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Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
“Made for iPod and iPhone”means
that an electronic accessory has
been designed to connect
specifically to iPod and has been
certified by the developer to meet
Apple performance standards.
iPod is a trademark of Apple
Computer, Inc., registered in the
U.S. and other countries. iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and
iPod touch are trademarks of Apple
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
Fees and Taxes: Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and
other fees may apply. Subscription
fee is consumer only. All fees and
programming subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer
Agreement available at
www.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
®
service only available in the
48 contiguous United States and
Canada.
In Canada: Some deterioration of
service may occur in extreme
northern latitudes. This is beyond
the control of SiriusXM
®Satellite
Radio. Explicit Language Notice: Channels
with frequent explicit language are
indicated with an
“XL”preceding the
channel name. Channel blocking is
available for SiriusXM Satellite
Radio receivers by notifying
SiriusXM:
.USA Customers —Visit
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-866-635-2349.
.Canadian Customers —Visit
www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079.
It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate, or otherwise
make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the SiriusXM
®
Satellite Radio System or that
support the SiriusXM website, the
Online Service or any of its content.
Furthermore, the AMBER voice
compression software included in
this product is protected by
intellectual property rights including
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patent rights, copyrights, and trade
secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc.
General Requirements:
1. A License Agreement fromSiriusXM is required for any
product that incorporates
SiriusXM Technology and/or for
use of any of the SiriusXM
marks to be manufactured,
distributed, or marketed in the
SiriusXM service Area.
2. For products to be distributed, marketed, and/or sold in
Canada, a separate agreement
is required with Canadian
Satellite Radio Inc. (operating as
SiriusXM Canada).Music and video recognition
technology and related data are
provided by Gracenote
®. Gracenote
is the industry standard in music
recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more
information, visit
www.gracenote.com.
CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and music
and video-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000 to
present Gracenote. One or more
patents owned by Gracenote apply
to this product and service. See the
Gracenote website for a
non-exhaustive list of applicable
Gracenote patents. Gracenote and
CDDB, MusicID, Media VOCS, the
Gracenote logo and logotype, and
the “Powered by Gracenote” logo
are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Gracenote in the
United States and/or other
countries.
If you require more information
regarding the use of the Gracenote
Service, visit: www.gracenote.com/
corporate. For the data provided by
Gracenote
®Music Recognition
Service, the content is not
necessarily guaranteed 100%.
Regarding the use of Gracenote
Music Recognition Service, when
this product is used, it is necessary
to agree to the following articles.
Gracenote
®End User License
This application or device contains
software from Gracenote, Inc. of
Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”).
The software from Gracenote (the
“Gracenote Software”) enables this
application to perform disc and/or
file identification and obtain
music-related information, including
name, artist, track, and title
information (“Gracenote Data”) from
online servers or embedded
databases (collectively, “Gracenote
Servers”) and to perform other
functions. You may use Gracenote
Data only by means of the intended
End-User functions of this
application or device. You agree that
you will use Gracenote Data, the
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Gracenote Software, and Gracenote
Servers for your own personal
non-commercial use only. You agree
not to assign, copy, transfer or
transmit the Gracenote Software or
any Gracenote Data to any third
party.
YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR
EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA, THE
GRACENOTE SOFTWARE, OR
GRACENOTE SERVERS, EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED
HEREIN. You agree that your
non-exclusive license to use the
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Software, and Gracenote Servers
will terminate if you violate these
restrictions. If your license
terminates, you agree to cease any
and all use of the Gracenote Data,
the Gracenote Software, and
Gracenote Servers.
Gracenote reserves all rights in
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Software, and the Gracenote
Servers, including all ownership
rights.Under no circumstances will
Gracenote become liable for any
payment to you for any information
that you provide. You agree that
Gracenote, Inc. may enforce its
rights under this Agreement against
you directly in its own name.
The Gracenote service uses a
unique identifier to track queries for
statistical purposes.
The purpose of a randomly
assigned numeric identifier is to
allow the Gracenote service to
count queries without knowing
anything about who you are. For
more information, see the web page
for the Gracenote Privacy Policy for
the Gracenote service.
The Gracenote Software and each
item of Gracenote Data are licensed
to you
“AS IS.” Gracenote makes no
representations or warranties,
express or implied, regarding the
accuracy of any Gracenote Data
from in the Gracenote Servers. Gracenote reserves the right to
delete data from the Gracenote
Servers or to change data
categories for any cause that
Gracenote deems sufficient.
No warranty is made that the
Gracenote Software or Gracenote
Servers are error-free or that
functioning of Gracenote Software
or Gracenote Servers will be
uninterrupted.
Gracenote is not obligated to
provide you with new enhanced or
additional data types or categories
that Gracenote may provide in the
future and is free to discontinue its
services at any time.
Gracenote disclaims all warranties
express or implied, including, but
not limited to, implied warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose, title, and
non-infringement. Gracenote does
not warrant the results that will be
obtained by your use of the
Gracenote Software or any
Gracenote Server. In no case will
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Gracenote be liable for any
consequential or incidental
damages or for any lost profits or
lost revenues.
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Climate Controls 8-1
Climate Controls
Climate Control Systems
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1
Dual Automatic Climate ControlSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Air Vents
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Maintenance
Passenger Compartment AirFilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Climate Control Systems
The heating, cooling, defrosting, and ventilation for the vehicle can be
controlled with this system.
1. Temperature Control
2. Air Delivery Modes
3. Fan Control
4. Recirculation
5. Air Conditioning
6. Rear Window Defogger
7. Defrost9(Fan Control): Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to
increase or decrease the fan speed.
Turn the knob completely to 0 to
turn off the fan and air conditioning
compressor.
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8-2 Climate Controls
Temperature Control:Turn the
knob clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the
temperature setting.
Air Delivery Mode Control: Press
[,Y, orXto change the
direction of the airflow. Air delivery
mode settings can be combined. An
indicator light comes on in the
selected mode button.
[(Floor): Air is directed to the
floor outlets.
Y(Vent): Air is directed to the
instrument panel outlets.
X(Defog): Air is directed to the
windshield and side window vents.
0(Defrost): Press to clear the
windshield of fog or frost more
quickly. Air is directed to the
windshield.
For best results, clear all snow and
ice from the windshield before
defrosting.
Do not drive the vehicle until all the
windows are clear.
Air Conditioning
#(Air Conditioning): Press to
turn the air conditioning on or off. An
indicator light comes on. If the fan is
turned off or the outside
temperature falls below freezing, the
air conditioning compressor will
not work.
h(Recirculation): Press to turn
on the recirculation. An indicator
light comes on. Air is recirculated
inside the vehicle. It helps to quickly
cool the air inside the vehicle or
prevent outside air and odors from
entering. To improve fuel efficiency
and to cool the vehicle faster,
recirculation may be automatically
selected in warm weather when the
temperature is set to the coldest
setting. The recirculation light will
not come on. Press
hto select
recirculation; press it again to select
outside air.
Rear Window Defogger
1(Rear Defogger): Press to turn
the rear window defogger on or off.
The rear window defogger turns off
after about 10 minutes. It can also
be turned off by turning the ignition
to ACC/ACCESSORY or LOCK/
OFF. If turned on again it runs for
about five minutes before
turning off.
Do not drive the vehicle until all the
windows are clear.
{Caution
Do not use a razor blade or sharp
object to clear the inside rear
window. Do not adhere anything
to the defogger grid lines in the
rear glass. These actions may
damage the rear defogger.
Repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty.
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Dual Automatic Climate Control System
The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with
this system.
English Shown, Metric Similar
1. Driver and Passenger Heated Seats (If Equipped)
2. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
3. Air Delivery Modes
4. Heated Steering Wheel (If Equipped)
5. Recirculation 6. Air Conditioning
7. Fan Controls
8. Rear Window Defogger
9. Defrost
10. AUTO (Automatic Operation)Automatic Operation
The system automatically controls
the fan speed, air delivery, air
conditioning, and recirculation in
order to heat or cool the vehicle to
the desired temperature.
When the AUTO indicator light is
on, the system is in full automatic
operation. If the air delivery mode or
fan setting is manually adjusted, the
auto indicator turns off and displays
will show the selected settings.
To place the system in automatic
mode do the following:
1. Press AUTO.
2. Set the temperature. Allow the
system time to stabilize. Then
adjust the temperature as
needed for best comfort.
To improve fuel efficiency and to
cool the vehicle faster,
recirculation may be
automatically selected in warm
weather. The recirculation light
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will not come on. Presshto
select recirculation; press it
again to select outside air.
English units can be changed to
metric units through the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-32.
Manual Operation
9(Fan Control): Press the lower9button to decrease the fan
speed. Pressing the lower button
longer turns the fan and cooling off.
Press the upper
9button to
increase the fan speed. The
selected fan speed is indicated by a
number on the display screen.
Press AUTO to return to automatic
operation.
Air Delivery Modes: Press
[,Y,
or
Xto change the direction of the
airflow. Air delivery mode settings
can be combined. An indicator light
comes on in the selected mode
button. Changing the mode cancels the
automatic operation and the system
goes into manual mode. Press
AUTO to return to automatic
operation.
[(Floor):
Air is directed to the
floor outlets.
Y(Vent): Air is directed to the
instrument panel outlets.
X(Defog): Air is directed to the
windshield and side window vents.
0(Defrost): Press to clear the
windshield of fog or frost more
quickly. Air is directed to the
windshield.
For best results, clear all snow and
ice from the windshield before
defrosting.
#(Air Conditioning): Press to
turn the automatic air conditioning
on or off. If the fan is turned off or
the outside temperature falls below
freezing, the air conditioning
compressor will not run. Press AUTO to return to automatic
operation and the air conditioner
runs as needed. When the indicator
light is on, the air conditioner runs
automatically to cool the air inside
the vehicle or to dry the air needed
to defog the windshield faster.
h(Recirculation):
Press to turn
on recirculation. An indicator light
comes on. Air is recirculated to
quickly cool the inside of the vehicle
or prevent outside air and odors
from entering.
Auto Defog: The climate control
system may have a sensor to
automatically detect high humidity
inside the vehicle. When high
humidity is detected, the climate
control system may adjust to
outside air supply and turn on the
air conditioner. If the climate control
system does not detect possible
window fogging, it returns to normal
operation. To turn Auto Defog off or
on, see "Climate and Air Quality"
under Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-32.