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Heated Seats
If the vehicle has this
feature, the buttons are
located on the climate
control panel. See
Climate Control System
on page 157for
more information.
Press the button once to activate the high heat
setting. Both indicator lights next to the button will
come on.
Press the button again to select the lower
temperature setting. Only the bottom indicator light
will come on.
Press the button a third time to turn the heat off.
This feature only works when the ignition is on.
Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
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Make sure the shift lever is fully in PARK (P)
before starting the engine. The vehicle has
an automatic transaxle shift lock control system.
You must fully apply your regular brakes rst
and then press the shift lever button, located on
the front of the shift lever, before you can shift from
PARK (P) when the ignition key is in RUN.
If the vehicle cannot be shifted out of PARK (P),
ease pressure on the shift lever by pushing it
all the way into PARK (P) as you maintain brake
application. Then press the shift lever button
and move the shift lever into another gear.
SeeShifting Out of Park (P) on page 117.
REVERSE (R):Use this gear to back up.
Notice:Shifting to REVERSE (R) while your
vehicle is moving forward could damage
the transaxle. The repairs would not be
covered by your warranty. Shift to
REVERSE (R) only after your vehicle is
stopped.
To rock the vehicle back and forth to get out of
snow, ice or sand without damaging the transaxle,
seeIf Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow on page 316.NEUTRAL (N):In this position, the engine does
not connect with the wheels. To restart when
the vehicle is already moving, use NEUTRAL (N)
only. Also, use NEUTRAL (N) when the vehicle
is being towed.
{CAUTION:
Shifting into a drive gear while your
engine is running at high speed is
dangerous. Unless your foot is rmly on
the brake pedal, your vehicle could move
very rapidly. You could lose control and
hit people or objects. Do not shift into a
drive gear while your engine is running at
high speed.
Notice:Shifting out of PARK (P) or
NEUTRAL (N) while the engine is running at
high speed may damage the transaxle.
The repairs would not be covered by your
warranty. Be sure the engine is not running at
high speeds when shifting your vehicle.
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Low Tire Pressure Warning Light
This light should come
on briey as you start
the engine.
This light will also come on when one or more of
your tires is signicantly under-inated. Stop and
check your tires as soon as it is safe to do so.
If underinated, inate them to the proper pressure.
SeeTires on page 400for more information. This
light will ash for 60 seconds and then turn on solid
if a problem is detected with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System. SeeTire Pressure Monitor System
on page 409for more information.
Traction Control System (TCS)
Warning Light
If the vehicle has the
Traction Control
System (TCS), this light
may come on for the
following reasons:
The traction control button, located on the
center console, is pressed, turning the
system off. The light will stay on. To turn the
system back on, press the button again
and the warning light should go out. See
Traction Control System (TCS) on page 292
for more information.
If there is a brake system problem that is
specically related to traction control, the TCS
will turn off and the warning light will come on.
If the brakes begin to overheat, the TCS will
turn off and the warning light will come on until
the brakes cool down.
If the TCS warning light comes on and stays on
for an extended period of time when the system is
turned on, the vehicle needs service.
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AVERAGE SPEED:The average speed is
displayed in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers
per hour (km/h). The average speed is calculated
from the various vehicle speeds recorded since
the last reset of this menu item. To reset the
average speed, press the set/reset button. The
display will return to zero.
Press the trip odometer button again to advance
to the next screen.
TIME ELAPSED:This screen can be used as a
stopwatch. The display can show the hours,
minutes and seconds. The elapsed time indicator
will record up to 99 hours, 59 minutes and
59 seconds, then it will reset to zero and continue
counting.
To set the time elapsed function, use the following
procedures:
1. Press the set/reset button for less than
two seconds to start or stop the timer.
2. Press and hold the set/reset button for
more than two seconds to reset the timer back
to zero.
Press the trip odometer button again to advance
to the next screen.Set/Reset
r(Set/Reset):Press this button to set or reset
a mode item when using the trip odometer or
option buttons.
Options
4(Options):Press this button to access the Date,
Language, Display Units, Daytime Display
Enhancement, Engine Oil Monitor System,
Compass Calibration, Personal Programming
modes, and Tire Pressure readings.
Date:This menu sets the date.
The time is set through the radio. SeeSetting the
Time on page 234for more information.
To set the date, use the following procedure:
1. Press the options button until the date
is displayed on the DIC.
2. Press the set/reset button to access the
RESET YEAR screen. The second position in
the year will be selected. Press and hold
the set/reset button to scroll through the
available digits. Release the button when the
correct digit appears.
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Radio Messages
CALIBRATE:The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If
CALIBRATE appears on the display it means that
the radio has not been congured properly for
your vehicle and must be returned your dealer for
service.
LOCKED:This message is displayed when the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take
the vehicle to your dealer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot
be corrected, contact your dealer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 275later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in and the CD should begin
playing. If you want to insert a CD when the
ignition is off, rst press the eject button or push
the RCL knob. If you insert a CD with the radio off
and the ignition on, it starts to play.The CD symbol appears on the display when a
CD is loaded. The track number appears on
the display, as each new track starts to play.
If the ignition or the radio is turned off with a CD
in the player, it stays in the player. When the
ignition or the radio is turned on, the CD starts
playing where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs
and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same
manner.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may be
reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of
recording, the quality of the music that has been
recorded, and the way the CD-R has been
handled. There may be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading
and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the
bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD
is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or
scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the
surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of Your CDs
on page 279for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
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Radio Messages
CALIBRATE:The audio system has been
calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If
CALIBRATE displays it means that the radio has
not been congured properly for your vehicle
and it must be returned to your dealer for service.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 275later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in and READING DISC and the
CD symbol appears on the display. If you want
to insert a CD with the ignition off, rst press the
EJECT button or push the RCL knob.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the
player it stays in the player. When the ignition or
radio is turned on, the CD starts to play where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol appears
on the display. As each new track starts to
play, the track number appears on the display.The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and
the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality may be
reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of
recording, the quality of the music that has been
recorded, and the way the CD-R has been
handled. There may be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading
and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the
bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD
is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or
scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the
surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of Your CDs
on page 279for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught
in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD
with a marking pen.
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Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you
could damage the CD player. When using the
CD player, use only CDs in good condition
without any label, load one CD at a time, and
keep the CD player and the loading slot free of
foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD
Messages” later in this section.
\1 (Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton
to advance quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release this
pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time
of the track appears on the display.
RDM 2 (Random):Press this pushbutton to hear
the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order.
RDM and the track number appears on the display.
Press RDM again to turn off random play.
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#(Next Folder):This button does not have a
function for non-MP3 CDs.4
s(Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton
to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear
sound at a reduced volume. Release this
pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time
of the track appears on the display.
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!(Previous Folder):This button does not
have a function for non-MP3 CDs.
EQ (Equalizer):Press EQ to select the desired
customized equalization setting while playing
a CD. The equalization is automatically set
whenever a CD is played. See “EQ” listed
previously for more information.
wSEEKx:Press the up arrow to go to the
start of the next track. Press the down arrow to go
to the start of the previous track. Pressing
either arrow for more than two seconds searches
the previous or next tracks at two tracks per
second. When the track number that you would
like to play appears on the display, release
the arrow to stop searching and to play the track.
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To use repeat, do the following:
To repeat the track you are listening to, press
and release the RPT button. RPT displays.
Press RPT again to turn off repeat play.
To repeat the CD you are listening to, press
and hold the RPT button for two seconds.
RPT displays. Press RPT again to turn
off repeat play.
RDM (Random):With random, you can listen to
the tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order, on one CD or on all of the CDs.
To use random, do one of the following:
To play the tracks on the CD you are listening
to in random order, press and release the
RDM button. RANDOM ONE displays. Press
RDM again to turn off random play.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are
loaded, in random order, press and hold
RDM for more than two seconds. A beep
sounds and RANDOM ALL displays. Press
RDM again to turn off random play.AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select the desired equalization setting
while playing a CD. The equalization is set
whenever a CD is played. For more information on
AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed previously in
this section.
sSEEKt:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the current track, if more than ten seconds
have played. Press the right arrow to go to the
next track. If either arrow is held or pressed more
than once, the player continues moving backward
or forward through the CD.
sSCANt:To scan one CD, press and hold
either SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until
SCAN displays and a beep sounds. Use this
feature to listen to 10 seconds of each track of the
currently selected CD. Press either SCAN arrow
again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than four seconds until CD
SCAN displays and a beep sounds. Use this
feature to listen to 10 seconds of the rst track of
each loaded CD. Press either SCAN arrow
again, to stop scanning.
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