2010 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER auto

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Cruise control switches
A- “ON OFF” switch
Used to turn on and off the cruise control.
B- “COAST SET” switch
Used to reduce the set speed and to set the desired speed.
C- “ACC RES” switch
Used to increase the set speed and to return to the original set
speed.
D- “CANCEL” switch
Used to deactivate the set speed driving.NOTE

When operating the cruise control switches, press the
cruise control switches correctly. The set speed driving
may be deactivated automatically if two or more switches
of the cruise control are pressed at the same time.
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To activate
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1. With the ignition switch in the “ON” position, press the
“ON OFF” switch (A) to turn on the cruise control. The
“CRUISE” indicator light in the meter cluster will come
on.
NOTE

If the cruise control is on when the ignition switch is
turned to “LOCK” or “ACC” position, cruise control will
be on automatically the next time you start the engine.
The “CRUISE” indicator light will also be on.


If the battery voltage is insufficient, the memory data for
the cruise control may be erased.
As a result, the “CRUISE” indicator light may not come
on when you restart the engine.
If this happens, press the “ON OFF” switch once again to
turn on the cruise control.
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The set speed driving is deactivated automatically in any of the
following ways.

When your speed slows to about 10 mph (15 km/h) or
more below the set speed because of a hill, etc.


When your speed slows to about 25 mph (40 km/h) or
less.


When the active stability control (ASC) starts operating
(if so equipped).
Refer to “Active stability control (ASC)” on page 3-135.Also, the set speed driving may be deactivated as follow:


When the engine speed rises and approaches the tachome-
ter’s red zone (the red-colored part of the tachometer dial).
WA R N I N G
!

Although the cruise control will be disengaged when
shifting to the “N” position, never move the selector
lever to the “N” (NEUTRAL) position while driving.
You would have no engine braking and could cause
a serious accident.
CAUTION
!

When the set speed driving is deactivated automati-
cally in any situation other than those listed above,
there may be a system malfunction.
Press the “ON OFF” switch to turn off the cruise
control and have your vehicle inspected by an autho-
rized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of
your choice.
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Rheostat meter illumination button
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Each time you press this button, there is a sound and the bright-
ness of the instruments changes.NOTE

You can adjust to 8 different levels respectively for when
the tail lights are illuminated and when they are not.


If the vehicle is equipped with the automatic lamp control,
when the lamp switch is in the “AUTO” position, the
meter illumination switches automatically to the adjusted
brightness, depending on the brightness outside the vehi-
cle.


The brightness level of the instruments is stored when the
ignition switch is turned off.


If you press and hold the button for longer than about 1
second, the brightness automatically scrolls through its
different levels, and stops scrolling when you release the
button. Select your desired level of brightness.
(except for vehicles equipped with the color multi-infor-
mation display)


If you press and hold the button for longer than about 1
second when the front side-marker and parking lights are
illuminated, the brightness level changes to the maximum
level. Pressing and holding the button for longer than
about 1 second again returns the brightness level to the
previous level.
(for vehicles equipped with the color multi-information
display)
1- Brightness display
2- Rheostat illumination button
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Multi-information meter switch
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The multi-information meter switch is a button marked
“INFO” on the left side of the dash.
Each time the multi-information meter switch is operated, a
sound is emitted and the multi-information display changes
between information such as warnings, odometer/tripmeter,
service reminder, engine coolant temperature, average and
momentary fuel consumption, driving range, and average
speed.
It is also possible to change elements such as the language and
units used on the multi-information display by operating the
multi-information meter switch.
“!” Warning display screen (With ignition switch
in the “OFF” position)
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If you press the multi-information meter switch and return
from the warning display screen to the previous screen, the “!”
warning is displayed.
Refer to “Returning to the display screen from before the warn-
ing display” on page 3-165.
This mark is also displayed if there is another warning other
than the one displayed. When the cause of the warning display
is eliminated, the “!” warning goes out automatically.NOTE

When the “!” warning is displayed, the warning display
screen can be redisplayed on the information screen.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position)” on page 3-163.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“ON” position)” on page 3-170.
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NOTE

If there is no warning display, the switching sequence is:
odometer/tripmeter → odometer/tripmeter → ser-
vice reminder → odometer/tripmeter .


Both tripmeters and can count up to 9999.9
miles/kilometers.
When a tripmeter goes past 9999.9 miles/kilometers, it
returns to 0.0 miles/kilometers.


When disconnecting the battery terminal, the memories of
tripmeter displays and are cleared, and their dis-
plays return to “0.0 miles/kilometers”.
Service reminder
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Shows the distance and number of months until the next peri-
odic inspection.
Refer to “Service reminder” on page 3-177.
Interrupt display screen (With ignition switch in
the “OFF” position)
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When there is information to be announced, such as a key
reminder, the buzzer sounds and switches to the warning dis-
play screen. Refer to the appropriate page and take the neces-
sary measures.
When the cause of the warning display is eliminated, the warn-
ing display goes out automatically.
Refer to “Warning display list (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position)” on page 3-200.1- Information generated
2- Cause eliminatedTy p e 1
Ty p e 2
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Drive mode indicator display screen
(if so equipped)
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Shows the 4WD drive status.
Refer to “Drive mode-selector” on page 3-112.S-AWC control mode display screen
(if so equipped)
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Shows the S-AWC operation status.
Refer to “S-AWC control mode-selector” on page 3-116.“!” Warning display screen (With ignition switch
in the “ON” position)
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This is displayed when you press the multi-information meter
switch and switch the warning display screen.
This mark is also displayed if there is another warning other
than the one displayed.
When the cause of the warning display is eliminated, the “!”
warning goes out automatically.NOTE

When the “!” warning is displayed, the warning display
screen can be redisplayed on the information screen.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position)” on page 3-163.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“ON” position)” on page 3-170.
“Active stability control (ASC) OFF” display
screen
(if so equipped)
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This is displayed when the Active stability control (ASC) is
turned “OFF” with the “ASC OFF” switch.
Also, if an abnormal condition is occurred in the ASC while
driving, the “ASC OFF” display illuminates.
Refer to “ASC OFF switch” on page 3-137.
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Driving range displayShows the approximate driving range (how many more miles
or kilometers you can drive). When this driving range falls
below 30 miles (50 km), “---” is displayed.
Refuel as soon as possible.NOTE

The driving range is determined based on the fuel con-
sumption data. This may vary depending on the driving
conditions and habits. Treat the distance displayed as just
a rough guideline.


When you refuel, the driving range display is updated.
However, if you only add a small amount of fuel, the cor-
rect value will not be displayed. Fill to a full tank when-
ever possible.


When your vehicle is stopped on an extremely steep hill,
the driving range value may, change. This is due to the
movement of fuel in the tank and does not indicate any
breakdown.


The display setting can be changed to the preferred units
(miles or km).
Refer to “Changing the function settings (With ignition
switch in the “ON” position)” on page 3-180.
Average speed displayThis displays the average speed from the last reset to the
present.
There are 2 types of mode settings as follows.
For details on how to change the average speed display setting,
refer to “Changing the function settings (With ignition switch
in the “ON” position)” on page 3-180.Manual reset mode


When the average speed is being displayed, if you hold
down the multi-information meter switch, these calcula-
tions will be reset to zero.


When the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position
from the “ACC” or “LOCK” position, the mode setting
changes automatically from manual to auto.
Auto reset mode


When the average speed is being displayed, if you hold
down the multi-information meter switch, these calcula-
tions will be reset to zero.


When the ignition switch has been set to the “ACC” or
“LOCK” position for about 4 hours or more, the average
speed display will automatically reset.
NOTE

The average speed display and the average fuel consump-
tion display can be reset separately in both auto reset
mode and manual reset mode.


“---” is displayed when the average speed cannot be mea-
sured.


The initial (default) setting is “Auto reset mode”.


The display setting can be changed to the preferred units
(mph or km/h).
Refer to “Changing the function settings (With ignition
switch in the “ON” position)” on page 3-180.


Disconnecting the battery cable will erase from memory
the manual reset mode or auto reset mode setting for the
average speed display.
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