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Once the range drops below an estimated 64 km
(40 miles) remaining, the display will show FUEL
RANGE LOW.
If your vehicle is low on fuel, the FUEL LEVEL LOW
message will be displayed. See“FUEL LEVEL LOW”
under DIC Warnings and Messages
on page 4‑65for
more information.
AVERAGE ECONOMY (AFE)
This display shows the approximate average liters per
100 kilometers (L/100 km) or miles per gallon (mpg).
This number is calculated based on the number of
L/100 km (mpg) recorded since the last time this display
was reset. To reset this display, press the set/reset
button. The display will return to zero.
INST (Instantaneous) ECONOMY (IFE)
This display shows the current fuel economy in either
liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km) or miles per
gallon (mpg). This number reflects only the fuel
economy that the vehicle has right now and will
change frequently as driving conditions change.
Unlike average economy, this display cannot be reset.
FUEL USED
This display shows the number of liters (L) or
gallons (gal) of fuel used since the last reset of this
display. To reset this display, press the set/reset button.
The display will return to zero.
TIMER ON/OFF
This display can be used like a stopwatch. You can
record the time it takes to travel from one point to
another. To access the timer, press the trip/fuel button
until 00:00:00 TIMER OFF displays.
To turn on the timer, press the set/reset button until
TIMER ON displays. The timer will then start.
To turn off the timer, press the set/reset button again
until TIMER OFF displays. The timer will stop and
display the end timing value.
To reset the timer, press and hold the set/reset button
after the timer has been stopped. The display will return
to zero.
AVERAGE SPEED
This display shows the average speed of the vehicle
in either kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles per
hour (mph). This average is calculated based on the
various vehicle speeds recorded since the last reset of
this display. To reset this display, press the set/reset
button. The display will return to zero.
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BATTERY VOLTAGE
This display shows the current battery voltage. If the
voltage is in the normal range, the value will display. For
example, the display may read BATTERY VOLTAGE
13.2 VOLTS. If the voltage is low, the display will show
LOW. If the voltage is high, the display will show HIGH.
Your vehicle's charging system regulates voltage based
on the state of the battery. The battery voltage may
fluctuate when viewing this information on the DIC. This
is normal. SeeCharging System Light
on page 4‑49for
more information.
If there is a problem with the battery charging system,
the DIC will display a message. See DIC Warnings
and Messages
on page 4‑65and Electric Power
Managementon page 4‑32for more information.
Blank Display
This display shows no information.
Vehicle Information Display Menu Items
T
(Vehicle Information): The following display
menu items can be displayed by pressing the vehicle
information button:
OIL LIFE REMAINING
If the vehicle has this display, it shows the estimated oil
life remaining. If you see 99% OIL LIFE REMAINING on
the display, that means that 99% of the current oil life
remains.
When the oil life is depleted, the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message will appear on the display. You should
change the oil as soon as possible. In addition to the
engine oil life system monitoring the oil life, additional
maintenance is recommended in the Maintenance
Schedule in this manual. See Scheduled Maintenance
on page 7‑3andEngine Oil on page 6‑15.
Remember, you must reset the OIL LIFE yourself after
each oil change. It will not reset itself. Also, be careful
not to reset the OIL LIFE accidentally at any time other
than when the oil has just been changed. It cannot be
reset accurately until the next oil change. To reset the
engine oil life system, See Engine Oil Life System
on
page 6‑18. The display will show 100% when the
system is reset.
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CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
This message displays when service is required for
your vehicle. See your dealer. SeeEngine Oilon
page 6‑15and Scheduled Maintenanceon page 7‑3for more information.
When you reset the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message by clearing it from the display, you still must
reset the engine oil life system separately. For more
information on resetting the engine oil life system, see
Engine Oil Life System on page 6‑18.
CHECK TIRE PRESSURE or ADD AIR
TO TIRE
On vehicles with the Tire Pressure Monitor System
(TPMS), this message displays when the pressure in
one or more of the vehicle's tires is low. This message
also displays LEFT FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT
REAR, or RIGHT REAR to indicate which tire needs to
be checked. The low tire pressure warning light will also
come on. See Tire Pressure Light
on page 4‑54. If a
tire pressure message appears on the DIC, stop as
soon as you can. Have the tire pressures checked and
set to those shown on the Tire Loading Information
label. See Tires
on page 6‑48,Loading the Vehicleon
page 5‑18, and Inflation - Tire Pressureon page 6‑57.You can receive more than one tire pressure message
at a time. To read the other messages that may have
been sent at the same time, press the set/reset button.
The DIC also shows the tire pressure values. See
DIC
Operation and Displays
on page 4‑60.
CLEAN RADAR
This message displays when the Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC) system and the Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) system are disabled because the radar is
blocked and cannot detect vehicles in your path. It may
also activate during heavy rain or due to road spray. To
clean the system, see “Cleaning the System” under
Adaptive Cruise Control on page 4‑14.
CRUISE SET TO XXX MPH (km/h)
This message displays whenever the cruise control is
set. See Cruise Controlon page 4‑12andAdaptive
Cruise Controlon page 4‑14for more information.
If your vehicle has Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), after
a few seconds, this message clears and the message
“SET SPD XX” displays at the bottom of the DIC. See
“SET SPD (Speed)” later in this section.
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EXIT LIGHTING
This feature allows you to select the amount of time you
want the exterior lamps to remain on when it is dark
enough outside. This happens after the key is turned
from ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF.
Press the customization button until EXIT LIGHTING
appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button
once to access the settings for this feature. Then press
the menu up/down button to scroll through the following
settings:
OFF:The exterior lamps will not turn on.
30 SECONDS (default): The exterior lamps will stay on
for 30 seconds.
1 MINUTE: The exterior lamps will stay on for
one minute.
2 MINUTES: The exterior lamps will stay on for
two minutes.
NO CHANGE: No change will be made to this feature.
The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
APPROACH LIGHTING
This feature allows you to select whether or not to have
the exterior lights turn on briefly during low light periods
after unlocking the vehicle using the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter.
Press the customization button until APPROACH
LIGHTING appears on the DIC display. Press the set/
reset button once to access the settings for this feature.
Then press the menu up/down button to scroll through
the following settings:
OFF: The exterior lights will not turn on when you
unlock the vehicle with the RKE transmitter.
ON (default): If it is dark enough outside, the exterior
lights will turn on briefly when you unlock the vehicle
with the RKE transmitter.
The lights will remain on for 20 seconds or until the lock
button on the RKE transmitter is pressed, or the vehicle
is no longer off. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation
on page 3‑4for more information.
NO CHANGE: No change will be made to this feature.
The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
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EASY EXIT RECALL
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to select
your preference for the automatic easy exit seat feature.
SeeMemory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel
on
page 2‑6for more information.
Press the customization button until EASY EXIT
RECALL appears on the DIC display. Press the set/
reset button once to access the settings for this feature.
Then press the menu up/down button to scroll through
the following settings:
DOOR BUTTON ONLY: No automatic seat exit recall
will occur. The recall will only occur after pressing the
easy exit seat button.
BUTTON AND KEY OUT (default): If the features are
enabled through the EASY EXIT SETUP menu, the
driver's seat will move back, and if the vehicle has the
power tilt wheel and telescopic steering feature, the
power steering column will move up and forward when
the key is removed from the ignition or after pressing
the easy exit seat button.
The automatic easy exit seat movement will only occur
one time after the key is removed from the ignition.
If the automatic movement has already occurred, and
you put the key back in the ignition and remove it again,
the seat and steering column will stay in the original exit
position, unless a memory recall took place prior to
removing the key again. NO CHANGE:
No change will be made to this feature.
The current setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/reset button while the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.EASY EXIT SETUP
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to select
which areas will recall with the automatic easy exit seat
feature. It also allows you to turn off the automatic easy
exit feature. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering
Wheel
on page 2‑6and “EASY EXIT RECALL” earlier
for more information.
Press the customization button until EASY EXIT SETUP
appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button
once to access the settings for this feature. Then press
the menu up/down button to scroll through the following
settings:
OFF: No automatic seat exit will recall.
SEAT ONLY: The driver's seat will recall.
TILT ONLY: The steering wheel tilt feature will recall.
TELESCOPE ONLY: The steering column telescope
feature will recall.
SEAT/TILT: The driver's seat and the steering wheel tilt
feature will recall.
SEAT/TELESCOPE: The driver's seat and the steering
column telescope feature will recall.
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Notice:Contact your dealer before adding any
equipment.
Adding audio or communication equipment could
interfere with the operation of the vehicle's engine,
radio, or other systems, and could damage them.
Follow federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone equipment.
The vehicle has Retained Accessory Power (RAP). With
RAP, the audio system can be played even after the
ignition is turned off. See Retained Accessory Power
(RAP)
on page 3‑24for more information.
Setting the Clock
Radio with a Single CD or a Six-Disc
CD Player
The vehicle has an analog clock as well as the digital
radio clock. At the time of new vehicle delivery, the
digital radio clock display should be disabled. If you
decide to use the digital radio clock as well as the
analog clock, you can change the setting to enable the
radio clock display.
Enabling/Disabling the Digital Radio
Clock
For the Single CD Player
To turn the radio clock display on or off:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press the
Hbutton until the clock and date setting
menus appear.
3. Press the pushbutton located under the forward arrow tab until the menu for default clock and date
settings appear.
4. Press the pushbutton located under the currently displayed status of either ON or OFF. The ON
display indicates the radio clock display is disabled
and the OFF display indicates the radio clock
display is enabled. Press this pushbutton to toggle
the radio clock display on or off.
If the radio clock display is turned on, the screen
displays Radio Clock ON for 10 seconds, then
returns to the original clock display menu.
If the radio clock display is turned off, the screen
displays Radio Clock OFF for 10 seconds. The
menus for clock and date settings are removed,
and ON displays as a current status indicating that
the clock display can be turned on, if desired.
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The radio clock and analog clock are not synchronized.
Occasionally you might need to set the digital radio
clock using the procedure below to synchronize both
clocks.
For a Six-Disc CD Player
To turn the radio clock display on or off:1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press the MENU button until
His displayed
3. Press the pushbutton located under
Huntil the
clock and date settings appear.
4. Press the pushbutton located under the forward arrow tab until the menu for default clock and date
settings appear.
5. Press the pushbutton located under the currently displayed status of either ON or OFF. The ON
display indicates the radio clock display is disabled
and the OFF display indicates the radio clock
display is enabled. Press this pushbutton to toggle
the radio clock display on or off.
If the radio clock display is turned on, the screen
displays Radio Clock ON for 10 seconds, then
returns to the original clock display menu. If the radio clock display is turned off, the screen
displays Radio Clock OFF for 10 seconds. The
menus for clock and date settings are removed,
and ON displays as a current status indicating that
the clock display can be turned on, if desired.
Setting the Time and Date
For the Single CD Player
This type of radio has aHbutton for setting the time
and date. To set the time and date:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press
Hand HR, MIN, MM, DD, YYYY (hour,
minute, month, day, and year) displays.
3. Press the pushbutton located under any one of the tabs that you want to change. Every time the
pushbutton is pressed again, the time or the date if
selected, increases by one.
.Another way to increase the time or date, is to
press the right SEEK arrow or the
\FWD
button.
.To decrease the time or date, press the left
SEEK arrow or the
sREV button. You can
also turn the
aknob, located on the upper
right side of the radio faceplate, to adjust the
selected setting.
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For a Six-Disc CD Player
This type of radio has a MENU button for setting the
time and date. To set the time and date:1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press the MENU button until
Hoption is displayed.
3. Press the pushbutton located under
Hand the HR,
MIN, MM, DD, YYYY (hour, minute, month, day,
and year) displays.
4. Press the pushbutton located under any one of the tabs that you want to change. Every time the
pushbutton is pressed again, the time or the date if
selected, increases by one.
.Another way to increase the time or date, is to
press the right SEEK arrow or the
\FWD
button.
.To decrease the time or date, press the left
SEEK arrow or the
sREV button. You can
also turn the
aknob, located on the upper
right side of the radio faceplate, to adjust the
selected setting.
Changing the Time and Date Default
Setting
For the Single CD Player
To change the time and date default setting:
1. Change the time default setting from 12 hour to 24 hour or the date default setting from month/day/
year to day/month/year, by pressing the
Hbutton.
2. Once the clock and date settings display along with the forward arrow tab, press the pushbutton
located under the forward arrow tab until the
time 12H and 24H, and the date MM/DD/YYYY
(month, day, and year) and DD/MM/YYYY (day,
month, and year) displays.
3. Press the pushbutton located under the desired option, then press the
Hbutton again to apply the
selected default, or let the screen time out.
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