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6-speed manual transmission (option on certain models)
Depress the clutch pedal completely when changing gears
1.
Remove your foot from the clutch pedal while driving. The shift pattern should be followed. Overdrive (5th and 6th
gears) should be used as often as possible to help improve fuel economy.
Engaging reverse gear, 6-speed transmission
Reverse gear should only be engaged from a complete stop.
NOTE: Reverse gear is electronically blocked and cannot be selected if the vehicle is moving at a speed of
approximately 13 mph (20 km/h).
CAUTION!
Never shift into reverse while moving forward.
WARNING!
An extra mat on the driver's floor can cause the accelerator, brake, and/or clutch pedal to catch. Check that the
movement of these pedals is not impeded. Not more than one protective floor covering may be used at one time.
1. Clutch interlock The clutch must be fully depressed before you can start your car. If the clutch is not depressed, it
will not be possible to start the engine.
pg. 103 Automatic transmission - Geartronic
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Changing tracks
Press the left or right arrow keys on the MENU NAVIGATION control to skip to the previous or next track.
NOTE: The TUNING dial (6) (turn clockwise to go to the next track, or counterclockwise to go to the previous track)
or the optional steering wheel keypad can also be used for this purpose.
Fast forward/back
Press and hold down the left or right arrows keys in the MENU NAVIGATION control (or the corresponding keys on
the optional steering wheel keypad) to search within a track or the whole disc. The search continues for as long as the
buttons are held down.
Random play
This function plays the tracks on a CD (or on all of the CDs if the vehicle is equipped with the optional CD changer)
in random order (shuffle).
Select CD (5) and press the MENU button.
Press ENTER.
Select RANDOM from the menu and press ENTER.
CD changer only: Select SINGLE DISC or ALL DISCS for the CD changer to randomly choose from one or all
discs.
RND (or RND ALL for the CD changer) is shown in the display for as long as the function is activated. Press the right
arrow key on the MENU NAVIGATION control (1) to select the next random track.
NOTE: CD changer only - you can only select the next random track on the current disc.
pg. 171 CD player/CD changer (option)
Press the EXIT button to stop random play.
Disc text (CD changer only)
Certain CDs contain information about the disc, such as the titles of the tracks, etc. This information can be shown in
the display by activating the DISCTEXT function.
Press MENU. Select the menu for relevant sound source and press ENTER.
Select DISCTEXT in the menu and press ENTER.
If information is stored on the disc, it will now appear in the display. To deactivate this function, select DISCTEXT
in the menu and press ENTER.
Scan
This function plays the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD.
Press SCAN.
Press EXIT to stop the scan function and listen to an entire track.
CD eject
Single CD player
Press the eject button (3) to eject the disc.
CD changer
This function makes it possible to eject a single disc, or to eject all of the discs in the changer.
Press the eject button (3) briefly to eject the disc that is currently playing.
A longer press (more than two seconds) starts the process of ejecting all of the discs in the changer.
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Safety locks, child88
Seat belt maintenance13
Seat belt reminder13, 37
Seat belts11
SEE MANUAL39
SERVICE REQUIRED39
Shiftlock2
Shiftlock override105
Side impact protection (SIPS) airbags21
Side marker light, replacing155
Speedometer34
Spin control - SC109
SRS warning light37
Stability system40, 109, 110
Start inhibitor (immobilizer)82
Station formats168
STC40, 109
Steering wheel adjustment48
Steering wheel lock98
Stone chips, paint touch-up139
STOP ENGINE39
STOP SAFELY39
Storage compartments76
Storing wheels and tires120
Sunroof (moonroof)54
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Tachometer34
Tail light bulb holder, removing156
Technician certification183
Temperature gauge34
Three-way catalytic converter182
TIME FOR REGULAR SERVICE39
Tire inflation pressure tables124
Tire rotation132
Tires, changing133
Tires, general information120
Tires, storing120
Traction control - TC109
Transmission, automatic103, 104
Tread wear indicator121
Trip computer43
Trip odometer34
Trunk80
Trunk lighting, replacing157
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