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The camera that provides the Rear
Camera Mirror (RCM) image is
above the license plate, next to the
Rear Vision Camera (RVC).
To clean the rear camera, see
Windshield Wiper/Washer0106. Troubleshooting
If the tab is in the rearward position
and a blue screen and
dare
displayed in the mirror and the
display shuts off, see your dealer for
service.
The RCM may not work properly or
display a clear image if:
. There is glare from the sun or
headlamps. This may obstruct
objects from view.
. Dirt, snow, or other debris blocks
the camera lens. Clean the lens
with a soft damp cloth.
. The back of the vehicle has
been damaged and the position
and mounting angle of the
camera has changed.
Windows
{Warning
Never leave a child, a helpless
adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle,
especially with the windows
closed in warm or hot weather.
They can be overcome by the
extreme heat and suffer
permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke.

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Warning (Continued)
The shoulder belt will not be
against your body. Instead, it will
be in front of you. In a crash, you
could go into it, receiving neck or
other injuries.
The lap belt could go up over
your abdomen. The belt forces
would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries.
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if
the vehicle is moving.
Heated Front Seats
{Warning
If you cannot feel temperature
change or pain to the skin, the
seat heater may cause burns. To
reduce the risk of burns, people
with such a condition should use
care when using the seat heater,
especially for long periods of
time. Do not place anything on
the seat that insulates against(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
cover, or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat
heater may cause a burn or may
damage the seat.
Heated Seat Buttons
If equipped, the heated seat
controls are on the infotainment
display. To operate, the vehicle must
be on.

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TouchMorLto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion. Indicator
lights on the infotainment display
show the current setting with three
level indicators for high, medium,
or low.
Touch the screen once for the
highest setting. With each touch of
the screen, the heated seat will
change to the next lower setting,
and then to the off setting. The
lights indicate three for the highest
setting and one for the lowest.
The passenger seat may take
longer to heat up.
Auto Heated Seats
When the vehicle is on, this feature
will automatically activate the
heated seats at the level required by
the vehicle’ s interior temperature. In
auto mode, the AUTO text is
displayed without any indicators. Use the manual heated seat buttons
to turn auto heated seats off. Once
this feature is turned off, the auto
heated seats will be activated the
next time the vehicle is started. In
manual mode, the controls can be
accessed while the vehicle is on by
touching
MorL.
If the passenger seat is unoccupied,
the auto heated seats feature will
not activate that seat.
The auto heated seats feature can
be programmed to always be
enabled when the vehicle is on. See
Vehicle Personalization 0142.
Remote Start Heated Seats
When it is cold outside, the heated
seats can be turned on
automatically during a remote
vehicle start. The heated seats will be canceled
when the vehicle is started. If the
vehicle has auto heated seats, the
seat heating level will automatically
change to the level required by the
vehicle's interior temperature when
the vehicle is on.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced.
This is normal.
The heated seats will not turn on
during a remote start unless the
heated seat feature is enabled. See
Vehicle Personalization
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Reminder
If equipped, the message REAR
SEAT REMINDER LOOK IN REAR
SEAT displays under certain
conditions indicating there may be
an item or passenger in the rear
seat. Check before exiting the
vehicle.
This feature will activate when a
second row door is opened while
the vehicle is on or up to 10 minutes
before the vehicle is turned on,
including if the vehicle was started
remotely. There will be an alert
when the vehicle is turned off. The
alert does not directly detect objects
in the rear seat; instead, under
certain conditions, it detects when a
rear door is opened and closed,
indicating that there may be
something in the rear seat.
The feature is active only once each
time the vehicle is turned on and off,
and will require reactivation by
opening and closing the second row
doors. There may be an alert even
when there is nothing in the rearseat; for example, if a child entered
the vehicle through the rear door
and left the vehicle without the
vehicle being shut off.
The feature can be turned on or off.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0142.
Folding the Seatback
Either side of the seatback can be
folded down for more cargo space.
Fold a seatback only when the
vehicle is not moving.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the safety
belts. Always unbuckle the safety
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat. To fold the seatback down:1. Make sure the safety belt is in
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activate, without airbag inflation,
after an event that exceeds a
predetermined threshold. You can
lock the doors, turn off the interior
lamps, and turn off the hazard
warning flashers by using the
controls for those features.
{Warning
A crash severe enough to inflate
the airbags may have also
damaged important functions in
the vehicle, such as the brake
and steering systems, etc. Even if
the vehicle appears to be drivable
after a moderate crash, there may
be concealed damage that could
make it difficult to safely operate
the vehicle.
Use caution if attempting to
restart the vehicle after a crash
has occurred.
If an airbag inflates or the vehicle
has been in a crash, the sensing
system may shut down the high
voltage system. When this occurs,
the high voltage battery is disconnected and the vehicle will
not start. The SERVICE VEHICLE
SOON message in the Driver
Information Center (DIC) will be
displayed. Before the vehicle can be
operated again, it must be serviced
at your dealer.
In many crashes severe enough to
inflate the airbag, windshields are
broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may
also occur from the front outboard
passenger airbag.
.
Airbags are designed to inflate
only once. After an airbag
inflates, you will need some new
parts for the airbag system.
If you do not get them, the
airbag system will not be there
to help protect you in another
crash. A new system will include
airbag modules and possibly
other parts. The service manual
for the vehicle covers the need
to replace other parts. .
The vehicle has a crash sensing
and diagnostic module which
records information after a
crash. See Vehicle Data
Recording and Privacy 0338
and Event Data Recorders
0 338.
. Let only qualified technicians
work on the airbag systems.
Improper service can mean that
an airbag system will not work
properly. See your dealer for
service.
Passenger Sensing
System
The vehicle has a passenger
sensing system for the front
outboard passenger position. The
passenger airbag status indicator
will light on the overhead console
when the vehicle is started.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 104
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 104
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 105
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Pedestrian Safety Signal . . . . . 105
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 106
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Battery Gauge (High Voltage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . 115
Power Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . 116 Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 116
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 117
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Charging System Light (12-Volt
Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . 118
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 120
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . 121
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
StabiliTrak®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . 122
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 123
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Information Displays
Power Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Programmable Charging . . . . . . 124
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Energy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Battery and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake System Messages . . . . . 136
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 136
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 136
Electric Drive Unit Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 137
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Propulsion Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Airbag System Messages . . . . 140
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Service Vehicle Messages . . . . 140
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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oorp:Press to move between
the interactive display zones in the
cluster.
@: Press to select a highlighted
menu option.
yFAV or FAVz: Press to display
a list of favorites and select the next
or previous favorite when listening
to the radio.
The volume switches are on the
right rear side of the steering wheel.
Press to increase or decrease the
volume.
There is a paddle on the left rear
side of the steering wheel for
regenerative braking. See
Regenerative Braking 0212.
Heated Steering Wheel
(:If equipped, press to turn on or
off. A light on the button displays
when the feature is turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad
to sound the horn.
Pedestrian Safety Signal
The vehicle is equipped with
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Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
If the rear wiper control is off, the
rear wiper will automatically operate
continuously when the shift lever is
in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing low
or high speed wipes. If the rear
wiper control is off, the shift lever is
in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing
intermittent wipes, then the rear
wiper automatically performs
intermittent wipes.
This feature can be turned on or off.
SeeVehicle Personalization 0142.
The windshield washer reservoir is
used for the windshield and the rear
window. Check the fluid level in the
reservoir if either washer is not
working.
Compass
The vehicle has a compass display
in the instrument cluster above the
speedometer. The compass
receives its heading and other
information from the Global
Positioning System (GPS) antenna
and vehicle speed information. The compass system has automatic
calibration and zone adjustment
features.
Avoid covering the GPS antenna for
long periods of time with objects
that may interfere with the antenna's
ability to receive a satellite signal.
The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of
miles or degrees of turn before
needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. The compass system will
automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide
a heading.
Clock
The infotainment system controls
are used to access the time and
date settings through the menu.
This can also be changed by
touching the clock, then touch
8to
go to the Time and Date
Settings menu.
D: Press to access the
Home Page.
T: Touch to access the Icon View.
Y: Drag the scroll bar to navigate
the list.
RorQ: Touch to set up
items.
0: Touch to exit or return to the
previous screen or menu.
Setting the Time
When Auto Set is enabled, the time
cannot be manually set.
1. Touch
D, then touchT.
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Time and Date, then touch Set Time.
4. Touch + or −to adjust the
value.
5. Touch
RorQto adjust
AM or PM for 12 hour format.
6. Touch
0.
Setting the Date
1. TouchD, then touchT.
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Time and Date, then touch Set Date.