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Press the OPTION button until
TWILIGHT DELAY appears on the
display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.OFF
.15 S
.30 S (default)
.90 S
If you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.
If you choose 15 S, the twilight
delay time will be set to 15 seconds.
If you choose 30 S, the twilight
delay time will be set to 30 seconds.
If you choose 90 S, the twilight
delay time will be set to 90 seconds.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option. Flash at Unlock:
This option
activates the front and rear turn
signals for two short flashes when
the unlock or hatch/trunk button on
the keyless access transmitter is
pressed. This will only occur when
the vehicle is off.
Press the OPTION button until
FLASH AT UNLOCK appears on
the display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.YES (default)
.NO
If you choose YES, the front and
rear turn signals will flash twice
when you press the unlock button
or the hatch/trunk button on the
keyless access transmitter.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option. Flash at Lock:
This option
activates the front and rear turn
signals for one long flash when the
lock button on the keyless access
transmitter is pressed. This will only
occur when the vehicle is off. If the
lock button on the keyless access
transmitter is pressed again within
five seconds, the horn will sound
regardless of which setting you
have selected.
Press the OPTION button until
FLASH AT LOCK appears on the
display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.YES (default)
.NO
If you choose YES, the front and
rear turn signals will flash once
when you press the lock button on
the keyless access transmitter.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off.
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When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
FOB Reminder:This option
sounds the horn three times when
the driver's door is closed and there
is a keyless access transmitter
inside the interior of the vehicle.
This will only occur when the
vehicle is off.
Press the OPTION button until FOB
REMINDER appears on the display,
then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.YES
.NO (default)
If you choose YES, the horn will
sound three times when a keyless
access transmitter is inside of the
vehicle while the ignition is turned
off and the driver's door is closed.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off. When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Passive Door Locking:
This
option allows you to select whether
the doors automatically lock during
normal vehicle exit. When the
ignition is turned off and all doors
become closed, the vehicle will
determine how many keyless
access transmitters remain in
the vehicle interior. If at least one
keyless access transmitter has
been removed from the interior
of the vehicle, the doors will lock
after a short delay.
For example, if there are two
keyless access transmitters in
the vehicle and one is removed,
the other will be locked in. The
keyless access transmitter locked
in the vehicle can still be used to
start the vehicle or unlock the doors,
if needed. A person approaching the
outside of the locked vehicle without an authorized keyless access
transmitter, however, will not be
able to open the door, even with a
transmitter in the vehicle.
You may temporarily disable the
passive door locking feature by
pressing the door unlock switch for
three seconds on an open door.
Passive door locking will then
remain disabled until a door lock
switch is pressed or until the power
mode transitions from the off
power mode.
Press the OPTION button until
PASSIVE DOOR LOCKING appears
on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the
following modes:
.OFF (default)
.SILENT
.HORN
If you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.
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If you choose SILENT, the doors
will automatically lock a short time
after you remove a keyless access
transmitter from the interior of the
vehicle and close both doors.
If you choose HORN, the doors will
automatically lock and the horn will
sound a short time after you remove
a keyless access transmitter from
the interior of the vehicle and close
both doors.
If you are parking in a quiet area
and do not want the horn to sound
when the doors lock, press the
lock button on the keyless access
transmitter immediately after
removing it from the interior and
closing the doors. This will lock
the doors and cancel the passive
locking for this ignition cycle.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.Passive Door Unlock:
This option
allows you to select which doors
will automatically unlock when you
approach and open the driver's door
with the keyless access transmitter.
See Door Locks on page 2‑8 for
more information.
Press the OPTION button until
PASSIVE DOOR UNLOCK appears
on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through
the following modes:
.DRIVER
.BOTH (default)
If you choose DRIVER, only the
driver's door will automatically
unlock when you approach and
open the driver's door with the
keyless access transmitter.
If you choose BOTH, both doors
will automatically unlock when you
approach and open the driver's door
with the keyless access transmitter. Auto Unlock:
This option allows
you to select whether the driver's
door, both doors or neither door
automatically unlocks when the
shift lever is moved into P (Park) for
automatic transmission vehicles or
when the ignition is turned off or is
in RAP for manual transmission
vehicles.
Press the OPTION button until
AUTO UNLOCK appears on the
display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:.OFF
.DRIVER
.BOTH (default)
If you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.
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If you choose DRIVER, on
automatic transmission vehicles,
the driver's door will automatically
unlock when the shift lever is
moved into P (Park). On manual
transmission vehicles, the driver's
door will automatically unlock when
the ignition is turned off or is in RAP.
If you choose BOTH, on automatic
transmission vehicles, both doors
will automatically unlock when the
shift lever is moved into P (Park).
On manual transmission vehicles,
both doors will automatically unlock
when the ignition is turned off or is
in RAP.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Language:This option allows you
to select the language the DIC, the
Head-Up Display (HUD), if your
vehicle has this feature, and the
radio uses to display messages.
Each language mode will be
displayed in its own language. For example, English will be
displayed as ENGLISH, Spanish as
ESPANOL, etc. If your vehicle has
the navigation system, you will not
have the Japanese language mode.
Press the OPTION button until
LANGUAGE appears on the display,
then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.ENGLISH (default)
.DEUTSCH (German)
.FRANCAIS (French)
.ITALIANO (Italian)
.ESPANOL (Spanish)
If you choose a language that you
do not understand, press the
OPTION and RESET buttons
for five seconds. The DIC will
begin displaying all of the various
languages one by one for as long
as the buttons are pressed. When
the desired language is displayed,
release the buttons and the DIC
will set to this language. When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Personalize Name:
This option
allows you to type in a name or
greeting that will appear on the DIC
display whenever the corresponding
keyless access transmitter (1 or 2)
is used or one of the memory
buttons (1 or 2) located on the
driver's door is pressed.
Press the OPTION button until
PERSONALIZE NAME appears on
the display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.YES
.NO (default)
If you choose YES, you can type in
a name that will appear on the DIC
display.
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To program a name, use the
following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL OPTIONSmenu and select the driver
number (1 or 2) that you would
like to program by following the
instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal
Options Menu”.
2. Press the OPTION button until the PERSONALIZE NAME
option appears on the display.
3. Select YES under PERSONALIZE NAME by
pressing the RESET button.
4. Press the OPTION button and a cursor will display where you
can insert a letter.
5. Press the OPTION button again until the letter you want is
displayed. To scroll through the
letters faster and without
a beeping noise, keep the
OPTIONS button depressed. There are alpha/numeric
characters and a blank space
available.
6. Then press the RESET button to select the letter of your choice
and proceed on to the next
space to the right.
If you make a mistake and would
like to clear or replace a letter,
perform the following steps:
6.1. Press the RESET button to reach the letter you would
like to change.
6.2. Press the OPTION button to scroll through the letter
choices.
6.3. Press the RESET button to select the letter and
proceed on to the next
space to the right. 7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until the
name or greeting you want is
complete. After the name or
greeting is complete, keep
pressing the RESET button
until the display turns blank and
exits out of this option. You can
program up to 20 characters.
If you choose NO, this option will
turn off.
If a customized name or greeting is
not programmed, the DIC display
will show Driver 1 or Driver 2 to
correspond with either the number
on the back of the keyless access
transmitter (1 or 2) that is being used
or to the memory button (1 or 2) that
is pressed.
PERSONALIZE NAME is the last
option available to program in the
PERSONAL OPTIONS menu.
Pressing the OPTION button after
this setting will exit you from the
PERSONAL OPTIONS menu.
The last item you were in prior to
entering PERSONAL OPTIONS
will then display on the DIC.
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Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-4
Turn and Lane-Change Signals (Auto Signal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Lighting Features
Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 6-7
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is located
to the left of the steering wheel on
the multifunction lever.
O(Exterior Lamp Control): Turn
the band with this symbol on it to
operate the exterior lamps.
The exterior lamp band has four
positions:
O(Off): Turns off all lamps.
AUTO (Automatic): Sets the
exterior lamps to automatic mode.
AUTO mode turns the exterior
lamps on and off depending on
how much light is available outside
the vehicle. To override AUTO mode, turn the
control to off.
To reset to AUTO mode turn the
control to exterior lamps and then
back to AUTO. Automatic mode also
resets when the vehicle is turned off
and then back on again if the control
is left in the AUTO position.
;(Parking Lamp):
Turns on the
parking lamps together with the
following:
.Sidemarker Lamps
.Taillamps
.License Plate Lamps
.Instrument Panel Lights
The parking brake indicator light
comes on and stays on when
the parking lamps are on with
the engine off and the ignition
to ACC/ACCESSORY.
5(Headlamps): Turns on the
headlamps, together with the
previously listed lamps and lights.
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Battery Power Protection
This vehicle has a feature to help
prevent the battery from being
drained in case any of the following
lamps are left on; the underhood
lamp, if your vehicle has this
feature, vanity mirror lamps, cargo
lamps, reading lamps, console
or glove box lamps. If any of
these lamps are left on, they will
automatically time-out after about
10 minutes. To reset it, all of the
above lamps must be turned off
or the ignition key on.
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver
If the manual parking lamps or
headlamps have been left on,
the exterior lamps will turn off as
soon as the ignition is turned off or
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
is active. This protects against
draining the battery in case you
have accidentally left the headlamps
or parking lamps on. The battery
saver does not work if the
headlamps are turned on after the
ignition switch is turned to off.
If you need to leave the lamps on,
use the exterior lamp control to turn
the lamps back on.
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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Diversity Antenna System . . . . 7-11
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-11
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Introduction
Determine which radio the vehicle
has and read the following pages to
become familiar with its features.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road
for extended periods could
cause a crash resulting in
injury or death to you or others.
Do not give extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving.
This system provides access to
many audio and non‐audio listings.
To minimize taking your eyes off the
road while driving, do the following
while the vehicle is parked:
.Become familiar with the
operation and controls of the
audio system.
.Set up the tone, speaker
adjustments, and preset radio
stations. For more information, see
Defensive
Driving on page 9‑2.
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 9‑21 for more
information.
Navigation/Radio System
For vehicles with a navigation radio
system, see the separate Navigation
System Manual.