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Canadian models onlyThis indicator reminds you that it is
time to take your vehicle in for
scheduled maintenance.
This indicator comes on if any door
is not closed tightly. This indicator comes on if the
tailgate or the hatch is not closed
tightly. This indicator comes on when the
washer f luid level is low. Add washer
f luid when you see this indicator
come on (see page ). Ref er to the maintenance schedules
f or normal and severe driving
conditions on pages
.
For the f irst 8,000 miles (12,800 km)
af ter the maintenance required
indicator is reset, it will come on f or
2 seconds when you turn the ignition
switch to ON (II).
Between 8,000 miles (12,800 km)
and 10,000 miles (16,000 km), this
indicator will come on f or 2 seconds
when you first turn the ignition
switch to ON (II), and then flash for
10 seconds. Hold the button for about 10
seconds until the indicator goes
of f . Press and hold the Select/Reset
button on the instrument panel,
then turn the ignition switch to
ON (II). Turn of f the engine.
Your dealer will reset this indicator
af ter completing the scheduled
maintenance. If this maintenance is
notdonebyyourdealer,resetthe
indicator as f ollows. If you exceed 10,000 miles (16,000
km) without having the scheduled
maintenance perf ormed, this
indicator will remain on as a constant
reminder.
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Indicator
Door-open Indicator Tailgate and Hatch Open
Indicator
Instrument Panel Indicators
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Press this button once to
lock both doors and hatch. Some
exterior lights will f lash. When you
push LOCK twice within 5 seconds,
you will hear a beep to verify that the
doors are locked. You cannot lock it
if any door is not f ully closed or key
is in the ignition switch. Avoid dropping or throwing the
transmitter.
Protect the transmitter from
extreme temperature.
Do not immerse the transmitter in
any liquid.
If you lose a transmitter, the
replacement needs to be
reprogrammed by your dealer.
Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Push it
twice to unlock the passenger’s door
and the hatch. Some exterior lights
will f lash twice each time you press
the button. If you do not open either
door or the hatch within 30 seconds,
they will automatically relock.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to attract attention;
thehornwillsoundandtheexterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to ON (II).
On EX models
Remote Transmitter
LOCK UNL OCK
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UNLOCK
BUTTON LED
LOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON
The ceiling light has a three-position
switch: ON, Door Activated, and
OFF.
In the Door Activated (center)
position, the light comes on when
you:Open any door.
Remove the key from the ignition.
If you do not open a door, the light
f ades out in about 30 seconds.
Unlock the doors with the key or
remote transmitter. The cargo area light has a three-
position switch. In the center
position, the light comes on when
you open the hatch.
Turn on the spotlight by pushing the
lens. Push the lens again to turn it
of f . You can use the spotlights at all
times.
The ignition switch light comes on
when you unlock the driver’s door,
and f ades out about 30 seconds af ter
you close the door.
On EX models
Interior Lights
Ceiling L ight
Spotlights
Cargo Area Light
Ignition Switch L ight
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ON
OFF DOOR ACTIVATED
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You can use these five methods to
f ind radio stations on a selected
band: the
preset buttons, and .
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
thesameknob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press either ( or ), then
release it.
The SCAN f unction
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan f or
a station with a strong signal. When
it f inds one, it will stop and play that
station f or about 5 seconds (LX and
DX models) or 10 seconds (EX
model).
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
and play it f or 5 seconds (LX and DX
models) or 10 seconds (EX models).
When it plays a station you want to listen to, press the SCAN button
again.
Each preset button can
store one f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
On all models except EX, the preset
f requencies will be lost if your
vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. 2.
3.
4. 1.
To Play the Radio
To Select a Station
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
TUNE SEEK
SCAN
Preset
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area. These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength.
Use
the TRE/BAS/SUB-W modes to
adjust the tone to your liking.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM, and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described. press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
Press the MODE or SOUND knob
repeatedly to display the Bass (BAS),
Treble (TRE), Balance (BAL), Fader
(FAD), and Sub-Woof er (SUB-W)
settings.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the MODE or
SOUND knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the
display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 5
seconds af ter you stop adjusting a
mode.To turn of f auto select,AUTO SELECT Balance/Fader
T reble/Bass/Sub-Woof er
Adjusting the Sound
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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To continuously replay
a track (f iles in MP3/WMA mode),
press and release the RPT button.
You will see RPT in the display.
Press the RPT button again to turn it
off.
To
select a different folder, use the
FOLDER knob to move to the
beginning of the next f older. Turn
the knob right to move to the
beginning of the current f older. Turn
the knob lef t to skip to the beginning
of the previous f older. This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat mode, press
andholdtheRPTbuttonfor2
seconds. You will see RPT in
the display. The system continuously
replays the current f older. Press and
hold the RPT button for 2 seconds to
turn it off.
This f eature plays the
tracks (all f iles in each f older in
MP3/WMA mode) within a disc in
random order. To activate random
play, press and release the RDM
button. You will see RDM in the
display. Press the RDM button again
to return to normal play. This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles within a f older in random order,
rather than in the order they are
compressed in MP3/WMA. To
activate folder random play, press
andholdtheRDMbutton.Youwill
see RDM in the display. The
system will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random play by
pressing the RDM button again or
selecting a dif f erent f older with the
FOLDER knob.
In MP3/WMA mode
On EX models
Playing a Disc
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT)
FOLDER SELECTION FOL DER-REPEA T
RANDOM (Random within a
Disc)FOLDER-RANDOM
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Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button also turns of f the scan
feature. If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
The SCAN f unction
samples all tracks/f iles on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded. To activate the scan
f eature, press and hold the SCAN
button until you hear a beep. You will
see SCAN in the display. You will get
a10secondsamplingof eachtrack/
f ile on the selected disc. Press the
SCAN button again to get out of scan
mode and play the last track/f ile
sampled. This feature,
when activated, samples all files on
the selected f older in order. To
activate the folder scan feature,
press and hold the SCAN button
until you hear a beep. You will see SCAN in the display. The
system will then play the f irst f ile f or
about 10 seconds. If you do nothing,
the system will then play the first file
in each f older f or 10 seconds. When
it plays a f ile you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again.
Pressing either side of the SEEK/
SKIP button or selecting a dif f erent
folder with the FOLDER knob also
turns off the scan feature. Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD/AUX button.
Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a disc is playing.
To play the disc, press the CD button.
Playing a Disc
To Stop Playing a Disc
SCA N FOL DER-SCA N
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Your vehicle’s audio system will
disable itself if it is disconnected
f rom electrical power f or any reason.
To make it work again, you must
enter a specif ic f ive-digit code in the
preset buttons. Because there are
hundreds of number combinations
possible f rom f ive-digits, making the
system work without knowing the
exact code is nearly impossible.
Youshouldhavereceivedacardthat
lists your audio system’s code and
serial numbers. It is best to store this
card in a saf e place at home. In
addition, you should write the audio
system’s serial number in this
Owner’s Manual.
If you lose the card, you must obtain
the code number f rom a dealer. To
do this, you will need the system’s
serial number.If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead, or the
radio f use is removed, the audio
system will disable itself . If this
happens, you will see ‘‘CODE’’ in the
frequencydisplaythenexttimeyou
turn on the system. Use the preset
buttons to enter the five-digit code.
Thecodeisontheradiocodecard
included in your Owner’s Manual kit.
When it is entered correctly, the
radio will start playing.
If you make a mistake entering the
code, do not start over; complete the
f ive-digit sequence, then enter the
correct code. You have ten tries to
enter the correct code. If you are
unsuccessful in ten attempts, you
must then leave the system on for 1
hour bef ore trying again.
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