Automatic transmission
P =Park
To move gearshift from Park:
Press firmly on brake pedal.
R =Reverse
N =Neutral
No gear engaged.
D (Overdrive)
For normal driving: Shifts through
all forward gears automatically.Manual
transmission
Depress clutch
pedal to start engine
and change gears.
WARNINGS: Do not shift into
1st above 20 mph or clutch
failure could occur.
Resting your foot on clutch
pedal while driving and using
the clutch to hold your vehicle
at a stand still while waiting
on a hill may reduce clutch life.
R
N
DP
M
LOCKS
Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features
Locks
Transmission
Key
Operates ignition and all locks.
Tip: Use key number plate
to purchase a new key;
store in safe place separate
from vehicle.
Retractable key
To fold/unfold press release
button (1).
Immobilizer system
Prevents engine from running
unless coded key is used; see
Owner’s Manual.
Remote
keyless entry
system,
see
Getting StartedChild-safety locks
Located at edge of rear doors.
To activate: Pull tab (4) up;
door opens from outside only.
To cancel: Push tab (4) down.
WARNINGS: Since children
may access either rear door,
child-safety locks for both
rear doors should be activated
Never leave a child in car
with key in the vehicle.
Manual door
locks
To lock: Press
front of button (2)
toward door handle.
To unlock: Pull front
of button away
from door handle.
Power door locks
To lock/unlock all doors from
inside vehicle: Press bottom/top
of switch (3).
To lock doors without key: With
door open, press bottom of door
lock switch, exit car, close doors.
To unlock: Use key to unlock driver’s
front door, rotate key to counter-
clockwise position for more than one
second to unlock other doors, hold
for 3 seconds to lower front windows.
Tip: Doors can be locked with
key in ignition (chime sounds
to alert you to key in ignition).
LOC
K UNL
OCK
3
2
Lock
Unlock
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M (Sport A/T
manual shift mode)
Move shifter from
D to M to engage
manual shift mode,
M will be illuminated
for manual mode on
shift position indicator located
in the instrument panel.
Manual shifting of transmission
is achieved by moving shifter
back to upshift and forward to
downshift, move shifter from
M to D to engage automatic
shift mode.
Gear indicator
(A/T only)
Illuminated numeral of
gear indicatorlocated in
the instrument panel
displays current gear in
Automatic and Manual
shift modes.
MD
P
NR
2
P
R
N
D
M 7
2
SEATS
Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features
Seats
Seats
4
8
1
4
8
3
2
6 7 5
see Owner’s Manual for
additional information on this
feature and the air bag system.
Seat belt emergency
locking mode
Belts lockonly on hard acceleration,
braking, cornering or impacts of
about 5 mph or more.
Automatic locking mode
(all seat belts except
driver’s seat belt)
Must be used when installing
child-safety seat.
To activate: Pull belt fully out of
retractor, allow belt to retract until
click is heard; belt will only tighten.
To disengage: Unbuckle belt and
allow belt to retract fully.
Rear center position seat belt 5-Door: Seat belt stowage located
behind left side head rest, see
Getting Started.
Shoulder belt height
adjustment
To raise: Push
adjuster upward.
To lower: Pull
button (1) and
slide downward.
WARNING: Make sure adjuster
locks in one of its positions.
Manual controls
1. Fore-aft adjustment
Lift lever and hold, slide
seat, release lever.
2. Raise/lower seat
Pull/push lever repeatedly to
desired height and release.
3. Seatback angle
To adjust: Lift and hold lever, lean
forward or backward, release lever.
4. Head restraint
To raise/lower: Pull up/push in
release button (8) and push down.
WARNINGS: Do not adjust
seats while driving.
Seat belts must always be
worn when vehicle is in motion.
Air bags are supplemental
and do not replace seat
belt usage.
Always wear your seat belt
and properly secure children
12 and under in the rear seat.
Even with a deactivation
system, never place rear-facing
infant-safety seat in front
of any air bag, an infant is
in serious danger of being
injured or killed.
If you must install a forward-
facing child-safety seat in the front
seating position, move vehicle
seat as far back as possible.
Use age appropriate child
restraints,see Owner’s Manual
and state or province laws.
5. Lumbar adjustment
Rotate knob to increase/
decrease firmness.
Power driver’s seat6. Raise/lower front of
seat cushion
Pull/push front of switch vertically.
Fore/aft adjustment
Slide switch horizontally.
Raise/lower rear of
seat cushion
Pull/push rear of switch vertically.
Raise/lower seat
Pull/push center of switch
vertically.
7. Seatback angle
Press front/rear of switch.
Tip: Verify side air bags
by locating “SRS AIRBAG”
indicator tags on outboard
side of front seatbacks.
Folding rear seatbacks,
see Trunk/Console
Child-safety seat
To install in rear outboard seats: Use
dual locking mode retractor seat
belts; see Owner’s Manual for proper
installation and child seat tether
and LATCH system instructions.
Passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light
Front air bag deactivation indicator
light provides current status of
front passenger air bag and
pretensioner system.
If total seated weight on front
passenger seat is less than
approximately 66 lb., front
passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates,
air bag/pretensioner will not
deploy/activate in an accident.
If the total seated weight is greater
than approximately 93 lb., light
does not illuminate, and the air
bag/pretensioner will deploy/activate
in an appropriate accident,
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*Denotes optional equipment
