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This message is an additional
reminder to the safety belt reminder
light in the instrument panel cluster.
SeeSafety Belt Reminders on
page 5‑17 for more information.
Anti-theft Alarm System
Messages
INTRUSION SENSOR OFF
This message may display when the
anti-theft alarm has been disarmed.
INTRUSION SENSOR ON
This message may display when the
anti-theft alarm has been armed.
Service Vehicle Messages
SERVICE AIR CONDITIONING
This message displays when the
electronic sensors that control the
air conditioning and heating
systems are no longer working. Have the climate control system
serviced by your dealer if you
notice a drop in heating and air
conditioning efficiency.
SERVICE ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
This message displays if an
electrical problem has occurred
within the Powertrain Control
Module (PCM). Have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer.
SERVICE VEHICLE SOON
This message displays and a sound
will be heard when there may be an
electrical or another system problem
with the vehicle. Have your vehicle
checked by your dealer if this
message keeps appearing.
Starting the Vehicle
Messages
PRESS BRAKE TO START
ENGINE (Automatic
Transmission Only)
This message displays if you try to
start the engine by pressing the
keyless ignition start button without
having the brake pressed. The
brake needs to be pressed when
starting the engine. See
Ignition
Positions on page 9‑20 for more
information.
Tire Messages
HIGH TIRE PRESSURE
This message may be displayed
when one or more of the tires is
overinflated. This message
also displays LEFT FRONT,
RIGHT FRONT, LEFT REAR,
or RIGHT REAR to indicate
which tire is affected.

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You can receive more than one tire
pressure message at a time.
To read other messages that may
have been sent at the same time,
press the RESET button . 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 and Loading Information label.
SeeRun-Flat Tires on page 10‑56,
Vehicle Load Limits on page 9‑14,
Tire Pressure on page 10‑62, and
Tire Pressure Monitor System on
page 10‑64. The DIC also shows
the tire pressure values. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑26.
To acknowledge the message,
press the RESET button.
A message reappears every
10 minutes until the condition is
corrected.LOW TIRE PRESSURE or
TIRE LOW ADD AIR TO TIRE
{WARNING
When the LOW TIRE
PRESSURE or TIRE FLAT
message is displayed on the
Driver Information Center, your
vehicle's handling capabilities
will be reduced during severe
maneuvers. The active handling
system will be affected. See
Active Handling System on
page 9‑38. If you drive too fast,
you could lose control of your
vehicle. You or others could be
injured. Do not drive over 90 km/h
(55 mph) when the LOW TIRE
PRESSURE or TIRE FLAT
message is displayed. Drive
cautiously and check your tire
pressures as soon as you can. This message displays when one or
more of the tires is underinflated.
This message also displays LEFT
FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT
REAR, or RIGHT REAR to indicate
which tire is affected. Multiple
chimes sound and the tire pressure
light on the instrument panel cluster
turns on when this message is
displayed. See
Tire Pressure Light
on page 5‑24. You can receive more
than one tire pressure message at a
time. To read other messages that
may have been sent at the same
time, press the RESET button. 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
and Loading Information label.
See Run-Flat Tires on page 10‑56,
Vehicle Load Limits on page 9‑14,
Tire Pressure on page 10‑62, and
Tire Pressure Monitor System on
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the tire pressure values. SeeDriver
Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑26.
To acknowledge the message,
press the RESET button.
A message reappears every
10 minutes until the condition is
corrected.
SERVICE TIRE MONITOR
This message displays if a part on
the Tire Pressure Monitor
System (TPMS) is not working
properly. The tire pressure light also
flashes and then remains on during
the same ignition cycle. See Tire
Pressure Light on page 5‑24.
Several conditions may cause this
message to appear. See Tire
Pressure Monitor Operation on
page 10‑66 for more information.
If the warning comes on and stays
on, there may be a problem with the
TPMS. See your dealer.
TIRE FLAT
{WARNING
When the LOW TIRE
PRESSURE or TIRE FLAT
message is displayed on the
Driver Information Center, your
vehicle's handling capabilities
will be reduced during severe
maneuvers. If you drive too fast,
you could lose control of your
vehicle. You or others could be
injured. Do not drive over 55 mph
(90 km/h) when the LOW TIRE
PRESSURE or TIRE FLAT
message is displayed. Drive
cautiously and check your tire
pressures as soon as you can.
This message displays when one
or more of the tires is flat. This
message also displays LEFT
FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT
REAR, or RIGHT REAR to indicate which tire is affected. Multiple
chimes sound and the tire pressure
light on the instrument panel cluster
comes on when this message is
displayed. See
Tire Pressure Light
on page 5‑24.
This message is followed by the
MAXIMUM SPEED 90 km/h
(55 MPH) message, and then by
the REDUCED HANDLING
message. The Active Handling
System will intervene more quickly
when a flat tire has been detected.
Adjust your driving accordingly.
You can receive more than
one tire pressure message at a
time. To read other messages that
may have been sent at the same
time, press the RESET button. 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
and Loading Information label.

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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.
Approach Lights:This option
briefly turns on the parking lamps,
the high-beam headlamps, and the
back-up lamps during low light
periods when the RKE transmitter is
used to unlock the vehicle.
Press the OPTION button until
APPROACH LIGHTS appears on
the display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following
modes:
.OFF
.ON (default)
If you choose OFF, this option will
turn off.
If you choose ON, the parking
lamps, the high-beam headlamps,
and the back-up lamps will come on for 20 seconds during
low light periods when all of the
following occur:
.You press the unlock button on
the RKE transmitter.
.Both of the doors are closed.
.The vehicle is off or in RAP.
The lamps remain on for 20 seconds
or until a door is opened, the lock
button on the RKE transmitter is
pressed, or the vehicle is no longer
off or in RAP.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System on page 2‑3 for more
information.
When the mode you want is
selected, press the OPTION button
to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Twilight Delay: This option allows
you to set the amount of time
you want the parking lamps and
high-beam headlamps to remain
on after you exit the vehicle. This will occur when the vehicle is
off or in RAP and the headlamps
are on due to the automatic
headlamp system. The parking
lamps and high-beam headlamps
will remain on until the driver
selected time expires, the exterior
lamp control is activated, or the
vehicle is no longer off or in RAP.
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.

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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 RKE 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 RKE
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 RKE transmitter
is pressed. This will only occur
when the vehicle is off. If the lock
button on the RKE 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 RKE 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.
FOB Reminder:
This option
sounds the horn three times when
the driver door is closed and there is
a RKE 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)

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2. From inside the vehicle,press the two outside buttons
at the same time for one to
two seconds, and immediately
release them.
3. Locate in the garage,the garage door opener
receiver (motor-head unit). Locate the
“Learn”or“Smart”
button. It can usually be found
where the hanging antenna wire
is attached to the motor-head
unit and may be a colored
button. Press this button. After
pressing this button, complete
the following steps in less than
30 seconds.
4. Immediately return to the vehicle. Press and hold the
Universal Home Remote button
that will be used to control the
garage door until the garage
door moves. The indicator light,
above the selected button,
should slowly blink. This button
may need to be held for up to
20 seconds.
5. Immediately, within one second, release the button when the
garage door moves. The
indicator light blinks rapidly until
programming is complete. 6. Press and release the same
button again. The garage door
should move, confirming that
programming is successful and
complete.
To program another Rolling Code
device such as an additional garage
door opener, a security device,
or home automation device, repeat
Steps 1 through 6, choosing a
different function button in Step 4
than what was used for the garage
door opener.
If these instructions do not work,
the garage door opener is probably
a Fixed Code unit. Follow the
programming instructions that follow
for a Fixed Code garage door
opener.

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A. Left Button (Up, +, or On)
B. Middle Button (Middle, 0,or Neutral)
C. Right Button (Down, -, or Off)
5. The indicator lights blink slowly. Enter each switch setting from
Step 3 into the vehicle's
Universal Home Remote.
You have two and one-half
minutes to complete Step 5. Now press one button on the
Universal Home Remote for
each switch setting as follows:
.If you wrote
“Left,”press
the left button (A) in the
vehicle.
.If you wrote “Right,”press
the right button (C) in the
vehicle.
.If you wrote “Middle,”press
the middle button (B) in the
vehicle.
6. After entering all of the switch positions, again, firmly press and
release all three buttons at the
same time. The indicator lights
turn on.
7. Press and hold the button that will be used to control the
garage door until the garage
door moves. The indicator light
above the selected button
should slowly blink. This button
may need to be held for up to
55 seconds. 8. Immediately release the button
when the garage door moves.
The indicator light blinks rapidly
until programming is complete.
9. Press and release the same button again. The garage door
should move, confirming that
programming is successful and
complete.
To program another Fixed Code
device such as an additional garage
door opener, a security device,
or home automation device, repeat
Steps 1 through 9, choosing a
different button in Step 7 than what
was used for the garage door
opener.

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Universal Remote System
Operation
Press and hold the appropriate
button for at least one-half second.
The indicator light comes on while
the signal is being transmitted.
Operation can occur:
.If the vehicle is in
accessory mode.
.If the vehicle is running.
.If the vehicle is in Retained
Accessory Mode (RAP).
SeeRetained Accessory Power
(RAP) on page 9‑24 for more
information.
.Up to an additional 10 minutes
after RAP finishes.
.Up to 10 minutes after any door
is opened.
Reprogramming Universal
Home Remote Buttons
Any of the three buttons can be
reprogrammed by repeating the
instructions.
Erasing Universal Home
Remote Buttons
The programmed buttons should be
erased when the vehicle is sold or
the lease ends.
To erase either Rolling Code or
Fixed Code on the Universal Home
Remote device:
1. Press and hold the two outside buttons at the same time for
approximately 20 seconds, until
the indicator lights, located
directly above the buttons, begin
to blink rapidly.
2. Once the indicator lights begin to blink, release both buttons.
The codes from all buttons are
erased. For help or information on the
Universal Home Remote System,
call the customer assistance phone
number under
Customer Assistance
Offices (U.S. and Canada) on
page 13‑5 orCustomer Assistance
Offices (Mexico) on page 13‑6.