Index
2I
Air bags ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-81Air bag collision sensors ..........................................3-94
Air bag warning label..............................................3-103
Air bag warning light ..............................................3-101
Curtain air bag ..........................................................3-93
Driver's air bag ..........................................................3-91
Front passenger’s air bag ..........................................3-92
Side air bag................................................................3-92
Air cleaner··················\
··················\
··················\
·················6-16\
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-7
Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-191
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)··················\
··················\
····4-17
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-46 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-46
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-48
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-44, 3-47
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-186
Audio remote control ··················\
··················\
················3-192
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-193
Automatic climate control system ··················\
··············3-156 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-163
Instrument panel vents ··················\
··················\
········3-163
Outlet port locations ··················\
··················\
············3-161
Rear climate control ··················\
··················\
············3-164 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-5
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-9
Sports mode··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-8
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
···········3-191
Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-30
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···············3-134
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-2
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
·3-187
Brake system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-14 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················4-17
Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-15
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-14
Brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-17
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-2
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
·················7-4
Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·············3-13
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-9
Chains Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-30
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··················\
··6-34
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
·················3-74\
Tether anchor system··················\
··················\
·············3-76
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Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-46
Rear seat entertainment system ··················\
··················\
3-227
Rear parking assist system ··················\
··················\
·········4-21
Rearview camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-24
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
6-32
Recommended lubricants ··················\
··················\
···········6-44
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
········6-45
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-26
Roof antena ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-191
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-174
Safety belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-62Pre-tensioner safety belt ··················\
··················\
·······3-72
Lap/shoulder belt ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-65
Safety belt warning light and chime ··················\
·············3-64
Scheduled maintenance service Maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
·············6-3
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-45
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-44
Seat ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-37 Armrest ················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-44, 3-47
Headrest ················\
··················\
··················\
······3-42, 3-48
Folding the rear seatback ··················\
··················\
······3-50 Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··············3-39
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
················3-40
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-46
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
·············3-46
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-44
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········3-45
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-9
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
·················3-18\
7
Side air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-92
Sirius satellite radio information ··················\
···············3-211
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-28
Spare tire Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·············6-36
Removing the spare tire ··················\
··················\
·········5-6
Storing the spare tire ··················\
··················\
··············5-7
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········4-26 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-27
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
·······4-27
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
················4-27
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
················4-26
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··············4-26
Speedometer ···············\
··················\
··················\
··············3-115
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-8
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-4
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-104 Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-104
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-105
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
···············3-183 Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-184
R
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45
Driving your vehicle
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE
OVQ049059
The lock release button must be depressed while moving the shift lever. Depress the brake pedal and push the button when shifting.The shift lever can be moved without depressing the lock release button.
+ (UP)
- (DOWN) Sports mode
Automatic mode
Lock release button prevents shift lever
movement without first depressing the button.
Driving your vehicle
84
Sports mode
Whether the vehicle is stationary or in
motion, sports mode is selected by push-
ing the shift lever from the “D” position
into the manual gate. To return to “D”
range operation, push the shift lever back
into the main gate.
In sports mode, moving the shift lever
backwards and forwards will allow you to
make gearshifts rapidly. In contrast to a
manual transaxle, the sports mode
allows gearshifts with the accelerator
pedal depressed.Up (+) : Push the lever forward once to
shift up one gear.
Down (-) : Pull the lever backwards once to shift down one gear.
✽ ✽NOTICE
• In sports mode, the driver must exe-
cute upshifts in accordance with road
conditions, taking care to keep the
engine speed below the red zone.
• In sports mode, only the five forward gears can be selected. To reverse or
park the vehicle, move the shift lever
to the “R” or “P” position as required.
• In sports mode, downshifts are made automatically when the vehicle slows
down. When the vehicle stops, 1st gear
is automatically selected. (Continued)(Continued)
• In sports mode, when the engine rpm
approaches the red zone, shift points
are varied to upshift automatically.
• To maintain the required levels of vehicle performance and safety, the
system may not execute certain
gearshifts when the shift lever is oper-
ated.
• When driving on a slippery road, push the shift lever forward into the
+(up) position. This causes the
transaxle to shift into the 2nd gear
which is better for smooth driving on
a slippery road. Push the shift lever to
the -(down) side to shift back to the 1st
gear.
OVQ039025
+ (UP)
- (DOWN)
Sports mode
49
Driving your vehicle
Moving up a steep grade from a
standing start
To move up a steep grade from a stand-
ing start, depress the brake pedal, shift
the shift lever to D (Drive). Select the
appropriate gear depending on load
weight and steepness of the grade, and
release the parking brake. Depress the
accelerator gradually while releasing the
service brakes.
When accelerating from a stop on a
steep hill, the vehicle may have a ten-
dency to roll backwards. Shifting the
shift lever into 2 (Second Gear) while
in Sports mode will help prevent the
vehicle from rolling backwards.
Shift lock system
For your safety, the automatic transaxle
has a shift lock system which prevents
shifting the transaxle out of P (Park)
unless the brake pedal is depressed.
To shift the transaxle out of P (Park):
1. Depress and hold the brake pedal.
2. Start the engine or turn the ignition tothe ON position.
3. Depress the lock release button and move the shift lever.
If the brake pedal is repeatedly
depressed and released with the shift
lever in the P (Park) position, a chattering
noise near the shift lever may be heard.
This is a normal condition.
Shift-lock override
If the shift lever should fail to move from
the P (Park) position with the brake pedal
depressed, continue depressing the
brake, then do the following:
1. Carefully remove the cap covering the S/Lock override access hole which is
located on the right side of the shift
lever.
OVQ039026