2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT Owners Manual

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Rheostat meter illumination button
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Each time you press this button, there is a sound and the bright-
ness of the instruments changes.NOTE
You can adjust to 8 different levels respectively for when
the front side-marker and parking lights are illuminated
and when they are not.

If the vehicle is equipped with the automatic light control,
when the light switch is in a position other than the “OFF”
position, the meter illumination switches automatically to
the adjusted brightness, depending on the brightness out-
side the vehicle.

The brightness level of the instruments is stored when the
ignition switch is turned to the “OFF” position or the
operation mode is put in OFF.

If you press and hold the button for longer than about 1
second when the front side-marker and parking lights are
illuminated, the brightness level changes to the maximum
level. Pressing and holding the button for longer than
about 1 second again returns the brightness level to the
previous level.
1- Brightness display
2- Rheostat illumination button
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Multi-information display
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The multi-information display displays warnings, the odometer, trip odometer, service reminder, engine coolant temperature, fue
l
remaining, outside temperature, selector lever position, all-wheel drive operation status, average and momentary fuel consumpti on,
driving range, average speed, instrument brightness, etc.
It is also possible to change elements such as the language and units used on the multi-information display.
With ignition switch or
operation mode is in OFF With ignition switch or operation
mode is in ON (CVT)
Type 1 Type 2 With ignition switch or operation
mode is in ON (Manual transaxle)
Type 1 Type 2 Type 1 Type 2
1- Warning display screen (With ignition switch or opera-
tion mode in OFF) → P.3-131
2- Information screen (With ignition switch or operation mode in OFF) → P.3-131
Interrupt display screen (With ignition switch or operation
mode in OFF) → P.3-134
3- Door ajar warning display screen (With ignition switch or operation mode in OFF) → P.3-135
4- Drive mode indicator display screen (if so equipped)
→ P.3-137
5- Warning display screen (With ignition switch or opera-
tion mode in ON) → P.3-137
6- Active stability control (ASC) OFF display screen (if so equipped) → P.3-137
7- Information screen (With ignition switch or operation mode in ON) → P.3-138
Interrupt display screen (With ignition switch or operation
mode in ON) → P.3-142
8- Selector lever position display screen (if so equipped) → P.3-143
9- Outside temperature display screen → P.3-143
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NOTE
The fuel units, temperature units, display language, and
other settings can be changed.
Refer to “Changing the function settings (With ignition
switch or operation mode in ON)” on page 3-148.

The display screen is different depending on whether the
ignition switch or the operation mode in OFF or ON.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch or
operation mode in OFF)” on page 3-131.
Refer to “Warning display list (With ignition switch or
operation mode in OFF)” on page 3-164.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch turned
from the “OFF” position to the “ON” position or opera-
tion mode changed from OFF to ON)” on page 3-136.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch or
operation mode in ON)” on page 3-138.
Refer to “Warning display list (With ignition switch or
operation mode in ON)” on page 3-167.
10- Fuel remaining display screen → P.3-144
11- Engine coolant temperature display (if so equipped)
→ P.3-138
12- ECO mode indicator (if so equipped) → P.3-144
13- Gearshift indicator display screen (if so equipped)
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Multi-information meter switch
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The multi-information meter switch is a button marked
“INFO” on the left side of the dash.
Each time the multi-information meter switch is operated, a
sound is emitted and the multi-information display changes
between information such as warnings, Odometer (Type1), trip
odometer, service reminder, engine coolant temperature (Type
1), average and momentary fuel consumption, driving range,
and average speed.
It is also possible to change elements such as the language and
units used on the multi-information display by operating the
multi-information meter switch.
Warning display screen (With ignition switch
or operation mode in OFF)
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If you press the multi-information meter switch and return
from the warning display screen to the previous screen, the
warning is displayed.
Refer to “Returning to the display screen from before the warn-
ing display” on page 3-134.
This mark is also displayed if there is another warning other
than the one displayed. When the cause of the warning display
is eliminated, the warning goes out automatically.NOTE
When the warning is displayed, the warning display
screen can be redisplayed on the information screen.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch or
operation mode in OFF)” on page 3-131.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch or
operation mode in ON)” on page 3-138.Information screen (With ignition switch or oper-
ation mode in OFF)
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Each time you lightly press the multi-information meter
switch, the display screen switches in the following order.
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Odometer/Trip odometer
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Each time you lightly press the multi-information meter
switch, the display screen switches.
Odometer/trip odometer → Odometer/trip odometer →
Service reminder → Redisplay of a warning display screen →
Odometer/trip odometer .
Odometer
Shows the total distance traveled.
Trip odometer
Shows the distance traveled between two points.
To reset the trip odometer
To return the display to 0, hold down the multi-information
meter switch for about 2 seconds or more. Only the currently
displayed value will be reset.
Example
If trip odometer is displayed, only trip odometer will
be reset.
When there is no
warning display
When there is a
warning display
Type 1
Type 2
When there is no
warning display
When there is a
warning display
1-Odometer (Type1)/Trip odometer
2- Odometer (Type1)/Trip odometer
3- Service reminder
4- Redisplay of a warning display screen
Usage examples for trip odometer , trip odometer It is possible to measure two currently traveled distances,
from home using trip odometer and from a particular
point on the way using trip odometer .
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NOTE
If there is no warning display, the switching sequence is:
odometer/trip odometer → odometer/trip odometer
→ service reminder → odometer/trip odometer .

Both trip odometers and can count up to 9999.9
miles/kilometers.
When a trip odometer goes past 9999.9 miles/kilometers,
it returns to 0.0 miles/kilometers.

When disconnecting the battery terminal, the memories of
trip odometer displays and are cleared, and their
displays return to “0.0 miles/kilometers”.Service reminder
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Shows the distance and number of months until the next peri-
odic inspection.
Refer to “Service reminder” on page 3-145.
Type 1
Type 2
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Interrupt display screen (With ignition switch or
operation mode in OFF)
N00559600201
When there is information to be announced, such as a key
reminder, the buzzer sounds and switches to the warning dis-
play screen. Refer to the appropriate page and take the neces-
sary measures.
When the cause of the warning display is eliminated, the warn-
ing display goes out automatically.
Refer to “Warning display list (With ignition switch or opera-
tion mode in OFF)” on page 3-164.
Returning to the display screen from before the warn-
ing displayEven if the cause of the warning display is not eliminated, you
can return to the screen that was displayed before the warning
display.
If you press the multi-information meter switch, the display
screen switches to the screen display from before the warning
and the warning (A) is displayed.
1- Information generated
2- Cause eliminatedType 1
Type 2
Type 1
Type 2
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NOTE
Warning display screens with a “ ” or “ ” mark dis-
played in the upper right of the screen can be switched. If
you want to switch the display, press the multi-informa-
tion meter switch as follows.
“ ”: Press lightly.
“ ”: Press for about 2 seconds or more.
Redisplay of a warning display screen
When the warning is displayed, if you lightly press the
multi-information meter switch a few times, the warning dis-
play screen you switched from is redisplayed.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch or operation
mode in OFF)” on page 3-131.
Door ajar warning display screen (With ignition
switch or operation mode in OFF)
N00559700156
If any of the doors or the liftgate is not completely closed, this
displays the open door or liftgate.1- Doors and liftgate are closed
2- Doors or liftgate is openType 1
Type 2
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