If something triggers the alarm, the
Vehicle Security Alarm will sound the
horn intermittently, flash the head-
lights, the park lights, and the tail-
lights, and flash the Vehicle Security
Light in the cluster.
REARMING OF THE
SYSTEM
If something triggers the alarm, and
no action is taken to disarm it, the
Vehicle Security Alarm will turn off
the horn after three minutes, turn off
all of the visual signals after 15 min-
utes, and then the Vehicle Security
Alarm will rearm itself.
TO ARM THE SYSTEM
1. Remove the keys from the ignition
switch and exit the vehicle.
2. Lock the doors by pressing the
power door lock switch or the LOCK
button on the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter.
NOTE:
The Vehicle Security Alarm will
not arm if you lock the doors with
the manual door lock plungers.3. Close all doors. The Vehicle Secu-
rity Light in the instrument cluster
will flash rapidly for 16 seconds. This
shows that the Vehicle Security Alarm
is arming. After 16 seconds, the Ve-
hicle Security Light will flash slowly.
This shows that the Vehicle Security
Alarm is fully armed.
NOTE:
During the 16–second arming
period, if a door is opened or the
ignition switch is turned to ON/
RUN, the Vehicle Security Alarm
will automatically disarm.
While the Vehicle Security Alarm is armed, interior
switches for door locks and
decklid release are disabled.
TO DISARM THE SYSTEM
Either press the UNLOCK button on
the RKE transmitter or insert a valid
Sentry Key® into the ignition switch
lock cylinder and turn the key to the
ON/RUN or START position.
NOTE:
The driver's door key cylinder and the trunk button on the RKE transmitter cannot arm or dis-
arm the Vehicle Security Alarm.
The Vehicle Security Alarm re- mains armed during trunk entry.
Pressing the trunk button will
not disarm the Vehicle Security
Alarm. If someone enters the ve-
hicle through the trunk and
opens any door, the alarm will
sound.
When the Vehicle Security Alarm is armed, the interior
power door lock switches will
not unlock the doors.
The Vehicle Security Alarm is de-
signed to protect your vehicle; how-
ever, you can create conditions where
the Vehicle Security Alarm will give
you a false alarm. If one of the previ-
ously described arming sequences has
occurred, the Vehicle Security Alarm
will arm regardless of whether you are
in the vehicle or not. If you remain in
the vehicle and open a door, the alarm
will sound. If this occurs, disarm the
Vehicle Security Alarm.
If the Vehicle Security Alarm is armed
and the battery becomes discon-
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nected, the Vehicle Security Alarm
will remain armed when the battery is
reconnected. The exterior lights will
flash, and the horn will sound. If this
occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security
Alarm.
SECURITY MANUAL
OVERRIDE
The Vehicle Security Alarm will not
arm if you lock the doors using the
manual door lock plunger.
ILLUMINATED ENTRY
The courtesy lights will turn on when
you press the unlock button on the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) trans-
mitter or open any door.
The interior lights will fade to off after
approximately 30 seconds or they will
immediately fade to off once the igni-
tion switch is turned to ON/RUN from
the OFF position.
NOTE:
The front courtesy overheadconsole and door courtesy lights
will turn on if the dimmer con-
trol is in the "Dome ON" position
(extreme top position). The Illuminated Entry system
will not operate if the dimmer
control is in the “Dome defeat”
position (extreme bottom posi-
tion).
REMOTE KEYLESS
ENTRY (RKE)
This system allows you to lock or un-
lock the doors, open the trunk and
open the convertible top from dis-
tances up to approximately 10 m us-
ing a hand-held Remote Keyless En-
try (RKE) transmitter. The RKE
transmitter does not need to be
pointed at the vehicle to activate the
system.
NOTE:
The line of transmission must not
be blocked with metal objects. TO UNLOCK THE DOORS
Press and release the UNLOCK but-
ton on the RKE transmitter once to
unlock the driver's door or twice to
unlock all doors. The turn signal
lights will flash to acknowledge the
unlock signal. The illuminated entry
system will also turn on.
Remote Key Unlock — Driver
Door/All Doors First
This feature lets you program the sys-
tem to unlock either the driver's door
or all doors on the first press of the
UNLOCK button on the RKE trans-
mitter.
Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Informa-
tion Center (EVIC)/Personal Settings
(Customer-Programmable Fea-
tures)” in “Understanding Your In-
strument Panel” for further informa-
tion.
TO LOCK THE DOORS
Press and release the LOCK button on
the transmitter to lock all doors.
TO UNLATCH THE TRUNK
Press the trunk button on the trans-
mitter two times to unlatch the trunk.
Vehicle Key
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SAB air bags are a supplement to the
seat belt restraint system. Occupants,
including children who are up against
or very close to SAB air bags can be
seriously injured or killed. Occupants,
especially children, should not lean on
or sleep against the door, side win-
dows, or area where the SAB air bags
inflate, even if they are in an infant or
child restraint. Always sit upright as
possible with your back against the
seat back, use the seat belts properly,
and use the appropriate sized child
restraint, infant restraint or booster
seat recommended for the size and
weight of the child.
Front And Side Impact Sensors
In front and side impacts, impact sen-
sors can aid the ORC in determining
appropriate response to impact
events.Enhanced Accident Response
System
In the event of an impact causing air
bag deployment, if the communica-
tion network remains intact, and the
power remains intact, depending on
the nature of the event the ORC will
determine whether to have the En-
hanced Accident Response System
perform the following functions:
Cut off fuel to the engine.
Flash hazard lights as long as the
battery has power or until the igni-
tion key is turned off.
Turn on the interior lights, which remain on as long as the battery has
power or until the ignition key is
removed.
Unlock the doors automatically.
In order to reset the Enhanced Acci-
dent Response System functions after
an event, the ignition switch must be
changed from IGN ON to IGN OFF.
If A Deployment Occurs
The Advanced Front Air Bags are de-
signed to deflate immediately after
deployment. NOTE:
Front and/or side air bags will not
deploy in all collisions. This does
not mean something is wrong with
the air bag system.
If you do have a collision, which de-
ploys the air bags, any or all of the
following may occur:
The nylon air bag material may
sometimes cause abrasions and/or
skin reddening to the driver and
front passenger as the air bags de-
ploy and unfold. The abrasions are
similar to friction rope burns or those
you might get sliding along a carpet
or gymnasium floor. They are not
caused by contact with chemicals.
They are not permanent and nor-
mally heal quickly. However, if you
haven't healed significantly within a
few days, or if you have any blister-
ing, see your doctor immediately.
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INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER . . . . . . . . . . . 92
FOG LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Rear Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
TURN SIGNALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
LANE CHANGE ASSIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
FLASH-TO-PASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
INTERIOR LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Headlight Leveling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
BATTERY SAVER FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS . . . . . . . 94 INTERMITTENT WIPER SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . 95
WINDSHIELD WASHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
MIST FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
HEADLIGHTS WITH WIPERS FEATURE(AVAILABLE WITH AUTOMATIC
HEADLIGHTS ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
TILT/TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN . . . . . 96
ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 TO ACTIVATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
TO SET A DESIRED SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
TO DEACTIVATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
TO RESUME SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
TO VARY THE SPEED SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . 98
TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . 98
ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLETS . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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LIGHTS
MULTIFUNCTION LEVER
The multifunction lever on the left
side of the steering column controls
the operation of the headlights, park-
ing lights, turn signal lights, instru-
ment panel lights, instrument panel
light dimming, interior lights and fog
lights.
HEADLIGHTS AND
PARKING LIGHTS
Turn the end of the multifunction le-
ver to the first detent for parking light
operation. Turn the end of the lever to
the second detent for headlight opera-
tion.LIGHTS-ON REMINDER
If the headlights or parking lights are
on after the ignition is turned to the
LOCK position, a chime will sound to
alert the driver when the
driver's door
is opened.
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS
This system automatically turns the
headlights on or off according to am-
bient light levels. To turn the system
on, turn the end of the multifunction
lever to the AUTO position. When the
system is on, the Headlight Time De-
lay feature is also on. This means the
headlights will stay on for up to
90 seconds after you turn the ignition
switch to the LOCK position. To turn
the Automatic System off, turn the end of the multifunction lever out of
the AUTO position.
NOTE:
The engine must be running before
the headlights will turn on in the
Automatic mode.
HEADLIGHTS WITH
WIPERS (AVAILABLE
WITH AUTOMATIC
HEADLIGHTS ONLY)
When this feature is active, the head-
lights will turn on approximately
10 seconds after the wipers are turned
on if the multifunction lever is placed
in the AUTO position. In addition, the
headlights will turn off when the wip-
ers are turned off if they were turned
on by this feature.
Multifunction Lever
Headlight Switch
Headlight Switch
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The Headlights with Wipers feature
can be turned on or off through the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC). Refer to “Electronic Vehicle
Information Center (EVIC)/
Customer-Programmable Features”
in “Understanding Your Instrument
Panel” for further information.
HEADLIGHT TIME DELAY
This feature is particularly useful
when exiting your vehicle in an unlit
area. It provides the safety of head-
light illumination for up to 90 seconds
after turning the ignition switch to the
LOCK position.
To activate the delay, turn the ignition
switch to the LOCK position while the
headlights are still on. Then, turn off
the headlights within 45 seconds. The
delay interval begins when you turn
off the headlights. Only the headlights
will illuminate during this time.
If you turn the headlights, parking
lights, or ignition switch ON again,
the system will cancel the delay.If you turn the headlights off before
the ignition, they will turn off in the
normal manner.
The Headlight delay time is program-
mable on vehicles equipped with the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC). Refer to “Electronic Vehicle
Information Center (EVIC)/
Customer-Programmable Features”
in “Understanding Your Instrument
Panel” for further information.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
DIMMER
Rotate the center portion of the lever
to the extreme bottom position to fully
dim the instrument panel lights and
prevent the interior lights from illumi-
nating when a door is opened.
Rotate the center portion of the lever
up to increase the brightness of the
instrument panel lights when the
parking lights or headlights are on.
Rotate the center portion of the lever
upward to the next detent position to
brighten the odometer and radio
when the parking lights or headlights
are on.Rotate the center portion of the lever
upward to the last detent to turn on
the interior lighting.
FOG LIGHTS
To activate the front fog lights,
turn on the parking lights, low
beam headlights or automatic
headlights and pull out on the end of
the multifunction lever.
Dimmer Control
Front Fog Light Control
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Rear Fog LightsThe rear fog lights may be
operated as desired when vis-
ibility is poor due to fog. To
activate the rear fog lights,
turn on the parking lights, headlights
or automatic lights pull out the end of
the multifunction lever and rotate the
lever to the last detent.
NOTE:
The headlights will always be on
when the rear fog lamps are acti-
vated.
TURN SIGNALS
Move the multifunction lever up or
down and the arrows on each side of
the instrument cluster flash to show
proper operation of the front and rear
turn signal lights. LANE CHANGE ASSIST
Tap the lever up or down once, with-
out moving beyond the detent, and
the turn signal (right or left) will flash
three times then automatically turn
off.
HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH
Push the multifunction lever away
from you to switch the headlights to
high beam. Pull the multifunction le-
ver toward you, to switch the head-
lights back to low beam.
FLASH-TO-PASS
You can signal another vehicle with
your headlights by lightly pulling the
multifunction lever toward you. This
will cause the headlights to turn on at
high beam and remain on until the
lever is released.NOTE:
If the multifunction lever is held in
the Flash-To-Pass position for
more than 15 seconds, the high
beams will shut off. If this occurs,
wait 30 seconds before activating
the Flash-To-Pass function again.
INTERIOR LIGHTS
Two courtesy/reading lights are lo-
cated in the bottom of the rearview
mirror. You can turn these lights on
and off from the switches in the mir-
ror or from the dimmer control in the
multifunction lever. These lights are
also controlled automatically by the
Illuminated Entry System.
Rear Fog Light Control
Turn Signal Control
Courtesy/Reading Light Switches
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A courtesy light is also found in the
rear of the center console. You can
turn this light on and off from the
dimmer control in the multifunction
lever. This light is also controlled au-
tomatically by the Illuminated Entry
System.
Headlight Leveling System
This system allows the driver to main-
tain proper headlight beam position
with the road surface regardless of
vehicle load.
The headlight leveling switch is lo-
cated on the instrument panel below
the radio.To operate: push the head-
light leveling switch until
the appropriate number,
which corresponds to the
load listed on the following chart, il-
luminates on the switch.
0 Driver only, or driver and front passenger.
1 All seating positions
occupied.
2 All seating positions
occupied, plus an
evenly distributed load
in the luggage com-
partment. The total
weight of passengers
and load does not ex-
ceed the maximum
load capacity of the
vehicle.
3 Driver, plus an evenly
distributed load in the
luggage compartment.
The total weight of the
driver and load does
not exceed the maxi-
mum load capacity of
the vehicle.
Calculations based on a passenger
weight of 75 kg. BATTERY SAVER FEATURE
To protect the battery, the interior
lights will turn off automatically
10 minutes after the ignition switch is
moved to the LOCK position. This
will occur if the interior lights were
switched on manually or are on be-
cause a door is open.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS
AND WASHERS
The wipers and washers are
operated by a switch on the
control lever. The lever is lo-
cated on the right side of the steering
column.
Rotate the end of the lever to the LO
position for low-speed wiper opera-
tion, or to the HI position for high-
speed wiper operation.
Windshield Wiper/Washer Lever
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