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ADVANCETRAC® WITH ROLL
STABILITY CONTROL™
(RSC
®) STABILITY
ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM
The AdvanceTrac stability system
helps you to keep control of your
vehicle when on a slippery surface.
The electronic stability control portion
of the system helps avoid skids and
lateral slides. Roll stability control
helps avoid a vehicle rollover. The
traction control system helps avoid
drive wheel spin and loss of traction.
You can switch the system
off manually
.
Refer to your Stability Control
chapter in your Owner’s Manual for
more details.
TRAILER SWAY CONTROL*
The feature applies your vehicle brakes
at individual wheels and, if necessary,
reduces engine power. If the trailer
begins to sway, the stability control
light flashes
. The first thing to do
is slow your vehicle down, then pull
safely to the side of the road and check
for proper tongue load and trailer
load distribution.
For more information, please refer
to the Towing chapter in your
Owner’s Manual. AUTO-START-STOP
*
On certain models, the system
helps reduce fuel consumption
by automatically shutting off and
restarting the engine while at a stop.
The engine will restart automatically
when you release the brake pedal.
To switch this feature off, press
the Auto-Start-Stop button
,
located on the center console. The
button lights. Press the button again
to restart.
Note: The system automatically
turns off when you switch on tow/
haul or 4x4 mode.
See the Unique Driving
Characteristics chapter in your
Owner's Manual for more details.
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110-VOLT, 400-WATT
POWER OUTLET
You can use the power outlet when
your vehicle is running to power
many electric devices, including but
not limited to:
• Electric hand drills.
• Rechargeable power tools.
• Video games.
• Laptops.
• Television screens.
Other power points and outlets are
in the center console.
See the Auxiliary Power Points
chapter in your Owner's Manual
for details.
Note: Do not use any extension
cord with the 110 volt AC power
outlet, since it will defeat the
safety protection design.
Note: Do not use a single power
outlet to power multiple devices.
It may cause the power outlet to
exceed the 400 watt load limit
and overload, resulting in fire or
serious injury.
TOW/HAUL MODE
This feature helps improve
transmission operation when towing
a trailer or hauling a heavy load.
To switch tow/haul on, press the
button (on the side of the gearshift
lever on a floor-shift transmission
[as shown], or on the end of the
column-shift transmission lever).
The TOW HAUL indicator light
appears in the instrument cluster.
To switch off, press the button again.
Refer to the Transmission chapter
in your Owner’s Manual for
more information.
PROGRESSIVE
RANGE SELECTION
With the gearshift lever in drive
(D), press the (–) button on your
transmission gearshift lever or column
shifter to switch progressive range
selection on. The available and
selected gears light in the information
display. All available gears show with
the current gear indicated. Press the
(–) button again to lock out gears
beginning with the highest gear.
For example, press the (–) button
twice to lock out the 6th and 5th
gears. Only the available gears display
and the transmission automatically
shifts between the available gears. Press the (+) button to unlock gears
to allow the transmission to shift to
higher gears. The transmission will
shift automatically within the gear
range you select.
HAZARD WARNING
FLASHER CONTROL17Instrument PanelHILL DESCENT CONTROL
The feature helps you set and
maintain vehicle speed while
descending steep grades on various
surface conditions. This feature can
maintain vehicle speeds on downhill
grades between 2 mph (5 km/h)
and 12 mph (20 km/h).
At speeds between 20 mph
(32 km/h) and 40 mph (64 km/h),
the system remains armed, but
descent speed cannot be set
or maintained.
At speeds above 40 mph (64 km/h),
the system will turn off and you need
to switch the system back on to use.
To switch this feature on and set the
descent speed, do the following:
1.
Press and release the hill descent
button
located on the
instrument panel. A light in
the control turns on and a
tone sounds.
2. To increase descent speed, press
the accelerator pedal until you
reach the desired speed. To
decrease descent speed, press
the brake pedal until you reach
the desired speed.
For more detailed information,
please refer to your Owner’s Manual.
*if equipped
