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Features of your vehicle
Outside rearview mirror defroster (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defrosters,
they will operate at the same time you
turn on the rear window defroster.
Front wiper deicer (if equipped)
The front wiper deicer will operate at
the same time you turn on the front
windshield defroster.
To turn off the wiper deicer, press the front windshield defroster but-
ton again.
The front wiper deicer automatical- ly turns off after approximately 20
minutes or when the ignition switch
is turned off.
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Features of your vehicle
For maximum defrosting, set thetemperature control to the extreme
right/hot position and the fan speed
control to the highest speed.
If warm air to the floor is desired while defrosting or defogging, set the
mode to the floor-defrost position.
Before driving, clear all snow and ice from the windshield, rear win-
dow, outside rear view mirrors, and
all side windows.
Clear all snow and ice from the hood and air inlet in the cowl grille
to improve heater and defroster
efficiency and to reduce the proba-
bility of fogging up inside of the
windshield.Manual climate control system
To defog inside windshield
1. Select any fan speed except “0” position.
2. Select desired temperature.
3. Select the or mode.
4. The outside (fresh) air and air con- ditioning will be selected automat-
ically.
If the air conditioning and outside
(fresh) air position are not selected
automatically, press the correspon-
ding button manually.
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING
OPS043181
WARNING - Windshield
heating
Do not use the or posi-
tion during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The
difference between the temper-
ature of the outside air and that
of the windshield could cause
the outer surface of the wind-
shield to fog up, causing loss of
visibility. In this case, set the
mode selection knob or button
to the position and fan
speed control knob or button to
the lower speed.
Features of your vehicle
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Luggage box (if equipped)
You can place a first aid kit, a reflec-
tor triangle, tools, etc. in the box for
easy access.
OPS043198
WARNING- Sunglass
holder
Do not keep objects except sunglasses inside the sun-
glass holder. Such objects
can be thrown from the holder
in the event of a sudden stop
or an accident, possibly injur-
ing the passengers in the
vehicle.
Do not open the sunglass holder while the vehicle is
moving. The rear view mirror
of the vehicle can be blocked
by an opened sunglass holder.
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Driving your vehicle
Before starting
Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all con-trols are easily reached.
Buckle your seat belt.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light
goes out.
For safe operation, be sure you are
familiar with your vehicle and its
equipment.
WARNING
- Check surroundings
Always check the surrounding
areas near your vehicle for peo-
ple, especially children, before
putting a vehicle into D (Drive)
or R (Reverse).
WARNING- Fire risk
When you intend to park or stop
the vehicle with the engine on,
be careful not to depress the
accelerator pedal for a long
period of time. It may overheat
the engine or exhaust system
and cause fire.WARNING- Loose
objects
Securely store items in your
vehicle. When you make a sud-
den stop or turn the steering
wheel rapidly, loose objects
may drop on the floor and it
could interfere with the opera-
tion of the foot pedals, possibly
causing an accident.
WARNING- Driving while
intoxicated
Do not drive while intoxicated.
Drinking and driving is danger-
ous. Even a small amount of
alcohol will affect your reflexes,
perceptions and judgment.
Driving while under the influ-
ence of drugs is as dangerous
as or more dangerous than driv-
ing drunk.
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Driving your vehicle
The LDWS may not warn you
even if the vehicle leaves the
lane, or may warn you even if
the vehicle does not leave the
lane when;
The lane is not visible due to snow,rain, stain, a puddle or other envi-
ronmental conditions.
The brightness of the outside changes suddenly such as tunnel
enter/exit.
The headlights are off at night or in a tunnel.
The color of the lane marking from the road is difficult to distinguish.
Driving on a steep grade or a curve.
Light such as street light, sunlight or oncoming vehicle light reflects
from water on the road.
The lens or windshield is stained with foreign matter.
The sensor cannot detect the lane because of fog, heavy rain or
heavy snow. The surrounding of the inside rear
view mirror temperature is high
due to a direct ray of light.
The lane is very wide or narrow.
The lane line is damaged or indis- tinct.
The windshield is fogged by humid air in the vehicle.
The shadow is on the lane line by a median strip.
The sensor cannot distinguish the lane from the road due to the
dust/dirt.
There is a mark similar to a lane line.
There is a boundary structure.
The distance from vehicle ahead is very short or the vehicle ahead
drives hiding the lane line.
The vehicle vibrates heavily due to road conditions.
The lane number increases or decreases or the lane lines are
crossing.
Putting something on the dash- board.
Driving with the sun in front of you. Driving in areas under construc-
tion.
The lane line is more than two in either side (Left/Right)
This device complies with
Industry Canada licence-exempt
RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause inter- ference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interfer-
ence that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
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Index
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Using the Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
In case of an emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 If the engine stalls at a crossroad or crossing . . . . . . 6-3
If the engine stalls while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
If you have a flat tire while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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Instrument Cluster Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
LCD Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Transaxle Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Instrument panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Interior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135 Cargo area cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Luggage net holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Rear seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Seat air ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138
Seat warmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97 Glove box lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Interior lamp AUTO cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Luggage room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97 Portable lamp usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Interior overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Auto start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Auto stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Condition of ISG system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
ISG system deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
ISG system malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 4-4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Transmitter precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
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A/V Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
LCD Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
User Settings Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84\
Front light replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84
High mounted stop light bulb replacement . . . . . . . 7-93
Interior light bulb replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-95
License plate light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Rear combination light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-91
Side repeater light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-89 Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Headlamp escort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
High beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104 Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant
and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Manual transaxle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14 Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-49 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40\
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
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