table .94
..........
Accessory Power Sockets . 95
.............................
Center Pocket .95
......................................
Sun Visor .95
.................................
Interior Lights .95
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols
53
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Control L ocations
54
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
HATCH GLASS
RELEASE BUTTON
A/T model is shown. HEATING/COOLING CONTROLS
(P.86)
(P.98)
(P.89)
(P.74) POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
(P.73) MIRROR CONTROLS
FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE HANDLE ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
(P.
95) (P.61)
GAUGES
AUDIO SYSTEM
CLOCK
(P.86) SEAT HEATER
SWITCH HAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
(P.67)PARKING BRAKE
(P.68)PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF INDICATOR
(P.30)
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS
MANUAL
TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
(P.55)
(P.161)
(P.159)
(P.103) (P.137)
(P.144)
(P.143)
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Î
Î
ÎThe U.S. instrument panel is shown. Dif f erences f or the Canadian models are noted in the text.
Instrument Panel
Inst rument s and Cont rols
55
LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR
IMMOBILIZER
SYSTEM
INDICATOR
MALFUNCTION
INDICATOR
LAMP
CHARGING
SYSTEM
IND ICATOR
HIGH BEAM
INDICATORDOOR-OPEN
INDICATOR
PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKE
SYSTEM INDICATOR LOW FUEL
INDICATOR
CRUISE CONTROL
INDICATOR
TAILGATE AND HATCH GLASS OPEN INDICATOR
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR
(P.57)
(P.59)(P.
58)
(P.57)
(P.59)
(P.57)
(P.57)
(P.56)
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR
(P.59)(P.
59)
SIDE AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR
SEAT BELT
REMINDER
IND ICATOR
MAINTENANCE
REQUIRED
INDICATOR
(P.60) VSA ACTIVATION
INDICATOR
(P. 58)
VEHICLE STABILITY
ASSIST (VSA)
SYSTEM INDICATOR
(P.58)
(P.56,
233)
(P.234)
(P.56, 233)
(P.56,235)
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This indicator also blinks several
times when you turn the ignition
switch f rom the ON (II) position to
the ACCESSORY (I) or the LOCK
(0) position.
This indicator comes on brief ly when
you turn the ignition switch to the
ON (II) position. If it comes on at
any other time, it indicates a
potential problem with your f ront
airbags. This indicator will also alert
you to a potential problem with your
side airbags, passenger’s side airbag
automatic cutoff system, side curtain
airbags, automatic seat belt
tensioners, driver’s seat position
sensor, or the f ront passenger’s
weight sensors. For more
inf ormation, see page . This indicator comes on f or a f ew
seconds when you turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position. It will
then go of f if you have inserted a
properly-coded ignition key. If it is
not a properly-coded key, the
indicator will blink, and the engine
will not start (see page ).
This indicator comes on when you
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position. If it comes on at any
other time, it indicates that the
passenger’s side airbag has automatically shut off. For more
inf ormation, see page .
This indicator normally comes on f or
a f ew seconds when you turn the
ignition switch to the ON (II)
position, and when the ignition
switch is turned to the START (III)
position. If it comes on at any other
time, there is a problem with the
ABS. If this happens, have your
vehicle checked at a dealer. With
this indicator on, your vehicle still
has normal braking ability but no
anti-lock f unction. For more
inf ormation, see page .
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168
Supplemental Restraint
System Indicator
Immobilizer System
Indicator
Side Airbag Of f Indicator Anti-lock Brake System
(A BS) Indicator
Instrument Panel Indicators
Inst rument s and Cont rols
57
Canada
U.S.
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µ
µ
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Push the right lever up or down to
select a position.
The wipers run at high
speed until you release the lever.
The wipers are not activated.
The wipers operate every
f ew seconds.
The wipers run at low speed.
The wipers run at high speed.
Pull the
wiper control lever toward you,
andholdit.Thewashersspray
until you release the lever. The
wipers run at low speed, then
complete one more sweep af ter
you release the lever.
Rotate the switch clockwise to
turn the rear window wiper ON.
The wiper operates every 7
seconds af ter completing two
sweeps.
Hold past ON to turn the rear
window wiper on and to spray the
rear window washer.
MIST
OFF
INT Intermittent
LO Low speed
HI High speed
Windshield washers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
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Windshield Wiper Rear Window Wiper and Washer MIST
OFF
INT
LO
HI
Windshield Washers
Windshield Wipers and Washers
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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