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DRIVING AND OPERATING 191
surface of a curve or an overpass
can remain icy when the
surrounding roads are clear. Avoid
sudden steering maneuvers and
braking while on ice.
. Turn off cruise control.
Blizzard Conditions
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and
signal for help. Stay with the vehicle
unless there is help nearby. To get
help and keep everyone in the
vehicle safe:
.Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Tie a red cloth to an outside
mirror.
{Warning
Snow can trap engine exhaust
under the vehicle. This may cause
exhaust gases to get inside. Engine
exhaust contains carbon monoxide
(CO), which cannot be seen or
smelled. It can cause
unconsciousness and even death.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
If the vehicle is stuck in snow:
. Clear snow from the base of
the vehicle, especially any
blocking the exhaust pipe.
. Open a window about 5 cm
(2 in) on the vehicle side that
is away from the wind, to
bring in fresh air.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Adjust the climate control
system to circulate the air
inside the vehicle and set the
fan speed to the highest
setting. See “Climate Control
Systems.”
For more information about CO, see
Engine Exhaust 0203.
To save fuel, run the engine for short
periods to warm the vehicle and then
shut the engine off and partially close
the window. Moving about to keep
warm also helps. If it takes time for help to arrive,
when running the engine, push the
accelerator pedal slightly so the
engine runs faster than the idle speed.
This keeps the battery charged to
restart the vehicle and to signal for
help with the headlamps. Do this as
little as possible, to save fuel.
If the Vehicle Is Stuck
Slowly and cautiously spin the wheels
to free the vehicle when stuck in sand,
mud, ice, or snow. See
“Rocking the
Vehicle to Get It Out ”later in this
section.
The Traction Control System (TCS)
can often help to free a stuck vehicle.
See Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0216. If TCS cannot free the
vehicle, see “Rocking the Vehicle to
Get it Out ”following.
{Warning
If the vehicle's tires spin at high
speed, they can explode, and you or
others could be injured. The vehicle
can overheat, causing an engine
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Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information
Only use towing equipment that has
been designed for the vehicle. Contact
your dealer or trailering dealer for
assistance with preparing the vehicle
for towing a trailer. Read the entire
section before towing a trailer.
For towing a disabled vehicle, see
Towing the Vehicle0315. For towing
the vehicle behind another vehicle
such as a motor home, see
Recreational Vehicle Towing 0316.
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips
Driving with a Trailer
When towing a trailer:
.
Become familiar with the state
and local laws that apply to trailer
towing.
. The trailer must be equipped with
brakes adequate for the intended
use. A loaded trailer weighing more than 900 kg (2,000 lb) must
be equipped with its own brake
system, with brakes working on all
axles. Trailer braking equipment
conforming to Canadian Standards
Association (CSA) requirement
CAN3-D313, or its equivalent, is
recommended.
. Do not tow a trailer during the
first 800 km (500 mi) to prevent
damage to the engine, axle,
or other parts.
. Then during the first 800 km
(500 mi) of trailer towing, do not
drive over 80 km/h (50 mph) and
do not make starts at full throttle.
. Vehicles can tow in D (Drive). Shift
the transmission to a lower gear if
the transmission shifts too often
under heavy loads and/or hilly
conditions.
. Do not use Adaptive Cruise
Control when towing.
. Turn off Park Assist when towing.
. The Forward Automatic Braking
System should be set to Off when
towing. See Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB) 021.
{Warning
When towing a trailer, exhaust
gases may collect at the rear of the
vehicle and enter if the liftgate,
trunk/hatch, or rear-most window
is open.
When towing a trailer:
. Do not drive with the liftgate,
trunk/hatch, or rear-most
window open.
. Fully open the air outlets on
or under the instrument
panel.
. Also adjust the climate
control system to a setting
that brings in only outside air.
See “Climate Control Systems ”
in the Index.
For more information about carbon
monoxide, see Engine
Exhaust 0203.
Towing a trailer requires a certain
amount of experience. The
combination you are driving is longer
and not as responsive as the vehicle
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INDEX 345
Automatic (cont'd)Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 274
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Pedal and Adjustable Throttle . . . 197
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 340
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Check Malfunction Indicator Engine
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 91 Child Restraints (cont'd)
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 106
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
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346 INDEX
Coolant (cont'd)Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 127
Engine Temperature Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173, 177
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
D
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 166
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Door (cont'd)
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 341
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 229
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 190
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Winter Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 132
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 252
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 286
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 257
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 127
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . 146
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
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350 INDEX
Mirror (cont'd)Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 48
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 293
N
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
O
Object Detection System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Oil (cont'd)
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 84
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 200
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . . . . 76
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 342
R
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . 177
Rear Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 230
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . 117
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336