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TRAIN LEFT FRONT TIRE (if equipped)— Displayed when training
the TPMS system. Refer toTPMS reset procedurein theTires, Wheels
and Loadingchapter for more information.
TRAIN RIGHT FRONT TIRE (if equipped)— Displayed when
training the TPMS system. Refer toTPMS reset procedurein theTires,
Wheels and Loadingchapter for more information.
TRAIN RIGHT REAR TIRE (if equipped)— Displayed when training
the TPMS system. Refer toTPMS reset procedurein theTires, Wheels
and Loadingchapter for more information.
TRAIN LEFT REAR TIRE (if equipped)— Displayed when training
the TPMS system. Refer toTPMS reset procedurein theTires, Wheels
and Loadingchapter for more information.
TIRES NOT TRAINED – REPEAT (if equipped)— Displayed when
an error occurs while training the TPMS system. Refer toTPMS reset
procedurein theTires, Wheels and Loadingchapter for more
information.
TRAINING COMPLETE (if equipped)— Displayed when training of
the TPMS system is complete. Refer toTPMS reset procedurein the
Tires, Wheels and Loadingchapter for more information.
OPTIONAL MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
With the ignition in the on position, the message center, located on your
instrument cluster, displays important vehicle informationthrough a
constant monitor of vehicle systems.You may select display features
on the message center for a display of status preceded by a brief
indicator chime. The system will also notify you of potential vehicle
problems with a display of system warnings followed by a long indicator
chime. If equipped with an outside temperature display, it will display in
the instrument cluster all the time, except when a warning message is
present.
Selectable features
Reset
Press this control to select and reset
functions shown in the INFO menu
and SETUP menu.
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Info menu
This control displays the following
control displays:
•Trip odometer/Odometer
•Distance to Empty
•Average Fuel Economy
•Instantaneous Fuel Economy
•Trip Elapsed Drive Time
•Blank
Odometer/Trip odometer
Refer toGaugesin theInstrument Clusterchapter.
Distance to empty (DTE)
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu estimates approximately
how far you can drive with the fuel
remaining in your tank under
normal driving conditions.
Remember to turn the ignition off
when refueling to allow this feature to correctly detect the added fuel.
The DTE function will display XXX MILES TO E FUEL LEVEL LOW and
sound a tone for one second when you have approximately 50 miles
(80 km) to empty. If you RESET this warning message, this display and
tone will return within 10 minutes.
DTE is calculated using a running average fuel economy, which is based
on your recent driving history of 500 miles (800 km). This value is not
the same as the average fuel economy display. The running average fuel
economy is reinitialized to a factory default value if the battery is
disconnected.
Average fuel economy (AFE)
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display your average fuel
economy in miles/gallon or
liters/100 km.
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If you calculate your average fuel economy by dividing 100 miles traveled
by gallons of fuel used (kilometers traveled by liters used), your figure
may be different than displayed for the following reasons:
•Your vehicle was not perfectly level during fill-up
•Differences in the automatic shut-off points on the fuel pumps at
service stations
•Variations in top-off procedure from one fill-up to another
•Rounding of the displayed values to the nearest 0.1 gallon (liter)
1. Drive the vehicle at least 5 miles (8 km) with the speed control
system engaged to display a stabilized average.
2. Record the highway fuel economy for future reference.
It is important to press the RESET control after setting the speed
control to get accurate highway fuel economy readings.
Instantaneous fuel economy
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display your instantaneous
fuel economy. This will display your
fuel economy as a bar graph ranging
from
poor economy to
excellent economy.
Your vehicle must be moving to calculate instantaneous fuel economy.
When your vehicle is not moving, this function shows
, one or no bars
illuminated. Instantaneous fuel economy cannot be reset.
Trip elapsed drive time
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display a timer.
To operate the Trip Elapsed Drive
Time perform the following:
1. Press and release RESET in order
to start the timer.
2. Press and release RESET to pause the timer.
3. Press and hold RESET for two seconds in order to reset the timer.
Blank screen
Press the RESET once to turn the message center display off.
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Setup menu
Press this control for the following
displays:
•Reset For System Check
•Oil Life
•Rear Park Aid (if equipped)
•Running Boards (if equipped)
•Autolamp
•Autolock
•Autounlock
•Easy Entry (if equipped)
•Trailer Sway (if equipped)
•Units (English/Metric)
•Language
•Reset to English (if in another language)
Reset For System check
Selecting this function from the
SETUP menu causes the message
center to cycle through each of the
systems being monitored. For each
of the monitored systems, the
message center will indicate either an OK message or a warning message
for three seconds.
Pressing the RESET control cycles the message center through each of
the systems being monitored.
The sequence of the system check report and how it appears in the
message center is as follows:
1. XXX% OIL LIFE
2. CHARGING SYSTEM
3. DOOR STATUS
4. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL
5. XX MILES TO E FUEL LEVEL XXX
6. TBC GAIN = XX.X
NO TRAILER (if equipped and no trailer connected)
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7. TBC GAIN = XX.X
OUTPUT = ////// (if equipped and trailer connected)
Oil Life XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW
An oil change is required whenever indicated by the message center and
according to the recommended maintenance schedule. USE ONLY
RECOMMENDED ENGINE OILS.
To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
(approximately 7,500 miles [12,000 km] or six months) perform the
following:
1. Press and release the SETUP
control to display “OIL LIFE XXX%
HOLD RESET = NEW”.
2. Press and hold the RESET
control for two seconds and release.
Oil life is set to 100% and “OIL LIFE
SET TO 100%” is displayed.
Note:To change oil life 100% miles value from 7,500 miles (12,000 km)
or six months to another value, proceed to Step 3.
3. Once “OIL LIFE SET TO XXX%” is displayed, release and press the
RESET control switch to change the Oil Life Start Value. Each release
and press will reduce the value by 10%.
Rear Park Aid (if equipped)
This feature sounds a warning tone to warn the driver of obstacles near
the rear bumper, and functions only when R (Reverse) gear is selected.
1. To disable/enable the reverse
sensing system feature with the
vehicle in P (Park), select this
function from the SETUP MENU or
put the vehicle in R (Reverse).
2. Press and hold the RESET control to turn the park aid ON or OFF.
3. Press the RESET control for the next SETUP MENU item or wait for
more than four seconds to return to the INFO MENU.
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Running Boards (if equipped)
This feature automatically deploys the side running boards for easy
entry/exit from the vehicle or for cleaning.
1. To disable/enable the power
running board feature with the
vehicle in P (Park), select this
function from the SETUP control for
the current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to select the running boards setting as
follows:
•AUTO: the running boards will automatically deploy when a door is
opened and automatically retract when the door is closed,
•OUT: the running boards will remain deployed regardless of the doors
being open/closed. This setting can be used when washing the vehicle, or
accessing the roof rack. The running boards will stow and enter AUTO
mode when the vehicle speed exceeds 5 mph (8 km/h),
•OFF: the running boards will remain IN regardless of the doors being
open/closed.
Autolamp delay
This feature keeps your headlights on for up to three minutes after the
ignition is switched off.
1. To disable/enable the autolamp
delay feature, select this function
from the SETUP control for the
current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to select
the new Autolamp delay values of >0, >10, >20, >30, >60, >90, >120 or
>180.
Autolock
This feature automatically locks all vehicle doors when the vehicle is
shifted into any gear, putting the vehicle in motion.
1. To disable/enable the autolock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP control for the current
display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to turn
the autolocks ON or OFF.
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Autounlock
This feature automatically unlocks all vehicle doors when the driver’s
door is opened within 10 minutes of the ignition being turned off.
1. To disable/enable the autounlock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP MENU.
2. Press and hold the RESET
control switch to turn the
autounlock ON or OFF.
3. Press the RESET control switch for the next SETUP MENU item.
Easy Entry (if equipped)
This feature automatically moves the drivers seat backwards for easy exit
from the vehicle.
1. To disable/enable the easy
entry/exit seat feature, select this
function from the SETUP menu.
2. Press the RESET control to turn
the easy entry/exit seat on or off.
Trailer sway (if equipped)
This feature uses the electronic stability control to mitigate trailer sway.
1. To disable/enable the trailer sway
feature, select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current display
mode.
2. Press the RESET control to turn
the trailer sway on or off.
Units (English/Metric)
1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current units
to be displayed.
2. Press the RESET control to
change from English to Metric.
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Language
1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current
language to be displayed.
2. Pressing the RESET control
cycles the message center through
each of the language choices.
3. Press and hold the RESET
control to set the language choice.
Reset to English (if in another language)
When entering the SETUP MENU
and a non-English language has
been selected, “HOLD RESET FOR
ENGLISH” will be displayed.
Press and hold the RESET control
to set the language choice.
System warnings
System warnings alert you to possible problems or malfunctions in your
vehicle’s operating systems.
In the event of a multiple warning situation, the message center will
cycle the display to show all warnings by displaying each one for four
seconds.
The message center will display the last selected feature if there are no
more warning messages. This allows you to use the full functionality of
the message center after you acknowledge the warning by pressing the
RESET control and clearing the warning message.
Warning messages can be divided into three categories:
•Cannot be cleared until the condition is corrected.
•Reappears 10 minutes after resetting it.
•Reappears if the condition clears, then reoccurs within the same
ignition on/off cycle.
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