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7. Passenger Temperature Control Down Button
Provides the passenger with independent temperature
control. Push the button for cooler temperature set-tings.
NOTE:Pressing this button while in Sync mode will
automatically exit Sync.
8. Climate Control OFF Button
Press and release this button to turn the Climate
Control ON/OFF.
9. AUTO Operation Button — If Equipped
Automatically controls the interior cabin temperature
by adjusting airflow distribution and amount. Perform-
ing this function will cause the ATC to switch between
manual mode and automatic modes. Refer to “Auto-
matic Operation” for more information.
10. Driver Temperature Control Down Button
Provides the driver with independent temperature
control. Push the button for cooler temperature set-tings.
NOTE: In Sync mode, this button will also automati-
cally adjust the passenger and rear temperature setting
at the same time.
11. Driver Temperature Control Up Button
Provides the driver with independent temperature
control. Push the button for warmer temperaturesettings. NOTE:
In Sync mode, this button will also automati-
cally adjust the passenger and rear temperature setting
at the same time.
12. Modes
The airflow distribution mode can be adjusted so air
comes from the instrument panel outlets, floor outlets,
demist outlets and defrost outlets. The Mode settings
are as follows:  Panel Mode
Air comes from the outlets in the instrument
panel. Each of these outlets can be individually
adjusted to direct the flow of air. The air vanes of the
center outlets and outboard outlets can be moved up
and down or side-to-side to regulate airflow direction.
There is a shut off wheel, located below the air vanes,
to shut off or adjust the amount of airflow from theseoutlets.  Bi-Level Mode
Air comes from the instrument panel outlets and
floor outlets. A slight amount of air is directed
through the defrost and side window demister outlets.
NOTE: BI-LEVEL mode is designed under comfort
conditions to provide cooler air out of the panel
outlets and warmer air from the floor outlets.  Floor Mode
Air comes from the floor outlets. A slight amount
of air is directed through the defrost and side
window demister outlets.
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ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL — IF EQUIPPED
When engaged, the Electronic Speed Control takes
over accelerator operations at speeds greater than
40 km/h.
The Electronic Speed Control buttons are located on
the right side of the steering wheel. (fig. 58)
NOTE:In order to ensure proper operation, the
Electronic Speed Control System has been designed to
shut down if multiple Speed Control functions are
operated at the same time. If this occurs, the Electronic
Speed Control System can be reactivated by pushing
the Electronic Speed Control ON/OFF button and
resetting the desired vehicle set speed. TO ACTIVATE
Push the ON/OFF button. The Cruise Indicator Light
in the instrument cluster will illuminate. To turn the
system off, push the ON/OFF button a second time.
The Cruise Indicator Light will turn off. The system
should be turned off when not in use.
WARNING!
Leaving the Electronic Speed Control
system on when not in use is dangerous.
You could accidentally set the system or cause it
to go faster than you want .You could lose control
and have an accident . Always leave the system
OFF when you are not using it .
TO SET A DESIRED SPEED
Turn the Electronic Speed Control ON. When the
vehicle has reached the desired speed, press the SET (-)
button and release. Release the accelerator and the
vehicle will operate at the selected speed.
NOTE: The vehicle should be traveling at a steady
speed and on level ground before pressing the SET
button.
TO DEACTIVATE
A soft tap on the brake pedal, pushing the CANCEL
button, or normal brake pressure while slowing the
vehicle will deactivate Electronic Speed Control with-
out erasing the set speed memory. Pressing the ON/
OFF button or turning the ignition switch OFF erases
the set speed memory.
(fig. 58)
1 — ON/OFF 2 — RES +
4 — CANCEL 3 — SET - 75
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To close the window part way, pull the window switch
up to the first detent and release it when you want the
window to stop.
NOTE:
• If the window runs into any obstacle during Auto-
closure, it will reverse direction and then go back
down. Remove the obstacle and use the window switch
again to close the window.
• Any impact due to rough road conditions may trigger
the auto-reverse function unexpectedly during auto-
closure. If this happens, pull the switch lightly to the
first detent and hold to close window manually.
WARNING!
There is no anti-pinch protection when
the window is almost closed. To avoid
personal injury, be sure to clear your arms, hands,
fingers, and objects from the window path before
closing the window. Such entrapment may result
in serious injury.
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It may be necessary at some point in time to reactivate
the Auto-up/Auto-down feature. To do so, perform
the following steps:
1. Pull the window switch up to close the window completely and continue to hold the switch up for
an additional two seconds after the window isclosed. 2. Push the window switch down firmly to the second
detent to open the window completely and con-
tinue to hold the switch down for an additional two
seconds after the window is fully open.
Window Lockout Switch
The window lockout switch on the driver's door trim
panel allows you to disable the window control on the
other doors. To disable the window controls, press and
release the window lockout button (setting it in the
down position). To enable the window controls, press
and release the window lockout button again (setting it
in the up position). (fig. 90)
(fig. 90) Window Lockout Switch 97
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STEERING WHEEL AUDIO
CONTROLS — IF EQUIPPED
The remote sound system controls are located on the
rear surface of the steering wheel. The left and right-
hand controls are rocker-type switches with a pushbut-
ton in the center of each switch. Reach behind the
steering wheel to access the switches. (fig. 108)
RIGHT-HAND SWITCH FUNCTIONS
• Press the top of the switch to increase the volume.
• Press the bottom of the switch to decrease thevolume.
• Press the button in the center of the switch to change modes (i.e., AM, FM, etc.). LEFT-HAND SWITCH FUNCTIONS FOR
RADIO OPERATION
• Press the top of the switch to SEEK the next listen-
able station up from the current setting.
• Press the bottom of the switch to SEEK the next listenable station down from the current setting.
• Press the button in the center of the switch to tune to the next preset that you have programmed.
LEFT-HAND SWITCH FUNCTIONS FOR
MEDIA (I.E., CD) OPERATION
• Press the top of the switch once to listen to the next track.
• Press the bottom of the switch once either to listen to the beginning of the current track or to listen to
the beginning of the previous track if it is within one
second after the current track begins to play.
• Press the switch up or down twice to listen to the second track, three times to listen to the third track,
and so forth.
• Press the button located in the center of the switch to change to the next preset that you have
programmed.(fig. 108)Remote Sound Controls (Back View Of Steering Wheel) 127
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NOTE:The Active Head Restraints (AHR) may or
may not deploy in the event of a front or side impact.
However if during a front impact, a secondary rear
impact occurs, the AHR may deploy based on the
severity and type of the impact. (fig. 115)
All occupants, including the driver, should
not operate a vehicle or sit in a vehicle's
seat until the head restraints are placed
in their proper positions in order to minimize the
risk of neck injury in the event of an accident . NOTE:
For more information on properly adjusting
and positioning the head restraint, refer to “Adjusting
Active Head Restraints” in “Knowing Your Vehicle”.
Resetting Active Head Restraints (AHR)
If the Active Head Restraints are triggered in an acci-
dent, you must reset the head restraint on the driver’s
and front passenger seat. You can recognize when the
Active Head Restraint has been triggered by the fact
that they have moved forward (as shown in step three
of the resetting procedure).
1. Grasp the deployed AHR from the rear seat. (fig. 116)
2. Position the hands on the top of the deployed AHR at a comfortable position.
(fig. 115) Active Head Restraint (AHR) Components
1 — Head Restraint Front
Half (Soft Foam and Trim) 3 — Head Restraint Back
Half (Decorative Plastic
Rear Cover)
2 — Seatback 4 — Head Restraint Guide
Tubes
(fig. 116)
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3. Pulldownthenrearward towards the rear of the
vehicle then downto engage the locking mecha-
nism. (fig. 117) (fig. 118)
4. The AHR front soft foam and trim half should lock into the back decorative plastic half. (fig. 119)
NOTE:
• If you have difficulties or problems resetting the
Active Head Restraints, see an authorized dealer.
• For safety reasons, have the Active Head Restraints
checked by a qualified specialist at an authorized dealer.(fig. 117) 1 — Downward Movement
2 — Rearward Movement
(fig. 118)3 — Final Downward Movement To Engage Locking Mechanism(fig. 119) AHR In Reset Position
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Mini-Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,77Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exterior Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mode Fuel Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Modifications/Alterations, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Monitor, Tire Pressure System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Multi-Function Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Navigation System (Uconnect™ gps) . . . . . . . . 124,126
New Vehicle Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,157,160
Occupant Restraints (Sedan) . . . . . . . . 154,155,157,159
Octane Rating, Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,186
Oil Change Indicator, Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,186
Oil, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,242 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,219
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Filter Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Materials Added to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,241
Onboard Diagnostic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Operator Manual (Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Owner's Manual (Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Park Sense System, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Passenger Seat Back Tilt (Easy Entry System) . . . . . . . 50
Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Power Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Distribution Center (Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,113
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Windows, Express Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Power Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Preparation for Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Pretensioners Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Programming Transmitters (Remote Keyless Entry) . . 12
Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 253
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Radiator Cap (Coolant Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Radio (Sound Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Radio Remote Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear Cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rear Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Rear Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear Park Sense System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear Seat, Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,51
Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Window Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Rear Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reclining Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,51
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Release, Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Reminder, Lights On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls . . . . . . . . . 127
Repeater Lights, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Resetting Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,186
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Retractable Cargo Area Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Reverse Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Rocking Vehicle When Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Roof Rack (Luggage Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,163
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,133,163
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Anchorage . . . . . . . . 136
And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,143,145,151
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,134
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Untwisting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Child Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Easy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,43
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,51
Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,51
Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,47,51
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,189
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