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WA R N I N G
!IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS WEAR
YOUR SEAT BELT PROPERLY EVEN WITH AN
AIR BAG.
• Seat belts help keep the driver and passengers
properly positioned. This reduces the risk of injury
in all collisions, and reduces the risk of serious
injuries or death when the air bags inflate.
During sudden braking just before a collision, an
unrestrained or improperly restrained driver or
passengers can move forward into direct contact
with, or within close proximity to, the air bag when
it begins to inflate.
The beginning stage of air bag inflation is the most
forceful and can cause serious injuries or death if
the occupant comes in contact with the air bag at
this time.
• Seat belts reduce the risk of injury in rear impact
collisions, and in lower-speed frontal collisions
because the air bags are not designed to inflate in
those situations.
• Seat belts reduce the risk of being thrown from
your vehicle in a collision or rollover.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE PROPERLY
SEATED.
• A driver or front passenger sitting too close to the
steering wheel or instrument panel during air bag
deployment can be seriously injured or killed.
• Air bags inflate very quickly and with great force.
If the driver and front passenger are not properly
seated and restrained, the air bag may not provide
the proper protection and can cause serious inju-
ries or death when it inflates.
• To reduce the risk to the driver of serious injury or
death due to a deploying driver’s air bag, always
properly wear your seat belt and adjust the
driver’s seat as far back as possible, maintaining a
position that still allows the driver to have good
control of the steering wheel, brake, accelerator,
and other vehicle controls.
• To reduce the risk to the front passenger of serious
injury or death from a deploying passenger’s air
bag, make sure the passenger always wears the
seat belt properly, remains seated upright and all
the way back in the seat, and positions the seat as
far back as possible.
• Seat all infants and children in the rear seat, prop-
erly restrained in an appropriate child restraint
system. WA R N I N G
!
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WA R N I N G
!Air bags inflate very quickly and with great force.
Do not sit on the edge of the seat or lean your head
or chest close to the steering wheel or the instrument
panel.Do not put your feet or legs on or against the instru-
ment panel.
WA R N I N G
!Infants and small children should never ride unre-
strained, or lean against the instrument panel. They
should never ride held in your arms or on your lap.
They can be seriously injured or killed in an acci-
dent, especially when the air bags inflate. Infants
and children should be properly seated in the rear
seat in an appropriate child restraint system. Refer
to “Child restraints” on page 2-25.
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Driver’s and passenger’s front air bag system
N00407900217
The driver’s air bag is located under the padded cover in the
middle of the steering wheel. The front passenger’s air bag is
contained in the instrument panel above the glove compart-
ment. The driver’s air bag and the front passenger’s air bag are
designed to deploy at the same time. However, the front pas-
senger’s air bag does not deploy when the front passenger seat
is not occupied or when the weight sensor in the front passen-
ger seat senses a weight on the seat of less than approximately
66 pounds (30 kg).
Driver
Front passenger
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WA R N I N G
!Do not attach anything to the steering wheel’s pad-
ded cover, such as trim material, badges, etc. These
could strike and injure an occupant if the air bag
inflates. Do not set anything on, or attach anything to, the
instrument panel above the glove compartment.
Such items could strike and injure an occupant if the
air bag inflates.
WA R N I N G
!Do not attach accessories to, or put them in front of,
the windshield. They could restrict the air bag infla-
tion, or strike and injure an occupant, when the air
bag inflates. Do not place objects, such as packages or pets,
between the air bags and the driver or the front pas-
senger. Such objects can adversely affect air bag
performance, or cause serious injury or death when
the air bag deploys.Immediately after air bag inflation, some parts of
the air bag system will be hot. Do not touch them.
You could be burned. The air bag system is designed to work only once.
After the air bags deploy, they will not work again.
They must promptly be replaced and the entire air
bag system must be inspected by an authorized Mit-
subishi Motors dealer.
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SRS servicing
N00408500643
NOTEWhen you transfer ownership of the vehicle to another
person, we urge you to alert the new owner that it is
equipped with the SRS and refer that owner to the applica-
ble sections in this owner’s manual.
If you decide to junk or scrap your vehicle, we urge you to
first take it to an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer so
that the SRS can be made safe for disposal.
WA R N I N G
!Any maintenance performed on or near the compo-
nents of the SRS should be performed only by an
authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer. Do not permit
anyone else to do any service, inspection, mainte-
nance or repair on any SRS components or wiring.
Similarly, no part of the SRS should ever be han-
dled, removed or disposed by anyone except an
authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer.
Improper work methods on the SRS components or
wiring could result in an accidental air bag deploy-
ment or could make the SRS inoperable. Either of
these situations could result in serious injury or
death.Do not modify your steering wheel or any other SRS
component or related vehicle part. For example,
replacement of the steering wheel, or modifications
to the front bumper or body structure can adversely
affect SRS performance and may lead to injury.If your vehicle has received any damage, you should
have the SRS inspected by an authorized Mitsubishi
Motors dealer to make sure it is in proper working
order. Do not modify your front seats, center pillar or cen-
ter console. Such modifications can adversely affect
SRS performance and may lead to injury.
Also, if you discover any tear or open seam in the
seat fabric near the side air bag, have the seat
inspected by an authorized Mitsubishi Motors
dealer.
If you find a crack in or damage to the front pillar,
rear pillar, or roof side rail where the curtain air bag
is located, have the SRS inspected by an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer.
WA R N I N G
!
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If any of the following parts needs to be modified for use
by a handicapped person, the advanced air bag system
will be greatly affected. Please consult an authorized Mit-
subishi Motors dealer.
• Driver’s seat
• Front passenger seat
• Front seat belt
• Steering wheel
• Instrument panel
[For vehicles sold in U.S.A.]
To contact Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
call 1-888-648-7820 or write to:
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Customer Relations Department
P. O. Box 6400
Cypress, CA 90630-0064
[For vehicles sold in Canada]
To contact Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc.
call 1-888-576-4878 or write to:
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc.
Customer Relations Department
P.O. Box 41009
4141 Dixie Road
Mississauga, ON L4W 5C9[For vehicles sold in Puerto Rico]
To contact Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Caribbean,
Inc.
call 1-800-981-0452 or write to:
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Caribbean, Inc.
Customer Service Department
P.O. Box 192216
SAN JUAN PR 00919-2216
[For vehicles sold in Guam]
To contact Triple J Enterprises Inc.
call (671) 649-3673 or write to:
Triple J Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 6066
TAMUNING
GUAM 96931
[For vehicles sold in Saipan]
To contact Triple J Motors
call (670) 234-7133 or write to:
Triple J Motors
P.O. Box 500487
SAIPAN, MP96950-0487
[For vehicles sold in American Samoa]
To contact Pacific Marketing Inc.
call 684 (699) 9140 or write to:
Pacific Marketing, Inc.
P.O. Box 698
PA G O PA G O ,
AMERICAN SAMOA AS, 96799
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Features and controls
Break-in recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 2
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 2
Electronic immobilizer (Anti-theft
starting system). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 3
Keyless entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 7
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 13
Power door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 15
“Child safety locks” for rear door . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 15
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 16
Inside liftgate release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 18
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 20
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 23
Sunroof (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 26
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 28
Steering wheel tilt lock lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 29
Inside day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 30
Outside rearview mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 32
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 34
Steering wheel lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 36
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 37
Engine block heater (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . .3- 39
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 39
Full-time all-wheel drive (if so equipped) . . . . . . .3- 47
All-wheel drive operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 48
Inspection and maintenance following rough
road operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 50
Cautions on the handling of all-wheel drive
vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 51
Service brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 53
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 54
Power steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 57
Active stability control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 58
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 63Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 69
Rear-view camera (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 75
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 77
Indicator and warning light package . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 82
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 83
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 83
Multi center display (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . 3- 86
Combination headlights and dimmer switch . . . . . 3- 153
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 157
Hazard warning flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 158
Front fog light switch (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . 3- 158
Instrument panel light dimmer control . . . . . . . . . 3- 159
Wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 159
Electric rear window defogger switch. . . . . . . . . . 3- 163
Horn switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 164
Hands-free Bluetooth
® cellular phone
interface system with voice recognition
(if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 164
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 194
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 195
Power outlet (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 195
Digital clock (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 197
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 197
Accessory boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 203
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 204
Floor console box/Tissue holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 204
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 206
Bottle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 207
Sunglasses holder (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 207
Tonneau cover (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 208
Luggage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 209
Coat hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 210
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To releaseHold the brake pedal (A) down with your right foot.
Depress the parking brake pedal (B) by your left foot again
until you hear it “click”.
When parking on a hill, apply the parking brake and turn the
front wheels toward the curb on a downhill grade, away from
the curb on an uphill grade.
Steering wheel tilt lock lever
N00511500097
To adjust the steering wheel height, release the tilt lock lever
while holding the steering wheel by hand, and raise or lower
the steering wheel to the desired height.
After adjustment, securely lock the lever by pulling it down-
ward.
CAUTION
!Before driving, be sure that the parking brake is
fully released and brake warning light is off.
If a vehicle is driven without releasing the parking
brake, the brakes will be overheated, resulting in
ineffective braking and possible brake failure.
1- Locked
2- Released
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