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Press this button once
to unlock the driver’s door. Press it
twice to unlock the other doors.
Some exterior lights will f lash twice
each time you press the button. The
door activated map lights (if the door
activated light switch is set) will
come on when you press the
UNLOCK button. If you do not open
any door within 30 seconds, the map
lights f ade out. If you relock the
doors with the remote bef ore 30
seconds have elapsed, the lights will
go of f immediately. Pressthisbuttonfor
about 1 second to open the trunk.
You cannot open the trunk with the
exterior trunk release switch if the
remote is in the keyless access
remote slot, or the power mode is in
any position except VEHICLE OFF
(LOCK). You cannot open the trunk
with the remote if the trunk main
switch in the glove box is turned of f .
Pressthisbuttonfor
about 2 seconds to attract attention:
thehornwillsoundandtheexterior
lights will f lash f or about 30 seconds.
To cancel panic mode, press any
other button on the remote.
To change the ‘‘KEY AND REMOTE
UNLOCK MODE’’ setting, see
.
To change the ‘‘KEYLESS LOCK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT’’ setting, see
page . To change the ‘‘SECURITY
RELOCK TIMER’’ setting, see page .
If you unlock the doors with the
remote, but do not open any door
within 30 seconds, the doors
automatically relock and the security
system sets. To change the ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT
DIMMING TIME,’’ see page .
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You can start the engine in any
power mode.
To start the engine:Depress the brake pedal and press
the engine start/stop button. Move the shift lever to Park (P). Af ter you unlock and open the
driver’s door, you will see the ‘‘TO
START ENGINE:’’ message on the
multi-inf ormation display. The ‘‘TO
TURN ACCESSORY ON:’’ message
will be shown af ter three seconds.
The display switches between the
‘‘TO START ENGINE:’’ and ‘‘TO
TURN ACCESSORY ON:’’ messages
every three seconds.
Apply the parking brake.
Press the clutch pedal down all the
way.
The engine does not start unless
the clutch pedal is pressed.
Press the engine start/stop button.
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Automatic Transmission
Manual Transmission
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ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON
BRAKE PEDAL
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON
MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PEDAL
M/TTO START ENGINE:
TO TURN
ACCESSORY ON:
A/T
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The engine start/stop button may be
used to stop the engine due to an
emergency situation even while
driving. If you must stop the engine,
do either of the f ollowing operations:Press and hold the engine start/
stop button for three seconds.
Firmly press the engine start/stop
button three times.
Do not press the button while driving
unless it is absolutely necessary f or
the engine to be switched of f . If you are driving, the power mode
switches f rom ON to ACCESSORY
or VEHICLE OFF (LOCK)
whenever you perf orm either
procedure. However, the steering
wheel will NOT lock.
If you cannot stop the engine by
pressing the engine start/stop
button once when the vehicle is
stopped and the shif t lever is in Park
(automatic transmission), do either
emergency engine stop procedure.
In this case, the power mode will
change to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK),
however, the steering wheel may
NOT lock.
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Emergency Engine St op
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Thebatteryintheremotenormally
lasts about 2 years. To ensure
maximum battery life, do not store
the remote close to electrical devices
such as computers or TVs. When the
multi-inf ormation display shows
‘‘CHANGE KEYLESS REMOTE
BATTERY,’’ replace the battery as
soon as possible (see page ).If the remote battery becomes weak
and the power door lock/unlock
operation is disabled, you should
insert the remote into the keyless
access remote slot to set the power
mode and start the engine. After
inserting the remote to the slot,
operate the engine start/stop button
as previously described (see pages
and ). For more information
on the keyless access slot, see .
Inserting the remote does not charge
the remote battery. You should
replace the battery as soon as
possible.
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This switch is in the glove box. You
can cancel the keyless access system
f eatures, which are locking/
unlocking the doors, unlocking the
trunk, and starting the engine while
carrying the keyless access remote.
To cancel the system, turn the
keyless access system main switch
of f by pushing it down.Turning of f the keyless
access system will disable lockout
prevention.
With the keyless access remote
system main switch of f , you should
insert the keyless access remote into
the keyless remote slot to start the
engine. For more inf ormation, see
page . According to the message on the
multi-inf ormation display, this
indicator has two indications. A
‘‘CHECK KEYLESS ACCESS
SYSTEM’’ message indicates a
problem with the keyless access
system. A ‘‘CHECK KEYLESS
STARTING SYSTEM’’ message
indicates a problem with the keyless
starting system.
This indicator normally comes on f or
several seconds when you change
the power mode to ON.
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System
K eyless Access System
Indicator
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NOTE:
OFF
MAIN SWITCH
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In this case, you should not shut of f
your engine until you are in a saf e
location or at your dealer, as your
vehicle may not restart.If the remote battery becomes
weak and the power door lock/
unlock operation is disabled.
When the keyless access remote
system main switch in the glove
box is set to of f .
In the following two cases, you have
to insert the keyless access remote
into the keyless access remote slot
to set the power mode and start the
engine: To remove the keyless access
remote, place the vehicle in the
VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) mode, then
pull out the keyless access remote.
If the keyless access remote has
been inserted into the slot with the
keyless access remote system main
switch in the glove box turned of f , it
will lock into place when the power is
on. The slot will unlock when the
power is turned of f .
If the keyless access remote
does not come out of the slot easily,
try to push it in bef ore pulling it out.
Make sure the vehicle is in
VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) mode.
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NOTE:
SLOT
KEYLESS ACCESS REMOTE
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The message reminds you that the
keyless access remote is locked in
the keyless access remote slot, and
that the power mode is in the
ACCESSORY or ON position. To
remove the keyless access remote,
turn the power mode of f by pressing
the engine start/stop button twice
(in ACCESSORY mode) or once (in
ON mode) without pressing the
brake pedal.
When the keyless access remote
system main switch in the glove box
is set to ON, the multi-information
display will show the ‘‘TO UNLOCK
KEYLESS REMOTE TURN OFF
POWER’’ message af ter you shif t to
Park.To unlock the keyless access remote: On automatic transmission models
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In ACCESSORY mode, the
‘‘ACCESSORY MODE’’ message will
be displayed a f ew seconds af ter the
‘‘TO UNLOCK KEYLESS REMOTE
TURN OFF POWER’’ message is
displayed.
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To open either f ront
window f ully, push the window
switch f irmly down to the second
detent, then release it. The window
automatically goes down all the way.
To stop the window f rom going all
the way down, pull back on the
window switch briefly.
To close either f ront window f ully,
pull back the window switch f irmly
to the second detent, then release it.
The window automatically goes all
the way up. To stop the window f rom
going all the way up, push down on
the window switch briefly.
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position to raise or lower any
window. To open a window, push the
switchdownandholdit.Releasethe
switch when you want the window to
stop. Pull back on the switch and
hold it to close the window. Models equipped with the
keyless access system have an
engine start/stop button instead
of an ignition switch. ON Mode
is the equivalent of ON (II). For
more inf ormation, see pages
and .
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Power Windows
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DRIVER’S WINDOW
SWITCH
MAIN SWITCH
FRONT PASSENGER’S
WINDOW SWITCH INDICATOR
Closing a power window on
someone’s hands or fingers can
cause serious injury.
Make sure your passengers are
away from the windows before
closing them.
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