491
Features of your vehicle
For maximum defrosting, set the tem-perature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
If warm air to the floor is desired while defrosting or defogging, set the mode
to the floor-defrost position.
Before driving, clear all snow and ice from the windshield, rear window, out-
side rear view mirrors, and all side win-
dows.
Clear all snow and ice from the hood and air inlet in the cowl grill to improve
heater and defroster efficiency and to
reduce the probability of fogging up the
inside of the windshield.
Manual climate control systemTo defog inside windshield 1. Set the fan speed to the desired posi- tion.
2. Select desired temperature.
3. Select the or position.
4. The outside (fresh) air and air condi- tioning will be selected automatically.
If the air conditioning and/or outside
(fresh) air position are not selected auto-
matically, press the corresponding button
manually.
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
OXM049165
WARNING
- Windshield heating
Do not use the or position
during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The dif-
ference between the temperature of
the outside air and the windshield
could cause the outer surface of
the windshield to fog up, causing
loss of visibility. In this case, set
the mode selection to the posi-
tion and fan speed control to the
lower speed.
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Features of your vehicle
Sunglass holder (if equipped)To open the sunglass holder, press the
cover and the holder will slowly open.
Place your sunglasses with the lenses
facing out. To close the sunglass holder,
push it up.
D270500BUN-C1Luggage boxSmallYou can place a first aid kit, a reflector tri-
angle, tools, etc. in the box for easy
access.
Grasp the handle on the edge of the
cover and lift it.
Large (if equipped)You can place small objects in the lug-
gage box with the cover closed or large
objects in the luggage box with the cover
off.
OXM049175
WARNING
Do not keep objects except sun-glasses inside the sunglass holder.
Such objects can be thrown from
the holder in the event of a sudden
stop or an accident, possibly injur-
ing the passengers in the vehicle.
Do not open the sunglass holder while the vehicle is moving. The
rear view mirror of the vehicle can
be blocked by an opened sunglass
holder.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the goods or
the vehicle, care should be taken when carrying fragile or bulkyobjects in the luggage box.
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Driving your vehicle
E020100AUNBefore entering vehicle• Be sure that all windows, outside mir-ror(s), and outside lights are clean.
Check the condition of the tires.
Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up.E020200AXMNecessary inspectionsFluid levels, such as engine oil, engine
coolant, brake fluid, and washer fluid
should be checked on a regular basis, at
the exact interval depending on the fluid.
Further details are provided in section 7,
“Maintenance”.E020300AHMBefore starting Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all controls areeasily reached.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors. Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights
when the ignition switch is turned to
the ON position.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light goes out.
For safe operation, be sure you are famil-
iar with your vehicle and its equipment.BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING
All passengers must be properly
belted whenever the vehicle is mov-
ing. Refer to “Seat belts” in section
3 for more information on their
proper use.
WARNING
Always check the surrounding
areas near your vehicle for people,
especially children, before putting a
car into D (Drive) or R (Reverse).
WARNING
- Driving under
the influence of alcohol or
drugs
Drinking and driving is dangerous.
Drunk driving is the number one
contributor to the highway death
toll each year. Even a small amount
of alcohol will affect your reflexes,
perceptions and judgment. Driving
while under the influence of drugs
is as dangerous or more dangerous
than driving drunk.
You are much more likely to have a
serious accident if you drink or
take drugs and drive.
If you are drinking or taking drugs,
don’t drive. Do not ride with a driv-
er who has been drinking or taking
drugs. Choose a designated driver
or call a cab.
WARNING
When you intend to park or stop the
vehicle with the engine on, be care-
ful not to depress the accelerator
pedal for a long period of time. It
may overheat the engine or exhaust
system and ignite a fire.
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Index
GaugeEngine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-46
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-47
Glassroof, see panoramic sunroof ··················\
···············4-30
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-94\
Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
··············4-62
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-45
Headlight escort function··················\
··················\
···········4-63
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-7, 3-16
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-49
Hitches ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-54
HomeLink, Electrochromic mirror ··················\
··············4-37
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-25
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-35
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-19
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-3
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-6
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-51
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-36 Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-44
Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-46
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-47
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
·················4-45\
Odometer/Tripmeter/Trip computer··················\
········4-47
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-45
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-45
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·········4-51
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-45
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
··········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-59
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-96 Clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-98
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-96
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-99
Luggage net holder··················\
··················\
················4-99
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-97
Sunvisor··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-97
Interior lights ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-71
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······2-2
Interlock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-19
Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-7
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
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Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-4
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
·················4-3
Label Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-65
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-65
Tire and loading information label ··················\
·········5-62
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-38
Tire specification and pressure label·········\
··················\
8-8
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
·······8-7
Latch system, see lower anchor system ··················\
······3-37
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-63 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···········4-63
Headlight escort function ··················\
··················\
······4-63
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-37\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Luggage box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-95
Luggage net holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-99
Luggage rack, see roof rack ··················\
··················\
····4-101
Lumbar support··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-7 Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-11
Maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
·············7-7
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··············7-4
Owner maintenance··················\
··················\
·················7-5
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-37
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-74 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-79
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-82
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-75
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-12
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-47
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-36 Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
··············4-36
Inside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
···········4-36
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
········4-42
Moonroof, see panoramic sunroof··················\
···············4-30
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-48\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-7, 3-1\
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Index
Occupant detection system ··················\
··················\
········3-45
Odometer/Tripmeter/Trip computer ··················\
············4-47
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-14
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-42
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5
Panoramic sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-30
Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-28, 7-20
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-51
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-27
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-97
Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-34
Power steering fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-19
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-24
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-24
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear parking assist system··················\
··················\
·········4-59
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-11
Rearview camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-62
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-32Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number··················\
······8-6
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-6
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-46
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-101
Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-54
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-18 Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
···········3-24
Seat belt - Driver's··················\
··················\
·················3-20\
Seat belt warning··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-19
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ·················3-22\
Seat heater··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-10
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-62
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2 Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-18
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··············3-11
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
·················3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
·3-5
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-7, 3-16
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-7
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
·············3-11
Seat heater ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-9
Seatback pocket··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-10OP
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