Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
MIRROR
CONTROLSROOF SWITCH AUDIO SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
GAUGES PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR
MANUAL
TRANSMISSION
REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER BUTTON HAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
(P.46)
(P.51)
(P.63) (P.68)
(P.75) (P.71)(P.59) (P.58)(P.123) (P.86)
DRIVER’S AIRBAG
(P.9,20)
PASSENGER’S AIRBAG
(P.9,20)
POWER DOOR
LOCK (P.26)
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This section gives you important
inf ormation about how to protect
yourself and your passenger. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
children in your vehicle. .........
Important Safety Precautions .6
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features .7
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Seat Belts .8
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Airbags .9
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Protecting Adults and Teens .10
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1. Close and Lock the Doors .10
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2. Adjust the Seats .10
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs .11
4. Fasten and Position the
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Seat Belts .12
5. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .13
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .14
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Additional Safety Precautions .15
Additional Inf ormation About .......................
Your Seat Belts .16
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Seat Belt System Components .16
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .17
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners .18
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Seat Belt Maintenance .18
Additional Inf ormation About Your .....................................
Airbags .20
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Airbag System Components .20
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .22 ..
How the SRS Indicator Works .25
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .26
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Airbag Service .27
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Additional Safety Precautions .27
Protecting Children General ....................................
Guidelines .28
All Children Must Be
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Restrained .28
Your Vehicle is Not Recommended f or Child ..........................
Passengers .29
The Passenger’s Airbag Poses ...........................
Serious Risks .29
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Additional Safety Precautions .31
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Protecting Small Children .32
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Selecting a Child Seat .33
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Installing a Child Seat .33
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Protecting Larger Children .36
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Checking Seat Belt Fit .36
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Using a Booster Seat .37
When Can a Child Ride in This
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Vehicle .38
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Additional Safety Precautions .39
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .40
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Saf ety Labels .41
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Your vehicle is equipped with many
features that work together to
protect you and your passenger
during a crash.
Some f eatures do not require any
action on your part. These include a
strong steel f ramework that f orms a
saf ety cage around the passenger
compartment; front and rear crush
zones, a collapsible steering column;
and tensioners that tighten the seat
belts in a crash.
However, you and your passenger
can’t take f ull advantage of these
f eatures unless you remain sitting in
a proper position and. In fact, some safety
f eatures can contribute to injuries if
they are not used properly.
The f ollowing pages explain how you
cantakeanactiveroleinprotecting
yourself and your passenger.
Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
always wear
your seat belts
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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(8) (1) (9)
(3)(4) (7) (6)
(2)
(5)
(2)
(8)
(1) Safety Cage
(2) Crush Zones
(3) Seats and Seat-Backs
(4) Head Restraints
(5) Collapsible Steering Column
(6) Seat Belts
(7) Seat Belt Tensioners
(8) Airbags
(9) Door Locks
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µIf you sit too close to the steering
wheel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inf lating
airbag, or by striking the steering
wheel or dashboard.
The f ollowing pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect the driver, an adult
passenger or teenage child large
enough and mature enough to drive
or ride in your vehicle. See pages
f or important guidelines on
how to properly protect a small or
larger child.
Adjust the driver’s seat as far to the
rear as possible while allowing you to
maintain f ull control of the vehicle.
Have a passenger adjust his or her
seat as far to the rear as possible.
After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors are closed
and locked.
Your vehicle has door and trunk
monitor indicators on the instrument
panel to indicate when either door or
the trunk is not tightly closed. Locking the doors reduces the
chance of someone being thrown out
of the vehicle during a crash, and it
helps prevent a passenger f rom
accidentally opening a door and
f alling out.
Locking the doors also helps prevent
an outsider f rom unexpectedly
opening a door when you come to a
stop.
See page f or how to lock the
doors, and page f or how the door-
open indicator works.
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Protecting A dults and Teens
Adjust the Seats
Introduction
Close and L ock the Doors
1. 2.
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The lap and shoulder belt goes over
your shoulder, across your chest,
and across your hips.
To fasten the belt, insert the latch
plate into the buckle, then tug on the
belt to make sure the buckle is
latched (see page f or how to
properly position the belt).
To unlock the belt, press the red
PRESSbuttononthebuckle.Guide
the belt across your body so that it
retracts completely. Af ter exiting the
vehicle, be sure the belt is out of the
way and will not get closed in the
door.Both seat belts have an emergency
retractor. In normal driving, the
retractor lets you move f reely in your
seat while it keeps some tension on
the belt. During a collision or sudden
stop, the retractor automatically
locks the belt to help restrain your
body.
The passenger’s seat belt has an
additional locking mechanism that
must be activated to secure a
f orward-f acing child seat (see page
).
If the shoulder part of the belt is
pulled all the way out, the locking
mechanism will activate. The belt
will retract, but it will not allow the
passenger to move f reely.
To deactivate the locking
mechanism, unlatch the buckle and
let the seat belt f ully retract. To
ref asten the seat belt, pull it out only
as f ar as needed.
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Additional Inf ormation About Your Seat Belts
L ap/Shoulder Belt
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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If they do, they
could be very seriously injured in a
crash. Leaving children without
adult supervision is illegal in most
states and Canadian provinces,
and can be very hazardous. Even very young
children learn how to unlock
vehicle doors, turn on the ignition
switch, and open the trunk, which
can lead to accidental injury or
death.
For example, a small child lef t in a
vehicle on a hot day can die f rom
heatstroke. A child lef t alone with
the key in the ignition switch can
accidentally set the vehicle in
motion, possibly injuring
themselves or others.
Children who play in vehicles can
accidentally get trapped inside.
Teach your children not to play in
or around vehicles. Know how to
operate the emergency trunk
opener and decide if your children
should be shown how to use this
feature(seepage ).
During a crash, the
belt could press deep into the child
and cause serious or fatal injuries. If you are not wearing a seat
belt in a crash, you could be
thrown forward and crush the
child against the dashboard. If you
are wearing a seat belt, the child
canbetornfromyourarmsandbe
seriously hurt or killed.
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Additional Saf ety Precautions
Never let two children use the
same seat belt . Do not leave children alone in a
vehicle. K eep vehicle keys and remot e
transmitters out of the reach ofchildren.
Lock both doors and the trunk when your vehicle is not in use.
Never put a seat belt over yourself
and a child.
Never hold a small child on your
lap.
Protecting Children General Guidelines
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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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 .44
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Instrument Panel .45
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Instrument Panel Indicators .46
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Gauges .51
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Odometer .51
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Trip meter .51
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Select Button .51
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Fuel Gauge .52
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Temperature Gauge .52
Outside Temperature
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Indicator .52
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Check Fuel Cap Indicator .53
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Maintenance Minder .54
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Clock .54
Controls Near the Steering ...........................................
Wheel .55
Windshield Wipers and .......................................
Washers .56
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Turn Signal and Headlights .57
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Instrument Panel Brightness .58
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Hazard Warning Button .58
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Rear Window Def ogger .59
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Keys and Locks .60
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Immobilizer System .61
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Ignition Switch .62
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Power Door Locks .63 ................................................
Trunk .63
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Emergency Trunk Opener .64
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Remote Transmitter .65
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Seats .67
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Power Windows .68
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Convertible Top .70
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Mirrors .75
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Parking Brake .76
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Interior Convenience Items .77
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Beverage Holder .78
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Accessory Power Socket .78
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Console Compartments .78
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Audio Panel .79
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Dashboard Lower Pocket .79
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Interior Light .80
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Control L ocations
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HOOD RELEASE
HANDLEPOWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
MIRROR
CONTROLS ROOF SWITCH AUDIO SYSTEM
HEATING AND AIR
CONDITIONING
ACCESSORY POWER SOCKET REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER BUTTONHAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
(P.110)
(P.68)
(P.75) (P.71) (P.78) (P.59)(P.58)
(P.86)
(P.82)
(P.103) CRUISE CONTROL
POWER DOOR
LOCK
(P.63)
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