HEADLIGHT TIME DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER. . . . . . . . . . . . .95
FOG LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Rear Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
TURN SIGNALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
LANE CHANGE ASSIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
FLASH-TO-PASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
INTERIOR LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Headlight Leveling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
BATTERY SAVER FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS . . . . . . . .97
INTERMITTENT WIPER SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . .98
WINDSHIELD WASHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
MIST FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
HEADLIGHTS WITH WIPERS FEATURE(AVAILABLE WITH AUTOMATIC
HEADLIGHTS ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
TILT/TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN . . . . . .99
ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . .100
TO ACTIVATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
TO SET A DESIRED SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
TO DEACTIVATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
TO RESUME SPEED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
TO VARY THE SPEED SETTING . . . . . . . . . . .101
TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING . . . . . . . . . . .101
ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLETS . . . . . . . . . . . .102
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WARNING!
Adjusting a seat while drivingmay be dangerous. Moving a seat
while driving could result in loss
of control which could cause a
collision and serious injury or
death.
Seats should be adjusted before
fastening the seat belts and while
the vehicle is parked. Serious in-
jury or death could result from a
poorly adjusted seat belt.
Do not ride with the seatback re- clined so that the shoulder belt is
no longer resting against your
chest. In a collision you could
slide under the seat belt, which
could result in serious injury or
death.
CAUTION!
Do not place any article under any
seat as it may cause damage to the
seat controls.
Adjusting The Seat Forward Or
Rearward
The seat can be adjusted both forward
and rearward. Push the seat switch
forward or rearward, the seat will
move in the direction of the switch.
Release the switch when the desired
position has been reached.
Adjusting The Seat Up Or Down
The height of the seats can be ad-
justed up or down. Pull upward or
push downward on the seat switch,
the seat will move in the direction of
the switch. Release the switch when
the desired position has been reached.
Tilting The Seat Up Or Down
The angle of the seat cushion can be
adjusted in four directions. Pull up-
ward or push downward on the front
or rear of the seat switch, the front or
rear of the seat cushion will move in
the direction of the switch. Release the
switch when the desired position has
been reached. HEATED SEATS
On some models, the front driver and
passenger seats may be equipped with
heaters in both the seat cushions and
seatbacks. The controls for the front
heated seats are located on the center
instrument panel area.
You can choose from HIGH, LOW or
OFF heat settings. Amber indicator
lights in each switch indicate the level
of heat in use. Two indicator lights
will illuminate for HIGH, one for
LOW and none for OFF.
Press the switch once to se-
lect HIGH-level heating.
Press the switch a second
time to select LOW-level
heating. Press the switch a third time
to shut the heating elements OFF.
If HIGH-level heating is selected, the
system automatically switches to
LOW-level heating and turns one indi-
cator light OFF after a maximum of
60 minutes of continuous operation. It
will turn the heater and the remaining
indicator light OFF after a maximum
of 45 minutes of continuous operation.
Power Seat Switch
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LIGHTS
MULTIFUNCTION LEVER
The multifunction lever on the left
side of the steering column controls
the operation of the headlights, park-
ing lights, turn signal lights, instru-
ment panel lights, instrument panel
light dimming, interior lights and fog
lights.
HEADLIGHTS AND
PARKING LIGHTSTurn the end of the multifunction lever
to the first detent for parking light op-
eration. Turn the end of the lever to the
second detent for headlight operation.
LIGHTS-ON REMINDER
If the headlights or parking lights are
on after the ignition is turned to the
LOCK position, a chime will sound to
alert the driver when the driver's door
is opened.
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTSThis system automatically turns the
headlights on or off according to ambi-
ent light levels. To turn the system on,
turn the end of the multifunction lever
to the AUTO position. When the system
is on, the Headlight Time Delay feature
is also on. This means the headlights
will stay on for up to 90 seconds after
you turn the ignition switch to the
LOCK position. To turn the Automatic
System off, turn the end of the multi-
function lever out of the AUTO position.
NOTE: The engine must be run-
ning before the headlights will
turn on in the Automatic mode.
HEADLIGHTS WITH
WIPERS (AVAILABLE
WITH AUTOMATIC
HEADLIGHTS ONLY)
When this feature is active, the head-
lights will turn on approximately
10 seconds after the wipers are turned
on if the multifunction lever is placed
in the AUTO position. In addition, the
headlights will turn off when the wip-
ers are turned off if they were turned
on by this feature.
Multifunction Lever
Headlight Switch
Headlight Switch
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The Headlights with Wipers feature can
be turned on or off through the Elec-
tronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC). Refer to “Electronic Vehicle In-
formation Center (EVIC)/Customer-
Programmable Features” in “Under-
standing Your Instrument Panel” for
further information.HEADLIGHT TIME DELAY
This feature is particularly useful
when exiting your vehicle in an unlit
area. It provides the safety of head-
light illumination for up to 90 seconds
after turning the ignition switch to the
LOCK position.
To activate the delay, turn the ignition
switch to the LOCK position while the
headlights are still on. Then, turn off
the headlights within 45 seconds. The
delay interval begins when you turn
off the headlights. Only the headlights
will illuminate during this time.
If you turn the headlights, parking
lights, or ignition switch ON again,
the system will cancel the delay.If you turn the headlights off before
the ignition, they will turn off in the
normal manner.
The Headlight delay time is program-
mable on vehicles equipped with the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC). Refer to “Electronic Vehicle In-
formation Center (EVIC)/Customer-
Programmable Features” in “Under-
standing Your Instrument Panel” for
further information.INSTRUMENT PANEL
DIMMER
Rotate the center portion of the lever
to the extreme bottom position to fully
dim the instrument panel lights and
prevent the interior lights from illumi-
nating when a door is opened.
Rotate the center portion of the lever
up to increase the brightness of the
instrument panel lights when the
parking lights or headlights are on.
Rotate the center portion of the lever
upward to the next detent position to
brighten the odometer and radio
when the parking lights or headlights
are on.Rotate the center portion of the lever
upward to the last detent to turn on
the interior lighting.
FOG LIGHTS
To activate the front fog lights,
turn on the parking lights, low
beam headlights or automatic
headlights and pull out on the end of
the multifunction lever.
Dimmer Control
Front Fog Light Control
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Rear Fog LightsThe rear fog lights may be
operated as desired when vis-
ibility is poor due to fog. To
activate the rear fog lights, turn on the
parking lights, headlights or auto-
matic lights pull out the end of the
multifunction lever and rotate the le-
ver to the last detent.
NOTE: The headlights will al-
ways be on when the rear fog
lamps are activated.
TURN SIGNALS
Move the multifunction lever up or
down and the arrows on each side of
the instrument cluster flash to show
proper operation of the front and rear
turn signal lights. LANE CHANGE ASSIST
Tap the lever up or down once, without
moving beyond the detent, and the
turn signal (right or left) will flash
three times then automatically turn off.HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH
Push the multifunction lever away
from you to switch the headlights to
high beam. Pull the multifunction le-
ver toward you to switch the head-
lights back to low beam.
FLASH-TO-PASS
You can signal another vehicle with
your headlights by lightly pulling the
multifunction lever toward you. This
will cause the headlights to turn on at
high beam and remain on until the
lever is released.NOTE: If the multifunction lever
is held in the Flash-To-Pass posi-
tion for more than 15 seconds, the
high beams will shut off. If this
occurs, wait 30 seconds before ac-
tivating the Flash-To-Pass func-
tion again.
INTERIOR LIGHTS
Two courtesy/reading lights are lo-
cated in the bottom of the rearview
mirror. You can turn these lights on
and off from the switches in the mir-
ror or from the dimmer control in the
multifunction lever. These lights are
also controlled automatically by the
Illuminated Entry System.
Rear Fog Light Control
Turn Signal Control
Courtesy/Reading Light Switches
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A courtesy light is also found in the
rear of the center console. You can
turn this light on and off from the
dimmer control in the multifunction
lever. This light is also controlled au-
tomatically by the Illuminated Entry
System.
Headlight Leveling System
This system allows the driver to main-
tain proper headlight beam position
with the road surface regardless of
vehicle load.
The headlight leveling switch is lo-
cated on the instrument panel below
the radio.To operate: push the head-
light leveling switch until
the appropriate number,
which corresponds to the
load listed on the following chart, il-
luminates on the switch.
0
Driver only, or driver
and front passenger.
1 All seating positions
occupied.
2 All seating positions
occupied, plus an
evenly distributed
load in the luggage
compartment. The
total weight of pas-
sengers and load
does not exceed the
maximum load ca-
pacity of the vehicle.
3 Driver, plus an
evenly distributed
load in the luggage
compartment. The
total weight of the
driver and load does
not exceed the maxi-
mum load capacity
of the vehicle.
Calculations based on a passenger
weight of 75 kg. BATTERY SAVER FEATURE
To protect the battery, the interior
lights will turn off automatically
10 minutes after the ignition switch is
moved to the LOCK position. This
will occur if the interior lights were
switched on manually or are on be-
cause a door is open.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS
AND WASHERS
The wipers and washers are
operated by a switch on the
control lever. The lever is lo-
cated on the right side of the steering
column.
Windshield Wiper/Washer Lever
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If you activate the washer while the
wiper control is in the off position, the
wipers will operate for two wipe cycles
and then turn off.WARNING!
Sudden loss of visibility through
the windshield could lead to a col-
lision. You might not see other ve-
hicles or other obstacles. To avoid
sudden icing of the windshield dur-
ing freezing weather, warm the
windshield with defroster before
and during windshield washer use.
MIST FEATURE
Push down on the wiper control lever
to activate a single wipe to clear the
windshield of road mist or spray from
a passing vehicle. As long as the lever
is held down, the wipers will continue
to operate.
NOTE:
The mist feature does not
activate the washer pump; therefore,
no washer fluid will be sprayed on
the windshield. The wash function
must be used in order to spray the
windshield with washer fluid.
HEADLIGHTS WITH
WIPERS FEATURE
(AVAILABLE WITH
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS
ONLY)When this feature is active, the head-
lights will turn on approximately
10 seconds after the wipers are turned
on if the multifunction lever (on the
left side of the steering column) is
placed in the AUTO position. In addi-
tion, the headlights will turn off when
the wipers are turned off if they were
turned on by this feature.
The headlights with wipers feature
can be turned on or off through the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC). Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)/Personal
Settings (Customer-Programmable
Features)” in “Understanding Your
Instrument Panel” for further infor-
mation.
TILT/TELESCOPING
STEERING COLUMN
This feature allows you to tilt the
steering column upward or down-
ward. It also allows you to lengthen or
shorten the steering column. The tilt/
telescoping lever is located below the
steering wheel at the end of the steer-
ing column.
To unlock the steering column, push
the lever downward. To tilt the steer-
ing column, move the steering wheel
upward or downward as desired.
Mist Control
Tilt/Telescoping Lever
99
WARNING!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Only devices designed for use inthis type of outlet should be in-
serted into any 12 Volt outlet.
Do not touch with wet hands.
Close the lid when not in use and while driving the vehicle.
If this outlet is mishandled, it may
cause an electric shock and failure.CAUTION!
Many accessories that can be
plugged in draw power from the
vehicle's battery, even when not
in use (i.e., cellular phones, etc.).
Eventually, if plugged in long
enough, the vehicle's battery will
discharge sufficiently to degrade
battery life and/or prevent the
engine from starting.
Accessories that draw higher power (i.e., coolers, vacuum
cleaners, lights, etc.) will degrade
the battery even more quickly.
Only use these intermittently and
with greater caution.
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CAUTION!(Continued)
After the use of high power draw accessories, or long periods of the
vehicle not being started (with
accessories still plugged in), the
vehicle must be driven a suffi-
cient length of time to allow the
generator to recharge the vehi-
cle's battery.CIGAR LIGHTER AND
ASH RECEIVER
(for versions/markets,
where provided)An optional ash receiver is available
from your authorized dealer and will
fit in the center console front cup-
holder.
The optional ash receiver also comes
with a cigar lighter that can be used
with the power outlets. Refer to “Elec-
trical Power Outlets” in “Understand-
ing The Features Of Your Vehicle” for
further information. CUPHOLDERS
FRONT SEAT CUPHOLDER
The cupholder in the center console
will accommodate either two large
size cups or two 0.5 L bottles or cans.
The one-piece insert can be removed
easily for cleaning. An optional re-
movable ashtray may be located in
one of the cupholders.
Front Cupholders
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