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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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PASSENGER’S FRONT AIRBAG
(P.9,27)
(P.65,66)
(P.77)
DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS
GAUGES
MIRROR
CONTROLS
POWER DOOR
LOCK SWITCH
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES GLOVE BOXES
HEATING AND
COOLING SYSTEM/
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
PARKING BRAKE
PEDAL RETRACTABLE CENTER TRAY
AUXILIARY
INPUT JACK
(P.191)
(P.151)
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
BUTTONS
(P.184)
(P.186) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER
(P.201)
(P.210)
ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET (P.195)
(P.283)
(P.203)
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
Vehicle with navigation system is shown. (P.192) (P.9,27)
SEAT HEATER SWITCHES (P.183)
(P.386)
(P.369) (P.370)
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Control L ocations
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RETRACTABLE 
CENTER TRAY
PARKING BRAKE
PEDAL ACCESSORY
POWER SOCKETAUXILIARY
INPUT JACK
Vehicle with navigation system is shown. (P.192)
(P.203) (P.283)
(P.195)
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFT LEVER
(P.183) (P.210)
INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS 
(P.65,66) 
GAUGES 
MIRROR 
CONTROLS 
(P.191) 
POWER DOOR 
LOCK SWITCH
(P.151) 
DRIVING POSITION 
MEMORY SYSTEM
BUTTONS 
(P.184) 
POWER WINDOW 
SWITCHES 
(P.186) 
FUEL FILL DOOR 
RELEASE HANDLE 
HOOD RELEASE HANDLE (P.77)
GLOVE BOXES 
(P.201)
HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM/ 
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
(P.386)
(P.369) 
(P.370) SEAT HEATER 
SWITCHES
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When you release the f uel f ill door, 
the driver’s side sliding door
automatically locks so it cannot open
and interfere with the fuel door. If a
passenger attempts to unlock the
door by cycling the lock knob several
times, the door can be opened. 
If a passenger needs to get out while 
you are ref ueling, instruct that
person to exit on the passenger’s
side. 
When you close the f uel f ill door, the 
driver’s side sliding door unlocks if it
was unlocked when you opened the
fuel fill door.When parking f acing downhill, make
sure the doors are latched in the
f ully open position, and then hold the
door open f or your passengers. Do
not pull the inside or outside door
handle, or the door will slam shut.
If you leave the vehicle on a steep
downhill with a power sliding door
half open and the engine of f , the
magnetic lock will turn off after 30
minutes and the sliding door will
automatically open or close. In this
case you will hear a continuous tone. 
If your vehicle is f acing downhill, do 
not turn the main switch to OFF
while the door is opening because
thedoormayslamshut.
If you open the f uel f ill door while
the driver’s side sliding door is
opening, the sliding door stops. If
this happens, the door must be
operated manually. Make sure the main switch on the
dashboard is in the ON position. 
When parking f acing downhill on a 
steep grade, the power sliding doors
may not open or close as they do
normally.
On EX, EX-L and Touring models
On EX, EX-L and Touring models
Ref ueling
Parking on a Hill
Sliding Doors
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Bef ore ref ueling, make sure the rear 
sliding door on the driver’s side is
closed.
Park with the driver’s side closest
to the service station pump. 
Open the f uel f ill door by pulling 
on the handle under the lower lef t
corner of the dashboard.
Remove the f uel f ill cap slowly.
You may hear a hissing sound as
pressure inside the tank escapes.
The fuel fill cap is attached to the
f uel f iller with a tether. Insert the
attachment on the fuel fill cap into
the slit on the f uel f ill door.
1. 
2.
3.
CONT INUED
Ref ueling
Service Station Procedures
Bef ore Driving
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FUEL FILL CAP
Pull
FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE HANDLE
TETHER
Gasoline is highly flammable 
and explosive. You can be
burned or seriously injured
when handling fuel.
Stop the engine, and keep
heat, sparks, and flame away.
Handle fuel only outdoors.
Wipe up spills immediately.
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