
10–2
Index
A
Accessory Socket ..............................5-137
Active Driving Display
.......................4-18
Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS)................................................... 4-76
AFS OFF indicator light ................4-76
AFS OFF switch
............................4-76
Add-On Non-Genuine Parts and
Accessories
.........................................8-18
Advanced Key Advanced keyless entry system
......3-9
Operational range
..........................3-10
Advanced Key removed from vehicle
warning beep
.......................................7-36
Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner
System Warning Beep
.........................7-35
Air Bag Systems
.................................2-40
Ambient Temperature Display
............4-16
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
............4-62
Audio Control Switch Adjusting the Volume
....................5-58
Mute Switch
..................................5-58
Seek Switch
...................................5-58
Audio System
......................................5-16
AUX/USB mode
...........................5-59
Antenna
.........................................5-16
Audio Control Switch
...................5-57
Audio set
[Type A (non-touchscreen)]
...........5-25
Audio set [Type B (touchscreen)] ...5-36
Operating Tips for Audio System ...5-17
Satellite Radio
...............................5-47
Automatic Transaxle
...........................4-29
Active Adaptive Shift (AAS)
........4-31
Direct Mode
..................................4-38
Driving tips .................................... 4-39
Manual shift mode .........................4-32
Shift-lock system
...........................4-31
Shift position indication
................4-30
Warning light
.................................4-30
B
Battery .................................................6-38
Maintenance
..................................6-40
Replacement
..................................6-40
Specifications
..................................9-4
Battery runs out
...................................7-15
Jump-Starting
................................7-15
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
............4-86
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
switch
............................................4-91
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System
warning beep
.......................................7-38
Bluetooth® ...........................................5-77
Bluetooth® Audio (Type A) .........5-115
Bluetooth® Audio (Type B) .........5-117
Bluetooth® Hands-Free (Type A) ...5-99
Bluetooth® Hands-Free (Type B) ...5-105
Troubleshooting
..........................5-131
Body Lubrication
................................6-33
Bottle Holder
.....................................5-139
Brakes Brakes assist
..................................4-60
Foot brake ...................................... 4-58
Pad wear indicator
.........................4-59
Parking brake
................................4-59
Warning light
.................................4-59
Break-In Period
...................................3-44
C
Capacities ..............................................9-5
Carbon Monoxide
...............................3-28
Cell Phones
.........................................8-19
Center Console
..................................5-141
Child Restraint Child-restraint precautions
............2-22
Installing child-restraint systems ...2-28
LATCH child-restraint systems
.....2-36
Child Safety Locks for Rear Doors
.....3-19
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10–3
Index
Climate Control System ........................5-2
Automatic Climate Control
.............5-9
Dual-Zone Automatic Climate
Control ........................................... 5-12
Gas specifications
............................9-9
Manual Climate Control
..................5-5
Operating Tips
.................................5-2
Vent Operation
................................5-3
Clock
...................................................5-28
Collision warning
................................7-38
Control Status Display
........................4-70
Cruise Control
...................................4-119
Cruise Control Switch
.................4-119
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed
Display
................................................4-16
Cup Holder
........................................5-138
Customer Assistance
.............................8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination ......................4-15
Daytime Running Lights
.....................4-45
Defogger Mirror
............................................4-53
Rear window
.................................4-52
Dimensions
...........................................9-6
Direct Mode Automatictransaxle
.......................4-38
Door Locks
..........................................3-11
Drive selection
....................................4-71
Driving In Flooded Area
.....................3-48
Driving Tips Automatic transaxle
......................4-39
Break-in period .............................. 3-44
Driving in flooded area ..................3-48
Driving on uneven road
.................3-50
Floor mat
.......................................3-45
Hazardous driving
.........................3-45
Overloading
...................................3-49
Rocking the vehicle
.......................3-46
Winter driving
...............................3-46
Driving on Uneven Road
....................3-50 Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)
.......4-64
DSC OFF Indicator Light ..............4-65
DSC OFF Switch ...........................4-65
TCS/DSC Indicator Light
.............4-64
E
Emergency Starting Push-Starting
.................................7-18
Starting a Flooded Engine
.............7-18
Emergency Towing Tiedown Hooks
.............................7-22
Towing Description
.......................7-21
Emission Control System
....................3-27
Ending Screen Display
........................4-70
Engine Coolant
..........................................6-30
Engine Compartment Overview
....6-26
Exhaust gas .................................... 3-28
Hood release
..................................6-24
Oil
..................................................6-27
Starting
............................................4-5
Essential information
............................6-2
Event Data Recorder
...........................8-20
Exhaust Gas
........................................3-28
Exterior Care
.......................................6-68
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance
....6-73
Bright-Metal Maintenance
............6-72
Maintaining the Finish
..................6-70
Plastic Part Maintenance
...............6-73
F
Flasher Hazard warning
.............................4-54
Headlights
.....................................4-40
Flat Tire
.................................................7-3
Mounting the Spare Tire ................7-10
Removing a Flat Tire
.......................7-7
Floor Mat
............................................3-45
Fluid Brake/Clutch
.................................6-32
Washer
...........................................6-32
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10–6
Index
O
Odometer and Trip Meter ....................4-12
Outside Mirrors
...................................3-32
Outside Temperature Display
..............4-16
Over Rev. buzzer
.................................7-39
Overhead Console
.............................5-140
Overhead Lights
................................5-135
Overheating
.........................................7-19
Overloading
.........................................3-49
Owner Maintenance Battery replacement
......................6-40
Closing the Hood ...........................6-25
Engine Compartment Overview
....6-26
Opening the Hood
.........................6-24
Owner Maintenance Precautions ...6-22
P
Parking Brake ......................................4-59
Personalization Features
.....................9-12
Power Steering
....................................4-73
Power Windows
..................................3-35
Power steering warning buzzer
...........7-38
R
Radar Sensor (Front) .........................4-113
Radar Sensors (Rear)
........................4-118
Rear Coat Hooks
...............................5-141
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
........4-92
Rear Door Child Safety Locks
............3-19
Rear Seat
...............................................2-8 Rear View Monitor
............................4-127
Displayable range on the screen ...4-129
Picture quality adjustment
...........4-134
Rear view monitor operation
.......4-131
Rear view parking camera
location
........................................4-128
Switching to the rear view monitor
display
.........................................4-128
Variance between actual road
conditions and displayed Image ...4-133
Viewing the display
.....................4-130
Rear Window Defogger
......................4-52
Rear Window Washer
..........................4-51
Rear Window Wiper
............................4-51
Rearview Mirror
..................................3-33
Recommended Oil
..............................6-27
Recording of Vehicle Data
..................8-21
Recreational Towing
...........................3-51
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country
...............................................8-17
Replacement Electrical battery
...........................6-40
Fuse
...............................................6-63
Light Bulbs
....................................6-47
Tires
...............................................6-45
Wheel
............................................6-46
Wiper
.............................................6-34
Rocking the Vehicle
............................3-46
S
SRS Air Bags Front passenger occupant classification
system
............................................2-56
How the SRS air bags work
..........2-49
Limitations to SRS air bag
............2-54
Monitoring ..................................... 2-61
SRS air bag deployment criteria
...2-53
Supplemental restraint system
components
...................................2-47
Safety Defects, Reporting
...................8-13
Satellite Radio
.....................................5-47
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