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Themessagesinthisdisplay
indicate:
When you press the INFO ( )
button, the display changes as shown
above. This is the estimated distance
you can travel on the fuel remaining
in the tank. This distance is
estimated f rom the f uel economy
you received over the last several
miles (kilometers), so it will vary
withchangesinspeed,traffic,etc.It
measures miles in U.S. models and
kilometers in Canadian models.
TIME: Time traveled
To reset the values in the trip
computer,pressandholdtheSEL/
RESET button until the values reset. AVG MPG (U.S. models)/AVG
L/100 KM (Canadian models):
Average f uel economy
AVG MPH (U.S. models)/AVG
km/h (Canadian models): Average
vehicle speed
DISTANCE: Distance traveled
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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Security Relock Timer
Keyless Lock Acknowledgment
Key and Remote Unlock Mode
If you unlock the doors with the
remote transmitter, but do not open
any of the doors within 30 seconds,
the doors automatically relock and
the security system sets.
You can change this relock time
f rom 30 seconds to 60 or 90 seconds.
When you push the LOCK button a
second time within 5 seconds after
you lock the doors with the remote
transmitter, a beeper will sound to
verify that doors are locked and the
security system has set.
If you do not want the beeper to
sound, select ‘‘BEEP OFF’’ with the
INFO ( ) button and enter your
selection by pressing the SEL/
RESET button.
You can select whether the driver’s
door or all the doors unlock when
youpresstheunlockbuttononthe
remote transmitter first time.
Select the desired setting ‘‘DRIVER
DOOR’’ or ‘‘ALL DOORS’’ by
pressing the INFO ( ) button and
enter your selection by pressing the
SEL/RESET button.
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Inst rument s and Cont rols
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If you unlock the doors with the
remote transmitter, but do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds,the
doors automatically relock and the
security system sets. To change this
setting, ref er to Keyless Memory
Settings on page . Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door or all the
doors (depending on the keyless
memory setting). Press it twice to
unlock the other doors. Some
exterior lights will f lash twice each
time you press the button.
The ceiling light (if the ceiling light
switch is in the center position) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
anydoorswithin30seconds(or
whatever setting the relock timer is
set to), the light f ades out. If you
relock the doors with the remote
transmitter before 30 seconds have
elapsed, the light will go of f
immediately.
Press this button once to
lock all doors. Some exterior lights
will f lash. When you push LOCK
twice within 5 seconds (depending
on the keyless memory setting), you
will hear a beep to verify that the
doors are locked and the security
system has set. You cannot lock the
doors if any door is not f ully closed
or if the key is in the ignition switch. Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
the horn will sound, and the exterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote
transmitter, or turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position.
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UNL OCK
LOCK TRUNK
PA NIC
Remote Transmitter
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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LOCK
BUTTON
UNLOCK
BUTTON
PANIC
BUTTON
TRUNK
BUTTON
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You can manually select various
f unctions of the climate control
system when it is in f ully automatic
mode. All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled. Making any
manual selection causes the word
AUTO in the display to go out.
Press the OFF button. However, a
lack of airf low can cause the
windowstofogup.Youshouldkeep
the fan on at all times so stale air and
moisture do not build up in the
interior and cause f ogging.Theclimatecontrolsystemhasa
temperature sensor next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensor or spill any liquid on it.
When you press a f an control button,
the fan is taken out of AUTO mode
and starts to run at its lowest speed.
Press the button to make the
fan run faster.
Climat e Cont rol
Semi-automatic Operation
To Turn Everything Off
T emperature Sensor
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the power/volume knob. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, and turn it to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available. The seek f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or SEEK button, then
release it. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
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TUNE
SEEK SCAN
Playing the A M/FM Radio Selecting a Station
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store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button. You will see
A. SEL f lashing in the display, and
the system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM, and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
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To turn of f auto select,
Preset A UT O SEL ECT
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Bass, treble, balance, and fader are
each adjustable. In addition, you can
adjust the strength of the sound
coming from the center and the
subwoof er speakers. These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom the center
speaker and the subwoof er speaker.
If you turn the TUNE/SOUND knob
all the way to the lef t, you will see
‘‘OFF’’inthedisplay,andthecenter
speaker and/or subwoof er speaker
will be of f .
Press the TUNE/SOUND knob
repeatedly to display the bass, treble,
balance, f ader, center and subwoof er
setting.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the TUNE/SOUND
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches the
center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about 5 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode. Use the TREB/
BASS modes to adjust the tone to
your liking.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
and FADE adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength.
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A djusting the Sound Center/Subwoof er Treble/Bass
Balance/Fader
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Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed. This f unction is set to MID as the
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory.You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons to adjust
the illumination of the audio system
(see page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is of f .
The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high. Dolby
PL (Prologic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom the audio signal
recorded with two channel stereo
sources. Dolby prologic II can only
activate when using the CD (CD-DA,
MP3/WMA),XMradio,andAUX
audio modes. When it activates,
‘‘DPL II’’ is shown on the upper
display.
Manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby Laboratories. ‘‘Dolby’’,
‘‘ProLogic’’, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby
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A udio System L ighting
Dolby PL (Prologic) II
Speed-sensit ive Volume Compensat ion (SVC)
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