2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT service indicator

Quick index1
If this warning light comes on or flashes while you’re driving...
N00200701051
NOTE
For information regarding warning displays in the multi-information display, refer to “Multi-information display” on page 3-
129.

These warning lights will come on for a few seconds for a bulb check when the ignition switch is first turned to “ON” or the
operation mode is put in ON.
Warning lights
Do this
Ref. Page
Charging system warning light

Park your vehicle in a safe place and stop the engine.
Contact your Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of your choice for
assistance. P. 3-179
or
Brake warning light

If this light comes on while driving, check to see that the parking brake is
fully released.

If this light stays on after releasing the parking brake, immediately stop and
check the brake fluid level.

If the brake fluid level is correct, there may be a system malfunction. Avoid
hard braking and high speed, and contact an authorized Mitsubishi Motors
dealer or a repair facility of your choice for assistance. P. 3-177
or
Engine malfunction indicator
(“SERVICE ENGINE SOON” or “Check engine light”)

Although your vehicle will usually be drivable and not need towing, have the
engine system checked at an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair
facility of your choice as soon as possible. If the vehicle is not drivable, con-
tact emergency roadside assistance at 1-888-648-7820 (for vehicles sold in
U.S.A.) or 1-888-576-4878 (for vehicles sold in Canada), an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer, or local towing company for assistance. P. 3-178
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General information1-3
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Reformulated gasolineMany areas of the country require the use of cleaner burning
fuel referred to as “Reformulated Gasoline”.
Reformulated gasoline contains oxygenates and is specially
blended to reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation strongly supports the use of
reformulated gasoline. Properly blended reformulated gasoline
has no adverse effect on vehicle performance or the durability
of engine and fuel system.MMT (methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tri-
carbonyl)MMT is a manganese-containing metallic additive that is
blended into some gasolines to increase the octane number.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation recommends using gasolines
without MMT.
Use of gasolines blended with MMT may adversely affect per-
formance, and cause the malfunction indicator on your instru-
ment panel to come on. If this happens, contact an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of your choice for
assistance.Sulfur in gasolineYour vehicle may have been designed to satisfy California’s
low-emission regulations based on clean-burning low-sulfur
gasoline. Gasoline sold in parts of the country other than Cali-
fornia is allowed to have a higher sulfur content. Using such
gasoline could adversely affect the vehicle’s catalytic converter
and cause the engine malfunction indicator (“SERVICE
ENGINE SOON” or “Check engine light”) to come on. Illumi-
nation of this indicator while you are using high-sulfur gaso-
line does not necessarily mean the vehicle’s emission-control system is malfunctioning. Your authorized Mitsubishi Motors
dealer may suggest you try using a different, lower-sulfur
brand of unleaded gasoline to determine whether the problem
is fuel-related.
NOTE

Poor-quality gasoline can cause problems such as poor
starting, stalling during idling, abnormal engine noise, and
poor acceleration. If you experience any of these prob-
lems, try using a different brand of gasoline. If the engine
malfunction indicator (“SERVICE ENGINE SOON” or
“Check engine light”) flashes, have the vehicle inspected
as soon as possible by the nearest authorized Mitsubishi
Motors dealer or a repair facility of your choice.

Repeatedly driving short distances at low speeds can
cause deposits to form in the fuel system and engine,
resulting in poor starting and poor acceleration. If these
problems occur, you are advised to add a detergent addi-
tive to the gasoline when you refuel the vehicle. The addi-
tive will remove the deposits, thereby returning the engine
to a normal condition. Be sure to use a genuine Mitsubishi
cleaning additive. Using an unsuitable additive could
make the engine malfunction. For details, please contact
the nearest authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer.
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1-6 General information
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5. To fill with fuel correctly depends mainly on correct han-dling of the fuel filler nozzle. Do not tilt the nozzle. Insert
the nozzle in the fuel tank filler port as far as it goes.
6. When the nozzle stops automatically, do not try to add more fuel.
7. To close, turn the fuel tank filler pipe cap slowly clock- wise until you hear clicking sounds, then gently push the
fuel tank filler door closed.
NOTE
If the fuel tank filler cap is not tight while driving, the
engine malfunction indicator (“SERVICE ENGINE
SOON” or “Check engine light”) may come on when the
onboard diagnostic (OBD) system performs a self check.
Always tighten the fuel tank filler cap until you hear at
least 3 clicks.
The indicator will go off after driving several times. If the
indicator does not go off, contact your authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of your
choice as soon as possible.
CAUTION
!
Your vehicle can only be operated using unleaded
gasoline. Serious engine and catalytic converter
damage will result if leaded gasoline is filled into
these vehicles, and consequently, this must never be
attempted.
CAUTION
!
To avoid fuel spillage and overfilling, do not “top-
off” the fuel tank. Spilled fuel could discolor, stain,
or crack the vehicle’s paintwork. If fuel spills on the
paintwork, wipe it off with a soft cloth.
WARNING
!
Make sure the fuel tank filler cap is securely closed.
If the fuel cap were loose, fuel could leak, resulting
in a fire.
CAUTION
!
If you need to replace the fuel tank filler cap, use
only the cap specified for your model vehicle.
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Features and controls
Break-in recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 2
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 2
Electronic immobilizer (Anti-theft starting system) . . . . . . . . . 3- 4
Keyless entry system (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 8
Free-hand Advanced Security Transmitter (F.A.S.T.-key) (if so equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 14
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 38
Power door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 41
Child safety locks for rear door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 43
Liftgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 44
Inside liftgate release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 47
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 48
Power window control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 52
Sunshade (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 56
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 58
Steering wheel height and reach adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 59
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 60
Outside rearview mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 64
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 66
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 69
Manual transaxle (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 71
Continuously variable transmission (CVT) (if so equipped). . . 3- 74
Electronically controlled 4WD system (if so equipped) . . . . . . 3- 84
4-wheel drive operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 87
Inspection and maintenance following rough road operation . . 3- 90
Cautions on the handling of 4-wheel drive vehicles . . . . . . . . . 3- 91
Service brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 93
Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 94
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 96
Anti-lock braking system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 97
Electric power steering system (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 101
Active stability control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 102 Cruise control (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 107
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 115
Rear-view camera (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 121
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 126
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 129
Indicator light, warning light, and
information screen display list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 162
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 177
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 177
Information screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 180
Combination headlights and dimmer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 183
Headlight leveling switch (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 191
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 192
Hazard warning flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 193
Front fog light switch (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 193
Wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 194
Electric rear window defogger switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 203
Horn switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 204
Link System (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 205
Bluetooth® 2.0 interface (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 205
USB input terminal (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 231
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 236
12 V power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 238
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 240
Storage spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 246
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 251
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 252
Cargo area cover (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 253
Assist grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 254
Coat hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 254
Luggage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 255
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Multi-information display
N00555000265
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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Features and controls3-137
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Service reminderWhen the time for periodic inspection arrives, the warning dis-
play is displayed for a few seconds after the screen that is ini-
tially displayed when the ignition switch is turned “ON” or the
operation mode is changed to ON.
Refer to “Service reminder” on page 3-145.
Type 1
Type 2
Drive mode indicator display screen
(if so equipped)
N00555900020
Shows the 4WD drive status.
Refer to “Drive mode-selector” on page 3-84.
Warning display screen (With ignition switch
or operation mode in ON)
N00555200182
This is displayed when you press the multi-information meter
switch and switch the warning display screen.
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.“Active stability control (ASC) OFF” display
screen
(if so equipped)
N00556100117
This is displayed when the Active stability control (ASC) is
turned “OFF” with the “ASC OFF” switch.
Also, if an abnormal condition is occurred in the ASC while
driving, the “ASC OFF” display illuminates.
Refer to “ASC OFF switch” on page 3-104.
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3-162 Features and controls
3Indicator light, warning light, and information screen display list
N00557700048
Indicator and warning light list
N00557800267
Type A
Type B
Type B1- Position indicator → P.3-177
2- High beam indicator → P.3-177
3- Charging system warning light → P.3-179
4- Turn signal indicator/hazard warning light → P.3-177
5- Front fog light indicator (if so equipped) → P.3-177
6- Anti-lock braking system warning light → P. 3 - 9 8
7- Tire pressure monitoring system warning light → P.3-116
8- Brake warning light → P.3-177
9- Cruise control indicator (if so equipped) → P.3-10810- Seat belt reminder/warning light
→ P.2-26
11- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) warning light
→ P.2-52
12- ECO mode indicator (if so equipped) → P.3-177
13- Engine malfunction indicator (“SERVICE ENGINE SOON” or “Check engine light”) → P.3-178
14- Active stability control (ASC) OFF indicator (if so equipped) → P.3-105
15- Active stability control (ASC) indicator → P.3-105
16- Information screen display list → P.3-163
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3-178 Features and controls
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Engine malfunction indicator (“SERVICE
ENGINE SOON” or “Check engine light”)
N00520500804
This indicator is a part of the onboard diagnostic (OBD) sys-
tem which monitors the emissions, engine control system or
continuously variable transmission (CVT) control system. If a
problem is detected in one of these systems, this indicator illu-
minates or flashes. When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position or the operation mode is put in ON, this indica-
tor normally comes on and goes off after the engine has started.
This indicator will come on if the fuel tank filler cap is not
properly tightened. If this indicator comes on and stays on after
refueling, stop the engine and check that the cap is properly
tightened. (Turn the cap clockwise until you hear clicking
sounds.)
If this indicator does not go off after several seconds or lights
up while driving, have the system checked as soon as possible
at an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of
your choice.
CAUTION
!
If the brake warning light and the Anti-lock braking
system warning light are illuminated at the same
time, the braking force distribution function will not
operate, so the vehicle may be destabilized during
sudden braking under the following conditions.
• When the brake warning light does not go out even
when the parking brake is released.
• When the brake warning light stays on while driv-
ing.
• If the above occurs, avoid sudden braking and high-speed driving. Park the vehicle in a safe
place, and contact an authorized Mitsubishi
Motors dealer or a repair facility of your choice as
soon as possible.

The vehicle should be brought to a halt in the follow-
ing manner when brake performance is deterio-
rated.
• Confirm that the vehicle slows down when you
press down on the brake pedal harder than usual.
In some cases, the brake pedal may go all the way
to the floor.
• Should the brakes fail, use engine braking to reduce your speed and slowly apply the parking
brake.
Depress the brake pedal to illuminate the stop
lights to alert the vehicles behind you.
CAUTION
!
Driving for a long time with the engine malfunction
indicator on may cause more damage to the emission
control system. This could also affect fuel economy
and drivability.
If this indicator does not come on when the ignition
switch is turned to the “ON” position or the opera-
tion mode is put in ON, have the system checked at
an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair
facility of your choice.
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