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The ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the center position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
any door, the light stays on f or about
30 seconds, then f ades out. If you
relock the doors with the remote
transmitter before 30 seconds have
elapsed, the light will go of f
immediately. Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Push it
twice to unlock the other doors.
When you push LOCK twice within 5
seconds, you will hear a beep to
verify that the security system is
active.
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 the ON (II) position.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk if the key
is in the ignition switch.
You cannot lock the doors with the
remote transmitter if they are not
f ully closed or the key is in the
ignition switch.
If you unlock the doors with the
remote transmitter, but do not open
any of the doors within 30 seconds,
the doors automatically relock.
Af ter the doors automatically relock,
the security system will be active.
U.S. EX, EX-L, LX-V6 and EX-V6
Canadian SE, EX-L, SE-V6 and EX-V6
U.S. EX, EX-L, LX-V6 and EX-V6Canadian SE, EX-L, SE-V6 and EX-V6
Childproof Door L ocks, Remot e T ransmit t er
UNL OCK PA NIC
TRUNK
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
or icons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind stations, then
store them in the preset bars or
icons as described previously.
press the A.
SEL button or Auto Select icon. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Press the A. SEL button or touch the
Auto Select icon. A. SEL will f lash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It stores the f requencies of six AM,
and twelve FM stations in the preset
bars (1 6) or icons. You will see a
‘‘0’’ displayed af ter pressing a preset
bar or icon if Auto Select cannot f ind
a strong station for every preset bar
or icon. 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.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
To turn of f Auto Select,
Playing the Radio
AUTO SELECT
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it changes. Turn the VOLUME knob
or touch the icon 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 f ive seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode. On vehicles
with navigation system, touch the
RETURN icon to go back to the
audio screen.
Press the SOUND button or icon, or
press the TUNE knob repeatedly to
display the Bass (BAS), Treble
(TRE), Balance (BAL), and Fader
(FAD) settings. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
SOUND icon or press the TUNE
knob.
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
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking.
If you want to adjust the sound while
the radio/CD is playing, push the
AUDIO DISPLAY button, then touch
the SOUND icon in the display. Touch the arrows next to the BAS or
TRE icons. The adjustment shows
you the current setting.
Touch the lef t or right bars on the
sound grid. Balance is equalized
when the vertical lines are centered
on the grid.
Touchthefrontorrearbarsonthe
sound grid. The f ader is equalized
when the horizontal lines are
centered on the grid.
For Vehicles without Navigation System
For Vehicles with Navigation System
For Vehicles with Navigation SystemAdjusting the Sound
Balance/Fader
Treble/Bass
Playing the Radio
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µFor Vehicles without Navigation System EX-L and EX-V6 with Navigation SystemPress to play the
tracks in random order. You will see
RDM in the display. Press the RDM
button again to return to normal play.
The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded. To activate it, press and
release the SCAN button. You will
see SCAN in the display, and you will
get a 10 second sampling of each
track on the selected CD. Press the
SCAN button again to get out of scan
mode. To use the controls, press the
AUDIO DISPLAY button, the control
icons will appear on the screen.
Press the icon or
SCAN button, to get a 10 second
sampling of each track on the
current CD. Press the icon or button
again to turn it off.
Touch to get a 10
second sampling of the f irst song of
each disc in the CD changer. Touch
the icon again to turn it off.
Touch to
continuously play the same song on
the CD. Press the icon again to stop
the function.
Push the to
play the next track on the disc. Push
the oncetoreplaythetrackin
play; press it twice to replay the
previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold the or button.
Press to continuously
replay a track. You will see RPT in
the display. Press the RPT button
again to turn it off. RANDOM
SCAN TRACK SCAN
DISC SCAN
TRACK RPT
SEEK /SK IP
REPEAT
Playing a CD, CD Changer
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continuously replay the current CD.
Touch again to turn it of f .
Touch the icon to
play the current CD in random order.
Touch again to stop.
Selects an icon and
plays the disc. If a tape is in the optional tape player,
press the AUX button to switch to
the tape while a CD is playing. Press
the CD button again to switch back
to the CD player.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, the CD will stay in the
drive. When you turn the system
back on, the CD will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
PresstheAM/FMorXM/CD
buttontoswitchtotheradioor
satellite radio while a CD is playing.
Press the CD button again to play
the CD.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button. To remove a dif f erent disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset bar or icon. When
that CD begins playing, press the
eject button. Continue pressing the
EJECT button to remove all the discs
f rom the changer.
To remove the disc currently playing,
press the EJECT button. When a
disc is removed f rom a slot, the
system automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
CD in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 15 seconds, the system
returns to the previous mode (AM/
FM or satellite radio). The disc will
reload into the system and will
remainthereinapausemode.
For Vehicles with CD Player or
Changer U.S. EX-L and EX-V6
U.S. EX-L and EX-V6Canadian EX-L, SE-V6 and EX-V6
DISC RPT
TRACK RDM
CH DISC
To Stop Playing a CD Removing CDs f rom the Changer
Playing a CD, CD Changer
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The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II). Make
sure the open side of the tape is
facing right, then insert the tape
most of the way into the slot. The
system will pull the tape in the rest
of the way, and begin to play it.
The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the tape is
playing. The indicates the side
youinsertedupwardinnowplaying.
If you want to play the other side,
press the Preset 3 (PLAY/PROG)
side of the preset bar or press the
AUDIO DISPLAY button and touch
the PROG icon. When the player
reaches the end of the tape, it will
automatically reverse direction and
play the other side. Dolby noise reduction turns on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator will light in the
display. If the tape was not recorded
in Dolby, turn it of f by pressing the
Preset 4 (NR) side of the preset bar
or touching the NR icon. Dolby
remains of f until you press the
preset bar or the icon again.
Dolby noise reduction
manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby laboratories licensing
Corporation. ‘‘Dolby’’ and the
double-D symbol are trademarks
of the Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. To remove the tape, press the
EJECT button on the cassette player.
If you want to turn the player of f ,
press the PWR/VOL knob or turn
of f the ignition. The tape will remain
in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the tape player will be in pause mode.
Press the Preset 3 (PLAY/PROG)
side of the preset bar or touch the
PROG icon on vehicles with
navigation system to resume play.
To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM, or CD/AUX button or CD/
AUX XM button. To change back to
thetapeplayer,pushtheCD/AUX
button or CD/AUX XM button.
Optional on all U.S. models
To Play a Tape
To Stop Playing a Tape
Playing a T ape (U.S. Vehicles)
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If the tape is loose, tighten it by
turning the hub with a pencil or your
f inger. If the label is peeling of f ,
remove it or it could cause the tape
to jam in the player. Never try to
insert a warped or damaged tape in
the player.
Store tapes in their cases to protect
them f rom dust and moisture. Never
place tapes where they will be
exposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
or high humidity. If a tape is exposed
to extreme heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature bef ore
inserting it into the player.
Thetapeplayerpicksupdirtand
oxides f rom the tape. This
contamination builds up over time
and causes the sound quality to
degrade. To prevent this, you should
clean the player af ter every 30 hours
of use.
If you do not clean the tape player
regularly, it may eventually become
impossible to remove the
contamination with a normal
cleaning kit. Your dealer has a
cleaning kit available.
Use 100-minute or shorter tapes.
Tapes longer than that may break or
jam the drive.
Never try to insert f oreign objects
into the tape player.
Caring f or the T ape and Player
Playing a T ape (U.S. Vehicles)
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Always drive in the highest gear
possible.
Try to maintain a constant speed.
Everytimeyouslowdownand
speed up, your vehicle uses extra
f uel. Use cruise control when
appropriate.
Combine several short trips into
one.
The air conditioning puts an extra
load on the engine which makes it
usemorefuel.Usethefresh-air
ventilation when possible.
Drive moderately. Rapid
acceleration, abrupt cornering,
and hard braking use more f uel.
The build-up of snow or mud on
your vehicle’s underside adds
weight and rolling resistance.
Frequent cleaning helps your f uel
mileage and reduces the chance of
corrosion. an underinf lated tire
causes more ‘‘rolling resistance,’’
which uses more f uel.
Always maintain your vehicle
according to the maintenance
minder. See
(see page
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For example,
Improving Fuel Economy
Owner’s
Maintenance Checks
Fuel Economy
Bef ore Driving
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