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5. Remove as much slack from the belt
as possible by pushing down on the
child restraint system while feeding the
shoulder belt back into the retractor.
6. Push and pull on the child restraint
system to confirm that the seat belt is
holding it firmly in place. If it is not,
release the seat belt and repeat steps
2 through 6.
7. Double check that the retractor is in the
“Automatic locking” mode by attempt-
ing to pull more of the seat belt out of
the retractor. If you cannot, the retractor
is in the “Automatic locking” mode.
To remove the child restraint, press the
release button on the buckle and then
pull the lap/shoulder belt out of the
restraint and allow the seat belt to retract
fully.When the seat belt is allowed to
retract to its fully stowed position, the
retractor will automatically switch
from the “Automatic locking” mode to
the emergency lock mode for normal
adult usage.
Securing a child restraint seat with
“Tether Anchor” system
Child restraint hook holders are located
on the package tray or on the floor
behind the rear seats.
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WARNING- Automatic
locking mode
The lap/shoulder belt automatically
returns to the “emergency lock
mode” whenever the belt is allowed
to retract fully. Therefore, the pre-
ceding seven steps must be fol-
lowed each time a child restraint is
installed.
If the retractor is not in the
Automatic Locking mode, the child
restraint can move when your vehi-
cle turns or stops suddenly. A child
can be seriously injured or killed if
the child restraint is not properly
anchored to the car, including set-
ting the retractor to the Automatic
Locking mode.
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■5 Door
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The front air bag modules are located
both in the center of the steering wheel
and in the front passenger's panel above
the glove box. When the SRSCM detects
a sufficiently severe impact to the front of
the vehicle, it will automatically deploy
the front air bags.Upon deployment, tear seams molded
directly into the pad covers will separate
under pressure from the expansion of the
air bags. Further opening of the covers
then allows full inflation of the air bags.A fully inflated air bag, in combination
with a properly worn seat belt, slows the
driver's or the passenger's forward
motion, reducing the risk of head and
chest injury.
After complete inflation, the air bag
immediately starts deflating, enabling the
driver to maintain forward visibility and
the ability to steer or operate other con-
trols.
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Driver’s front air bag (1)
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Driver’s front air bag (2)Driver’s front air bag (3)
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4Features of your vehicle
Keys / 4-3
Remote keyless entry / 4-4
Door locks / 4-7
Trunk / 4-12
Tailgate / 4-14
Windows / 4-16
Hood / 4-21
Fuel filler lid / 4-23
Sunroof / 4-26
Steering wheel / 4-30
Mirrors / 4-32
Instrument cluster / 4-36
Hazard warning flasher / 4-52
Lighting / 4-52
Wipers and washers / 4-57
Interior light / 4-61
Defroster / 4-64
Manual climate control system / 4-65
Automatic climate control system / 4-74
Windshield defrosting and defogging / 4-81
Storage compartments / 4-84
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Remote keyless entry system
operations
Lock (1)
All doors are locked if the lock button is
pressed. If all doors and trunk are closed,
the hazard warning lights will blink once to
indicate that all doors are locked.Also, if the lock button is pressed once
more within 4 seconds, the hazard warn-
ing lights will blink and the horn will sound
once to confirm that the door is locked.
However, if any door or trunk lid remains
open, the hazard warning lights (and/or
the horn) will not operate. But if all doors
and trunk lid are closed after the lock but-
ton is pressed, the hazard warning lights
will blink once.
Unlock (2)
Driver's door is unlocked if the unlock
button is pressed once. The hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the driver's door is unlocked. All
doors are unlocked if the unlock button is
pressed twice within 4 seconds.
The hazard warning lights will blink twice
again to indicate that all doors are
unlocked. If no doors are opened within
30 seconds after unlocking them, the
doors will automatically lock again.
✽ ✽
NOTICE - Unlock mode conversion
(if equipped)
You can change the system to unlock all
doors by one pressing the unlock button
on the transmitter. If you want this fea-
ture (central door unlock mode), per-
form the following:
two stage unlock mode ↔ ↔
central door
unlock mode
The unlock mode is changed alternately
by pressing the lock button and unlock
button on the transmitter at the same time
for 5 seconds or more. The hazard warn-
ing lights will blink four times to indicate
that the mode conversion is completed.
Panic (3)
The horn sounds and hazard warning
lights flash for about 30 seconds if this
button is pressed for more than 1.5 sec-
ond. To stop the horn and lights, press
any button except the trunk button on
the transmitter.
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (IF EQUIPPED)
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Features of your vehicle
Operating door locks from out-
side the vehicle
• Turn the key toward the rear of the
vehicle to unlock and toward the front
of the vehicle to lock.
If you lock the door with a key, all vehi-
cle doors will lock automatically.
(if equipped)
From the driver’s door, turn the key
toward the rear of the vehicle once to
unlock the driver’s door and once more
within 4 seconds to unlock all doors.
(if equipped) Doors can also be locked and
unlocked with the transmitter.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may
be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door
by hand. Make sure that the doors are
closed securely.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, door locks
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
• If the door is locked/unlocked multi-
ple times in rapid succession with
either the vehicle key or door lock
switch, the system may stop operating
temporarily in order to protect the
circuit and prevent damage to system
components.
✽ ✽
NOTICE - Unlock mode conversion
(if equipped)
You can change the system to unlock all
doors by turning the key to the right once.
If you want this feature (central door
unlock mode), perform the following:
two stage unlock mode ↔ ↔
central door
unlock mode
The unlock mode is changed alternately
by pressing the lock button and unlock
button on the transmitter (if equipped) at
the same time for 5 seconds or more. The
hazard warning lights will blink four
times to indicate that the mode conversion
is completed.
DOOR LOCKS
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LockUnlock
WARNING
If you don't close the door
securely, the door may open
again.
Be careful that someone's body
and hands are not trapped when
closing the door.
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To lock a door without the key, push the
inside door lock button (1) or central
door lock switch (2
) to the “Lock” posi-
tion and close the door (3).
If you lock the door with the central
door lock switch (2), all vehicle doors
will lock automatically.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Always remove the ignition key, engage
the parking brake, close all windows
and lock all doors when leaving your
vehicle unattended.
Operating door locks from inside
the vehicle
With the door lock button
To unlock a door, push the door lock
button (1) to the “Unlock” position. The
red mark (2) on the button will be visi-
ble.
To lock a door, push the door lock but-
ton (1) to the “Lock” position. If the door
is locked properly, the red mark (2) on
the button will not be visible.
To open a door, pull the door handle
(3) outward.
If the inner door handle on either front
door is pulled when the door lock but-
ton is in the locked position, the door
(or all doors) will unlock and the door
will open. (if equipped) Front door cannot be locked if the igni-
tion key is in the ignition switch and the
door is open. (if equipped)
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WARNING - Door lock
malfunction
If a power door lock ever fails to
function while you are in the vehi-
cle, try one or more of the following
techniques to exit:
Operate the door unlock feature
repeatedly (both electronic and
manual) while simultaneously
pulling on the door handle.
Operate the other door locks and
handles, front and rear.
Lower a front window and use the
key to unlock the door from out-
side.
ORB040002L
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Impact sensing door unlock system
(if equipped)
All doors will be automatically unlocked
when the impact is delivered to impact
sensors while the ignition switch is ON.
However, the doors may not be unlocked
if mechanical problems occur with the
door lock system or battery.
Speed sensing door lock system
(if equipped)
All doors will be automatically locked
after the vehicle speed exceeds 9 mph
(15 km/h). And all doors will be automat-
ically unlocked when you turn the engine
off or when you remove the ignition key.
(if equipped)
Auto door lock/unlock feature
(Automatic transaxle)
(if equipped)
All doors will automatically lock when
the shift lever is moved out of P (Park).
All doors will automatically unlock
when the shift lever is moved into P
(Park).
WARNING- Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-
dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi-
cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi-
bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.
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Opening the trunk
With the key
To open the trunk, insert the key and turn
it clockwise.
With the trunk lid release lever
To open the trunk from inside the vehicle,
pull up the trunk lid release lever.
Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk is locked automatically.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, trunk locks
and trunk mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
TRUNK (4 DOOR)
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CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
trunk before driving your vehicle.
Possible damage may occur to the
trunk lift cylinders and attached
hardware if the trunk is not closed
prior to driving.
WARNING
The trunk swings upward. Make
sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when open-
ing the trunk.
ORB043007N