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•Depress the brake pedal until the
desired vehicle speed is reached,
press the SET + control.
Turning off speed control
There are two ways to turn off the
speed control:
•Press the speed control OFF
control.
•Turn off the ignition.
Note:When you turn off the speed
control or the ignition, your speed
control set speed memory is erased.
STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
These controls allow you to operate some audio control features.
Radio control features
Press MEDIA to select:
•AM, FM1, FM2, or CD
•SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 (Satellite
radio mode)
•LINE IN (Auxiliary input jack)
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In Radio mode:
•Press
to access the
next/previous preset station.
In CD mode:
•Press
to listen to the
next track on the disc.
In Satellite radio mode:
•Press
to advance
through preset channels.
In any mode:
•Press VOL + or VOL - to adjust
the volume.
Navigation system hands free
control features (if equipped)
Press and hold
control briefly
until the voice
icon appears on
the navigation display to use the
voice command feature.
Press
to complete a voice
command.
For further information on the
navigation system, refer to theNavigation Systemsupplement.
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SYNC system hands free control
feature (if equipped)
Press
briefly to use the voice
command feature. You will hear a
tone and LISTENING will appear in
the radio display. Press and
hold
to exit voice command.
Press
to activate phone mode or
answer a phone call. Press and
hold
to end a call or exit phone
mode.
Press
to scroll through various menus and selections. Press
OK to confirm your selection.
For further information on the SYNC system, refer to theSYNC
supplement.
Navigation system/SYNC hands
free control features (if
equipped)
Press
control briefly until the
voice
icon appears on the
Navigation display to use the voice
command feature.
Press
to activate phone mode or
answer a phone call. Press and
hold
to exit phone mode or end
a call.
For further information on the Navigation system/SYNC system, refer to
theNavigation SystemandSYNCsupplements.
MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
You can move the glass panel of the moon roof back to open or tilt up
(from the closed position) to ventilate the vehicle.
WARNING:Do not let children play with the moon roof or leave
children unattended in the vehicle. They may seriously hurt
themselves.
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To open the moon roof:The moon
roof is equipped with an automatic,
one-touch, opening, closing and
venting feature. Press and release
the rear portion of the control. To
stop motion at any time during the
one-touch operation, press the
control a second time.
WARNING:When closing the moon roof, you should verify that
it is free of obstructions and ensure that children and/or pets are
not in the proximity of the moon roof opening.
To close the moon roof:The moon roof is equipped with an automatic,
one-touch, closing feature. Press and release the front portion of the
control. To stop motion at any time during the one-touch closing, press
the control again.
Bounce-back:When an obstacle has been detected in the moon roof
opening as the moon roof is closing, the moon roof will automatically
open and stop at a prescribed position. This is known as “bounce-back”.
If the ignition is turned off (without accessory delay being active) during
bounce-back, the moon roof will move until the bounce-back position is
reached.
Bounce-back override:To override bounce-back, press and hold the
front portion of the control. For example: Bounce-back can be used to
overcome the resistance of ice on the moon roof or seals. If during a
bounce-back condition, the control is released to the neutral position,
then held in the one-touch position within two seconds after the moon
roof reaches the bounce-back position,the moon roof will travel with
no bounce-back protection.If the control is released before the moon
roof reaches fully closed or the ignition is turned off (without accessory
delay being active), the moon roof will stop.
To vent:
•The moon roof is equipped with an automatic, one-touch, vent feature.
To tilt the moon roof into the vent position (when the glass panel is
closed), press and release the front portion of the control.
•To close the moon roof from the vent position, press and hold the rear
portion of the control until the glass panel stops moving.
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The moon roof has a sliding shade that can be opened or closed when the
glass panel is shut. To close the shade, pull it toward the front of the vehicle.
Accessory delay:
With accessory delay, the window switches, audio system, and moon roof
(if equipped) may be used for up to 10 minutes after the ignition switch
is turned off or until either front door is opened.
MESSAGE CENTER
With the ignition in the on position,
the message center, located on your
instrument cluster, displays
important vehicle and daily driving
informationthrough a constant
monitor of vehicle systems.Yo u
may select display features on the message center for a display of status.
The system will also notify you of potential vehicle problems with a
display of system warnings followed by an indicator chime.
Selectable features
Reset
Press this control to select and reset
functions shown in the INFO menu
and SETUP menu.
Info menu
This control displays the following
control displays:
•Odometer/Trip Odometer
•Distance to Empty (DTE)
•Average Fuel Economy (AFE) (if
equipped)
•Instantaneous Fuel Economy (if equipped)
•Electric Energy
•Blank (odometer off)
Note:If equipped with a Navigation Screen, the Average Fuel Economy
and Instantaneous Fuel Economy will display in that screen instead of
the message center display.
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Odometer/Trip odometer
Refer toGaugesin theInstrument Clusterchapter.
Distance to empty (DTE)
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu will give you an
estimate of how far you can drive
with the fuel remaining in your tank
under normal driving conditions.
Remember to turn the ignition off
when refueling your vehicle. Otherwise, the display will not show the
addition of fuel for a few miles (kilometers). DTE will vary according to
your driving habits.
Average fuel economy (AFE) (if equipped)
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu will display your
average fuel economy in miles/gallon
or liters/100 km.
If you calculate your average fuel
economy by dividing miles traveled by gallons of fuel used (liters of fuel
by used 100 kilometers traveled), 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 off 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.
To reset back to zero, press and hold the RESET button for two seconds.
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Instantaneous fuel economy (if equipped)
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.
Electric Energy
Select this function from the INFO
menu for the state of charge of the
high voltage battery. For normal
operation “ELECT ENERGY OK”
will be displayed.
Setup menu
Press this control for the following
displays:
•Reset to English (if in another
language)
•System Check
•Oil Life
•Units (English/Metric)
•Autolamp Delay (if equipped)
•Autolock (if equipped)
•Autounlock (if equipped)
•Language
Reset to English (if in another language)
When entering the SETUP MENU
and a non-English language has
been selected, “PRESS RESET FOR
ENGLISH” will be displayed to
change back to English.
Press the RESET control to change back to English.
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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 four seconds.
Pressing the RESET control cycles the message center through each of
the systems being monitored. If you don’t press any button, the system
will cycle itself.
The sequence of the system check report is as follows:
1. Oil life
2. Electric drive
3. Brake system
4. Liftgate and glass
5. DTE/Fuel level
Oil life
An oil change is required whenever indicated by the message center.
USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ENGINE OILS.
To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
(approximately 10,000 miles [16,000 km] or 12 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.
3. While “OIL LIFE SET TO 100%”
is displayed, if a lower oil life start
value is desired, press and release the RESET control to reduce the start
value. Each press of the RESET control reduces the value by 10 %.
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