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l The front seat heating can be switched on and off as required.
l Press the switch once for maximum seat heating. Both LED's in the switch\
will be lit.
l Press the switch a second time for comfort heating. One LED in the switc\
h will be lit.
l Press the switch a third time to turn the heating off completely.
The seat heating for the passenger seat should be switched off when the \
seat is not occupied.
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Trip computer (option)
The trip computer stores information gathered from several systems in yo\
ur vehicle and has four menus
that can be displayed in the text window.
l Driving distance on current fuel reserve
l Average fuel consumption
l Current fuel consumption
l Average speed
l Current speed in mph (Canadian models only)
NOTE: Warning messages from the vehicle's monitoring systems will override the\
trip computer
function. If a warning message is displayed in the text window while you\
are using the trip computer,
you must acknowledge the message by pressing button A. Press button A ag\
ain to return to the trip
computer function.
Trip computer controls and functions.
The four* trip computer functions can be accessed by twisting control B \
one step at a time in either
direction. Twisting a fifth** time returns you to the original function.\
The trip computer can be reset (current data will be erased from system\
memory) by pressing RESET
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Use this control to adjust the passenger's door mirror.
CAUTION:
Use the mirror heating function (see
page 54) to remove ice or snow from the mirrors. An ice scraper
could damage the surface of the mirror.
After you have adjusted the mirror(s), press the L or R switch again (\
the LED will go out) to deactivate
the adjustment control.
WARNING!
The mirrors should always be adjusted prior to driving. Objects seen in \
the passenger's side wide-
angle sideview mirror are closer than they appear to be.
Mirror memory function (with the central locking system) - option
If you lock the vehicle and later unlock it with the same remote control and open the driver's door, the
sideview mirrors (and the driver's seat) will automatically move to th\
e position they were in when you
left the vehicle. This feature will work in the same way with all of the\
remote control transmitters (up to
3) that you use with your vehicle. This feature will not function if yo\
u lock your vehicle with the key.
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Water repellent glass-option
The sideview mirrors and side door windows can be treated with a water r\
epellent coating. The optional
laminated side windows always have this coating.
The coating improves vision by causing the water to run off quickly. See\
page 137 for information on
cleaning this type of glass.
CAUTION
l Use only suitable plastic scrapers to remove ice or snow from the mirror\
s. Using a metal ice
scraper could damage the water repellent coating.
l Use the heating function to remove ice, snow, or mist from the mirrors
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NOTE:
l The seat will move to this position even if someone else has moved it to\
a different seating position
and locked the car with a different remote control.
l This feature will work in the same way with all of the remote control tr\
ansmitters (up to 3) that you
use with your vehicle.
l This feature will not function if your lock your vehicle with the key.
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WARNING!
- Because the driver's seat can be adjusted with the ignition off, child\
ren should never be left
unattended in the vehicle.
- Movement of the seat can be STOPPED at any time by pressing any button\
on the power seat
control panel.
- Do not adjust the seat while driving.
- The seat should be adjusted so that the brake pedal can be depressed f\
ully. In addition, position the
seat as far rearward as comfort and control allow.
- The seat rails on the floor must not be obstructed in any way when the\
seat is in motion.
Programming the memory
Three different seating and door mirror positions can be stored in the d\
river seat's memory.
The following example explains how button 1 can be programmed.
Buttons 2 and 3 can be programmed in the same way.
To program (store) a seat position in button 1:
1. Move the seat to the desired position using the seat adjustment contr\
ols (see the previous page).
2. Press and hold down the MEM (memory) button.
3. With the MEM button depressed, press button 1 briefly to store the se\
at's current position.
To move the seat to the position that it was in when button 1 was progra\
mmed:
Press and hold down button 1 until the seat stops moving.
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