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uuClimate Control SystemuSynchronized Mode
Controls
Synchronized ModeYou can set the temperature and mode control synchronously for the driver side and
the passenger side in synchronized mode.
1.Press the SYNC button.
uThe system will switch to synchronized mode.
2.Adjust the temperature and mode control using driver’s side temperature control
switch and mode control button.
Press the SYNC button to return to dual mode.
1Synchronized Mode
When you press the button, the system changes
to synchronized mode.
When the system is in dual mode, the driver’s side
temperature, the passenger’s side temperature and
mode control can be set separately.
The system adjusts each temperature based on the
information of the sunlight sensor and the sun
position updated by the navigation system’s GPS.

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uuClimate Control SystemuAutomatic Climate Control Sensors
Controls
Automatic Climate Control Sensors
The automatic climate control system is
equipped with a sunlight sensor, an interior
temperature and humidity sensor. Do not
cover or spill any liquid on them.
Sunlight SensorTemperature and
Humidity Sensor

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uuBefore DrivinguDriving Preparation
Driving
•Be sure items placed on the floor behind the front seats cannot roll under the
seats.
uThey can interfere with the driver’s ability to operate the pedals, the operation
of the seats, or the operation of the sensors under the seats.
•Everyone in the vehicle must fasten their seat belt.
2Fastening a Seat Belt P. 30
•Make sure that the indicators in the instrument panel come on when you start the
vehicle, and go off soon after.
uAlways have a dealer check the vehicle if a problem is indicated.
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uuWhen DrivinguForward Collision Warning (FCW)
Driving
FCW may not activate or may not detect a vehicle in front of your vehicle, and may activate even when you are aware of a vehicle ahead
of you, or when there is no vehicle ahead under the following conditions.■FCW Limitations
Condition
●The distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you is too short.●A vehicle cuts in front of you at a slow speed, and it brakes suddenly.●A vehicle suddenly crosses in front of you.●When either your vehicle or the vehicle ahead of you accelerates rapidly.●The vehicle ahead of you is a motorcycle, a small vehicle, or a unique vehicle such as a tractor.●When you drive off-road or on a mountain road, or curved and winding road for an extended period that makes it difficult for the sensor/camera to
properly detect a vehicle in front of you.●When there are pedestrians or animals in front of your vehicle.●When you drive in bad weather (rain, fog, etc.).●A heavy load in the rear or modifications to the suspension tilts your vehicle.●An abnormal tire condition is detected (wrong tire size, flat tire, etc.).●When the windshield is blocked by dirt, mud, leaves, wet snow, etc.●When the temperature inside the system is high.●A sudden change between light and dark such as an entrance or exit of a tunnel.●You drive into the sunlight (e.g. at dawn or dusk).●When the windshield is dirty or cloudy.●When streetlights are perceived as the taillight of a vehicle in front of yours.●When driving at night, the vehicle ahead of you is running with either taillight bulb burned out.●When you drive in the shadows of trees, buildings, etc.●When your vehicle is towing a trailer.

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uuWhen DrivinguBSI (Blind Spot Information)
Continued
Driving
BSI (Blind Spot Information)Is designed to detect vehicles in specified alert zones adjacent to your vehicle,
particularly in harder to see areas commonly known as “blind spots.”
When vehicles in adjacent lanes are approaching your vehicle from behind, the
appropriate indicator comes on, providing assistance when you change lanes with
visual and audible alerts.■How the system works
1BSI (Blind Spot Information)
Important Safety Reminder
Like all assistance systems, BSI has limitations. Over
reliance on BSI may result in a collision.
The system is for your convenience only. Even if an
object is within the alert zone, the following
situations may occur.•The BSI alert indicator may not come on due to
obstruction (splashes, etc.) even without the BLIND
SPOT NOT AVAILABLE multi-information display
appearing.•The BSI alert indicator may come on even with the
message appearing.
You can turn off the audible alert, or all the BSI alert
using the multi-information display.
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WARNING
Failure to visually confirm that it is safe to
change lanes before doing so may result in
a crash and serious injury or death.
Do not rely only on the blind spot
information system when changing lanes.
Always look in your mirrors, to either side
of your vehicle, and behind you for other
vehicles before changing lanes.
●The shift lever is in
(D or
(S.
●Your vehicle speed is
between 20 mph (32 km/h)
and 100 mph (160 km/h)
Alert zone range
A: Approx. 1.6 ft. (0.5 m)
B: Approx. 10 ft. (3 m)
C: Approx. 10 ft. (3 m)Radar Sensors:
underneath the
rear bumper
corners
Alert Zone
A
B
C

uuWhen DrivinguBSI (Blind Spot Information)
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■When the system detects a vehicle Comes on when:●A vehicle enters the alert zone from
behind to overtake you with a speed
difference of no more than 31 mph
(50 km/h) from your vehicle.
Comes On

Blinks
BSI Alert Indicator: Located near the
outside rearview mirror on both sides.Blinks and a beeper sounds when:
You move the turn signal lever in the direction of the
detected vehicle. The beeper sounds three times.●You pass a vehicle with a speed difference of
no more than 12 mph (20 km/h).
1BSI (Blind Spot Information)
The BSI alert indicator may not come on under
following conditions:•A vehicle does not stay in the alert zone for more
than two seconds.•A vehicle is parked in a side lane.•The speed difference between your vehicle and the
vehicle you are passing is greater than 6 mph (10
km/h).•An object not detected by the radar sensors
approaches or passes your vehicle.
Turn the system off when towing a trailer. The system
does not work properly for the following reasons:•The added mass tilts the vehicle and changes the
radar coverage.•The trailer itself can be detected by the radar
sensors, chasing the BSI alert to come on.
BSI may be adversely affected when:•Objects (guard rails, poles, trees, etc,.) are
detected.•An object that does not reflect radio waves well,
such as a motorcycle, is in the alert zone.•Driving on a curved road.•A vehicle is moving from a far lane to the adjacent
lane.•The system picks up external electrical interference.•The rear bumper or the sensors have been
improperly repaired or the rear bumper has been
deformed.•The orientation of the sensors has been changed.•In bad weather (Heavy rain, snow, and fog).

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uuWhen DrivinguBSI (Blind Spot Information)
Driving
1BSI (Blind Spot Information)
For a proper BSI use:•Always keep the rear bumper corner area clean.•Do not cover the rear bumper corner area with
labels or stickers of any kind.•Take your vehicle to a dealer if you need the rear
bumper corner area or the radar sensors to be
repaired, or the rear bumper corner area is strongly
impacted.
You can change the BSI setting.
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uuParking Your VehicleuParking Sensor System
Continued
Driving
Parking Sensor SystemThe corner and Center sensors monitor obstacles near your vehicle. The beeper and
multi-information display let you know the approximate distance between your
vehicle and the obstacle.■The sensor location and range
1Parking Sensor System
Even the system is on, always confirm if there is no
obstacle near your vehicle before parking.
The system may not work properly when:•The sensors are covered with snow, ice mud, or
dirt.•The vehicle is on uneven surfaces, such as grass,
bumps, or a hill.•The vehicle has been out in hot or cold weather.•The system is affected by some electric devices that
generate ultrasonic wave.•Driving in bad weather.
The system may not sense:•Thin or low objects.•Sonic-absorptive materials, such as snow, cotton,
or sponge.•Objects directly under the bumper.
Do not put any accessories on or around the sensors.
Front Corner Sensors
Within about 60 cm or lessRear Center Sensors
Within about 100 cm or less
Rear Corner Sensors
Front Center Sensors