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1-8. Safety information
■Operating conditions (side and curtain shield airbags)
●The SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags are designed to inflate when the
passenger compartment is subjected to a severe impact from the side.
●The SRS front side airbag on the passenger seat will not activate if there is no
passenger sitting in the front passenger seat. However, the front side airbag on
the passenger seat may deploy, if luggage is put in the seat or the seat belt is
buckled up, regardless of the presence of an occupant in the seat.
■Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than a colli-
sion
The SRS front airbags may also deploy if a serious impact occurs to the underside of
your vehicle. Some examples are shown in the illustration.
■Types of collisions that may not de ploy the SRS airbag (front airbags)
The SRS front airbags are generally not designed to inflate if the vehicle is involved
in a side or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal colli-
sion. But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward deceleration of
the vehicle, deployment of th e SRS front airbags may occur.
●Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard
surface
●Falling into or jumping over a deep hole
●Landing hard or vehicle falling
●Collision from the side
●Collision from the rear
●Vehicle rollover

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2-4. Using other driving systems
■When the system malfunctions
●If a malfunction occurs and no obstacles have been detected, a warning is dis-
played, and a malfunction beep sounds for 7 seconds. 
If an obstacle has been detected, or another malfunction occurs in a different
sensor
, the malfunction beeps will not sound.
●In the following circumstances the displayed warning will disappear:
• If you switch the screen to a different mode.
• If you turn OFF the intuitive parking assist main switch.
• If the vehicle speed exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h). Once the vehicle speed drops
b
elow 6 mph (10 km/h), the warning will be displayed again.
●If the malfunction screen is displayed, the detection range of the dual sensors is
shortened. In this case, the necessity fo r obstacle evasion (whether the obstacle
will come within 0.8 ft. (25 cm) of the vehicle or not) will not be calculated.
■When using intuitive parking assist
●The sensors' detection areas and reaction times are limited. When moving for -
ward or reversing, check the areas surrounding the vehicle (especially the sides
of the
vehicle) for safety, and drive slowly, using the brake to control the vehicle’s
speed.
• The sensors' detection areas are limited to the ar
eas around the vehicle’s front
and rear bumpers.
• Depending on the shape of the obstacle
and other factors, the detection dis-
tance may shorten, or dete ction may be impos
sible.
• There will be a short delay between ob stacl
e detection and display. Even at
slow speeds, there is a possibility that the obstacle will come within 0.8 ft. (25
cm) of the vehicle before the display is shown and the warning beep sounds.
• Braking distance may differ according to the road conditions (rain, gravel
et
c.).
• It might be difficult to hear beeps due to the volume of audio system or air fl
ow noise of air conditioning system.
• For long obstacles such as walls, the obstacle warning may change as the o
bstacle gets closer.

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2-5. Driving information
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When driving
■Before driving the vehicle
Perform the following according to the driving conditions.
● D
o not try to forcibly open a w indow or move a wiper that is fro-
zen. Pour warm water over the frozen ar
ea to melt the ice. Wipe
away the water immediately to prevent it from freezing.
● T
o ensure proper operation of the climate control system fan,
remove any snow that has accumulated on the air inlet vents in
front of the windshield.
● R
emove any ice that has accumul ated on the vehicle chassis.
● P
eriodically check for and remove any excess ice or snow that
may have accumulated in the wheel well or on the brakes.
■ When driving the v
ehicle
Accelerate the vehicle slowly and dr iv
e at a reduced speed suitable
to road conditions.
■ When parking the v
ehicle
Park the vehicle and move the shift lever to “P” without setting the
parking br
ake. The parking brake ma y freeze up, preventing it from
being released.

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3-1. Using the touch screen ......... 182Touch screen ................................ 182
Setting the touch screen ......... 185
3-2. Using the air conditioning  system and defogger ............ 191
Automatic air conditioning 
system ........................................... 191
Rear window and outside rear 
view mirror defoggers............... 199
3-3. Using the audio system ....... 200 Audio system type ................... 200
Using the radio ........................... 203
Using the cassette player........ 212
Using the CD player ................. 216
Playing MP3 and WMA 
discs ............................................. 224
Using the DVD player ............ 232
Playing DVD video/audio ...... 235
Playing video CD ...................... 248
DVD player and DVD video 
disc information ...................... 252
Optimal use of the audio/ 
video system ............................. 256
Using the steering 
switches ...................................... 260
3-4. Using the hands-free  system ..................................... 263
Hands-free system.................... 263 Using the Bluetooth
®

phone .......................................... 268
Setting the hands-free 
system .......................................... 281
3-5. Using the interior lights ....... 307 Interior lights list ........................ 307
3-6. Using the storage features ... 311 List of storage features .............. 311
3-7. Other interior features......... 317
Sun visors ....................................... 317
Vanity mirror ................................ 318
Clock............................................... 319
Outside temperature  display ......................................... 320
Ashtrays ......................................... 321
Cigarette lighter ........................ 322
Power outlet ................................ 323
Seat heaters ............................... 324
Seat heaters and 
ventilators ................................. 326
Armrest ......................................... 328
Rear sunshade............................ 329
Floor mats ..................................... 331
Trunk features ............................. 332
Garage door opener............... 334
Compass....................................... 339

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3-1. Using the touch screen
Touch screen
By touching the screen with your finger, you can control the audio system
and air-conditioning, adjust the screen display etc.
Vehicles with navigation system
Vehicles without navigation system
The “Information” screen shown in the above illustration is displayed when
the is pressed.

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3-1. Using the touch screen
Screen settings
The following screen settings can be changed.
Automatic transition
20 seconds after air-conditioning
or audio system use, the system will
return the display to the previous
screen.
Switch color
You can select the switch color.
Personal data deletion
The following personal data is
deleted:
• User selection settings
• Phone book data
• Dialed numbers and received calls
• Speed dial
• Bluetooth
® phone data
• Security code
• Maintenance conditions*
• Maintenance information “off” se
tting*
•Memory points*
•Areas to avoid*
• Previous points*
• Route trace*
*: If the navigation system is eq
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Interior features
3-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system
Airflow and outlets are automatically adjusted according to the tempera-
ture setting.
Press
to display the air conditioning operation screen.
The above illustration is for a vehicle equipped with the navigation sys -
tem. The position of may differ slightly for vehicles not equipped
with the navigation system.
Automatic mode
Driver’s side 
temperature display
Fan speed display
Off Airflow display
Air conditioning operation
screen display button
Passenger’s side 
temperature 
display
Micro dust and pollen removal mode
Driver's side

temperature control
Air conditioning

ON/OFF switch
Outside air or recirculated mode
Windshield defogger Passenger’s side 
temperature control
Dual operation switch

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3-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Using the automatic mode
Press .
The air conditioning system will begin to operate. Air outlets
and fan speed are automatically adjusted accor
ding to the
temperature setting.
Press to switch to automatic mode.
Automatically switches between ou
tside air and recirculated
air modes.
Press  to increase the temperature and  to decrease the tem -
perature on the .
The temperature for the driver and passenger seats can be set sepa -
rately.
Adjusting the settings
■ Adjusting the temperature setting
Press  to incr
ease the temperature and  to decrease the tempera -
ture on the .
Press  (increase) or  (decrease) on the to separately adjust the
temperature for the passenger and driver sides (dual mode). Touch
to return the driver and passenger side temperatures to the same setting
(s
imultaneous mode).
The air conditioning system switch es betw
een dual and simultaneous
modes each time is touched.
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