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NOTE:
It is not necessary to move thetemperature settings for cold or
hot vehicles. The system auto-
matically adjusts the tempera-
ture, mode and fan speed to pro-
vide comfort as quickly as
possible.
The temperature can be dis- played in English or Metric units
by selecting the “Display Units
of Measure in” customer-
programmable feature. Refer to
the “Electronic Vehicle Informa-
tion Center (EVIC) — Customer-
Programmable Features” in this
Section.
Rear Blower Control
The rear blower control knob can be
manually set to off, or any fixed
blower speed, by rotating the knob
from low to high. This allows the rear
seat occupants to control the volume
of air circulated in the rear of the
vehicle.
CAUTION!
Interior air enters the Rear Auto-
matic Temperature Control System
through an intake grille, located in
the right side trim panel behind the
third row seats. The heater outlets
are located in the right side trim
panel, just behind the sliding door.
Do not block or place objects di-
rectly in front of the inlet grille or
heater outlets. The electrical system
could overload causing damage to
the blower motor.
Rear Temperature Control
To change the temperature in the rear
of the vehicle, rotate the temperature
knob counterclockwise to lower the
temperature, and clockwise to in-
crease the temperature. The rear tem-
perature settings are displayed in the
front ATC panel.
When rear controls are locked by the
front system, the Rear Temperature
Lock symbol on the temperature
knob is illuminated and any rear over-
head adjustments are ignored. Rear Mode Control
Auto Mode
The rear system automatically main-
tains the correct mode and comfort
level desired by the rear seat occu-
pants.
Headliner Mode
Air comes from the outlets in the
headliner. Each of these outlets
can be individually adjusted to
direct the flow of air. Moving the air
vanes of the outlets to one side will
shut off the airflow.
Bi-Level Mode
Air comes from both the head-
liner outlets and the floor out-
lets.
NOTE:
In many temperature positions,
the Bi-Level mode is designed to
provide cooler air out of the head-
liner outlets and warmer air from
the floor outlets.
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Floor ModeAir comes from the floor outlets.
SUMMER OPERATION
The engine cooling system in air con-
ditioned vehicles must be protected
with a high-quality antifreeze coolant
to provide proper corrosion protection
and to protect against engine over-
heating. A solution of 50% ethylene
glycol antifreeze coolant and 50%
water is recommended. Refer to
“Maintenance Procedures” in “Main-
taining Your Vehicle” for proper cool-
ant selection.
WINTER OPERATION
To ensure the best possible heater and
defroster performance, make sure the
engine cooling system is functioning
properly and the proper amount,
type, and concentration of coolant is
used. Refer to “Maintenance Proce-
dures” in “Maintaining Your Vehicle”
for proper coolant selection. Use of
the air Recirculation mode during
Winter months is not recommended,
because it may cause window fogging. VACATION/STORAGE
Before you store your vehicle, or keep
it out of service (i.e., vacation) for two
weeks or more, run the air condition-
ing system at idle for about five min-
utes, in fresh air with the blower set-
ting on high. This will ensure
adequate system lubrication to mini-
mize the possibility of compressor
damage when the system is started
again.
WINDOW FOGGING
Vehicle windows tend to fog on the
inside in mild, rainy and/or humid
weather. To clear the windows, select
Defrost or Mix mode and increase the
front blower speed. Do not use the
Recirculation mode without A/C for
long periods, as fogging may occur.
OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE
Make sure the air intake, located di-
rectly in front of the windshield, is
free of obstructions such as leaves.
Leaves collected in the air intake may
reduce airflow, and if they enter the
plenum they could plug the water
drains. In Winter months make sure
the air intake is clear of ice, slush and
snow.
OPERATING TIPS
A/C AIR FILTER
On vehicles equipped with Automatic
Temperature Control (ATC), the cli-
mate control system filters out dust
and pollen from the air. Refer to “Air
Conditioning” in “Maintaining Your
Vehicle” for filter replacement in-
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5
STARTING AND OPERATING
STARTING PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
KEYLESS ENTER-N-GO (for versions/markets, where provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
NORMAL STARTING — GASOLINE ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
EXTREME COLD WEATHER (BELOW 29°C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
IF ENGINE FAILS TO START . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
AFTER STARTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
NORMAL STARTING – DIESEL ENGINE . . . . 228
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 KEY IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK . . . . . . . . 230
BRAKE/TRANSMISSION SHIFTINTERLOCK SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . . 231
GEAR RANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES . . . . . . . . . 236 ACCELERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
TRACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
DRIVING THROUGH WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 FLOWING/RISING WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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SHALLOW STANDING WATER . . . . . . . . . . . 237
POWER STEERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 POWER STEERING FLUID CHECK . . . . . . . . 238
PARKING BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 240 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT . . . . . 240
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM . . . . 241 TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) . . . . . . 241
BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . 242
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) . . 242
TIRES — GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . 244 TIRE PRESSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES . . . . . . . . . . . 245
TIRE PRESSURES FOR HIGH-SPEEDOPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
RADIAL-PLY TIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
SPARE TIRE MATCHING ORIGINAL EQUIPPED TIRE AND WHEEL (for
versions/markets, where provided) . . . . . . . . 246
COMPACT SPARE TIRE (for versions/ markets, where provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
FULL SIZE SPARE (for versions/markets, where provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
LIMITED-USE SPARE (for versions/ markets, where provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
TIRE SPINNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
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TREAD WEAR INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
LIFE OF TIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
REPLACEMENT TIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
TIRE CHAINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
TIRE ROTATION RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . 250
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM (TPMS) . . 250 BASE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
PREMIUM SYSTEM (for versions/markets,where provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
TPMS DEACTIVATION AND REACTIVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
FUEL REQUIREMENTS — GASOLINE ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
METHANOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
ETHANOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
CLEAN AIR GASOLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
MMT IN GASOLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
MATERIALS ADDED TO FUEL . . . . . . . . . . . 258
FUEL REQUIREMENTS — DIESEL ENGINE . . . 258
ADDING FUEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 LOCKING FUEL FILLER CAP (GAS CAP)(for versions/markets, where provided) . . . . . 258
TRAILER TOWING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 COMMON TOWING DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . 259
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BREAKAWAY CABLE ATTACHMENT . . . . . . . 260
TOWING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND MOTORHOME, ETC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
TOWING THIS VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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STARTING
PROCEDURES
Before starting your vehicle, adjust
your seat, adjust the inside and out-
side mirrors, fasten your seat belt, and
if present, instruct all other occupants
to buckle their seat belts.WARNING!
Never leave children alone in avehicle, or with access to an un-
locked vehicle. Allowing children
to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of rea-
sons. A child or others could be
seriously or fatally injured. Chil-
dren should be warned not to
touch the parking brake, brake
pedal or the shift lever.
Do not leave the key fob in or near
the vehicle, and do not leave a
vehicle equipped with Keyless
Enter-N-Go in the ACC or ON/
RUN mode. A child could operate
power windows, other controls, or
move the vehicle. AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
The shift lever must be in the NEU-
TRAL or PARK position before you
can start the engine. Apply the brakes
before shifting into any driving gear.
CAUTION!
Damage to the transmission may oc-
cur if the following precautions are
not observed:
Shift into PARK only after the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop.
Shift into or out of REVERSE
only after the vehicle has come to
a complete stop and the engine is
at idle speed.
Do not shift from REVERSE,
PARK, or NEUTRAL into any for-
ward gear when the engine is
above idle speed.
Before shifting into any gear,
make sure your foot is firmly on
the brake pedal. Using Fob With Integrated Key
(Tip Start)
NOTE:
Normal starting of either a cold or
a warm engine is obtained without
pumping or pressing the accelera-
tor pedal.
Do not
press the accelerator. Use the
Fob with Integrated Key to briefly
turn the ignition switch to the START
position and release it as soon as the
starter engages. The starter motor will
continue to run, and it will disengage
automatically when the engine is run-
ning. If the engine fails to start, the
starter will disengage automatically in
10 seconds. If this occurs, turn the
ignition switch to the LOCK position,
wait 10 to 15 seconds, then repeat the
“Normal Starting” procedure.
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KEYLESS ENTER-N-GO
(for versions/markets,
where provided)This feature allows
the driver to oper-
ate the ignition
switch with the
push of a button,
as long as the EN-
GINE START/
STOP button is installed and the Re-
mote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is in the passenger com-
partment.
Installing And Removing The
ENGINE START/STOP Button
Installing The Button
1. Remove the key fob from the igni-
tion switch.
2. Insert the ENGINE START/STOP
button into the ignition switch with
the lettering facing up and readable.
3. Press firmly on the center of the
button to secure it into position. Removing The Button
1. The ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton can be removed from the ignition
switch for key fob use.
2. Insert the metal part of the emer-
gency key under the chrome bezel at
the 6 o’clock position and gently pry
the button loose.
NOTE:
The ENGINE START/STOP button
should only be removed or in-
serted with the ignition in the
LOCK position (OFF position for
Keyless Enter-N-Go).
NORMAL STARTING —
GASOLINE ENGINE
Using The ENGINE START/STOP
Button
NOTE:
Normal starting of either a cold or
a warm engine is obtained without
pumping or pressing the accelera-
tor pedal.
To start the engine, the transmission
must be in PARK or NEUTRAL. Press
and hold the brake pedal while press-ing the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton once. The system takes over and
attempts to start the vehicle. If the
vehicle fails to start, the starter will
disengage automatically after 10 sec-
onds. If you wish to stop the cranking
of the engine prior to the engine start-
ing, press the button again.
To Turn Off The Engine Using
ENGINE START/STOP Button
1. Place the shift lever in PARK, then
press and release the ENGINE
START/STOP button.
2. The ignition switch will return to
the OFF position.
3. If the shift lever is not in PARK, the
ENGINE START/STOP button must
be held for two seconds and vehicle
speed must be above 8 km/h before
the engine will shut off. The ignition
switch position will remain in the
ACC position until the shift lever is in
PARK and the button is pressed twice
to the OFF position. If the shift lever is
not in PARK and the ENGINE
START/STOP button is pressed once,
the EVIC (for versions/markets,
where provided) will display a “Ve-226