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To Cancel Cruise Control, do one
of the following:
Depress the brake pedal.
Depress the clutch pedal with a
manual transmission, or shift into N
(Neutral) with an automatic trans-
mission.
Depress the CANCEL switch locat-
ed on the steering wheel.
Depress the COAST/SET and
RES/ACCEL switches at the same
time.
Each of these actions will cancel
cruise control operation, but it will not
turn the system off. If you wish to
resume cruise control operation,
depress the RES/ACCEL switch
located on your steering wheel. You
will return to your previously preset
speed.To turn cruise control off, do one
of the following:
Push the CRUISE switch to the
OFF position.
Turn the ignition off.
Both of these actions also cancel
cruise control operation. If you want
to resume cruise control operation,
repeat the steps provided in “To Set
Cruise Control Speed” on the previ-
ous page.
To Increase Cruise Control Set
Speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Depress the RES/ACCEL switch
and hold it. Your vehicle will accel-
erate. Release the switch at the
speed you want.
Depress the RES/ACCEL switch
and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will increase 1mph
(1.6 km/h) by one touch and will be
memorized to the reset speed.
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To Temporarily Accelerate with
the Cruise Control On
If you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator.To Decrease the Cruising Speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Depress the COAST/SET switch
and hold it. Your vehicle will gradu-
ally slow down. Release the switch
at the speed you want to maintain.
Depress the COAST/SET switch
and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will decrease 1mph
(1.6 km/h) by one touch and will be
memorized to the reset speed.
To Resume Cruising Speed at
More Than 24 mph (40 km/h):
If something besides the CRUISE
MAIN switch was used to cancel
cruising speed and the system is still
activated, the most recent set speed
will automatically resume when the
RES/ACCEL switch is depressed. It
will not resume, however, if the vehi-
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DEFROSTER
The defroster clears frost, fog and
thin ice from the interior and exterior
of the front windshield and rear win-
dow, while the engine is running.If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defroster, you
can also clear frost from the mirrors
by depressing this rear window
defroster switch.
To activate the defroster, depress the
corresponding defroster switch locat-
ed on the center console switch
panel. Front windshield and rear win-
dow defroster indicators illuminate
when the defrosters are on. The
defrosters automatically turn off after
about 20 minutes, or when the igni-
tion switch is turned off. To turn off the
defroster, press the corresponding
defroster switch again.
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow on the rear window, brush it off
before operating the rear defroster.
If your vehicle is equipped with an
outside rearview mirror defroster, it
will be operating at the same time
when you operate the rear window
defroster.
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NOTICE To prevent damage to the conduc-
tors bonded to the inside surface
of the bottom of the front wind-
shield and the rear window, never
use sharp instruments or window
cleaners containing abrasives to
clean the window.
 To prevent the battery from being
discharged, operate the defroster
only while the engine is running.
 The front windshield defroster is
designed to defrost wiper blades.
If you want to defrost and defog
on the front windshield, refer to
“Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” in this section.
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HAZARD WARNING
FLASHERThe hazard warning flasher causes
the rear tail lights and front turn sig-
nal lights to flash on and off, which
serves as a warning to other drivers
to exercise caution when approach-
ing or passing your vehicle.
To activate the flasher, depress the
hazard warning flasher switch. This
switch operates in any ignition switch
position.
To turn the flashers off, depress the
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INTERIOR FEATURESDigital Clock
When the ignition switch is in the
ACC or ON position, the clock but-
tons operate as follows:HOUR “H’’:
Pressing the “H’’button with your fin-
ger, a pencil or similar object will
advance the time displayed by one
hour.
MINUTE “M’’:
Pressing the “M’’button with your fin-
ger, a pencil or similar object will
advance the time displayed by one
minute.
RESET “:00’’:
To clear away minutes, press the
“:00’’button with your finger, a pencil
or similar object. Then the clock will
be set precisely on the hour.
For example, if the “:00’’button is
pressed while the time is between
9:01 and 9:29, the display will be
reset to 9:00. If pressed while it is
between 9:30 and 9:59, the display
will be reset to 10:00.Cigarette Lighter
To use the cigarette lighter, press the
front face then release it to allow the
cigarette lighter and ashtray to slowly
extend from center panel.
To operate the cigarette lighter, press
it in and release it. When it is heated,
it automatically pops out ready for
use.
If the engine is not running, the igni-
tion switch must be in the ACC posi-
tion for the lighter to operate.
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ROAD WARNINGHazard Warning Flasher
The hazard warning flasher serves
as a warning to other drivers to exer-
cise extreme caution when approach-
ing, overtaking, or passing your vehi-
cle. It should be used whenever
emergency repairs are being made,
when the vehicle is stopped near the
edge of a roadway, or whenever your
vehicle is in distress.Depress the flasher switch to activate
at any time. The flasher switch is
located in the center console switch
panel. All turn signal lights will flash
simultaneously.
• The hazard warning flasher oper-
ates whether your vehicle is run-
ning or not.
 The turn signals do not work when
the hazard flasher is on.
 Care must be taken when the haz-
ard warning flasher is used while
the vehicle is being towed. Local
regulations may prohibit using it in
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