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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner’s manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter may work up to
60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.
Press this button to remove the key.
The key can be used to open the
driver door.
K:Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors.
For vehicles with the manual
liftgate, press
Ktwice within
five seconds to unlock the liftgate.
Q: Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized.
b: If equipped, press twice
quickly to open or close the liftgate.
Press and release once to stop the
liftgate from moving.
7: Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. Press and hold for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press
7again to
cancel the panic alarm.
/: Press and releaseQand then
immediately press and hold
/for at
least four seconds to start the
engine from outside the vehicle
using the RKE transmitter.
See Keys 026 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 027.
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Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
Start the vehicle normally after
entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
. Press and hold
/until the
parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 033.
Door Locks
See Door Locks 034.
Keyless Access
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the RKE transmitter must be within
1 m (3 ft) of the door being opened.
Press the button on the door handle
to open. The liftgate is also
unlocked when the RKE transmitter
is within range of the liftgate handle.
Press the touch pad underneath the
handle and lift.
See “Keyless Access Operation” in
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 027.
Liftgate
To open the liftgate, pressKon the
power door lock switch or press
K
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter twice to unlock all doors.
Press the touch pad on the
underside of the liftgate handle and
lift up. See Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 027.
Use the pull cup to lower and close
the liftgate. Do not press the touch
pad while closing the liftgate. This
will cause the liftgate to be
unlatched.
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Manual Folding Mirrors
The outside mirrors fold inward to
prevent damage when going
through an automatic car wash. To
fold, push the mirror toward the
vehicle. Push outward to return to
the original position.
Heated Mirrors
If equipped, press
Kto heat the
outside mirrors.
See “Rear Window Defogger” under
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0168.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamp
The dome lamp is in the overhead
console.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
*: Turns the lamp off, even when
a door is open.
1: The lamp comes on when a
door is opened.
+: Turns the lamp on.
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Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps on the
overhead console and over the rear
passenger doors. These lamps
come on when any door is opened.
Front Reading Lamps
The reading lamps in the overhead
console are operated by touch.
Touch the lamp for dim light, touch
again for bright light, and touch
again to turn the light off.
Rear Reading Lamps
Press the lamp lens to turn the rear
passenger reading lamps on or off.
For more information on interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 0164.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel on the outboard
side of the steering wheel.
Turn the control to the following
positions:
O:Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
AUTO : Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
See:
. Exterior Lamp Controls 0159.
. Fog Lamps 0164.
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vehicle. This can help avoid or
lessen the severity of crashes when
driving in a forward gear.
SeeForward Automatic Braking
(FAB) 0221.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
If equipped, LKA may help avoid
crashes due to unintentional lane
departures. It may assist by gently
turning the steering wheel if the
vehicle approaches a detected lane
marking without using a turn signal
in that direction. It may also provide
a Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
alert as the lane marking is crossed.
The system will not assist or alert if
it detects that you are actively
steering. Override LKA by turning
the steering wheel. LKA uses a
camera to detect lane markings
between 60 km/h (37 mph) and
180 km/h (112 mph).
See Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
0 224 andLane Keep Assist (LKA)
0 224.
Lane Change Alert (LCA)
If equipped, the LCA system is a
lane-changing aid that assists
drivers with avoiding lane change
crashes that occur with moving
vehicles in the side blind zone (or
spot) areas or with vehicles rapidly
approaching these areas from
behind. The LCA warning display
will light up in the corresponding
outside mirror and will flash if the
turn signal is on. The Side Blind
Zone Alert (SBZA) system is
included as part of the LCA system.
See Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
0 222 andLane Change Alert (LCA)
0 222.
Surround Vision
If equipped, views around the
vehicle display in the infotainment
display to aid with parking and
low-speed maneuvers.
See “Surround Vision” under
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing 0214. Front Vision Camera
If equipped, a view of the area in
front of the vehicle displays on the
infotainment display to aid with
parking and low-speed maneuvers.
See
“Front Vision Camera” under
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing 0214.
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC)
If equipped, RVC shows a view of
the area behind the vehicle on the
infotainment display when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse) to
aid with parking and low-speed
backing maneuvers.
See Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0214.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA) System
If equipped, the RCTA system uses
a triangle with an arrow displayed
on the infotainment display to warn
of traffic behind your vehicle that
may cross your vehicle's path while
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The following may be available:
Q:Press to lock all doors. The turn
signal indicators may flash and/or
the horn may sound to indicate
locking. See Vehicle Personalization
0 149. If a passenger door is open
when
Qis pressed, all doors lock.
If the driver door is open when
Qis
pressed, all doors lock except the
driver door. These settings can be
modified. See Vehicle
Personalization 0149.
Pressing
Qmay also arm the alarm
system. See Vehicle Alarm System
0 42.
K:Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors. See Vehicle
Personalization 0149. The turn
signal indicators may flash to
indicate unlocking has occurred.
See Vehicle Personalization 0149.
Pressing
Kmay also disarm the
alarm system. See Vehicle Alarm
System 042.
For vehicles with the manual
liftgate, press
Ktwice within
five seconds to unlock the liftgate.
b: If equipped, press twice
quickly to open or close the liftgate.
Press and release once to stop the
liftgate from moving.
7: Press and release one time to
initiate vehicle locator. The exterior
lamps flash and the horn chirps
three times. Press and hold
7for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. The horn sounds and
the turn signals flash until
7is
pressed again or the vehicle is
started.
/: Press and releaseQand then
immediately press and hold
/for at
least four seconds to start the
engine from outside the vehicle
using the RKE transmitter.
Keyless Access Operation
The Keyless Access system lets
you lock and unlock the doors and
access the liftgate without removing
the RKE transmitter from your
pocket, purse, briefcase, etc. The
RKE transmitter should be within
1 m (3 ft) of the door or liftgate being
opened. If equipped, there will be
buttons on the outside front door
handles.
Keyless Access can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first lock/unlock press from the
driver door. See Vehicle
Personalization 0149.
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the driver door handle, pressing
the lock/unlock button on the driver
door handle will unlock the driver
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Keyless Liftgate Opening
When the doors are locked, press
the touch pad to open the liftgate if
the RKE transmitter is within
1 m (3 ft).
Programming Transmitters to
the Vehicle
Only RKE transmitters programmed
to the vehicle will work. If a
transmitter is lost or stolen, a
replacement can be purchased and
programmed through your dealer.
The vehicle can be reprogrammed
so that lost or stolen transmitters no
longer work. Any remaining
transmitters will need to be
reprogrammed. Each vehicle can
have up to eight transmitters
matched to it.
Programming with Two
Recognized Transmitters
A new transmitter can be
programmed to the vehicle when
there are two recognized
transmitters. To program, the vehicle
must be off and all of thetransmitters, both currently
recognized and new, must be
with you.
1. Place the two recognized
transmitters in the front
cupholder.
2. Insert the vehicle key of the new transmitter into the key
lock cylinder on the outside of
the driver door and turn the key
to the unlock position five times
within 10 seconds.
The Driver Information Center
(DIC) displays READY FOR
REMOTE #2, 3, 4 or 5. 3. Place the new transmitter in
the front cupholder
4. Press ENGINE START/STOP. When the transmitter is
learned, the DIC will show that
it is ready to program the next
transmitter.
5. Remove the transmitter from the transmitter pocket and
press
K.
To program additional
transmitters, repeat Steps 3–5.
When all additional transmitters
are programmed, press and
hold ENGINE START/STOP for
12 seconds to exit
programming mode.
Programming without Two
Recognized Transmitters
If two currently recognized
transmitters are not available, follow
this procedure to program up to
eight transmitters. This feature is
not available in Canada. This
procedure will take approximately
30 minutes to complete. The vehicle
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must be off and all of the
transmitters to be programmed must
be with you.1. Insert the vehicle key of the transmitter into the key lock
cylinder on the outside of the
driver door and turn the key to
the unlock position five times
within 10 seconds.
The Driver Information Center
(DIC) displays REMOTE
LEARN PENDING,
PLEASE WAIT.
2. Wait for 10 minutes until the DIC displays PRESS ENGINE
START BUTTON TO LEARN
and then press ENGINE
START/STOP.
The DIC displays will again
show REMOTE LEARN
PENDING, PLEASE WAIT.
3. Repeat Step 2 two additional times. After the third time, all
previously known transmitters
will no longer work with the
vehicle. Remaining transmitters
can be relearned during the
next steps. The DIC display should now
show READY FOR REMOTE
# 1.
4. Place the new transmitter in
the front cupholder.
5. Press ENGINE START/STOP. When the transmitter is
learned, the DIC will show that
it is ready to program the next
transmitter.
6. Remove the transmitter from the cupholder and press
K.
To program additional
transmitters, repeat Steps 4–6. When all additional transmitters
are programmed, press and
hold ENGINE START/STOP for
12 seconds to exit
programming mode.
Starting the Vehicle with a Low
Transmitter Battery
If the transmitter battery is weak or if
there is interference with the signal,
the DIC may display NO REMOTE
DETECTED or NO REMOTE KEY
WAS DETECTED PLACE KEY IN
TRANSMITTER POCKET THEN
START YOUR VEHICLE. See
Key
and Lock Messages 0143.