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Instruments and Controls 113depending on how long the
windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid 0 281
for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
{ WarningIn freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
Compass The vehicle may have a compass
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). The compass receives
its heading and other information
from the Global Positioning
System (GPS) antenna,
StabiliTrak ®
, and vehicle speed
information.
The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of
miles or degrees of turn before
needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. When the compass
display shows CAL, drive the vehicle for a short distance in an
open area where it can receive a
GPS signal. The compass system
will automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide
a heading again. See Compass
Messages 0 148 for the messages
that may be displayed for the
compass.
Clock The infotainment system controls
are used to access the time and
date settings through the menu
system. See “ Home Page ” in the
infotainment manual for information
about how to use the menu system.
Setting the Clock Time
To set the time:
1. From the Home Page, touch
the SETTINGS screen button,
then touch Time and Date.
2. Touch Set Time, then touch +
or − to increase or decrease
hours or minutes, and change
AM or PM. 3. Touch 12-24 Hr for a 12 or
24 hour clock.
4. Touch
0 to go back to the
previous menu.
Date
To set the date:
1. Touch the SETTINGS screen
button, then touch Time
and Date.
2. Touch Set Date, then touch +
or − to increase or decrease
month, day, or year.
3. Touch
0 to go back to the
previous menu.
Auto Set
When on, the time and date will
automatically update.
To set auto set:
1. Touch the SETTINGS screen
button, then touch Time
and Date.
2. Touch Set Time or Set Date.
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Instruments and Controls 135but should be taken to a dealer as
soon as possible. See Electric
Parking Brake 0 214 . If a message
displays in the Driver Information
Center (DIC), see Brake System
Messages 0 147 .
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning Light
This light comes on briefly when the
engine is started.
If the light does not come on, have it
fixed so it will be ready to warn if
there is a problem.
If the light comes on while driving,
stop as soon as it is safely possible
and turn off the vehicle. Then start
the engine again to reset the
system. If the ABS light stays on,
or comes on again while driving, the vehicle needs service. A chime may
also sound when the light comes on
steady.
If the ABS light is the only light on,
the vehicle has regular brakes, but
the antilock brakes are not
functioning.
If both the ABS and the brake
system warning light are on, the
vehicle's antilock brakes are not
functioning and there is a problem
with the regular brakes. See your
dealer for service.
See Brake System Warning Light
0 133 and Brake System
Messages 0 147 .
Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
Light For some vehicles, this light comes
on briefly while starting the vehicle.
If it does not come on, have the
vehicle serviced.
For vehicles with the uplevel cluster,
this light may not come on when
starting the vehicle.
This light is green if LKA is available
to assist.
LKA may assist by gently turning
the steering wheel if the vehicle
approaches a detected lane marking
without using the turn signal in that
direction. The LKA light will turn
amber.
This light is amber and flashes as a
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
alert, to indicate that the lane
marking has been crossed.
See Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0 248 .
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Instruments and Controls 151REPLACE BATTERY IN
REMOTE KEY This message displays when the
battery in the RKE transmitter needs
to be replaced.
Lamp Messages AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL
ON/OFF This message is displayed when the
automatic light control has been
turned on or off. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0 172 .
XX TURN INDICATOR FAILURE When one of the turn signals is out,
this message displays to show
which bulb needs to be replaced.
See Bulb Replacement 0 288 and
Replacement Bulbs 0 289 .
TURN SIGNAL ON
This message is displayed if the
turn signal has been left on. Turn off
the turn signal. Object Detection System
Messages 24 GHz RADARS OFF This message displays when driving
in certain areas where there may be
radar interference. Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), Forward Collision
Alert (FCA), and the Front
Automatic Braking (FAB) System
may not work or may not work as
well. The vehicle does not need
service.
AUTOMATIC COLLISION
PREP OFF This message displays when the
Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
System has been turned off. See
Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
System 0 240 .
AUTOMATIC COLLISION PREP
REDUCED
If the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), this message
displays when the Front Automatic
Braking (FAB) System has been set
to the Alert setting. This setting disables FAB functions but if the
vehicle has Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC), some last-second automatic
braking capability is still provided,
though less likely to occur. See
Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
System 0 240 .
AUTOMATIC COLLISION PREP
UNAVAILABLE This message displays when the
Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
System has been unavailable for
some time. The FAB System does
not need service. This message can
display under the following
conditions:
.
The front of the vehicle or
windshield is not clean. Keep
these areas clean and free of
mud, dirt, snow, ice, and slush.
For cleaning instructions, see
Exterior Care 0 333 .
.
Heavy rain or snow is interfering
with the object detection
performance.
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170 Lighting
Lighting Exterior Lighting Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 170
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 173
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Interior Lighting Instrument Panel Illumination
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Lighting Features Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 176
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Exterior Lighting Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal lever.
Turn the control to the following
positions:
O : Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn to
O again to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AUTO : Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting. ; : Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2 : Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
IntelliBeam ®
SystemIf equipped, this system turns the
vehicle's high-beam headlamps on
and off according to surrounding
traffic conditions.
The system turns the high-beam
headlamps on when it is dark
enough and there is no other traffic
present.
This light
b comes on in the
instrument cluster when the
IntelliBeam system is enabled.
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Lighting 171Turning On and Enabling
IntelliBeam
To enable the IntelliBeam system,
press the button on the end of the
turn signal lever when the exterior
lamp control is in the AUTO or
2position. The blue high-beam on
light appears on the instrument
cluster when the high beams are on.
Driving with IntelliBeam
The system only activates the high
beams when driving over 40 km/h
(25 mph).
There is a sensor near the top
center of the windshield that
automatically controls the system.
Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance. The high-beam headlamps remain
on, under the automatic control,
until one of the following situations
occurs:
.
The system detects an
approaching vehicle's
headlamps.
.
The system detects a preceding
vehicle's taillamps.
.
The outside light is bright
enough that high-beam
headlamps are not required.
.
The vehicle's speed drops below
20 km/h (12 mph).
.
The IntelliBeam system is
disabled by the high/low-beam
changer or the flash-to-pass
feature. If this happens, press
the button on the end of the turn
signal lever when the exterior
lamp control is in the AUTO
or
2 position. The instrument
cluster light will come on to
indicate the IntelliBeam is
reactivated. See Headlamp
High/Low-Beam Changer 0 172
and Flash-to-Pass 0 172 . The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
.
The other vehicle's lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
.
The other vehicle's lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray.
.
The other vehicle's lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.
.
The vehicle's windshield is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the light sensor.
.
The vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and taillamps.
.
Driving on winding or hilly roads.
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172 Lighting The automatic high-beam
headlamps may need to be disabled
if any of the above conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the ignition is
off and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
3 : Push the turn signal lever away
from you and release, to turn the
high beams on. To return to low
beams, push the lever again or pull
it toward you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on. Flash-to-Pass To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal lever toward you, and
release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
If equipped with Light-Emitting
Diode (LED) headlamps, the
dedicated DRL will come on when
all of the following conditions
are met:
.
The ignition is on.
.
The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
.
The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
.
The parking brake is released or
the vehicle is not in P (Park). When the DRL are on, the taillamps,
sidemarker lamps, and other lamps
will not be on.
The DRL turn off when the
headlamps are turned to
O or the
ignition is off.
Automatic Headlamp
System When the exterior lamp control is
set to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
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Lighting 173There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor.
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 brightness control
is in the full bright position. See
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0 174 .
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps will turn off or may
change to Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL).
The automatic headlamp system
turns off when the exterior lamp
control is turned to
O or the ignition
is off. For vehicles sold in Canada, this
control only works when the
transmission is in P (Park).
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
Oor
; to disable this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers | : Touch this button on the center
stack to make the front and rear turn
signal lamps flash on and off. Touch
again to turn the flashers off.
The hazard warning flashers turn on
automatically if the airbags deploy.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
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174 Lighting change is completed. If the lever is
briefly pressed and released, the
turn signal flashes three times.
The turn and lane-change signal
can be turned off manually by
moving the lever back to its original
position.
If after signaling a turn or lane
change, the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. See Fuses and Circuit
Breakers 0 290 . Interior Lighting Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
panel lighting and steering wheel
controls can be adjusted.
D : Move the thumbwheel up or
down to brighten or dim the lights.
The brightness of the displays
automatically adjust based on
outdoor lighting. The instrument
panel illumination control will set the
lowest level to which the displays
will be automatically adjusted. Courtesy Lamps The courtesy lamps come on when
any door is opened unless the dome
lamp override is activated. To
deactivate the dome lamp override,
press
( OFF and the LED
indicator on the button will turn off.
Dome Lamps The dome lamp is in the overhead
console.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press:
( OFF : Turns the lamp off, even
when a door is open.