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WARNING - ODS system
Riding in an improper position
adversely affects the occupant
detection system (ODS) and
may result in the deactivation of
front passenger air bag. It is
important for the driver to
instruct the passenger as to the
proper seating instructions as
contained in this manual. (Continued)Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detectionsystem
*1) The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in
the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending
on his/her physique and posture.
*2) Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a smaller child than the same age sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her
as an infant depending on his/her physique or posture.
*3) Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
*4) The PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" indicator may turn on or off when a child above 12 months to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the front
passenger seat. This is a normal condition.
Condition detected by the occupant
detection system
1. Adult *
1or child age 13 and up*2
2. Infant or child restraint system with 12 months old*3 *4
3. Unoccupied
4. Malfunction in the system
Off
On
On
Off Off
Off
Off
On Activated
Deactivated
Deactivated Activated
PASSENGER AIR
BAG “OFF” indica- tor lightSRS warninglightFront passenger air bag
Indicator/Warning light Devices

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When an adult is seated in the front
passenger seat, if the PASSENGER
AIR BAG “OFF” indicator is on, turn
the ignition switch to the LOCK posi-
tion and ask the passenger to sit
properly (sitting upright with the seat
back in an upright position, centered
on the seat cushion with their seat
belt on, legs comfortably extended
and their feet on the floor). Restart
the engine and have the person
remain in that position. This will allow
the system to detect the person and
to enable the passenger air bag. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator is still on, ask the passen-
ger to move to the rear seat.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator illuminates for about 4 sec-
onds after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position or after
the engine is started. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, the occu-
pant detection sensor will then clas-
sify the front passenger after several
more seconds.
Any child age 12 and under should
ride in the rear seat. Children too
large for child restraints should use
the available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children of
all ages are safer when restrained in
the rear seat.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place anything
on or attach anything such as a blan-
ket, front seat covers or after market
seat heater to the front passenger
seat. This can adversely affect the
occupant detection system.
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WARNING - “AIR BAG
OFF” light
Do not allow an adult passenger
to ride in the front seat when the
PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator is illuminated, because
the air bag will not deploy in the
event of a crash. The driver must
instruct the passenger to reposi-
tion himself in the seat. Failure
to properly position yourself
may lead to air bag deactivation
resulting in air bag non-deploy-
ment in a collision. If the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indica-
tor remains illuminated after the
passenger repositions them-
selves properly and the car is
restarted, it is recommended
that passenger move to the rear
seat because the passenger's
front air bag will not deploy.

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The indications of the system's pres-
ence are the letters "AIR BAG"
embossed on the air bag pad cover
in the steering wheel and the pas-
senger's side front panel pad above
the glove box.
The SRS consists of air bags
installed under the pad covers in the
center of the steering wheel and the
passenger's side front panel above
the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protection
than that offered by the seat belt sys-
tem alone in case of a frontal impact
of sufficient severity. The SRS uses
sensors to gather information about
the driver's seat position, the driver's
and front passenger's seat belt
usage and impact severity. The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the air bag inflation with
two levels. A first stage level is pro-
vided for moderate-severity impacts.
A second stage level is provided for
more severe impacts.
The passenger’s front air bag is
designed to help reduce the injury of
children sitting close to the instru-
ment panel in low speed collisions.
However, children are safer if they
are restraint in the rear seat.
According to the impact severity,
seating position and seat belt usage,
the SRSCM (SRS Control Module)
controls the air bag inflation. Failure
to properly wear seat belts can
increase the risk or severity of injury
in an accident.
Additionally, your vehicle is equipped
with an occupant detection system in
the front passenger's seat. The occu-
pant detection system detects the
presence of a passenger in the front
passenger's seat and will turn off the
front passenger's air bag under cer-
tain conditions. For more detail, see
"Occupant detection system" in this
section.
Do not place any objects that may
cause magnetic fields near the front
seat. These may cause a malfunction
of the seat track position sensor.

Index
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Active eco system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Air bag-supplemental restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Ari bag system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Do not install a child restraint on a front passenger’sseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 3-36
Driver’s and passenger’s front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Inflation/non-inflation conditions of air bag . . . . . . 3-50
Occupant detection system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36\
Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
Steering wheel audio control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-121 Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-41 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34 Checking the brake/clutch fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27 Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
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Index
Using a child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
109 Front wiper deicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-\
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Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
18 Auto door lock/unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
From inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
From outside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Speed sensing door lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 If the engine overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78 Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78 Evaporative emission control
(including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor
Recovery) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-2
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6, 7-3
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
29 Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 ENGINE START/STOP button position . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Illuminated ENGINE START/STOP button . . . . . . . 5-7
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-25
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Opening the fuel filler lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Do not use methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol . . . . . . . . 1-3
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