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In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 11
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 12
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 13
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Features
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 18
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 22
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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1.Exterior Lamp Controls 0128ii.
Front Fog Lamps 0131
ii(If
Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0131
ii.
2. Air Vents 0168
ii.
3. Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0128
ii.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 130
ii.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0112
ii.
4. Instrument Cluster 0100
ii.
5. Driver Information Center (DIC)
0112
ii.
6. Steering Wheel Controls 094
ii.
7. Windshield Wiper/Washer
095
ii.
8. Infotainment 0134
ii.
9. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0129
ii.
10. Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0103
ii. 11.
Climate Control Systems 0163
ii(If Equipped).
Automatic Climate Control
System 0165
ii(If Equipped).
Heated Front Seats 050
ii(If
Equipped).
12. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0199
ii.
13. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0192
iior Manual
Transmission 0196ii.
14. Parking Brake 0198
ii.
15. Power Outlets 097
ii.
16. Hazard Warning Flashers
0130
ii.
17. Trunk Release Button. See Trunk 037
ii.
18. Ignition Switch or Keyless Ignition Button (If Equipped).
SeeIgnition Positions (Keyless
Access) 0181
iior Ignition
Positions (Key Access) 0183ii.
19. Horn 095
ii.
20. Steering Wheel Adjustment
094
ii. 21.
Cruise Control 0201
ii.
22. Instrument Panel Fuse Block
0253
ii.
23. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0104
ii.
24. Hood Release. See Hood
0 222
ii.
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SeeClimate Control Systems 0163iior Automatic Climate Control
System 0165ii(If Equipped).
Transmission
Manual Mode
Driver Shift Control (DSC) allows
the automatic transmission to be
shifted similar to a manual
transmission.
Electronic Range Select (ERS)
allows for the selection of a range of
gears.
See Manual Mode 0194
ii.
Up‐Shift Light
If the vehicle has a manual
transmission, it will have an up-shift
light that indicates when to shift to
the next higher gear for the best fuel
economy.
See Manual Transmission 0196
ii.
Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
O
:Press to turn the system on and
off. Turn to increase or decrease the
volume.
BAND : Press to choose between
FM, AM, or SiriusXM
®, if equipped.
MENU/SEL : Turn to select radio
stations. Press to select a menu.
g: Press to seek the previous
station or track.
l: Press to seek the next station
or track.
Buttons 1 to 6 : Press to save and
select favorite stations.
INFO : Press to show available
information about the current station
or track.
For more information about these
and other radio features, see
Operation 0137
ii.
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passenger doors. SeeRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 026
ii.
Power Door Locks
Q(Lock) : Press to lock the doors.
K(Unlock) : Press to unlock the
doors.
Delayed Locking
This feature delays the actual
locking of the doors until
five seconds after all doors are
closed. Delayed locking can only be turned
on when the Open or Unlocked
Door Anti Lockout feature has been
turned off.
When
Qis pressed on the power
door lock switch with the door open,
a chime will sound three times
indicating that delayed locking is
active.
The doors will then lock
automatically five seconds after all
doors are closed. If a door is
reopened before five seconds have
elapsed, the five-second timer will
reset once all the doors are closed
again.
Press
Qon the door lock switch
again, or press
Qon the RKE
transmitter, to override this feature
and lock the doors immediately.
Delayed locking can be
programmed through the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See
Vehicle Personalization 0122
ii.
Automatic Door Locks
When the doors are closed, the
ignition is on, and the shift lever is
moved out of P (Park) for an
automatic transmission, or the
vehicle speed is above 13 km/h
(8 mph) for a manual transmission,
the doors will lock.
To unlock the doors:
.
Press
K.
. For automatic transmissions,
shift the vehicle into P (Park).
. For manual transmissions and a
keyed ignition system, remove
the key from the ignition when
parked.
. For manual transmissions and a
pushbutton start system, turn the
vehicle off when parked.
The automatic door lock feature
cannot be disabled.
See Vehicle Personalization 0122
ii.
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Doors
Trunk
{Warning
Exhaust gases can enter the
vehicle if it is driven with the
liftgate, trunk/hatch open, or with
any objects that pass through the
seal between the body and the
trunk/hatch or liftgate. Engine
exhaust contains carbon
monoxide (CO) which cannot be
seen or smelled. It can cause
unconsciousness and even death.
If the vehicle must be driven with
the liftgate, or trunk/hatch open:. Close all of the windows.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control
system to a setting that
brings in only outside air
and set the fan speed to the
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
highest setting. See
“Climate Control Systems”
in the Index.
. If the vehicle has a power
liftgate, disable the power
liftgate function.
For more information about
carbon monoxide, see Engine
Exhaust 0191
ii.
Press the trunk release button to
open the trunk. The vehicle must be
off, or stopped with the parking brake applied for manual
transmissions, or the shift lever in
P (Park) for automatic
transmissions.
To open the trunk from outside the
vehicle, press
Yon the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter,
or press the touch pad above the
license plate when the doors are
unlocked.
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the trunk may be opened while the
vehicle is locked by pressing the
touch pad above the license plate
while the RKE transmitter is within
1 m (3 ft) of the rear of the vehicle.
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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 94
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 94
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 95
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 102
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 103 Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 104
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 104
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Power Steering Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 108
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 109
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 110
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 110
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 111
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Brake System Messages . . . . . 116
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 116
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 117
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 117
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . 118
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Airbag System Messages . . . . . 119
Safety Belt Messages . . . . . . . . 119
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Service Vehicle Messages . . . . 120
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Transmission Messages . . . . . . 121
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
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Instrument Cluster
English Cluster with Automatic Transmission Shown, Metric and Manual Transmission Similar
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Malfunctions are often indicated by
the system before any problem is
noticeable. Being aware of the light
and seeking service promptly when
it comes on may prevent damage.
Caution
If the vehicle is driven continually
with this light on, the emission
control system may not work as
well, the fuel economy may be
lower, and the vehicle may not
run smoothly. This could lead to
costly repairs that might not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Caution
Modifications to the engine,
transmission, exhaust, intake,
or fuel system, or the use of
replacement tires that do not
meet the original tire
specifications, can cause this light
to come on. This could lead to
costly repairs not covered by the
vehicle warranty. This could also
affect the vehicle’s ability to pass
an Emissions Inspection/
Maintenance test. See
Accessories and Modifications
0220
ii.
If the light is flashing : A
malfunction has been detected that
could damage the emission control
system and increase vehicle
emissions. Diagnosis and service
may be required.
To help prevent damage, reduce
vehicle speed and avoid hard
accelerations and uphill grades. If towing a trailer, reduce the
amount of cargo being hauled as
soon as possible.
If the light continues to flash, find a
safe place to park. Turn the vehicle
off and wait at least 10 seconds
before restarting the engine. If the
light is still flashing, follow the
previous guidelines and see your
dealer for service as soon as
possible.
If the light is on steady :
A
malfunction has been detected.
Diagnosis and service may be
required.
Check the following:
. A loose or missing fuel cap may
cause the light to come on. See
Filling the Tank 0210
ii. A few
driving trips with the cap
properly installed may turn the
light off.
. Poor fuel quality can cause
inefficient engine operation and
poor driveability, which may go
away once the engine is warmed
up. If this occurs, change the
fuel brand. It may require at