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Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
{CAUTION:
A crash can damage the restraint systems
in your vehicle. A damaged restraint
system may not properly protect the person
using it, resulting in serious injury or even
death in a crash. To help make sure your
restraint systems are working properly after
a crash, have them inspected and any
necessary replacements made as soon as
possible.
If you have had a crash, do you need new belts
or LATCH system parts?
After a very minor collision, nothing may be
necessary. But if the belts were stretched, as they
would be if worn during a more severe crash,
then you need new parts.
If the LATCH system was being used during a
more severe crash, you may need new LATCH
system parts.If belts are cut or damaged, replace them.
Collision damage also may mean you will need to
have LATCH system, safety belt or seat parts
repaired or replaced. New parts and repairs may
be necessary even if the belt or LATCH system
was not being used at the time of the collision.
If an airbag inates, you will need to replace airbag
system parts. See the part on the airbag system
earlier in this section.
If the frontal airbags inate, you will also need to
replace the driver’s and right front passenger’s
safety belt buckle assembly. Be sure to do
so. Then the new buckle assembly will be there to
help protect you in a collision.
After a crash you may need to replace the driver
and front passenger’s safety belt buckle
assemblies, even if the frontal airbags have not
deployed. The driver and front passenger’s safety
belt buckle assemblies contain the safety belt
pretensioners. Have your safety belt pretensioners
checked if your vehicle has been in a collision,
or if your airbag readiness light stays on after you
start your vehicle or while you are driving. See
Airbag Readiness Light on page 244.
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Keyless Access System Operation
Your vehicle has a Keyless Access System
that lets you lock and unlock your vehicle’s doors,
open the trunk lid, remotely start the engine,
and locate your vehicle, or sound your vehicle’s
alarm from a distance as much as 30 feet
(10 m) away.
The Keyless Access System also lets you lock
and unlock the vehicle’s doors and access
the trunk without removing the remote transmitter
from your pocket, purse, briefcase, etc. The
system operates when the transmitter is located
within 3 feet (1 m) of the door or trunk of your
vehicle. See “Keyless Doors Unlock” and “Keyless
Ft (Front) Door Unlock” underVehicle
Personalization on page 148.You will have either of the following keyless
access transmitters below.
Your vehicle comes with two transmitters.
Q(Lock):Press this button to lock the doors.
The lock status light on the front doors will turn on
for ve seconds and the turn signal indicators
will ash. If this button is pressed twice, the doors
will lock, the status light on the door will turn on
for ve seconds, the turn signal indicators will ash
twice, and the horn will sound once.
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If the engine is off, the windows may be closed
from outside the vehicle using the lock button
on the keyless access transmitter. Press and hold
the lock button for more than two seconds to
close any open window(s) on your vehicle. If any
window is unable to close completely, it will
reverse and the horn will chirp. See “Anti-Pinch
Feature” underPower Windows on page 105
for more information.
You can program your vehicle so the turn signal
indicators will not ash and the horn will not sound
when pressing the lock button on the keyless
access transmitter. For more information
see “Lights Flash at Lock” and “Horn Chirps at
Lock” underVehicle Personalization on page 148.
/(Remote Start):Press this button to operate
the remote start feature. See “Remote Vehicle
Start” at the end of this section for more detailed
information.
"(Unlock):Press this button once to unlock
the driver’s door. The turn signal indicators will
ash twice. Press the unlock button twice within
ve seconds to unlock all the doors. If it is dark
enough outside, your interior lamps will come on.You can program your vehicle so the turn signal
indicators will not ash and the fog lamps and
reverse lamps remain on steady for about
20 seconds when the keyless access transmitter is
used to unlock the vehicle. See “Lights Flash at
Lock” and “Ext. (Exterior) Lights at Unlock” under
Vehicle Personalization on page 148.
If your vehicle has the memory feature you can
program and recall memory settings when you
press the unlock button on the keyless access
transmitter. SeeMemory Seat, Mirrors and Steering
Wheel on page 169for more information.
G(Trunk):Press and hold this button for
about one second to open the trunk while
the engine is turned off or the shift lever is in
PARK (P).
L(Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm):Press and
release this button to locate your vehicle. The horn
will chirp three times and the turn signal lamps
will ash three times. Press and hold the button for
three seconds to sound the panic alarm. The
horn will chirp and the turn signal lamps will ash
for 30 seconds. Press and release the button
again to cancel the panic alarm.
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Do not use the remote start feature if your vehicle
is low on fuel. Your vehicle may run out of fuel.
The remote start feature provides two separate
starts, each with 10 minutes of engine running. If
you press the lock button and then hold the
remote start button on the keyless access
transmitter again for at least three seconds before
the rst 10 minutes of engine running time has
expired, 10 minutes is added to the remaining
minutes. For example, if the remote start is
initiated again after ve minutes of the engine run
time, 10 minutes is added and you now have
15 minutes with the engine running. Once
two remote starts or 20 minutes of the engine
running have been provided, the vehicle must be
started using the keyless access with pushbutton
start feature, if the engine needs to be restarted.
SeeStarting the Engine on page 113for more
information regarding the keyless ignition.The remote start feature will not operate if any of
the following occur:
The check engine light is displayed. See
“Check Engine Light” underMalfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 252.
The valet lockout switch is on.
The keyless access transmitter is in the
vehicle.
The vehicle’s hood is open.
The vehicle personalization feature is not
enabled.
An unauthorized vehicle entry or a vehicle
theft was attempted.
Your keyless access transmitter, with the remote
start button, provides an increased range of
operation. However, the range may be less while
the vehicle is running. As a result, you may
need to be closer to your vehicle to turn it off than
you were to turn it on.
There are other conditions which can affect the
performance of the transmitter, seeKeyless
Access System on page 87.
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Rear Seat Pass-Through Door
This feature allows you to access the trunk without
opening the trunk lid. If the vehicle ever loses
power, the trunk can be accessed and opened
through this door.
To open the door, do the following:
1. Pull the rear seat armrest down.
2. If the door is locked, insert the key into the
lock and turn it counterclockwise.
3. Press the button above the lock.
4. Lower the door.
To open the trunk lid, pull the emergency trunk
release handle located in the trunk on the
other side of the door opening. See “Emergency
Trunk Release Handle” following.
Emergency Trunk Release Handle
Notice:Do not use the emergency trunk
release handle as a tie-down or anchor point
when securing items in the trunk as it
could damage the handle.
There is a glow-in-the-dark trunk release handle
located inside the trunk near the back of the
rear seats. This handle will glow following
exposure to light. Pull down the release handle to
open the trunk from the inside of the vehicle.
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Window Lockout
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(Window Lockout):The rear window lockout
button is located on the driver’s door armrest
near the window switches. Press this button to
disable the rear window controls. The light on the
button will illuminate, indicating that the feature
is in use. The rear windows can be raised or
lowered using the driver’s window switches when
the lockout feature is on. To restore power to
the rear windows, press the button again. The light
on the button will go out.
The front passenger window can be programmed
to be disabled using the window lockout button.
SeeVehicle Personalization on page 148.
Secure Car Feature
The windows can be closed by pressing the lock
button on the keyless access transmitter. See
Keyless Access System Operation on page 88for
more information. The window, if down, will
express-up. If any window was unable to
completely close, it will reverse and the horn will
chirp. See “Anti-Pinch Feature” previously.
The engine must be off to operate this feature.
Sun Visors
Swing down the visor or detach it from the center
mount and move to the side to block out glare.
The visors also have side-to-side slide capability
for greater coverage.
Lighted Visor Vanity Mirrors
Pull the visor down and lift the cover. Move the
slide switch up or down to brighten or dim
the lamp.
Theft-Deterrent Systems
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some
cities. Although your vehicle has a number of
theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing
we put on it can make it impossible to steal.
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Theft-Deterrent System
Your vehicle has a theft-deterrent alarm system.
The security light is
located on the
instrument panel cluster.
If the ignition is off and a door is open, the
security light will ash, reminding you to arm
the theft-deterrent system.
To arm the system, do one of the following:
Press the lock button on the keyless access
transmitter. If the door is closed when the
lock button is pressed, the security light
will stay illuminated for 30 seconds. After the
security light goes off, the theft-deterrent
system is armed. Pressing the lock button
twice will arm the system immediately.
If the vehicle is locked using the keyless
access transmitter and the trunk lid, hood
or a door is open or not closed completely,the security light will ash for 60 seconds and
then turn off. At this time, the theft-deterrent
system is armed but the alarm will not sound if
the trunk lid, hood or door that was not
closed completely is tampered with or opened.
The alarm will sound for the trunk lid, hood
or a door that was completely closed at
the time the vehicle was locked using the
keyless access transmitter.
Open the door. Lock the door with the power
door lock switch or lock button on the keyless
access transmitter. The security light should
ash. Close the door. The security light
will stop ashing and stay on. After 30 seconds
the light should turn off, the theft-deterrent
system is armed.
Passive Arming, if activated through the
vehicle personalization feature, will arm
the system automatically after you close the
door and take at least one keyless access
transmitter with you. The security light will turn
on. After 60 seconds the light should turn
off. The theft-deterrent system is armed. See
Vehicle Personalization on page 148.
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If a door, hood, or the trunk is opened without
the keyless access transmitter, the horn will
sound for 30 seconds and the lamps will ash
for two minutes. The vehicle cannot be started
without a keyless access transmitter.
The Theft-Deterrent system will not arm if:
The key is used to turn the key cylinder to
the lock position.
The driver’s door is locked using the power
door lock switch after the doors are closed.
If the vehicle is locked using the keyless access
transmitter and the trunk lid, hood or a door
is open or not closed completely, the security
light will ash for 60 seconds and then turn off.
At this time, the theft-deterrent system is armed
but the alarm will not sound if the trunk lid, hood or
door that was not closed completely is tampered
with or opened. The alarm will sound for the
trunk lid, hood or a door that was completely
closed at the time the vehicle was locked using
the keyless access transmitter.
The vehicle can be programmed to automatically
unlock the doors and disarm the theft-deterrent
system when you approach the vehicle and
the keyless access transmitter is with you. See
Vehicle Personalization on page 148.Pressing the unlock button on the keyless access
transmitter or using the key to unlock the
driver’s door disarms the theft-deterrent system.
Unlocking a door any other way while the
system is armed will activate the alarm.
Testing the Alarm
1. From inside the vehicle, roll down the window,
then get out of the vehicle, keeping the
door open.
2. From outside of the vehicle, with the door
open, lock the vehicle using the power door
lock switch or the keyless access transmitter
and close the door. Wait about 30 seconds
until the security light goes off.
3. Reach in and open the door using the inside
door handle. The horn will sound and the
exterior lamps will ash.
You can turn off the alarm by pressing the unlock
button on the keyless access transmitter or by
starting the car.
If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to
see if the horn works. The horn fuse may be blown.
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