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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
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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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Multi-Inf ormation Display
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Select the desired relock time by
moving the pointer with the INFO
( ) button and enter your selection
by pressing the SEL/RESET button. The headlights, parking lights, side
marker lights, taillights, and license
plate lights go of f af ter the selected
time when you close the driver’s
door.
You can change how long the lights
stay on bef ore they go of f as
described next.
Select the desired time (‘‘0s, 15s, 30s
or 60s’’) by moving the pointer with
the INFO ( ) button and enter your
selection by pressing the SEL/
RESET button.
Headlight Auto Of f Timer
Multi-Inf ormation Display
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Interior Light Dimming Time Def ault All
The interior lights f ade out when you
close all doors (see page ). Select
how long it takes f or the interior
lights to f ade out (in seconds) f rom
‘‘5s, 15s, or 30s’’ by moving the
pointer with the INFO ( ) button. If you want the settings as they were
when the vehicle lef t the f actory,
display the menu shown above.
Select ‘‘DEFAULT ALL’’ by moving
the pointer with the INFO ( )
button and enter your selection by
pressing the SEL/RESET button.
Enter your selection by pressing the
SEL/RESET button. If you select ‘‘DEFAULT ALL,’’ the
display changes as shown. Press the
INFO ( / ) button to cancel
‘‘DEFAULT ALL,’’ or press the SEL/
RESET button to conf irm your
selection is ‘‘DEFAULT ALL.’’
To exit ‘‘DEFAULT ALL’’ without
changing the current settings, select
‘‘EXIT’’ by moving the pointer with
the INFO ( ) button and enter your selection by pressing the SEL/
RESET button.
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Multi-Inf ormation Display
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Adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel by pressing the
or side of the adjustment button.
Press to increase the brightness
and to decrease it. You can adjust
the brightness with the headlight
switch on or of f .
The level of brightness is shown on
the multi-information display while
you adjust it. It goes out 5 seconds
af ter you f inish adjusting. To reduce glare at night, the
instrument panel illumination dims
when you turn the light switch to
or . Pressing the MAX
button will bring it to the maximum
level.
If your vehicle is equipped with the
navigation system, the navigation
system screen will also go to f ull
brightness. This can be helpf ul when
using the headlights during daylight
hours.
Turn the f og lights on and of f by
turning the switch next to the
headlight switch.
You can use the f og lights only when
the headlights are on low beam.
With the light switch in the AUTO
position, you can also use the f og
lights when the headlights turn on
automatically. They will go of f when
the headlights turn of f .
Fog L ights Instrument Panel Brightness
Fog L ights, Instrument Panel Brightness
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MAX BUTTON
ADJUSTMENT BUTTON
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Customized settings
(see page ).
Driving position memory
(see page ).
When you unlock the driver’s door
with a remote, that remote’s keyless
memory settings are activated.
Depending on which remote was
used, a WELCOME DRIVER 1 or
WELCOME DRIVER 2 message
appears on the multi-inf ormation
display. The driver’s ID (MEMORY
1 or MEMORY 2) is printed on the
back of each remote. Here are the settings activated by
the remote;
When you unlock and open the
driver’s door with the remote, the
driver’s seat (except power lumbar)
and outside mirrors move to the
positions stored in memory. An
indicator on one of the driving
position memory buttons also comes
on.
To turn of f this f eature, press and
hold the LOCK and UNLOCK
buttonsatthesametime.TheLED
in the remote will blink twice. Then
release the buttons. Doing this
cancels the keyless memory settings
f or that remote and restores the
def ault settings.
To turn the keyless memory settings
back on, repeat this procedure. The
LED will blink once to indicate the
f eature has been turned on.
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K eyless Memory Settings
Remote Transmitter
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Change the hour by pressing and
holding the H button until the
numbers advance to the desired time.
Change the minutes by pressing and
holding the M button until the
numbers advance to the desired time.
You can quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. If the displayed time is
bef ore the half hour, press the R
button to set the clock back to the
previous hour. If the displayed time
is af ter the half hour, the clock sets
f orward to the beginning of the next
hour.
For example: 1:06 will reset to 1:001:52 will reset to 2:00
The clock is set automatically.
The clock displays the time with the
ignition switch in the ON (II)
position. If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead, you will
need to reset the clock.
The moonroof has a key-of f delay.
You can still open and close the
moonroof f or up to 10 minutes af ter
you turn of f the ignition switch. The
key-of f delay cancels as soon as you
open either f ront door. You must
then turn the ignition switch to the
ON (II) position f or the moonroof to
operate.
You can use the remote transmitter
or the key to operate the moonroof
f rom the outside. Ref er to page
f or details.
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On models without navigation system
On models with navigation system
Clock
Operating the Moonroof with the
Remote Transmitter or the Key
Moonroof , Clock
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If you try to open the moonroof in
below-f reezing temperatures, or when
it is covered with snow or ice, you can
damage the moonroof panel or its
motor.
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To apply the parking brake, pull the
lever up f ully. To release it, pull up
slightly, push the button, and lower
the lever. The parking brake
indicator on the instrument panel
should go out when the parking
brake is f ully released (see page ).
You will also see a ‘‘RELEASE
PARKING BRAKE’’ message on the
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Parking Brake
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Driving the vehicle with the parking
brake applied can damage the rear
brakes and axles. A beeper will sound
if the vehicle is driven with the parking
brake on.
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Vents, Heating, and A/C
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AIR CONDITIONING BUTTON
RECIRCULATION BUTTON
PASSENGER’S SIDE MODE
CONTROL BUTTON
PASSENGER’S AUTO BUTTON
WINDSHIELD
DEFROST BUTTON
PASSENGER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL BUTTONS
REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER BUTTON
DRIVER’S SIDE MODE
CONTROL BUTTON
OFF BUTTON
FAN CONTROL
BUTTONS DUAL BUTTON
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL BUTTONS TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
DRIVER’S AUTO BUTTON
Vehicles without navigation system
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