
Smart key ..............................3-6
Locking ........................................3-7
Unlocking ....................................3-7
Trunk Unlocking ........................3-8
Panic Button ..............................3-8
Start-Up ......................................3-8
Mechanical Key.........................3-9
Loss of a Smart Key..............3-10
Smart key precautions..........3-10
Record your key number .....3-10
Immobilizer system ................3-10
Restrictions in Handling
Keys ...........................................3-11
Battery Replacement.............3-12
Theft-Alarm system ..........3-13
Door locks ...........................3-14
Operating Door Locks From
Outside the Vehicle ................3-14
Power Door Latch ..................3-15
Operating Door Locks From
Inside the Vehicle ...................3-15
Auto Door Lock/Unlock
Features....................................3-17
Child-Protector Rear Door
Locks .........................................3-17
Trunk....................................3-18
Non-Powered Trunk ..............3-18
Power Trunk ............................3-19
To Reset the Power Trunk ...3-22
Trunk Lid Control Button......3-22
Emergency Trunk Safety
Release......................................3-23
Smart Trunk .............................3-24
Windows ..............................3-28
Power Windows ......................3-29
Hood.....................................3-33
Opening the Hood .................3-33
Closing the Hood ....................3-33
Fuel filler lid .......................3-34
Opening the Fuel Filler Lid ..3-34
Closing the Fuel Filler Lid ....3-34
Sunroof ...............................3-37
Sliding the Sunroof ................3-37
Tilting the Sunroof ................3-38
Resetting the Sunroof ..........3-39
Sunshade ..................................3-39
Driver position memory
system .................................3-40
Storing the Position
Memory ....................................3-40
Recalling the Position
Memory ....................................3-41
Easy Access Function ...........3-41
Steering wheel ...................3-42
Electronic Hydraulic Power
Steering (EHPS) ......................3-42
Tilt Steering/
Telescope Steering.................3-42
Heated Steering Wheel .........3-43
Horn ...........................................3-43
Mirrors.................................3-44
Interior rearview mirrors ......3-44
Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
with HomeLink
®system and
compass .........................3-44, 3-51
Outside rearview mirror .......3-58
Reverse Parking Aid
Function ....................................3-61
Instrument cluster..............3-62
Instrument Cluster Control...3-64
LCD Display Control ...............3-64
Gauges ......................................3-65
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Safety system of your vehicleTo reduce the chance of serious
or fatal injuries:
Children of all ages are safer when being restrained in a
rear seat. A child, seating in
front, may be forcefully struck
with an inflating air bag. This
may result in serious or fatal
injury.
Always follow the instructions of the child restraint manufac-
turer's for installation and
usage.
Always make sure that the child seat is properly secured,
and that your child is securely
restrained in the child seat.
Never hold a child in your arms or on your laps when
riding in a vehicle. The violent
impact in a crash may force
you miss the child from your
arms and the child may strike
against the vehicle interior.
Never fasten a single seat belt over you and a child. In a
crash, the belt may apply
sharp pressure on the child,
causing serious internal
injury.
Never leave a child unattend- ed in a vehicle – not even for a
short time. The vehicle is eas-
ily heated up, resulting in seri-
ous injury of a child inside.
Even very young children may
inadvertently move the vehi-
cle, entangle themselves in a
window frame, or lock them-
selves or others inside the
vehicle.
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Never allow two children, orany two persons, to fasten the
same seat belt.
Children often squirm and shift their position. Never let a
child ride with the shoulder
belt under their arm or behind
their back. Always properly
seat and secure a child in a
rear seat.
Never allow a child to stand up, or kneel on a seat or a
floor mat, while the vehicle is
in motion. During a collision
or a sudden stop, the child
may be violently strike against
the vehicle interior, resulting
in serious injury.
Never use an infant carrier or a child safety seat, which
"hooks" over a seatback. It
may not provide adequate
security in an accident.
Do not operate a rear power seat, when a child seat is
installed. The power seat may
be broken.
After an accident, have an authorized EQUUS dealer
check the child restraint, seat
belt, and tether/lower
anchors.
When the space to place a child restraint is insufficient
due to the driver's seat, install
it in the right rear seat.WARNING

Setting the automatic lockingmode of a passenger seat belt
The automatic locking mode restricts
a child's movement, which compro-
mises the effects of a seat belt and a
child restraint. To secure a child
restraint, follow the below proce-
dures.
To install a child restraint system in
rear seats, follow the below instruc-
tions:
1. Place the child restraint in a seat
and route the lap/shoulder belt
around or through the restraint,
following the restraint manufactur-
er’s instructions. Make sure the
seat belt webbing is untwisted.
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Safety system of your vehicle
- Child seat installation
A child may be seriously injured or killed in a collision,
when the child restraint is not
properly anchored to the vehi-
cle, or when the child is not
properly secured in the child
restraint. Before installing a
child restraint, read the
instructions supplied by the
child restraint manufacturer.
When a seat belt does not operate as described in this
chapter, immediately have the
belt system checked by your
authorized EQUUS dealer.
Failure to follow the instruc- tions regarding child restraint,
which are provided in this
Owner's Manual and from a
child restraint manufacturer,
may increase the chance and
severity of injury in an acci-
dent.
If the vehicle head restraint prevents proper installation of
a child seat (as described in
the child seat system manu-
al), the head restraint of the
respective seating position
shall be readjusted or entirely
removed.
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2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latchinto the buckle, until you hear a
"clicking" sound.
Make sure that the release button iseasily accessible in case of an emer-gency.
3. Pull the entire shoulder portion of the seat belt from the retractor.
When the shoulder portion of the
seat belt is fully extended, the belt
system will shift into the
"Automatic Locking" (child
restraint) mode.
4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion of the seat belt to retract, until you
hear a "clicking" or "ratcheting"
sound. This indicates that the
retractor is set in the "Automatic
Locking" mode. When you do not
hear any "clicking" sound, repeat
the steps 3 and 4. 5. Tighten the belt as secure as pos-
sible by slightly tugging it on the
child restraint, while retracting the
shoulder portion of the belt back
into the retractor.
6. Slightly push and pull the child restraint to confirm its firm installa-
tion. If not, release the seat belt,
and repeat the steps 2 to 6.
7. Double check that the retractor is in the "Automatic Locking" mode
by slightly pulling the seat belt out
of the retractor. If unstretched, the
seat belt is set in the "Automatic
Locking" mode.
To remove the child restraint, press
the release button on the buckle, pull
off the lap/shoulder belt from the
restraint, and then fully retract the
belt.
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Once the seat belt is released after
being fully retracted, the retractor
will automatically switch from the
"Automatic Locking" mode to the
"Emergency Locking" mode for
normal usage.
Securing a child restraint with"Tether Anchor" system
Hooks for a child restraint are locat-
ed on the package tray.
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■ 4 seater
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■ 5 seater
- Automatic loc king mode
A lap/shoulder belt automatical-
ly resets to be in the
"Emergency Locking" mode
whenever the belt is fully
retracted. Therefore, must fol-
low the 7 steps on the previous
page, when installing a child
restraint.
When the retractor is not set in
the "Automatic Locking" mode,
the child restraint may move,
when your vehicle sharply turns
or stops. A child may be seri-
ously injured or killed, when a
child restraint is not properly
anchored, such as failure to set
the retractor in the "Automatic
Locking" mode.
WARNING

SRS components and functions
The SRS consists of the following
components:
1. Driver's front air bag module
2. Passenger's front air bag module
3. Side air bag modules
4. Curtain air bag modules
5. Retractor pre-tensioner assemblies
6. Air bag warning light
7. SRS control module (SRSCM)
8. Front impact sensors
9. Side impact sensors
10. Driver’s knee air bag module
11. “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF”indicator (Front passenger’s seat
only)
12. Occupant classification system (Front passenger’s seat only)
13. Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt buckle sensors
14. Anchor pre-tensioner assembly
The SRSCM continually monitors all
SRS components while the Engine
Start/Stop Button is ON to determine
if a crash impact is severe enough to
require air bag deployment or pre-
tensioner seat belt deployment.
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When a child is seated in rear seats (not in the rear center
seat) equipped with side/cur-
tain air bags, make sure to
install the child restraint as far
away from the door as possi-
ble, and securely lock the
child restraint in position.
Inflation of side/curtain air
bags may cause serious
injury or death to an infant or
child.
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Curtain air bag
Curtain air bags are located along
both sides of the roof rails above the
front and rear doors.
They are designed to help protect
the passengers' heads in the front
and the rear seats (excluding the
rear center seat) in a certain side
impact collision.
The curtain air bags are designed to
deploy only in a certain side-impact
collision, depending on an impact
severity, an angle, a speed and a
direction. The curtain air bags are not
designed to deploy in all side impact
situations, a frontal/rear collision or
most rollovers.
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In order to get best protectionfrom the side and curtain air
bags, occupants of the front
and rear seats (excluding the
rear center seat) should sit in
an upright position with the
seat belts properly fastened.
Importantly, children should
sit in a proper child restraint
in a rear seat.
When a child is seated in a rear seat, the child must be
seated in a proper child
restraint. Make sure to install
a child restraint system as far
away from a door as possible,
and secure the child restraint
system in a locked position.
Do not allow the occupants to lean their heads or bodies
onto doors, to put their arms
on the doors, to stretch their
arms out of the window, or to
place objects between the
doors and passengers, when
occupying in the seat
equipped with side and/or
curtain air bags.
Never attempt to modify or repair any components of the
side curtain air bag system.
This should be done only by
an authorized EQUUS dealer.
Failure to follow the above
instructions may result in injury
or death in an accident.
WARNING

Smart key ................................................................3-6
Locking........................................................................\
.........3-7
Unlocking ........................................................................\
.....3-7
Trunk Unlocking.................................................................3-8
Panic Button .......................................................................3\
-8
Start-Up........................................................................\
.......3-8
Mechanical Key..................................................................3-9
Loss of a Smart Key.......................................................3-10
Smart key precautions...................................................3-10
Record your key number ..............................................3-10
Immobilizer system ........................................................3-10
Restrictions in Handling Keys ......................................3-11
Battery Replacement......................................................3-12
Theft-Alarm system ............................................3-13
Door locks .............................................................3-14
Operating Door Locks From Outside the Vehicle ...3-14
Power Door Latch ...........................................................3-15
Operating Door Locks From Inside the Vehicle ......3-15
Auto Door Lock/Unlock Features ...............................3-17
Child-Protector Rear Door Locks ...............................3-17
Trunk ......................................................................3-\
18
Non-Powered Trunk .......................................................3-18
Power Trunk .....................................................................3-1\
9
To Reset the Power Trunk ..........................................3-22
Trunk Lid Control Button .............................................3-22
Emergency Trunk Safety Release ..............................3-23
Smart Trunk ......................................................................3-\
24
Windows ................................................................3-28
Power Windows ...............................................................3-29
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