Service engine soon:The service
engine soon indicator light
illuminates when the ignition is first
turned to the on position to check
the bulb and to indicate whether the vehicle is ready for
Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing. Normally, the service engine soon
light will stay on until the engine is cranked, then turn itself off if no
malfunctions are present. However, if after 15 seconds the service engine
soon light blinks eight times, it means that the vehicle is not ready for
I/M testing. See theReadiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M)
testingin theMaintenance and Specificationschapter.
Solid illumination after the engine is started indicates the On Board
Diagnostics System (OBD-II) has detected a malfunction. Refer toOn
board diagnostics (OBD-II)in theMaintenance and Specifications
chapter. If the light is blinking, engine misfire is occurring which could
damage your catalytic converter. Drive in a moderate fashion (avoid
heavy acceleration and deceleration) and contact your authorized dealer
as soon as possible.
WARNING:Under engine misfire conditions, excessive exhaust
temperatures could damage the catalytic converter, the fuel
system, interior floor coverings or other vehicle components, possibly
causing a fire.
Check fuel fill inlet (if
equipped):Illuminates when the
fuel fill inlet may not be properly
closed. Continued driving with this
light on may cause the service
engine soon warning light to come
on. Refer toEasy Fuel™ “no cap” fuel systemin theMaintenance and
Specificationschapter.
Brake system warning light:To
confirm the brake system warning
light is functional, it will
momentarily illuminate when the
ignition is turned to the on position
when the engine is not running, or in a position between on and start, or
by applying the parking brake when the ignition is turned to the on
position. If the brake system warning light does not illuminate at this
P!
BRAKE
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Autolamp dealy (if equipped)
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
using RESET stem.
2. Press and hold the RESET stem
for two seconds to select the new Autolamp delay values of 0, 10, 20, 30,
60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds.
Autolock/Autounlock (if equipped)
Autolock:This feature locks your doors when the vehicle is shifted out
of park.
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
autolock/autounlock feature, select
this function using RESET stem.
2. Press and hold the RESET stem
for two seconds to toggle between on or off
MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
With the ignition in the on position,
the message center, located on your
instrument cluster, displays
important vehicle information
through a constant monitor of
vehicle systems.You 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 a long indicator chime.
Note:Refer to the SETUP menu in this section to select the Single or
Dual mode display in your message center.
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Selectable features
Reset
Press this control to select and reset
functions shown in the INFO menu
and SETUP menu.
Setup menu
Press this control for the following
displays:
Note:The vehicle’s headlamps or
parklamps must be on to
perform/check light functions.
•System Check•My Color 1, 2, 3
•Oil Life•Display Mode
•Gauge Color•Units (English/Metric)
•Halo Light•Autolamp (if equipped)
•Halo Color•Autolock (if equipped)
•Ambient Light (if equipped)•Autounlock (if equipped)
•Ambient Light Dim (if equipped)•Language
•Ambient Color (if equipped)
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 two seconds.
Pressing the RESET control cycles the message center through each of
the systems being monitored.Note:Some systems show a message only
if a condition is present.
The sequence of the system check report and how it appears in the
message center is as follows:
1. OIL LIFE
2. CHARGING SYSTEM
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To choose colors for the gauges, halo color or ambient lighting do the
following:
1. Press SETUP to reach the GAUGE COLOR, AMBIENT COLOR, or
HALO COLOR menu.
2. Press RESET to scroll through the following color options:
•Ice Blue
•White
•Green
•Purple
•Blue
•Orange
•Red
•My color 1, 2, 3 (SeeSet my colorfollowing to save personalized color
combinations)
Set my color 1, 2, 3 (saving your own colors)
Apart from the preset colors, you can create your own color by adjusting
the levels of the three primary colors (Red, Green, and Blue) through
the MyColor™ feature to achieve any of 125 different combinations. You
can save up to three custom colors in MyColor™.
To enter the MyColor™ adjust mode, do the following (vehicle must be
stationary):
1. Press and hold RESET for three
seconds at the MyColor 1, 2 or 3
menu option to reach the MyColor™
adjust mode.
2. Press SETUP to scroll through
the Red (R), Green (G), Blue (B) and Exit options.
3. Press RESET to blend in more of the color being adjusted.
4. To save and exit, hold RESET for three seconds when prompted.
Pressing RESET for less than three seconds will cycle back through the
colors.
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Units (English/Metric)
1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current units
to be displayed.
2. Press RESET to change from
English to Metric.
Autolamp
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 RESET to select the new
Autolamp delay values of 0, 10, 20,
30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds.
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 MENU.
2. Press RESET to turn autolock ON
or OFF.
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 RESET to turn
the autounlock ON or OFF.
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Saving presets automatically:Autoset allows you to set the strongest
local radio stations without losing your original manually set preset
stations for AM/FM1/FM2.
To activate the autoset feature:Press MENU repeatedly until AUTO
PRESET ON/OFF appears in the display. Use
SEEKto toggle
AUTO PRESET to ON, and either wait five seconds for the search to
initiate or press OK to immediately initiate the search. If you press
another control within those five seconds, the search will not initiate.
The 10 strongest stations will be filled and the station stored in preset 1
will begin playing.
If there are fewer than 10 strong stations, the system will store the last
one in the remaining presets.
RDS Radio
Available only in FM mode. This feature allows you to search
RDS-equipped stations for a certain category of music format: CLASSIC,
COUNTRY, JAZZ/RB, ROCK, etc.
To activate:Press MENU repeatedly until RDS (ON/OFF) appears in the
display. Use
SEEKto toggle RDS ON/OFF. When RDS is OFF,
you will not be able to search for RDS equipped stations or view the
station name or type.
CAT (Category) / FOLD
(Folder):This feature allows you
to select from various music
categories.
To change RDS categories:Press MENU repeatedly until RDS ON/OFF
appears in the display. Use
SEEKto toggle RDS between
ON/OFF. Press CAT. PRESS UP OR DOWN TO CHANGE RDS
CATEGORY will appear in the display. Press
SEEKto scroll
through all possible categories. When the desired category appears in the
display, press
SEEKto find the next station playing that
selection or press SCAN for a brief sampling of all stations playing that
category of music.
CD/MP3 Player
CD:Press to enter CD/MP3 mode. If
a disc is already loaded into the
system, CD/MP3 play will begin
where it ended last. If no CD is loaded, NO DISC will appear in the
display.
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LOAD:
For a single CD system–This
control is not operational. To load a
CD, simply insert the disc, label side up, into the CD slot.
For a CD6 system–Press LOAD. When the display reads SELECT
SLOT, choose the desired slot number using memory presets 1–6. When
the display reads LOAD CD #, load the desired disc, label side up. If you
do not choose a slot within five seconds, the system will choose for you.
Once loaded, the first track will begin to play.
To auto load up to six discs–Press and hold LOAD until the display
reads AUTOLOAD #. Load the desired disc, label side up. The system
will prompt you to load discs for the remaining available slots. Insert the
discs, one at a time, label side up, when prompted. Once loaded, the disc
in preset #1 will begin to play.
Press the number preset buttons (1–6) to choose the disc you want to
play.
/Play/Pause:Press to
play/pause a track when playing a
CD.
EJECT:
For a single CD system–press
EJECT to eject the CD.
For a CD6 system–press EJECT and select the desired CD slot by
pressing the corresponding memory preset number. The display will read
EJECTING #. When the system has ejected the CD, the display will read
REMOVE CD #. Remove the CD. If you do not remove the CD, the
system will reload the disc.
To auto eject all loaded discs–Press and hold EJECT. The system will
eject all discs and prompt you when to remove them.
SEEK:Press
SEEKto
access the previous/next track.
CAT (Category) / FOLD
(Folder):
In MP3 mode only–Press
CAT/FOLD and then
press
SEEKto access the previous/next folder.
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PIN number to its initial password setting (1234). PIN RESET TO
DEFAULT PIN will be displayed.
e. RETURN:Press OK when RETURN is displayed and the system
will exit back to the satellite radio menu.
Sound Adjustments
Press SOUND repeatedly to cycle
through the following features:
BASS:Press
SEEKto
adjust the level of bass.
TREBLE:Press
SEEKto adjust the level of treble.
BALANCE:Press
SEEKto adjust the audio between the left
(L) and right (R) speakers.
FADE:Press
SEEKto adjust the audio between the back (B)
and front (F) speakers.
SPEED COMPENSATED VOLUME:With this feature on, radio volume
automatically gets louder with increasing vehicle speed to compensate
for road and wind noise.
The default setting isoff.
Use
SEEKto adjust between SPEED OFF and levels1–7:
Increasing the level from 1 (lowest setting) to 7 (highest setting) allows
the radio volume to automatically change slightly with vehicle speed to
compensate for road and wind noise.
Recommended level is1–3;SPEED OFF turns the feature off and level 7
is the maximum setting.
DSP MODE (if equipped):Press
SEEKto choose between
STEREO SURROUND mode and STEREO mode.
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