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5-40 Instruments and Controls
See“Rear Window Defogger” under
Climate Control Systems on
page 8-1 orAutomatic Climate
Control System on page 8-3.
Select On or Off.
Comfort and Convenience
Select and the following may
display:
.Chime Volume
Chime Volume
This allows the selection of the
chime volume level.
Select Normal or High.
Collision Detection Systems
Select and the following may
display:
.Park Assist
.Side Blind Zone Alert
.Rear Cross Traffic Alert Park Assist
This allows the Parking Assist
feature to be turned on or off. See
Parking Assist on page 9-45.
Select On or Off.
Side Blind Zone Alert
This allows the Side Blind Zone
Alert feature to be turned on or off.
See
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
on page 9-47.
Select On or Off.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the Rear Cross Traffic
Alert feature to be turned on or off.
Select On or Off. See “Rear Cross
Traffic Alert” inRear Vision Camera
(RVC) on page 9-48.
Lighting
Select and the following may
display:
.Vehicle Locator Lights
.Exit Lighting Vehicle Locator Lights
This allows the vehicle locator lights
to be turned on or off.
Select On or Off.
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how
long the exterior lamps stay on
when leaving the vehicle when it is
dark outside.
Select Off, 30 Seconds, 1 Minute,
or 2 Minutes.
Power Door Locks
Select and depending on the radio
the following may display:
.Open Door Anti Lock Out
.Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
.Auto Door Unlock
.Delayed Door Lock

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Instruments and Controls 5-41
Open Door Anti Lock Out or
Unlocked Door Anti Lock Out
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking until the
door is closed. If this feature is
turned on, the Delayed Door Lock
menu will not be available.
Select to enable or disable.
Auto Door Unlock
This allows selection of which doors
will automatically unlock when the
vehicle is shifted into P (Park) with
an automatic transmission or when
the key is removed from the ignition
with a manual transmission with
keyed ignition or when the vehicle is
turned off with a manual
transmission with pushbutton start.
Select All Doors, Driver Door,
or OFF.
Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the
locking of the doors. SeeDelayed
Locking on page 2-12.
Select to enable or disable.Remote Lock/Unlock/Start
Select and depending on the radio
the following may display:
.Remote Unlock Feedback
.Remote Unlock Light Feedback
.Remote Lock Feedback
.Remote Door Unlock
.Passive Door Unlock
.Passive Door Lock
Remote Unlock Feedback or
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
When on, the exterior lamps will
flash when unlocking the vehicle
with the RKE transmitter.
Depending on the radio select Flash
Lights or OFF, or select to enable or
disable.
Remote Lock Feedback
This allows selection of what
feedback is provided when
unlocking the vehicle with the RKE
transmitter. Select Lights and Horn, Lights Only,
Horn Only, or Off.
Remote Door Unlock
This allows selection of which doors
will unlock on the first press of
Kon
the RKE transmitter.
Select Driver Door or All Doors.
If Driver Door is selected, all doors
will unlock on the second press
of
Kwithin five seconds of the prior
press.
Passive Door Unlock
This allows selection of which doors
are unlocked by pressing the button
on the outside door handle.
Select All Doors or Driver Door.
Passive Door Lock
This allows passive locking to be
turned on or off and selection of the
type of feedback.
Select Off, On, or On with Horn
Chirp.

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Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-3
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 6-6
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is to the
left of the steering column on the
instrument panel.
There are four positions:
O(Off): Briefly turn to this position
to turn the automatic lamp control
off or on again.
AUTO (Automatic): Turns the
headlamps on automatically at
normal brightness, together with the
parking lamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, instrument panel lights,
and sidemarker lamps.
;(Parking Lamps): Turns on the
parking lamps including all lamps,
except the headlamps.
5(Headlamps): Turns on the
headlamps together with the parking
lamps and instrument panel lights.
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened when the ignition
switch is off and the headlamps
are on.
#(Front Fog Lamps):
If equipped, press to turn the lamps
on or off.
See Front Fog Lamps on page 6-4.
When the lights are on,
;will be
lit. See Lamps On Reminder on
page 5-22.

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Lighting 6-3
Automatic Headlamp
System
When it is dark enough outside and
the exterior lamp control is in the
automatic position, the headlamps
come on automatically. SeeExterior
Lamp Controls on page 6-1.
The vehicle has a light sensor on
top of the instrument panel. Make
sure it is not covered, or the
headlamps will be on when they are
not needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel. If the
vehicle is started in a dark garage,
the automatic headlamp system comes on immediately. If it is light
outside when the vehicle leaves the
garage, there is a slight delay
before the automatic headlamp
system changes to the DRL. During
that delay, the instrument cluster
may not be as bright as usual. Make
sure the instrument panel
illumination control is in the full
bright position. See
Instrument
Panel Illumination Control on
page 6-5.
Lights On with Wipers
If the windshield wipers are
activated in daylight with the engine
on, and the exterior lamp control is
in AUTO, the headlamps, parking
lamps, and other exterior lamps
come on. The transition time for the
lamps coming on varies based on
wiper speed. When the wipers are
not operating, these lamps turn off.
Move the exterior lamp control to
P
or;to disable this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|(Hazard Warning Flasher):
Press and momentarily hold this
button on the center stack, to make
the front and rear turn signal lamps
flash on and off. This warns others
that you are having trouble. Press
and momentarily hold again to turn
the flashers off.

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6-6 Lighting
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, back-up lamps, and most
of the interior lamps turn on briefly
at night or in areas of limited lighting
when
Kis pressed on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, and then the dome
and remaining interior lamps will dim
to off. Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
pressing the RKE transmitter
Q
button.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-36.
Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, back-up
lamps, parking lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lamps and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the exterior lamps and dome lamps
automatically turn on when the
driver door is opened after the
ignition is turned off. See Ignition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9-14 orIgnition Positions (Key
Access) on page 9-16.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-36.
Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature is
designed to protect the vehicle's
battery.
If some interior lamps are left on
and the ignition is turned off, the
battery rundown protection system
automatically turns the lamp off after
some time.

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Climate Controls 8-5
control system may adjust to
outside air supply and turn on the
air conditioner. If the climate control
system does not detect possible
window fogging, it returns to normal
operation. To turn Auto Defog off or
on, see“Climate and Air Quality”
under Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-36.
Rear Window Defogger
=(Rear Window Defogger):
Press to turn the rear window
defogger on or off. An indicator light
on the button comes on to show that
the rear window defogger is on.
The defogger only works when the
ignition is in ON/RUN. The defogger
turns off if the ignition is in the ACC/
ACCESSORY or LOCK/OFF
position.
The rear window defogger can be
set to automatic operation. See
“Climate and Air Quality” under
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-36. When Auto Rear Defog
is selected, the rear window
defogger turns on automatically when the interior temperature is cold
and the outside temperature is
about 5°C (40°F) and below. The
auto rear defogger turns off
automatically. At higher speeds, the
rear window defogger may stay on
continuously.
If equipped with heated outside
rearview mirrors, they turn on when
the rear window defogger button is
on and help to clear fog or frost from
the surface of the mirrors. See
Heated Mirrors on page 2-19.
{Caution
Do not try to clear frost or other
material from the inside of the
front windshield and rear window
with a razor blade or anything
else that is sharp. This may
damage the rear window
defogger grid and affect the
radio's ability to pick up stations
clearly. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Heated Seats (If Equipped):
Press
to turn the heated seats on or off.
See Heated Front Seats on
page 3-5.
Remote Start Climate Control
Operation: If the vehicle is
equipped with the remote vehicle
start feature, the climate control
system may run when the vehicle is
started remotely. The system uses
the driver ’s previous settings to heat
or cool the inside of the vehicle. The
rear defog may come on during
remote start based on cold ambient
conditions. The rear defog indicator
light does not come on during a
remote start. If the vehicle has front
heated seats, they may come on
during a remote start. The heated
seat indicator lights do not come on
during a remote start. See Remote
Vehicle Start on page 2-9 and
Heated Front Seats on page 3-5.
Sensors
The solar sensor, on top of the
instrument panel near the
windshield, monitors the solar heat.

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9-14 Driving and Operating
Starting and
Operating
New Vehicle Break-In
{Caution
The vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will
perform better in the long run if
you follow these guidelines:
.Do not drive at any one
constant speed, fast or slow,
for the first 805 km (500 mi).
Do not make full-throttle
starts. Avoid downshifting to
brake or slow the vehicle.
.Avoid making hard stops for
the first 322 km (200 mi) or
so. During this time the new
brake linings are not yet
broken in. Hard stops with
new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier
replacement. Follow this(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
breaking-in guideline every
time you get new brake
linings.
Following break-in, engine speed
and load can be gradually
increased.
Ignition Positions
(Keyless Access)
The vehicle may be equipped with
an electronic keyless ignition with
pushbutton start.
Pressing the button cycles it through
three modes: ACC/ACCESSORY,
ON/RUN/START, and Stopping the
Engine/OFF. The transmitter must be in the
vehicle for the system to operate.
If the pushbutton start is not
working, the vehicle may be near a
strong radio antenna signal causing
interference to the Keyless Access
system. See
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation on
page 2-3.
To shift out of P (Park), the vehicle
must be in ACC/ACCESSORY or
ON/RUN and the brake pedal must
be applied.
Stopping the Engine/OFF (No
Indicator Lights): When the
vehicle is stopped, press the
ENGINE START/STOP button once
to turn the engine off.
If the vehicle is in P (Park), the
ignition will turn off, and Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) will remain
active. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) on page 9-23.
If the vehicle is not in P (Park), the
ignition will return to ACC/
ACCESSORY and the Driver
Information Center (DIC) will display

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Driving and Operating 9-17
3. Come to a complete stop. Shiftto P (Park) with an automatic
transmission, or Neutral with a
manual transmission. Turn the
ignition to LOCK/OFF.
4. Set the parking brake. See Parking Brake on page 9-39.
{Warning
Turning off the vehicle while
moving may cause loss of power
assist in the brake and steering
systems and disable the airbags.
While driving, only shut the
vehicle off in an emergency.
If the vehicle cannot be pulled over,
and must be shut off while driving,
turn the ignition to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
2 (ACC/ACCESSORY): This
position provides power to some of
the electrical accessories. It unlocks
the steering wheel and ignition. To
move the key from ACC/ ACCESSORY to LOCK/OFF, push
in the key and then turn it to
LOCK/OFF.
3 (ON/RUN):
The ignition switch
stays in this position when the
engine is running. This position can
be used to operate the electrical
accessories, including the
ventilation fan and 12-volt power
outlet, as well as to display some
warning and indicator lights. This
position can also be used for
service and diagnostics, and to
verify the proper operation of the
malfunction indicator lamp as may
be required for emission inspection
purposes. The transmission is also
unlocked in this position on
automatic transmission vehicles.
The battery could be drained if the
key is left in the ACC/ACCESSORY
or ON/RUN position with the engine
off. The vehicle might not start if the
battery is allowed to drain for an
extended period of time. 4 (START):
This position starts the
engine. When the engine starts,
release the key. The ignition switch
will return to ON/RUN for normal
driving.
A warning tone sounds when the
driver door is opened if the ignition
is still in ACC/ACCESSORY and the
key is in the ignition.
If the ignition becomes difficult to
turn, see Keys on page 2-1.
Key Lock Release