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The ceiling light has a three-position 
switch: ON, Door Activated, and
OFF. In the Door Activated (center)
position, the light comes on when
you:
After all doors are closed tightly, the
light dims slightly, then f ades out in
about 30 seconds. 
The ceiling light (with the switch in 
the center position) comes on when
you remove the key f rom the ignition
switch. If you do not open a door, the
light stays on, then f ades out in
about 30 seconds.
Turn on a spotlight by pushing the
lens. Push the lens again to turn it
of f . You can use the spotlights at all
times.
If you leave any door open without
the key in the ignition switch, the
ceiling light will go of f af ter about 15
minutes.
Unlock the driver’s door with the
keyorremotetransmitter. 
Open any door.
Ceiling L ightSpotlights
Interior Lights
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DOOR ACTIVATED POSITION
LX, LX-P
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The spotlights have a two-position 
switch. In the DOOR position, the
lights come on when you open any
door. The lights f ade out in about 30
seconds af ter the doors are closed
tightly. In the OFF position, the
lights do not come on.
The spotlights (with the switch in
the DOOR position) also come on
when you unlock the door with the
key or the remote transmitter, and
when you remove the key f rom the
ignition switch.
The courtesy light in each f ront door
comes on when the door is opened,
and goes out when the door is closed. 
Your vehicle also has a courtesy light 
in the ignition switch. This light
comesonwhenyouopenthedriver’s
door. It f ades out in about 30
seconds af ter the door is closed.
CONT INUED
Except LX and LX-P
Interior Lights
Courtesy Lights
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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DOOR ACTIVATED SPOTLIGHT
OFF POSITION
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When you set the temperature to its 
lower limit ( ) or its upper limit
( ), the system runs at f ull
cooling or heating only. It does not
regulate the interior temperature. 
When you adjust a f an control, the 
f an is taken out of AUTO mode. 
In AUTO mode, the vehicle’s interior 
temperature is independently
regulated f or the driver and f ront
passenger according to each
adjusted temperature. The system
also regulates each temperature
basedontheinformationof thesun
light sensor and the sun’s position
which is updated automatically by
the navigation’s global positioning
system (GPS). If one side of the
vehicle is getting too much sun, the
system lowers the temperature only
on that side.
When you press this button, the
indicator in the button comes on, and
the passenger’s side temperature is
synchronized to the driver’s side set
temperature. Changing the
passenger’s side temperature makes
the indicator go off and takes the
system out of SYNC mode. 
Each time you press this button, the 
climate control system switches
betweenonandoff.Turningonthe
system with this button selects your
last climate control selection.
To turn the system completely of f ,
press the ON/OFF button.
Keep the system completely of f
f or short periods only. 
To keep stale air and mustiness 
f rom collecting, you should have
the f an running at all times.On models with navigation system
Climate Control System
To Turn Everything OffSYNC Button
ON/OFF Button
Features
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You can adjust the direction of the 
airflowbymovingthetaboneach
vent up-and-down and side-to-side.
You can also open or close the vents
with the dial between them. 
The airf low f rom the rear vents can 
be adjusted when the AUTO mode is
selected or the f an mode is in the
or position.
Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors: a sunlight sensor on top of
the dashboard, and a temperature
sensor next to the steering column.
Do not cover the sensors or spill any
liquidonthem.
Except Canadian models
Climate Control System
Sunlight Sensor/T emperature
Sensor
Rear Ventilation
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SUNLIGHT SENSORTEMPERATURE SENSOR
Open
DIAL
Close
TABS
REAR VENTS
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Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed.Press the SOUND (TUNE) knob 
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE, and
SVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation) settings.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f . 
This f unction is set to MID as the 
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory.
The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases. 
When the level reaches the center, 
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
The system will return to the audio
display about 10 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.72
Except SVC adjustment
Adjusting the SoundSVC
A udio System L ighting
BASS 
TREBLE
FADER 
BAL ANCE
Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
Playing the FM/AM Radio (LX model)
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Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the side-to-
side strength of the sound.
Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the strength of
sound f rom the subwoof er speaker.
You can use the instrument panel 
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f . 
This f unction is set to MID as the 
def ault setting when the vehicle
leaves the factory. 
The SVC has f our modes: SVC OFF, 
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high. 
The SVC mode controls the volume 
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the selector knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. 
If the fader adjustment is set to F9 
(maximum f ront level), the
subwoof er is turned of f .
Adjusts the volume level
basedonthevehiclespeed. 
When the level reaches the center, 
you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display. 
To return to the normal play, push 
the RETURN or MENU button after
you stop adjusting a mode.
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Except SVC adjustment
Playing the FM/AM Radio (EX, EX-L and V6 models without navigation system)
BASS 
BAL ANCE 
FADER 
TREBLE
SUBW
A udio System L ighting
SVC
Speed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
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Most audio system f unctions can still 
be controlled by standard buttons,
dials, and knobs, but some f unctions
can only be accessed using the
interf ace dial. The interf ace dial has
two parts, a knob and a selector.
The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen. 
The selector can be pushed lef t, 
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER)togotothatselection.
The audio system can also be
operated by voice control. See the
navigation system manual f or
complete details.
Interf ace DialVoice Control System
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
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ENTER
SELECTOR
KNOB
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µIf you are
traveling and can no longer receive 
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
Usethetune,skip(seek),scan,or
RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station. 
Press the preset button, and hold 
it until you hear a beep. You can
also store f requencies with the
interf ace dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
f requency on, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector, and hold
it f or more than 2 seconds. 
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a 
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Push the interf ace selector down to
scroll down the screen, highlight
A.SEL, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
A.SEL on the screen, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds.
press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. 
You can also press the A.SEL side of 
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
A.SEL on the screen, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. The system stores the
f requencies of six AM and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons. 
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto 
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
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3. 
4.
To turn of f auto select,
AUTO SELECT
Playing the FM/A M Radio (Models with navigation system)
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A.SEL INDICATOR
PRESET ICONA.SEL ICON
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