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Instruments and Controls 5-35
Vehicle
Personalization
The audio system controls are used
to access the personalization
menus for customizing vehicle
features.
CONFIG (Configuration):Press to
access the Configuration
Settings menu.
TUNE/MENU: Turn to scroll
through the menus. Press to enter
the menus and select the menu
items.
BACK
/: Press to exit or move
backward in a menu.
Entering the Personalization
Menus
1. Press CONFIG to access the Configuration Settings menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to highlight Vehicle Settings.
3. Press TUNE/MENU to select the Vehicle Settings menu. The following list of menu items will
be available:
.Climate and Air Quality
.Comfort and Convenience
.Language
.Lighting
.Power Door Locks
.Remote Locking, Unlocking,
Starting
.Return to Factory Settings
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to
highlight the menu. Press TUNE/
MENU to select it. Each of the
menus is detailed in the following
information.
Climate and Air Quality
Select the Climate and Air Quality
menu and the following may be
displayed:
.Auto Fan Speed
.Auto Defog
.Auto Rear Defog Auto Fan Speed
This will allow you to select the
automatic fan speed. It can be
adjusted to run lower or higher than
normal.
Press TUNE/MENU when Auto Fan
Speed is highlighted to open the
menu. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob
to highlight High, Medium, or Low.
Press TUNE/MENU to confirm the
selection and move back to the
last menu.
Remote Start Heated Seats
When turned on, this feature will
turn the heated seats on when using
remote start on cold days.
Press TUNE/MENU when Remote
Start Heated Seats is highlighted.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to
select On or Off. Press TUNE/
MENU to confirm the selection and
move back to the last menu.

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Auto Defog
Only vehicles with dual automatic
climate control will have this option.
This will allow you to turn the auto
defog on or off.
Press TUNE/MENU when Auto
Defog is highlighted to open the
menu. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob
to highlight On or Off. Press TUNE/
MENU to confirm the selection and
move back to the last menu.
Auto Rear Defog
This will allow you to turn the auto
rear defog on or off. This feature will
automatically turn on the rear
window defogger when it is cold
outside.
Press TUNE/MENU when Auto
Rear Defog is highlighted to open
the menu. Turn the TUNE/MENU
knob to highlight On or Off. Press
TUNE/MENU to confirm the
selection and move back to the
last menu.Comfort and Convenience
Select the Comfort and
Convenience menu and the
following may be displayed:
.Easy Exit Driver Seat
.Chime Volume
.Reverse Tilt Mirror
Easy Exit Driver Seat
When on, this feature will move the
driver seat rearward upon turning
the ignition off and opening the
driver door. This may be done to
make it easier to exit the vehicle.
See “Easy Exit Driver Seat” under
Memory Seats on page 3‑6.
This feature can be turned on or off.
Press TUNE/MENU when Easy Exit
Driver Seat is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select On or
Off. Press TUNE/MENU to confirm
and go back to the last menu. Chime Volume
This allows selection of the chime
volume level.
Press TUNE/MENU when Chime
Volume is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select Normal
or High. Press TUNE/MENU to
confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Reverse Tilt Mirror
When on, both the driver and
passenger mirrors will tilt downward
when the vehicle is shifted to
R (Reverse) to improve visibility of
the ground near the rear wheels.
They will return to their previous
driving position when the vehicle is
shifted out of R (Reverse), the
ignition is turned to OFF, or the
vehicle is left in R (Reverse). See
Reverse Tilt Mirrors on page 2‑16.
Press TUNE/MENU when Reverse
Tilt Mirror is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select On or
Off. Press TUNE/MENU to confirm
and go back to the last menu.

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Lighting
Select the Lighting menu and the
following may be displayed:
.Vehicle Locator Lights
.Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
This allows the vehicle locator lights
to be turned on or off. The vehicle
locator lights come on when
unlocking the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter.
Press TUNE/MENU when Vehicle
Locator Lights is highlighted. Turn
the TUNE/MENU knob to select On
or Off. Press TUNE/MENU to
confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Exit Lighting
This allows selection of how long
the exterior lamps stay on when
leaving the vehicle and it is dark
outside. Press TUNE/MENU when Exit
Lighting is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select Off,
30 Seconds, 1 Minute, or 2 Minutes.
Press TUNE/MENU to confirm and
go back to the last menu.
Power Door Locks
Select Power Door Locks and the
following may be displayed:
.Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
.Auto Door Unlock
.Delayed Door Lock
.Auto Door Lock
Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking when the
door is open. If Off is selected, the
Delayed Door Lock menu will be
available and the door will lock as
programmed through this menu.
Press TUNE/MENU when Unlocked
Door Anti Lock Out is highlighted.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to select On or Off. Press TUNE/
MENU to confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Auto Door Unlock
This allows selection of which of the
doors will automatically unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
Press TUNE/MENU when Auto
Door Unlock is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select All
Doors, Driver Door, or Off. Press
TUNE/MENU to confirm and go
back to the last menu.
Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay
the locking of the doors until
five seconds after the last door is
closed. Three chimes will signal
delayed locking is in use. Press
either the power lock button or
Qon
the RKE transmitter twice to
override the delayed locking feature
and immediately lock all of the
doors.

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Press TUNE/MENU when Delayed
Door Lock is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select On or
Off. Press TUNE/MENU to confirm
and go back to the last menu.
Auto Door Lock
This allows selection of which of the
doors will automatically lock when
the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
Press TUNE/MENU when Auto
Door Lock is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select All
Doors, Driver Door, or Off. Press
TUNE/MENU to confirm and go
back to the last menu.
Remote Locking, Unlocking,
Starting
Select Remote Locking, Unlocking,
Starting and the following may be
displayed:
.Unlock Feedback (Lights)
.Locking Feedback
.Door Unlock Options
.Memory Remote Recall
.Remote Left in Vehicle Reminder
.Relock Remote Door
.Passive Door Unlock
.Passive Door Lock
Unlock Feedback (Lights)
When on, the exterior lamps will
flash when unlocking the vehicle
with the RKE transmitter.
Press TUNE/MENU when Unlock
Feedback (Lights) is highlighted.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to
select On or Off. Press TUNE/
MENU to confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Locking Feedback
This allows selection of what type of
feedback is given when locking the
vehicle with the RKE transmitter. Press TUNE/MENU when Locking
Feedback is highlighted. Turn the
TUNE/MENU knob to select Lights
and Horn, Lights Only, Horn Only,
or Off. Press TUNE/MENU to
confirm and go back to the
last menu.
Door Unlock Options
This allows selection of which doors
will unlock when pressing
Kon the
RKE transmitter.
Press TUNE/MENU when Door
Unlock Options is highlighted. Turn
the TUNE/MENU knob to select All
Doors or Driver Door Only. When
set to Driver Door Only, the driver
door will unlock the first time
Kis
pressed and all doors will unlock
when
Kis pressed a second time.
When set to All Doors, all of the
doors will unlock at the first press
of
K. Press TUNE/MENU to confirm
and go back to the last menu.

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Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, parking
lamps, back-up lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lights and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
For vehicles with keyless access,
the exterior lamps and dome lamps
automatically turn on when a door is
opened after the ignition is turned
off. SeeIgnition Positions (Key
Access) on page 9‑14 orIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9‑16.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑35.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM), which
estimates the battery's temperature
and state of charge. It then adjusts
the voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltage display on the Driver
Information Center (DIC), you may
see the voltage move up or down.
This is normal. If there is a problem,
an alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all the
power that is needed for very high
electrical loads. A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power, whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.
Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might
be displayed and it is recommended
that the driver reduce the electrical
loads as much as possible. See
Battery Voltage and Charging
Messages on page 5‑28.

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7-4 Infotainment System
9.v/>(Phone/Mute)
.Opens the Phone menu.
.Mutes the audio system.
10.
N(Play/Pause)
.Press to start, pause, and
resume playback. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑24.
11. CD Slot
.Insert a CD.
12.
©SEEK¨
.Press©to seek to the
beginning of the current or
previous track. If the track
has been playing for less
than five seconds, it seeks
the previous track.
If longer than
five seconds, the current
track starts from the
beginning.
.Press and hold©to
quickly reverse through a
track. Release the button
to return to playing speed.
See CD Player on
page 7‑22 andMP3 on
page 7‑24.
.For AM or FM, press©to
seek to the previous
strong station.
.Press¨to seek the next
track.
.Press and hold¨to fast
forward through a track.
.Release¨to return to
playing speed. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑24.
.For AM or FM, press¨to
seek to the next strong
station.
13. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Opens the vehicle
settings menu. 14. TONE
.Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust
bass, midrange, and
treble. See
AM-FM Radio
on page 7‑14.
15. INFO
.Radio: Shows available
information about the
current station.
.CD: Shows available
information about the
current track.
Configuration Setup Menu
Press the CONFIG button to display
the Configuration menu. The
Configuration menu is used for
changing the settings for the audio,
phone, vehicle configuration, and
time features.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to scroll
through the available setup features.
Once the desired feature displays,
press the TUNE/MENU knob or

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Infotainment System 7-5
press the desired feature on the
screen, to display more options
within that feature.
Languages
To change the display language,
seeVehicle Personalization on
page 5‑35.
The vehicle supports English,
French, and Spanish. The default
language is English.
Overview (Radio with CD
and Touchscreen)
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the buttons on
the faceplate and the touchscreen.
See “Touchscreen Buttons” in this
section.
1. VOL/O(Volume/Power)
.Press to turn the system on
and off.
.Turn to adjust the volume.
2. FAV (Favorites)
.Press to display the current
page number above the
preset buttons. The stored stations for each list display
on the touch-sensitive
preset buttons at the
bottom of the screen. The
number of preset favorite
lists can be changed in the
Configuration Menu.

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.Release¨to return to
playing speed. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑24.
.For AM or FM, press¨to
seek to the next strong
station.
13. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Press to adjust features
for radio, display, phone,
vehicle, and time.
14. TONE
.Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust
bass, midrange, and
treble. See AM-FM Radio
on page 7‑14.
15. INFO (Information)
.Press to scroll through
station, song, artist, and
album information when
available.
Touchscreen Buttons
Touchscreen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some toggle
screen buttons highlight when active
and gray out when inactive.
Home Page
The infotainment system displays a
Home Page that makes it easy to
access many of the features.
Back: If on page 2 of the Home
Page, press Back to return to page
1 of the Home Page. If on page 1,
Back serves no function.
Home: While navigating through
other menus, press to go back to
the Home Page to start a different
feature.
Fav: Press to display a page of
stored (favorite) AM or FM stations.
Keep pressing Fav to scroll through
the favorite pages.
The Home Page Menu lists the
options Customize Home Page and
Restore Home Page Defaults. Out of all available Home Page
icons, up to eight icons can be
selected and sorted for the first
Home Page screen.
Home Page Features
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Press the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, CD, USB/iPod, and AUX.
See
AM-FM Radio on page 7‑14,
CD Player on page 7‑22, and
Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑25.
Press the Phone screen button to
display the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7‑35
or Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) on
page 7‑40 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑36.