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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter may be used
to lock and unlock the doors from up
to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.
Q:Press to lock all doors.
K:Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors depending on the
vehicle personalization settings.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized.
See Vehicle Personalization 0136.
7:Press and release one time to
initiate vehicle locator.
Press and hold
7for three seconds
to sound the panic alarm.
b: Press twice to open or close
the liftgate. Press once to stop the
liftgate from moving. Press the key release button near
the bottom of the transmitter to
remove the key. The key can be
used for the driver door and the
glove box.
See
Keys 024 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 025.
Remote Vehicle Start
The engine can be started from
outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
3. Start the vehicle normally after entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 25
The key, located inside the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter, is
used for the driver door and
glove box.To remove the key, press the button
near the bottom of the transmitter
and pull the key out. Never pull the
key out without pressing the button.
If it becomes difficult to turn the key,
inspect the key blade for debris.
See your dealer if a new key is
needed.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
Do not make changes or
modifications to the RKE. This could
void authorization to use this
equipment.
If there is a decrease in the RKE
operating range:
.
Check the distance. The
transmitter may be too far from
the vehicle.
. Check the location. Other
vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal.
. Check the transmitter's battery.
See “Battery Replacement” later
in this section. .
If the transmitter is still not
working correctly, see your
dealer or a qualified technician
for service.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation
RKE transmitter functions may work
up to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.
Keep in mind that other conditions,
such as those previously stated, can
impact the performance of the
transmitter.
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90 Storage
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 90
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . 92
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cargo Management System . . . 94
Cargo Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Roof Rack System
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Glove Box
Lift the glove box handle up to open
it. Use the key to lock and unlock
the glove box.
The glove box is air conditioned and
can be used to store items at a
lower temperature. The vehicle air
conditioning must be turned on for
the maximum cool air to enter the
glove box. Move the slide control to
allow cool air into the glove box.
After opening the air flow, close the
glove box door to keep the cold air
from entering the vehicle.
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160 Climate Controls
Maintenance
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
The filter reduces the dust, pollen,
and other airborne irritants from
outside air that is pulled into the
vehicle.
The filter should be replaced as part
of routine scheduled maintenance,
seeMaintenance Schedule 0297.
To find out what type of filter to use,
see Maintenance Replacement
Parts 0302.
1. Open the glove box completely and remove the four screws
along the upper portion of the
glove box.
2. When released, lower the upper portion of the glove box.
3. Locate the service door for the passenger compartment air
filter.
4. Release the latch holding theservice door. Lower the
service door.
5. Remove the old air filter. 6. Install the new air filter.
7. Close the service door and
latches.
8. Reinstall the upper portion of the glove box.
See your dealer if additional
assistance is needed.
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Index 313
Gauges (cont'd)Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 296
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 147
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 145
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 122
Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Headlamps (cont'd)
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 261
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 166
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 185
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 42
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 25
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L
Lamps Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 145
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . .115
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 206
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Starting the Gasoline Engine . . . 174
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cargo Management System . . . . 94
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 90
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switches Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 308
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 39
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . 50
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 263
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 262
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Wheel Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 270
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259