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Visual Index
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Quick Reference Guide❙Maintenance Under the Hood (P440)
❙Windshield Wipers (P169, 460)
❙Tires (P462, 485)
❙Door Lock/Unlock Control (P142)
❙Power Door Mirrors (P178)
❙Headlights (P165, 453)
❙How to Refuel (P428)
❙High-Mount Brake Light (P459)
❙Emergency Trunk Release Lever (P154)
❙Opening/Closing the Trunk (P153)
❙Multi-View Rear Camera (P426)
❙Rear Side Marker Lights (P457)
❙Brake/Taillights (P457)
❙Rear Turn Signal Lights (P456)
❙Back-Up Lights (P458)
❙Rear License Plate Lights (P459)
❙Brake/Taillights (P457)
❙Fog Lights* (P168, 453)
❙Trunk Release Button (P152)
❙Front Turn Signal Lights (P164, 454)
❙Front Side Marker/Parking Lights (P165, 453)
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Continued
Controls
Wipers and Washers
The windshield wipers and washers can be
used when the power mode is in ON.
■MIST
The wipers run at high speed until you release
the lever.
■Wiper switch (OFF, INT*, LO, HI)
Change the wiper switch setting according to
the amount of rain.
■AUTO*
2 Automatic Intermittent Wipers* P. 170
■Adjusting wiper operation
Turn the adjustment ring to adjust wiper
operation.
■Washer
Sprays while you pull the lever toward you.
When you release the le ver for more than one
second, the spray stops, the wipers sweep two
or three more times to clear the windshield,
then stop.
1 Wipers and Washers
NOTICE
Do not use the wipers when the windshield is dry.
The windshield will get sc ratched, or the rubber
blades will get damaged.
NOTICE
In cold weather, the blades may freeze to the
windshield.
Operating the wipers in th is condition may damage
the wipers. Use the defrost er or heated windshield
*
to warm the windshield, then turn the wipers on.
If the vehicle speeds up while the wipers are
operating intermittently, the length of the wipe
interval shortens.
When the vehicle speeds up, the wiper operation’s
shortest delay setting and the LO setting become
the same.
Turn the washers off if no washer fluid comes out.
The pump may get damaged.
The wiper motor may stop motor operation
temporarily to prevent an overload. Wiper operation
will return to normal within a few minutes, once the
circuit has returned to normal.
Models with intermittent time adjustment ring
MIST
OFF
LO : Low speed wipe
HI: High speed wipe Pull to
use
washer.
INT
*: Low speed with
intermittent
AUTO
*: Automatic
intermittent operation
Lower speed, fewer sweeps
Higher speed, more sweeps
* Not available on all models
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Controls
When you push the lever down to AUTO, the
windshield wipers sweep once, and go into
the automatic mode.
The wipers operate intermittently, at low
speed, or at high speed and stops in
accordance with the am ount of rainfall the
rainfall sensor detects.
■AUTO sensitivity adjustment
When in AUTO, you can also adjust the
rainfall sensor sensitivity using the adjustment
ring.
Sensor sensitivity
■Automatic Intermittent Wipers*1 Wipers and Washers
If the wipers st op operating due to an obstacle such
as the build-up of snow, pa rk the vehicle in a safe
place.
Rotate the wipe r switch to OFF, and set the power
mode to ACCESSORY or VEHICLE OFF (LOCK), then
remove the obstacle.
1 Automatic Intermittent Wipers*
The rainfall sensor is in the location shown below.
NOTICE
AUTO should always be turned OFF before the
following situation in order to prevent severe damage
to the wiper system:
•Cleaning the windshield
•Driving through a car wash
Rainfall Sensor
Adjustment Ring
Low sensitivity
High sensitivity
* Not available on all models
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Controls
Turn the headlights on and press the
headlight washer button to operate.
The headlight washers also operate when you
turn the windshield washers for the first time
after the power mode sets to ON.
■Headlight Washers*
Canadian models
1Headlight Washers*
The headlight washers use th e same fluid reservoir as
the windshield washers.
Headlight
Washer Button
* Not available on all models
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Index
Trunk......................................................... 152
Lid ........................................................... 152
Light Bulbs............................................... 530
Main Switch ............................................ 154
Open Indicator........................................... 81
Open Message......................................... 102
Unable to Open ....................................... 527
Turn Signals ............................................... 164
Indicators (Instrum ent Panel) ...................... 83
Turn-by-Turn Directions ........................... 124
Two-way Keyless Access Remote ..... 147, 325
U
Under-Floor Storage Area........................ 194
Unlocking the Doors ................................. 142
Unlocking the Fron t Doors from the
Inside ................................................. 13, 148
USB Flash Drives ........................................ 256
USB Port .................................................... 209
Using the Keyless Access System .............. 142
V
Valet Mode............................................... 154
Vanity Mirrors ............................................... 7
Vehicle Identification Number ................. 532
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®).................. 390
Off Button ............................................... 391
Off Indicator ...................................... 81, 391
System Indicator ................................ 81, 390 Viscosity (Oil)
.................................... 443, 531
VSA ® (Vehicle Stability Assist) .................. 390
W
Wallpaper................................................. 221
Warning and Information Messages ......... 95
Warning Indicator On/Blinking ............... 514
Warning Labels ........................................... 67
Warranties (Warranty Manual provided
separately) .............................................. 537
Watts ......................................................... 530
Wear Indicators (Tire) .............................. 467
Wheel Nut Wrench (Jack Handle) ........... 500
Window Washers ..................................... 169
Adding/Refilling Fluid .............................. 452
Switch ..................................................... 169
Windows (Opening and Closing) ............ 158
Windshield Cleaning ......................................... 477, 479
Defrosting/Defogging .............................. 205
Washer Fluid ........................................... 452
Wiper Blades ........................................... 460
Wipers and Washers................................ 169
Winter Tires .............................................. 470
Snow Tires .............................................. 470
Tire Chains .............................................. 470
Wipers and Washers ................................. 169
Checking and Replacing Wiper Blades ..... 460
WMA ................................................. 232, 242
Worn Tires ................................................ 462
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