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Digital clock (if equipped)
Whenever the battery terminals,
ROOM fuse, or Power Connect are
disconnected, you must reset the
time.
When the ignition switch is in the
ACC or ON position, the clock but-
tons operates as follows:
HOUR:
Pressing the “H” button with your
finger, a pencil or similar object will
advance the time displayed by one
hour.
 MINUTE: Pressing the “M” button with your
finger, a pencil or similar object will
advance the time displayed by one
minute.
 RESET: To clear away minutes, press the
“R” button with your finger, a pencil
or similar object. Then the clock will
be set precisely on the hour.
For example, if the “R” button is
pressed while the time is between
9:01 and 9:29, the display will bereset to 9:00.9:01 ~ 9:29 ➾9:00
9:30 ~ 9:59 ➾10:00
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Engine temperature gauge
This gauge shows the temperature of the engine coolant when the igni-
tion switch is ON.
Do not continue driving with an over-
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to “Overheating ”in the
Index.
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NOTICE
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the“H” position, it indicates overheat-ing that may damage the engine.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge indicates the approx- imate amount of fuel remaining in thefuel tank.
Fuel tank capacity - 55 liters.
The fuel gauge is supplemented by a
low fuel warning light, which will illu-
minate when the fuel level has
dropped to about 8.5 liters.
Trip computer (if equipped)
Trip computer is a microcomputer-
controlled driver information gauge
that displays information related to
driving, such as estimated distance
to empty, average speed and driving
time on the LCD.
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Mode
Push “TRIP ”to select distance to
empty, average speed and driving
time for the driving information. Each
push of the button changes the dis-
play as follows;
Distance to empty
This mode indicates the estimated distance to empty from the current
fuel in the fuel tank. When the
remaining distance is below 50 km
(30 miles), a blinking “--.- ”symbol will
be displayed.
Trip computer recognizes only the amount of fuel consumed to the
engine. Therefore if the vehicle hap-
pens to abnormal oil leakage, the trip
computer fails to sense causing the
amount of fuel more than it really is.
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Average speed
This mode indicates the average
speed from the starting of the vehicle
to the ignition key “OFF ”. When the
ignition key is “OFF ”, it will initialize to
0 km/h (0 mph).
Driving time
This mode indicates the total time
from the starting of the vehicle to the
ignition key “OFF ”after resetting.
When the “TRIP ”switch is pushed, it
will initialize to 0:00. Reset Push “TRIP ”for more than 1 second
to initialize the displayed information
such as average speed and driving
time. Instrument panel illumination (if equipped)
When the vehicle
’s parking lights or
headlights are on, rotate the illumina-
tion control knob to adjust the instru-
ment panel illumination intensity.
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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4 Door 5 Door 1. Front windshield defrost button
2. Temperature control knob
3. A/C display
4. Fan speed control knob
5. OFF button
6. Air quality control system button
(if equipped)
7. Air intake control button
8. Air conditioning button
9. Mode selection button
10. AUTO (automatic control) button

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Automatic operation The automatic climate control sys-
tem is controlled by simply setting
the desired temperature.
The Full Automatic Temperature
Control (FATC) system automaticallycontrols the heating and cooling sys-
tem as follows;
1. Push the AUTO button. It is indi-cated by AUTO on the display. The
modes, fan speeds, air intake andair-conditioning will be controlled
automatically by temperature set-ting. 2. Turn the TEMP knob to set the
desired temperature.
If the temperature is set to the
lowest setting 17 °C/62 °F, the air
conditioning system will operate
continuously.
3. To turn the automatic operation off, press any button except tem-
perature control button and AQS
button. If you press the mode
selection button, air-conditioning
button, defrost button, air intake
control button or fan speed button,the selected function will be con-
trolled manually while other func-
tions operate automatically.
Regardless of the temperature set-
ting, when using automatic opera-tion, the air conditioning system will
automatically turn on to decrease the
humidity inside the vehicle, even if
the temperature is set to warm.✽✽ NOTICE
Never place anything over the sen-
sor located on the instrument panel
to ensure better control of the heat-ing and cooling system.
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Manual operation The heating and cooling system can
be controlled manually as well by
pushing buttons other than the AUTO
button. In this case, the system
works sequentially according to the
order of buttons selected.
When pressing any button except
AUTO button while automatic opera-
tion, the functions of the buttons notselected will be controlled automati-
cally.
Press the AUTO button in order to
convert to full automatic control ofthe system. Temperature control knob
The temperature will increase to the
maximum 32
°C/90 °F by turning the
knob to the right extremely.
The temperature will decrease to the
minimum 17 °C/62 °F by turning the
knob to the left extremely.
When turning the knob, the tempera-
ture will increase or decrease by0.5 °C/1 °F. When set to the lowest tem-
perature setting, the air conditioning
will operate continuously.Temperature conversion
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, the temperature mode
will reset as Centigrade degree.
This is normal condition and you can
switch the temperature mode
between Centigrade to Fahrenheit as
follows;
While depressing the OFF button,
depress the AUTO button for 3 sec-
onds or more. The display will
change from Centigrade to
Fahrenheit, or from Fahrenheit to
Centigrade.
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The A/C display blinks 3 times with
0.5 second of interval. It indicates
that the defogging logic is canceled
or returned to the programmed sta-
tus.
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, it is reset as the defog
logic status.