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uuFor Safe Driving uYour Vehicle’s Safety Features
Safe Driving
For the safety of you and your passengers, make a habit of checking these items
each time before you drive.
• After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure all doors are closed and locked.
Locking the doors helps prevent an occupant from being ejected and an outsider
from unexpectedly opening a door.
2 Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Inside P. 148
•Adjust your seat to a position suitable for driving. Be sure the front seats are
adjusted as far to the rear as possible while allowing the driver to control the
vehicle. Sitting too close to a front airbag can result in serious or fatal injury in a
crash.
2 Adjusting the Seats P. 180
•Adjust head restraints to the proper position. Head restraints are most effective
when the center of the head restraint aligns with the center of your head. Taller
persons should adjust their head restraint to the highest position.
2 Adjusting the Head Restraints P. 182
•Always wear your seat belt, and make sure you wear it properly. Confirm that any
passengers are properly belted as well.
2 Fastening a Seat Belt P. 35
•Protect children by using seat belts or child seats according to a child’s age, height
and weight.
2 Child Safety P. 54
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Safety Checklist
1Safety Checklist
If the door and trunk open indicator
* will come on
and a message appears on the multi-information
display, a door and/or the trunk is not completely
closed. Close all doors and the trunk tightly until the
message disappears.
2 Indicators P. 81, 102
*
Models with
full color
display
Models without
full color
display
* Not available on all models

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uuSeat Belts uAbout Your Seat Belts
Safe Driving
■Proper use of seat belts
Follow these guidelines for proper use:
• All occupants should sit upright, well back in the seat, and remain in that position
for the duration of the trip. Slouching and leaning reduce the effectiveness of the
belt and can increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.
• Never place the shoulder part of a lap/shoulder seat belt under your arm or
behind your back. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash.
• Two people should never use the same seat belt. If they do, they could be very
seriously injured in a crash.
• Do not put any accessories on the seat belts. Devices intended to improve comfort
or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can reduce the protective capability
and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.
Your vehicle monitors front seat belt use. If
the power mode is set to ON before the
driver’s seat belt is fastened, the beeper will
sound and the indicator will blink. If the driver
does not fasten the belt before the beeper
stops, the indicator will remain on.
The beeper will also periodically sound and
the indicator will blink while driving until the
driver’s and front passenger’s seat belts are
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Seat Belt Reminder
1About Your Seat Belts
If a rear seat passenger moves around and extends
the seat belt, the lockable retractor may activate. If
this happens, release the retractor by unfastening the
seat belt and allow the belt to retract completely.
Then refasten the belt.1 Seat Belt Reminder
The indicator will also come on if a front passenger
does not fasten their seat be lt within six seconds after
the power mode is set to ON.
When no one is sitting in the front passenger’s seat,
the indicator will not come on and the beeper will not
sound.
The indicator also may not come on and the beeper
may not sound when the occupant is not heavy
enough to trigger the weight sensor. Such occupants
(e.g., infants and smaller children) should be moved
to the rear seat as a depl oying front airbag likely will
injure or kill them. 2 Protecting Child Passengers P. 54
Models with
full color
display
Models without
full color
display

uuSeat Belts uAbout Your Seat Belts
34Safe Driving
The front seats are equipped with automatic
seat belt tensioners to enhance safety.
The tensioners automatically tighten the front
seat belts during a moderate-to-severe frontal
collision, sometimes even if the collision is not
severe enough to inflate the front airbags or
the driver’s knee airbag.
Are the motor-powered pretensioners that
start to retract the front seat belts when the
CMBS
TM, brake assist system, or VSA ® system
is in operation. They may also activate when
you steer the vehicle hard, or the vehicle is
impacted. After retracted, the seat belts are
slackened to their original positions.
As convenient features, the e-pretensioners
slightly retract the seat belts when you latch
the seat belt buckle, depress the brake pedal
more aggressively than you normally do, or
make a sharp turn, and fully retract when you
release the seat belt buckle.
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Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
1 Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
The seat belt tensioners can only operate once.
If a tensioner is activated, the SRS indicator will come
on. Have a dealer replace the tensioner and
thoroughly inspect the seat belt system as it may not
offer protection in a subsequent crash.
During a moderate-to-severe side impact, the
tensioner on that side of the vehicle also activates.
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Seat Belt e-pretensioners
*
1Seat Belt e-pretensioners
*
If only the e-pretensioners were activated, no
components need to be replaced.
The e-pretensioners may not work if:•A warning message for e-pretensioners appears on
multi-information display.•Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®) System Indicator is
on.
* Not available on all models

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uuAirbags uAirbag System Indicators
Safe Driving
■When side curtain airbags deploy in a frontal collision
One or both side curtain airbags may inflate in a moderate-to-severe angled frontal
collision.
In this case, the side curtain airbags will deploy slightly after the front airbags.Airbag System IndicatorsIf a problem occurs in the airbag system, the SRS indicator will come on and a
message appears on the multi-information display.
■When the power mode is set to ON
The indicator comes on for a few seconds,
then goes off. This tells you the system is
working properly.
If the indicator comes on at any other time, or does not come on at all, have the
system checked by a dealer as soon as possible. If you don’t, your airbags and seat
belt tensioners may not work properly when they are needed.
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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Indicator
1 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Indicator
3
WARNING
Ignoring the SRS indicator can result in
serious injury or death if the airbag systems
or tensioners do not work properly.
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer as
soon as possible if the SRS indicator alerts
you to a possible problem.
Models with
full color
display
Models without
full color
display

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Instrument Panel
This chapter describes the buttons, indicators, and gauges that are used while driving.
Indicators............................................ 70
Multi-Information Display Warning and Information Messages ...................... 95Gauges and Multi-Information Display .. 117Gauges ............................................ 117
Multi-Information Display ................ 118

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Indicators*1:On the left: Models with full color displayOn the right: Models without full color displayIndicator
Name
On/Blinking
Explanation
Message
*1
Brake System
Indicator (Red)
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power
mode to ON, then goes off.●Comes on when the brake
fluid level is low.●Comes on if there is a
problem with the brake
system.
●Comes on while driving - Check the
brake fluid level.
2 What to do when the indicator comes
on while driving P. 506
●Comes on along with the brake system
indicator (amber) - Immediately stop in a
safe place. Contact a dealer for repair. The
brake pedal becomes harder to operate.
Depress the pedal further than you normally
do.●Comes on along with the ABS indicator
- Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On P. 506
Low Oil
Pressure
Indicator
●Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes
off when the engine starts.●Comes on when the engine
oil pressure is low.
●Comes on while driving - Immediately
stop in a safe place.
2 If the Low Oil Pressure Indicator
Comes On P. 505
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Instrument Panel
*1:On the left: Models with full color display
On the right: Models without full color displayIndicator
Name
On/Blinking
Explanation
Message
*1
Electric
Parking Brake
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power
mode to ON, then goes off.●Comes on when the parking
brake is applied, and goes off
when it is released.
●Blinks and the electric parking brake
system indicator comes on at the same
time - There is a problem with the electric
parking brake system. The parking brake
may not be set.
2Parking Brake P. 396
Electric
Parking Brake
System
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power
mode to ON, then goes off.●Comes on if there is a
problem with the electric
parking brake system.
●Comes on while driving - Avoid using the
parking brake and have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.
2 If the Electric Parking Brake System
Indicator Comes On P. 507
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
*1:On the left: Models with full color display
On the right: Models without full color displayIndicator
Name
On/Blinking
Explanation
Message
*1
Automatic
Brake Hold
System
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power
mode to ON, then goes off.●Comes on when the
automatic brake hold system
is on.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 400
Automatic
Brake Hold
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power
mode to ON, then goes off.●Comes on when the
automatic brake hold system
is activated.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 400
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