the sliding door is fully closed
prior to opening the fuel door.
POWER SLIDING SIDE
DOOR (for versions/
markets, where provided)The power sliding door may
be opened or closed manu-
ally or by using the buttons
on the RKE transmitter,
overhead console switch, or rear door
switch. Pulling the inside or outside
power sliding door handle will also
power open or close the power sliding
door.
NOTE:
Pulling the outside power sliding
door handle a second time while
the sliding door is power opening
or power closing will allow the
sliding door to be opened or closed
manually.
Press the button on the RKE trans-
mitter twice within five seconds to
open a power sliding door. When the
door is fully open, pressing the button
twice within five seconds a second
time will close the door. There are power sliding side door
switches located on the b-pillar trim
panel, just in front of the power slid-
ing door for the rear seat passengers
and in the overhead console for the
driver and passengers. Pressing the
switch once will open the power slid-
ing door. If the switch is pressed while
the door is under a power cycle, the
door will reverse direction.
NOTE:
The power sliding side door must
be unlocked before the power slid-
ing door switches will operate.
If the inside or outside door handles
are used while the power sliding side
door is activated, the power sliding
door feature will be canceled and will
go into manual mode.
To avoid unintentional operation of
the power sliding doors from the rear
seats, press the power sliding door
master lock button, located in the
overhead console, to disable the
switches and handles for the rear seat
passengers.
NOTE:
The power sliding side door
switches will not open the power
sliding door if the shift lever is in
gear or the vehicle speed is
above 0 km/h. To close the
power sliding door with the shift
lever in gear and vehicle speed
at 0 km/h, the brake must be
pressed.
If anything obstructs the power sliding side door while it is clos-
ing or opening, the door will au-
tomatically reverse to the closed
or open position, provided it
meets sufficient resistance.
If the power sliding side door is not in the full open or close po-
sition, it will fully open when a
power sliding door switch is
pressed. To close the door, wait
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until it is fully open and then
press the switch again.
If the power sliding door en- counters multiple obstructions
within the same cycle, the sys-
tem will automatically stop, the
power sliding door motor will
make a clicking sound until the
door has no further movement.
This clicking sound can be
stopped by pulling the inside or
outside handle. If this condition
occurs, no damage is done to the
power sliding door motor. The
power sliding door must be
opened or closed manually.WARNING!
You, or others, could be injured if
caught in the path of the sliding
door. Make sure the door path is
clear before closing the door.
Power Sliding Side Door Open
Flash
The left and right exterior hazard
lights will flash for 12 seconds when
either sliding door is opened. This will alert other drivers in the area that
passenger(s) could be entering or ex-
iting the vehicle.
The Sliding Side Door Open Flash can
be enabled or disabled by performing
the following procedure:
1. Place the Key Fob in the ignition
switch.
2. Cycle the ignition switch from ON/
RUN to OFF five times ending in the
ON/RUN position
(do not start the
engine).
3. Within 10 seconds of the final
cycle, press the HAZARD switch ON.
4. A single chime will sound to signify
that you have successfully completed
the programming.
You can turn the feature back on by
repeating the previous procedure.
Power Sliding Side Door Master
Lock Switch
To provide a safer environment for
small children riding in the rear seats,
the second row sliding door switches
and handles may be overridden by pressing the OFF side of the Master
Lock Out Switch located in the front
overhead console.
When the power sliding door master
lock switch is in the OFF position, the
power sliding side door may not be
opened or closed by pressing the
switch located on the b-pillar trim
panel, just in front of the sliding door
or activating the inside power sliding
door handle.
Overhead Console Power Sliding
Door Master Switch1 — Left Sliding
Door 3 — Right Slid-
ing Door
2 — Liftgate 4 — Master Lock
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SLIDING SIDE DOOR
CHILD PROTECTION
LOCK
To provide a safer environment for
small children riding in the rear seats,
the sliding doors are equipped with a
Child Protection Door Lock system.
NOTE:
When the Child Protection Door
Lock system is engaged, the door
can be opened only by using the
outside door handle even though
the inside door lock is in the un-
locked position.
To Engage the Child Protection
Door Lock
1. Open the sliding side door.
2. Slide the Child Protection Door
Lock control inward (toward the ve-
hicle) to engage the Child Protection
Door Lock.3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 on the oppo-
site sliding door.
NOTE:
After engaging the Child Protec-
tion Door Lock, always test the
door from the inside to make
certain it is in the desired posi-
tion.
When the Child Protection Door Lock system is engaged, (even if
the inside door lock is in the
unlocked position) the door can
be opened only by using the out-
side door handle, the RKE
transmitter, the switches on the
overhead console or the switches
located on the trim panel just in
front of the power sliding door. The power sliding side door will
operate from the switches lo-
cated on the trim panel just in
front of the power sliding door,
regardless of the Child Protec-
tion Door Lock lever position. To
avoid unintentional operation of
the power sliding door from the
rear seats, press the "OFF” Mas-
ter Lock Out Switch located in
the front overhead console, next
to the driver.
WARNING!
Avoid trapping anyone in the vehicle
in a collision. Remember that the
sliding doors can only be opened
from the outside door handle or the
switches located on the trim panel
just in front of the power sliding
door when the Child Protection Door
Locks are engaged.
To Disengage the Child Protection
Door Lock
1. Open the sliding side door.
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Gas props support the liftgate in the
open position. However, because the
gas pressure drops with temperature,
it may be necessary to assist the props
when opening the liftgate in cold
weather.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Some of the most important safety
features in your vehicle are the re-
straint systems:
Three-point lap and shoulder beltsfor all seating positions
Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger
Supplemental Active Head Re- straints (AHR) located on top of the
front seats (integrated into the head
restraint)
Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflat- able Curtains (SABIC) that span
the front, second, and third row
seating for the driver and passen-
gers seated next to a window
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB)
An energy-absorbing steering col- umn and steering wheel Knee bolsters/blockers for front
seat occupants (for versions/
markets, where provided)
Front seat belts incorporate preten- sioners that may enhance occupant
protection by managing occupant
energy during an impact event
All seat belt systems (except the driver’s) include Automatic Lock-
ing Retractors (ALRs), which lock
the seat belt webbing into position
by extending the belt all the way
out and then adjusting the belt to
the desired length to restrain a child
seat or secure a large item in a seat
If you will be carrying children too
small for adult-sized seat belts, the
seat belts or the ISOFIX feature also
can be used to hold infant and child
restraint systems. For more informa-
tion on ISOFIX, see ISOFIX — Child
Seat Anchorage System.
NOTE:
The Advanced Front Air Bags have
a multistage inflator design. This
allows the air bag to have different
rates of inflation based on several
factors, including the severity and
type of collision. Please pay close attention to the infor-
mation in this section. It tells you how
to use your restraint system properly,
to keep you and your passengers as
safe as possible.
WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passen-
gers can suffer much greater injuries
if you are not properly buckled up.
You can strike the interior of your
vehicle or other passengers, or you
can be thrown out of the vehicle.
Always be sure you and others in
your vehicle are buckled up prop-
erly.
Buckle up even though you are an
excellent driver, even on short trips.
Someone on the road may be a poor
driver and cause a collision that in-
cludes you. This can happen far away
from home or on your own street.
Research has shown that seat belts
save lives, and they can reduce the
seriousness of injuries in a collision.
Some of the worst injuries happen
when people are thrown from the ve-
hicle. Seat belts reduce the possibility
of ejection and the risk of injury
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caused by striking the inside of the
vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle
should be belted at all times.
LAP/SHOULDER BELTS
All seating positions in your vehicle
are equipped with combination lap/
shoulder belts.
The belt webbing in the retractor is
designed to lock during very sudden
stops or collisions. This feature allows
the shoulder part of the belt to move
freely with you under normal condi-
tions. However, in a collision the belt
will lock and reduce the risk of you
striking the inside of the vehicle or
being thrown out.WARNING!
It is dangerous to ride in a cargoarea, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in
these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed.
Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seat
belts.
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WARNING!(Continued)
Be sure everyone in your vehicle is
in a seat and using a seat belt
properly.
Wearing a seat belt incorrectly is
dangerous. Seat belts are designed
to go around the large bones of
your body. These are the strongest
parts of your body and can take
the forces of a collision the best.
Wearing your belt in the wrong
place could make your injuries in
a collision much worse. You might
suffer internal injuries, or you
could even slide out of part of the
belt. Follow these instructions to
wear your seat belt safely and to
keep your passengers safe, too.
Two people should never be belted
into a single seat belt. People
belted together can crash into one
another in a collision, hurting one
another badly. Never use a lap/
shoulder belt or lap belt for more
than one person, no matter what
their size. Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating
Instructions
1. Enter the vehicle and close the
door. Sit back and adjust the seat.
2. The seat belt latch plate is near the
seatback of the front seats and next to
your arm in the rear seats. Grasp the
latch plate and pull out the belt. Slide
the latch plate up the webbing as far
as necessary to allow the belt to go
around your lap.
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3. Slide the latch plate upward over
the folded webbing. The folded web-
bing must enter the slot at the top of
the latch plate.
4. Continue to slide the latch plate up
until it clears the folded webbing.
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Belt
Anchorage
In the front seats and the second row
outboard seats, the shoulder belt an-
chorage can be adjusted upward or
downward to help position the belt
away from your neck. The upper an-
chorage can be adjusted upward by
pushing anywhere on the anchorage.
To move the anchorage downward,
squeeze the actuation buttons while
simultaneously pushing down on the
anchorage assembly.
As a guide, if you are shorter than
average you will prefer a lower posi-
tion, and if you are taller than average
you will prefer a higher position.
When you release the anchorage, try
to move it up or down to make sure
that it is locked in position.SEAT BELTS IN
PASSENGER SEATING
POSITIONS
The seat belts in the passenger seating
positions are equipped with Auto-
matic Locking Retractors (ALR)
which are used to secure a child re-
straint system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Installing Child Re-
straints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt”
under the “Child Restraints” section.
The chart below defines the type of
feature for each seating position.
Driver Center Passen-
ger
First
Row N/A N/A ALR
Second Row ALR N/A ALR
Third Row ALR Cinch ALR
N/A — Not Applicable
ALR — Automatic Locking Retrac- tor
If the passenger seating position is
equipped with an ALR and is being
used for normal usage: Only pull the belt webbing out far
enough to comfortably wrap around
the occupant's mid-section so as to
not activate the ALR. If the ALR is
activated, you will hear a ratcheting
sound as the belt retracts. Allow the
webbing to retract completely in this
case and then carefully pull out only
the amount of webbing necessary to
comfortably wrap around the occu-
pant's mid-section. Slide the latch
plate into the buckle until you hear a
"click."
AUTOMATIC LOCKING
RETRACTOR MODE (ALR)
In this mode, the shoulder belt is au-
tomatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the
shoulder belt. The Automatic Locking
Mode is available on all passenger-
seating positions with a combination
lap/shoulder belt. Use the Automatic
Locking Mode anytime a child safety
seat is installed in a seating position
that has a belt with this feature. Chil-
dren 12 years old and under should
always be properly restrained in the
rear seat.
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This vehicle may be equipped with a
driver and/or front passenger seat
belt buckle switch that detects
whether the driver or front passenger
seat belt is fastened. The seat belt
buckle switch may adjust the inflation
rate of the Advanced Front Air Bags.
This vehicle is equipped with Supple-
mental Side Air Bag Inflatable Cur-
tains (SABIC) to protect the driver,
front, and rear passengers sitting next
to a window. The SABIC air bags are
located above the side windows and
their covers are also labeled: SRS
AIRBAG.
This vehicle is equipped with Supple-
mental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
(SAB). The Supplemental Seat-
Mounted Side Air Bags are marked
with an air bag label sewn into the
outboard side of the front seats.
NOTE:
Air Bag covers may not be obvi-ous in the interior trim, but they
will open during air bag deploy-
ment. After any accident, the vehicle
should be taken to an autho-
rized dealer immediately.
AIR BAG SYSTEM
COMPONENTS
Your vehicle may be equipped with
the following air bag system compo-
nents:
Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
Air Bag Warning Light
Steering Wheel and Column
Instrument Panel
Knee Impact Bolster (for versions/ markets, where provided)
Driver Advanced Front Air Bag
Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB)
Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflat- able Curtains (SABIC)
Front and Side Impact Sensors
Front Seat Belt Pretensioners and Seat Belt Buckle Switch ADVANCED FRONT AIR
BAG FEATURES
The Advanced Front Air Bag system
has multistage driver and front pas-
senger air bags. This system provides
output appropriate to the severity and
type of collision as determined by the
Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC), which may receive informa-
tion from the front impact sensors.
The first stage inflator is triggered
immediately during an impact that
requires air bag deployment. This low
output is used in less severe collisions.
A higher energy output is used for
more severe collisions.
WARNING!
No objects should be placed over
or near the air bag on the instru-
ment panel, because any such ob-
jects could cause harm if the ve-
hicle is in a collision severe
enough to cause the air bag to
inflate.
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WARNING!(Continued)
Do not put anything on or around
the air bag covers or attempt to
open them manually. You may
damage the air bags and you
could be injured because the air
bags may no longer be functional.
The protective covers for the air
bag cushions are designed to open
only when the air bags are inflat-
ing.
Do not drill, cut or tamper with
the knee bolster (for versions/
markets, where provided) in any
way.
Do not mount any accessories to
the knee bolster (for versions/
markets, where provided) such as
alarm lights, stereos, citizen band
radios, etc.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side
Air Bags (SAB)
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air
Bags (SAB) may provide enhanced
protection to help protect an occupant during a side impact. The SAB is
marked with an air bag label sewn
into the outboard side of the front
seats.
When the air bag deploys, it opens the
seam between the front and side of the
seat's trim cover. Each air bag deploys
independently; a left side impact de-
ploys the left air bag only and a right-
side impact deploys the right air bag
only.
Supplemental Side Air Bag
Inflatable Curtain (SABIC)
SABIC air bags may offer side-impact
and vehicle rollover protection to
front and rear seat outboard occu-pants in addition to that provided by
the body structure. Each air bag fea-
tures inflated chambers placed adja-
cent to the head of each outboard
occupant that reduce the potential for
side-impact head injuries. The SABIC
deploy downward, covering both win-
dows on the impact side.
NOTE:
Should a vehicle rollover occur,
the pretensioners and/or SAB
and SABIC air bags on both
sides of the vehicle may deploy.
Air Bag covers may not be obvi- ous in the interior trim, but they
will open during air bag deploy-
ment.
Being too close to the SAB and SABIC air bags during deploy-
ment could cause you to be se-
verely injured or killed.
The system includes side impact sen-
sors that are calibrated to deploy the
side air bags during impacts that re-
quire air bag occupant protection.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag Label
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