PERIODIC SAFETY
CHECKS YOU SHOULD
MAKE OUTSIDE THE
VEHICLE
Tires
Examine tires for excessive tread wear
and uneven wear patterns. Check for
stones, nails, glass, or other objects
lodged in the tread or sidewall. In-
spect the tread for cuts and cracks.
Inspect sidewalls for cuts, cracks and
bulges. Check the wheel nuts for
tightness. Check the tires (including
spare) for proper cold inflation pres-
sure.
Lights
Have someone observe the operation
of brake lights and exterior lights
while you work the controls. Check
turn signal and high beam indicator
lights on the instrument panel.Door Latches
Check for positive closing, latching,
and locking.
Fluid Leaks
Check area under vehicle after over-
night parking for fuel, engine coolant,
oil, or other fluid leaks. Also, if gaso-
line fumes are detected or if fuel,
power steering fluid (if equipped), or
brake fluid leaks are suspected, the
cause should be located and corrected
immediately.
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TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE HOOD...........128
LIGHTS ............................... .128
INTERIOR LIGHTING ...................129
PARKING LIGHTS ..................... .129
HEADLIGHTS ........................ .129
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS (for versions/markets, where provided) ...................... .129
HEADLIGHTS ON WITH WIPERS (for versions/markets, where provided) .........130
HEADLIGHT DELAY (for versions/markets, where provided) ............................ .130
FRONT AND REAR FOG LIGHTS (for versions/markets, where provided) .........130
BATTERY PROTECTION .................131
MULTIFUNCTION LEVER ................131
TURN SIGNALS ....................... .131
HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH ..............131
FLASH-TO-PASS ...................... .132
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM (for versions/markets, where provided) ...................... .132
HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM (for versions/markets, where provided) .........132
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS .......133
MIST, FRONT WIPER AND WASHER ........133
INTERMITTENT, LOW AND HIGH SPEED WIPERS ............................. .133
REAR WIPER AND WASHER ..............134
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you. For details, refer to “Elec-
tronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC)/Customer-Programmable
Features” in “Understanding Your
Instrument Panel” for further in-
formation.
TO OPEN AND CLOSE
THE HOOD
To open the hood, two latches must be
released.
1. Pull the hood release lever located
on the instrument panel, below the
steering column.
2. Move to the front of the vehicle
and look inside the center of the hood
opening. Locate, then push the safety
catch lever downward while raising
the hood at the same time.Use the hood prop rod to secure the
hood in the open position.
CAUTION!
To prevent possible damage, do not
slam the hood to close it. Lower the
hood until it is open approximately
30 cm and then drop it. This should
secure both latches. Never drive
your vehicle unless the hood is fully
closed, with both latches engaged.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is fully latched
before driving your vehicle. If the
hood is not fully latched, it could
open when the vehicle is in motion
and block your vision. Failure to
follow this warning could result in
serious injury or death.
LIGHTS
All of the lights, except the Hazard
Warning lights, headlight high beams
and flash-to-pass, are controlled by
switches to the left of the steering
column on the instrument panel.
Hood Release Lever
Safety Lever Location
Headlight Switch With Halo Control
Assembly
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come on. Press the switch a second
time and the rear fog lights will come
on (front fog lights stay on). Press the
switch a third time and the rear fog
lights turn off (front fog stays on).
Press the switch a fourth times and
the front fog turns off. For vehicles
without front fog, rear fog will acti-
vate on the first press.
An indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the fog lights
are turned on.
NOTE: The headlight switch must
be in parking lights or headlights
position to activate the front and
rear fog lamps.
BATTERY PROTECTION
This feature provides battery protec-
tion to avoid wearing down the bat-
tery if the headlights, parking lights,
or front fog lights are left on for ex-
tended periods of time when the igni-
tion switch is in the LOCK position.
After eight minutes of the ignition
switch being in the LOCK position
and the headlight switch in any posi-
tion other than OFF or AUTO, thelights will turn off automatically until
the next cycle of the ignition switch or
headlight switch.
The battery protection feature will be
disabled if the ignition switch is
turned to any other position other
than LOCK during the eight minute
delay.
MULTIFUNCTION LEVER
The multifunction lever is located on
the left side of the steering column.
The multifunction lever controls the:
Turn Signals
Headlight Beams Low/High
Flash-To-Pass (Optical Horn)
Front and Rear Wipers — Washer
Functions
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.
NOTE: If either light remains on
and does not flash, or there is a
very fast flash rate, check for a
defective outside light bulb. If an
indicator fails to light when the
lever is moved, it would suggest
that the indicator bulb is defective.
Turn Signal Warning
If the vehicle electronics sense that the
vehicle has traveled at over 30 km/h
for approximately 1.6 km with the
turn signals on, a chime will sound to
alert the driver.
HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH
When the headlights are turned on,
pushing the multifunction lever to-
ward the instrument panel will switch
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from low beams to high beams. Pull-
ing back to the neutral position re-
turns the headlights to the low beam
operation.
FLASH-TO-PASS
You can signal another vehicle with
your headlights by lightly pulling the
multifunction lever toward you. This
will turn on the high beam headlights
until the lever is released.
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
The Automatic High Beam system
provides increased forward lighting at
night by automating high beam con-
trol through the use of a digital cam-
era mounted on the inside rearview
mirror. This camera detects vehicle
specific light and automatically
switches from high beams to low
beams until the approaching vehicle
is out of view.
NOTE: Broken, muddy or ob-
structed headlights and taillights
of vehicles in the field of view willcause headlights to remain on lon-
ger (closer to the vehicle). Also,
dirt, film and other obstructions
on the windshield or camera lens
will cause the system to function
improperly.
To Activate
1. Select “Automatic High Beams —
ON” through the EVIC. Refer to
“Electronic Vehicle Information Cen-
ter (EVIC)/Customer-Programmable
Features” in “Understanding Your In-
strument Panel” for further informa-
tion.
2. Rotate the headlight switch coun-
terclockwise to the AUTO (A) posi-
tion.
3. Push the multifunction lever away
from you to switch the headlights to
the high beam position. Refer to
“Multifunction Lever” in this section
for further information.
NOTE: This system will not acti-
vate until the vehicle is at, or
above, 40 km/h.
HEADLIGHT LEVELING
SYSTEM (for versions/
markets, where provided)
Your vehicle may be
equipped with a headlight
leveling system. This sys-
tem allows the driver to
maintain proper headlight beam posi-
tion with the road surface regardless
of vehicle load. The control switch is
located on the instrument panel next
to the dimmer control.
To operate, rotate the control switch
until the appropriate number, which
corresponds to the load listed on the
chart, aligns with the indicator line on
the switch.
0 Driver only, or driver and
front passenger.
1 Driver, plus an evenly distrib-
uted load in the luggage com- partment. The total weight of the driver and load does not exceed the maximum load capacity of the vehicle.
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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
DESCRIPTIONS
1. Tachometer
The red segments indicate the maxi-
mum permissible engine revolutions
per minute (RPM x 1000) for each
gear range. Before reaching the red
area, ease up on the accelerator.
2. Front Fog Light Indicator (for
versions/markets, where provided)This indicator will illumi-
nate when the front fog
lights are on.
3. Park/Headlight ON Indicator
This indicator will illumi-
nate when the park lights or
headlights are turned on.
4. Turn Signal Indicators The arrow will flash with
the exterior turn signal
when the turn signal lever is
operated.
If the vehicle is driven 1.6 km with
either turn signal on, a continuous
chime will sound to alert you to turn the signal off. If either indicator
flashes at a rapid rate, check for a
defective outside light bulb.
5. High Beam Indicator
This indicator shows that the
high beam headlights are on.
Push the multifunction lever forward
to switch the headlights to high beam,
and pull toward yourself (normal po-
sition) to return to low beam.
6. Odometer Display / Electronic
Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
Display
Odometer Display / Trip Odometer
Display (for versions/markets,
where provided) The odometer dis-
play shows the total distance the ve-
hicle has been driven.
NOTE: Some warnings will be
displayed in the Electronic Vehicle
Information Center Display Area
located in the instrument cluster.
Refer to ”Electronic Vehicle Infor-
mation Center (EVIC) Display”
(for versions/markets, where pro-
vided) for further information. LoW tirE
When the appropriate condition ex-
ists, the odometer display will toggle
between LoW and tirE for three
cycles.
gASCAP
If the vehicle diagnostic system deter-
mines that the fuel filler cap is loose,
improperly installed, or damaged, a
“gASCAP” message will display in the
odometer display area. Tighten the
fuel filler cap properly and press the
STEP button on the steering wheel to
turn off the message. If the problem
continues, the message will appear
the next time the vehicle is started.
noFUSE
If the vehicle diagnostic system deter-
mines that the Ignition Off Draw
(IOD) fuse is improperly installed, or
damaged, a “noFUSE” message will
display in the odometer display area.
For further information on fuses and
fuse locations refer to “Fuses” in
“Maintaining Your Vehicle”.
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Unstored Messages
This message type is displayed indefi-
nitely or until the condition that acti-
vated the message is cleared. Ex-
amples of this message type are "Turn
Signal On" (if a turn signal is left on)
and "Lights On" (if driver leaves the
vehicle).
Unstored Messages Until RUN
This message type is displayed until
the ignition is in the RUN state. Ex-
ample of this message type is "Press
Brake Pedal and Push Button to
Start".
Five Second Unstored Messages
When the appropriate conditions oc-
cur, this type of message takes control
of the main display area for five sec-
onds and then returns to the previous
screen. Examples of this message type
are "Memory System Unavailable -
Not in Park" and "Automatic High
Beams On".
The Reconfigurable Telltales section
is divided into the white telltales area
on the right, amber telltales in the
middle, and red telltales on the left.When the appropriate conditions ex-
ist, the EVIC displays the following
messages:
Key in ignition
Ignition or Accessory On
Wrong Key
Damaged Key
Key not programmed
Vehicle Not in Park
Key Left Vehicle
Key Not Detected
Press Brake Pedal and Push Button
to Start
Liftgate Ajar (chime will sound when vehicle starts moving)
Low Tire Pressure
Service TPM System (refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System” in
“Starting And Operating”)
Premium system Tire Pressure dis- play screen With Low Tire(s) “In-
flate Tire to XX” Turn Signal On
RKE Battery Low
Service Keyless System
LOW WASHER FLUID
Oil Change Required
Check Gascap
Left Front Turn Signal Lamp Out
Left Rear Turn Signal Lamp Out
Right Front Turn Signal Lamp Out
Right Rear Turn Signal Lamp Out
Park Assist Disabled
Service Park Assist System
Personal Settings Not Available —
Vehicle Not in Park
Blind Spot System Off — This mes- sage is displayed when the ignition
is turned to ON to indicate the Blind
Spot System has been turned off.
Blind Spot System Not Available — This message is displayed to indi-
cate the Blind Spot Monitor (BSM)
system is temporarily unavailable
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selection, press and release the SE-
LECT button until a check-mark ap-
pears next to the feature showing the
system has been activated or the
check-mark is removed showing the
system has been deactivated.
Remote Unlock Sequence
WhenDriver Door 1st Press is se-
lected, only the driver's door will un-
lock on the first press of the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter UN-
LOCK button. When Driver Door 1st
Press is selected, you must press the
RKE transmitter UNLOCK button
twice, to unlock the passenger's
doors. When All Doors 1st Press is
selected, all of the doors will unlock
on the first press of the RKE transmit-
ter UNLOCK button. To make your
selection, press and release the SE-
LECT button until a check-mark ap-
pears next to the feature showing the
system has been activated or the
check-mark is removed showing the
system has been deactivated. RKE Linked To Memory (for
versions/markets, where
provided)
When this feature is selected the
memory seat, mirror, and radio set-
tings will return to the memory set
position when the RKE transmitter
UNLOCK button is pressed. If this
feature is not selected then the
memory seat, mirror, and radio set-
tings can only return to the memory
set position using the door mounted
switch. To make your selection, press
and release the SELECT button until
a check-mark appears next to the fea-
ture showing the system has been ac-
tivated or the check-mark is removed
showing the system has been deacti-
vated.
Flash Lamps with Lock
When ON is selected, the front and
rear turn signals will flash when the
doors are locked or unlocked with the
RKE transmitter. This feature may be
selected with or without the sound
horn on lock feature selected. To
make your selection, press and releasethe SELECT button until a check-
mark appears next to the feature
showing the system has been acti-
vated or the check-mark is removed
showing the system has been deacti-
vated.
Automatic High Beams (for
versions/markets, where
provided)
When this feature is selected, the high
beam headlights will deactivate auto-
matically under certain conditions. To
make your selection, press and release
the SELECT button until a check-
mark appears next to the feature
showing the system has been acti-
vated or the check-mark is removed
showing the system has been deacti-
vated. Refer to “SmartBeam™” in
“Understanding The Features Of
Your Vehicle” for further information.
Headlamp Off Delay
When this feature is selected, the
driver can choose to have the head-
lights remain on for 0, 30, 60, or 90
seconds when exiting the vehicle. To
make your selection, scroll up or
down until the preferred setting is
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