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Sensing System for Passenger
Airbag
The passenger sensing system will turn off the right
front passenger frontal airbag and seat‐mounted side
impact airbag under certain conditions. The driver
airbags are not affected by this.
The passenger airbag status indicator will be visible in
the rearview mirror when the vehicle is started.
United States
Canada
See Passenger Sensing System
on page 2‑53for
important information.
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Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
Controls for the outside power mirrors are located on
the driver door. 1. Move the top control to the left or right to select either the driver or passenger mirror.
2. Use the arrows located on the four-way control pad to move the mirror in the desired direction. Keep the control in the center position when not
adjusting either outside mirror.
Manually fold the mirrors inward to prevent damage
when going through an automatic car wash. To fold, pull
the mirror toward the vehicle. Push the mirror outward,
to return it to the original position.
Interior Mirror
Vehicles with an automatic dimming rearview mirror will
automatically reduce headlamp glare coming from
vehicles that are traveling behind you.
See
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror on page 3‑39.
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Interior Lighting
Courtesy Lamps
When any door or the hatch/trunk lid is opened, the
interior lamps will go on, unless it is bright outside.
The courtesy lamps can also be turned on and off by
pressing the instrument panel brightness knob.
Reading Lamps
The inside rearview mirror includes two reading lamps.
The lamps go on when a door is opened. When the
doors are closed, press the lamp buttons to turn on
each lamp.
Interior Light Control
To adjust the brightness of the interior lights, turn and
hold the instrument panel brightness control knob
located on the left side of the instrument panel.
Push the knob in to turn the lights on or off.
For more information on interior lighting, see:
.Instrument Panel Brightness on page 4‑15.
.Entry/Exit Lighting on page 4‑15.
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamps
The exterior lamp control is located to the left of the
steering wheel, on the multifunction lever.
O :Turn the band with this symbol on it to operate the
exterior lamps.
O :Turns off all lamps.
AUTO : Sets the exterior lamps to automatic mode.
AUTO mode turns the exterior lamps on and off
depending on how much light is available outside
the vehicle.
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Passenger Sensing System
The vehicle has a passenger sensing system for the
right front passenger position. The passenger airbag
status indicator will be visible in the rearview mirror
when the vehicle is started.
United States
Canada The words ON and OFF, or the symbol for on and off,
will be visible during the system check. When the
system check is complete, either the word ON or OFF,
or the symbol for on or off, will be visible. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 4‑34.
The passenger sensing system will turn off the right
front passenger frontal airbag and seat-mounted side
impact airbag under certain conditions. The driver
airbags are not affected by the passenger sensing
system.
The passenger sensing system works with sensors
that are part of the right front passenger seat.
The sensors are designed to detect the presence of
a properly-seated occupant and determine if the right
front passenger frontal airbag and seat-mounted side
impact airbag should be enabled (may inflate) or not.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when
properly secured in a rear seat in the correct child
restraint for their weight and size. We recommend that
rear-facing child restraints not be transported in the
vehicle, even if the airbags are off.
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Section 3 Features and Controls
Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Keyless Access System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Keyless Access System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Doors and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Automatic Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock . . . . . . . . 3-13
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Theft-Deterrent System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Front Air Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Automatic Transmission Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Manual Transmission Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Shifting Into Park (Automatic Transmission) . . . 3-35
Shifting Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Parking the Vehicle (Manual Transmission) . . . . 3-36
Parking Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Outside Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Outside Convex Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Outside Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
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Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
The vehicle may have an automatic dimming inside
rearview mirror with a compass display and/or map
lamps, and OnStar
®. The mirror automatically changes
to reduce glare from headlamps behind you. A time
delay feature prevents rapid changing from the day to
night positions while driving under lights and through
traffic.
If the vehicle has OnStar, there are three control buttons
located at the bottom of the mirror. See the OnStar
®
owner's guide for more information on the services
OnStar®provides.
P(On/Off): The automatic dimming feature is
activated when the vehicle is started. Press and hold
this button for up to six seconds to turn this feature on
or off.
T(Indicator Light): This light turns on when the
automatic dimming feature is active.
Map Lamps
If the mirror has map lamps, they are located at the
bottom of the mirror. To manually turn the lamps on
or off, press the button next to each lamp.
Cleaning the Mirror
Do not spray glass cleaner directly on the mirror.
Use a soft towel dampened with water.
Compass
Compass Operation
With the compass feature on, each time the vehicle is
started, the compass will take a few seconds to adjust
and display the current compass heading. For example,
NE is displayed for north-east.
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Outside Power Mirrors
Controls for the outside power mirrors are located on
the driver door.
To adjust the mirrors: 1. Move the top selector control to the left or right to select either the driver or passenger mirror.
2. Use the arrows located on the four-way control pad to move the mirror in the desired direction.
3. Adjust each outside mirror so that a little of the vehicle and the area behind it can be seen. Keep the control in the center position when not
adjusting either outside mirror.
If the vehicle has the memory feature, a preferred mirror
position can be stored. See
Memory Seat, Mirrors and
Steering Wheel on page 2‑4.
Manually fold the mirrors inward to prevent damage
when going through an automatic car wash. To fold, pull
the mirror toward the vehicle. Push the mirror outward,
to return it to the original position.
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror
If the vehicle has this feature, the driver side outside
mirror adjusts for the glare of headlamps behind you.
This feature is controlled by the on and off setting on
the inside rearview mirror.
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Lowering the Manual Convertible Top
1. Park on a level surface. Shift an automatic transmission into P (Park) and set the parking
brake. Shift a manual transmission into N (Neutral)
and set the parking brake.
2. Make sure the ignition is off.
3. Make sure the trunk is closed.
4. The convertible top front latch, located above the inside rearview mirror, must be unlocked.
Pull the convertible top front latch down and turn
it clockwise to unlock it.
5. Lift upward on the front edge (A) of the convertible top off of the windshield frame. Then lift upward
on the rear edge (B) of the convertible top so it
is vertical to the tonneau cover (C). The front
edge (A) and rear edge (B) should be straight up.
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