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Safety features of your vehicle
Main components of occupant detec-tion system
A detection device located within the front passenger seat track.
Electronic system to determine whether passenger air bag systems
should be activated or deactivated.
An indicator light located on the instru- ment panel which illuminates the
words PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicating the front passenger air bag
system is deactivated.
The instrument panel air bag warning light is interconnected with the occu-
pant detection system. If the front passenger seat is occupied by
a person that the system determines to
be of adult size, and he/she sits properly
(sitting upright with the seatback in an
upright position, centered on the seat
cushion with their seat belt on, legs com-
fortably extended and their feet on the
floor), the PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator will turn off and the front pas-
senger's air bag will be able to inflate, if
necessary, in frontal crashes.
You will find the PASSENGER AIR BAG
“OFF” indicator on the center facia panel.
This system detects the conditions 1~4
in the following table and activates or
deactivates the front passenger air bag
based on these conditions.
Always be sure that you and all vehicle
occupants are seated and restrained
properly (sitting upright with the seat in
an upright position, centered on the seat
cushion, with the person’s legs comfort-
ably extended, feet on the floor, and
wearing the safety belt properly) for the
most effective protection by the air bag
and the safety belt. The ODS (Occupant Detection System)
may not function properly if the passen-
ger takes actions which can defeat the
detection system. These include:
(1) Failing to sit in an upright position.
(2) Leaning against the door or center console.
(3) Sitting towards the sides or the front of the seat.
(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or rest- ing them on other locations which
reduce the passenger weight on the
front seat.
(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.
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- Never sit with the hips shiftedtowards the front of the seat.
- Never lean on the door or centerconsole.
- Never sit on one side of the front passenger seat.
- Never place the feet on the dash-
board.
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- Never put a heavy load in thefront passenger seat.
- Never excessively recline thefront passenger seatback.
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- Never place the feet on the frontpassenger seatback.
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Features of your vehicle
These compartments can be used to
store small items.
To avoid possible theft, do not leave valu-
ables in the storage compartment.
Always keep the storage compartment
covers closed while driving. Do not
attempt to place so many items in the
storage compartment that the storage
compartment cover can not close
securely.
Center console storage
(if equipped)
To open the center console storage, pull
up the lever.
Glove box
To open the glove box, pull the handle
and the glove box will automatically
open. Close the glove box after use.
STORAGE COMPARTMENT
WARNING- Flammable
materials
Do not store, propane cylinders, or
other flammable/explosive materi-
als in the vehicle. These items may
catch fire and/or explode if the
vehicle is exposed to hot tempera-
tures for extended periods.
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ROAD WARNING
Hazard warning flasher
The hazard warning flasher serves as a
warning to other drivers to exercise
extreme caution when approaching,
overtaking, or passing your vehicle.It should be used whenever emergency
repairs are being made or when the vehi-
cle is stopped near the edge of a road-
way.
Depress the flasher switch with the igni-
tion switch in any position. The flasher
switch is located in the center console
switch panel. All turn signal lights will
flash simultaneously.
• The hazard warning flasher operates
whether your vehicle is running or not.
The turn signals do not work when the hazard flasher is on.
Care must be taken when using the hazard warning flasher while the vehi-
cle is being towed.
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Index
Camera (Rear view) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-84
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-5
Capacity/weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········8-2
CareExterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-61
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-66
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
················7-38
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-45
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
·············4-111
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-14
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-43
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-7
Changing tires (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
·6-13
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-39
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-27 Lower anchor system··················\
··················\
···············3-31
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················3-16\
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
···············3-30
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-15
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
·4-106, 7-31
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-115
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-115
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-47
Compact spare tire (with spare tire) ··················\
············6-19
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-42
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-24 Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-24
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-68
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-27
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-113
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-49
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel
illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-47
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-47
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-108
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
·4-109
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-96
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-108
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-115
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-3
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-47
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-47
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-12 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·········4-14
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-15
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
·················4-11\
3
Driver's 3-point system with evergency locking retractor··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-18
Driver's air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-45
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-34
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Index
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Seats ··················\
··················\
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·········3-2Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-15
Front seat adjustment·············\
··················\
··················\
····3-4
Headrest················\
··················\
··················\
············3-8, 3-13
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-13
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-12
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-13
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-53
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-4
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-34
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-37
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-19
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-42
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-14\
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-33 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-34
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
··········5-35
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-35
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
··5-33
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-36
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
·················5-33\
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-34
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-48
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-11
Starting difficulties, see vehicle will not start ·················6-3
Starting the hybrid ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-7 Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-34
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
············4-34
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-35
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-35
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-118
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
···············4-111 Center console storage·············\
··················\
················4-111
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-111
Sunglass holder··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-112
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-112
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-11\
3
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-30\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-9
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-35
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-8
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-38 Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
················7-39
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-42
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ················7-38
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-38\
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-43
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-42
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-40
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-43
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-43
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