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Three-Passenger Seat
The right side pin has a
black cap with a white “R”
marked on it.
On a four-passenger seat,
each half of the seat has a set
of pins. The left side has a set
marked “L”, and the right side
has a set marked “R”.
If the vehicle has floor mats,
the pins are under a flap that
has been cut into the mat.
3. Pull the pin handle up to disengage the pin from the
retaining clip, and then pull the
pin out. 4. Repeat this procedure for the
other pins.
5. Pull the seat rearward about 5 cm (2 in), and then lift the
seat from the floor rails.
6. Remove the seat from the vehicle.
7. For the second and third rowseats, stow the safety belt latch
by attaching the clip on the
safety belt latch to the trim just
inside the side door.
For the last row of seats, stow
the safety belt latch plate on
the clip at the window trim. Roll
the mini-latch into the safety
belt webbing and then hook the
safety belt latch plate on
the clip.
Reinstalling the Rear Seats
{Warning
A seat that is not locked into
place properly can move around
in a collision or sudden stop.
People in the vehicle could be
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pulled out. If this happens, pull the
safety belt straight out firmly to
unlock the webbing, and then
release it. If the webbing is still
locked in the retractor, see your
dealer.
Before a door is closed, be sure the
safety belt is out of the way. If a
door is slammed against a safety
belt, damage can occur to both the
safety belt and the vehicle.
Safety Belt Height Adjuster
The vehicle has a safety belt height
adjuster for the driver and front
outboard passenger positions.
Adjust the height so the shoulder
portion of the belt is on the shoulder
and not falling off of it. The belt
should be close to, but not
contacting, the neck. Improper
shoulder belt height adjustment
could reduce the effectiveness of
the safety belt in a crash. SeeHow
to Wear Safety Belts Properly 047.Squeeze both sides of the release
button and pull outward. Then move
the height adjuster up or down to
the desired position and release the
button.
After the adjuster is set to the
desired position, try to move it up or
down without squeezing the release
button to make sure it has locked
into position.
Safety Belt Pretensioners
If the vehicle has seat-mounted side
impact airbags and roof-rail airbags,
it also has safety belt pretensioners
for the front outboard occupants. Although the safety belt
pretensioners cannot be seen, they
are part of the safety belt assembly.
They can help tighten the safety
belts during the early stages of a
moderate to severe frontal, near
frontal, or rear crash if the threshold
conditions for pretensioner
activation are met. And, if the
vehicle has roof-rail airbags, safety
belt pretensioners can help tighten
the safety belts in a side crash or a
rollover event.
Pretensioners work only once. If the
pretensioners are activated in a
crash, the pretensioners and
possibly other parts of the safety
belt system will need to be replaced.
See
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash 054.
Do not sit on the outboard safety
belt while entering or exiting the
vehicle or at any time while sitting in
the seat. Sitting on the safety belt
can damage the webbing and
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{Warning
If something is between an
occupant and an airbag, the
airbag might not inflate properly
or it might force the object into
that person causing severe injury
or even death. The path of an
inflating airbag must be kept
clear. Do not put anything
between an occupant and an
airbag, and do not attach or put
anything on the steering wheel
hub or on or near any other
airbag covering.
Do not use seat accessories that
block the inflation path of a
seat-mounted side impact airbag.
Never secure anything to the roof
of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags
by routing a rope or tie‐down
through any door or window
opening. If you do, the path of an
inflating roof-rail airbag will be
blocked.
When Should an Airbag
Inflate?
This vehicle is equipped with one or
more airbags. SeeAirbag System
0 55. Airbags are designed to inflate
if the impact exceeds the specific
airbag system's deployment
threshold. Deployment thresholds
are used to predict how severe a
crash is likely to be in time for the
airbags to inflate and help restrain
the occupants. The vehicle has
electronic sensors which help the
airbag system determine the
severity of the impact. Deployment
thresholds can vary with specific
vehicle design.
Frontal airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal
or near-frontal crashes to help
reduce the potential for severe
injuries mainly to the driver or front
outboard passenger head and
chest.
Whether the frontal airbags will or
should deploy is not based primarily
on how fast the vehicle is traveling. It depends largely on what you hit,
the direction of the impact, and how
quickly the vehicle slows down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at
different crash speeds depending on
whether the vehicle hits an object
straight on or at an angle, and
whether the object is fixed or
moving, rigid or deformable, narrow
or wide.
Frontal airbags are not intended to
inflate during vehicle rollovers, rear
impacts, or in many side impacts.
Seat-mounted side impact airbags,
if equipped, are designed to inflate
in moderate to severe side crashes
depending on the location of the
impact. Seat-mounted side impact
airbags are not designed to inflate in
frontal impacts, near-frontal impacts,
rollovers, or rear impacts.
A seat-mounted side impact airbag
is intended to inflate on the side of
the vehicle that is struck.
The vehicle may or may not be
equipped with roof-rail airbags.
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the windshield or being able to steer
the vehicle, nor does it prevent
people from leaving the vehicle.
{Warning
When an airbag inflates, there
may be dust in the air. This dust
could cause breathing problems
for people with a history of
asthma or other breathing trouble.
To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as
it is safe to do so. If you have
breathing problems but cannot
get out of the vehicle after an
airbag inflates, then get fresh air
by opening a window or a door.
If you experience breathing
problems following an airbag
deployment, you should seek
medical attention.
The vehicle has a feature that may
automatically unlock the doors
(if equipped with power door locks),
turn on the interior lamps and
hazard warning flashers, and shut
off the fuel system after the airbags inflate. The feature may also
activate, without airbag inflation,
after an event that exceeds a
predetermined threshold. You can
lock the doors, and turn off the
interior lamps and 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 fuel
system, 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 you should attempt
to restart the engine after a crash
has occurred.
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 0324 andEvent Data
Recorders 0325.
. 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
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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 88
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 88
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 89
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . 97
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 99
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . 99 Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 101
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 102
Brake System Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 105
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 105
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 106
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 107
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 107Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake System Messages . . . . . 112
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 113
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 113 Engine Cooling System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 114
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 115
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . 115
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Airbag System Messages . . . . . 117
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Service Vehicle Messages . . . . 117
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Transmission Messages . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 119

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Entering the Feature
Settings Menu
1. Turn the ignition on and placethe vehicle in P (Park).
To avoid excessive drain on
the battery, it is recommended
that the headlamps are
turned off.
2. Press
Uto enter the feature
settings menu.
If the menu is not available,
FEATURE SETTINGS
AVAILABLE IN PARK will
display. Before entering the
menu, make sure the vehicle is
in P (Park).
Feature Settings Menu Items
The following are customization
features that allow you to program
settings to the vehicle:
DISPLAY IN ENGLISH
This feature will only display if a
language other than English has
been set. This feature allows you to
change the language in which the
DIC messages appear to English. Press
Uuntil the PRESSVTO
DISPLAY IN ENGLISH screen
appears on the DIC display. Press
the set/reset button once to display
all DIC messages in English.
LANGUAGE
This feature allows you to select the
language in which the DIC
messages will appear.
Press
Uuntil the LANGUAGE
screen appears on the DIC display.
Press
Vonce to access the settings
for this feature. Then press
Uto
scroll through the following settings:
ENGLISH (default) : All messages
will appear in English.
FRANCAIS : All messages will
appear in French.
ESPANOL : All messages will
appear in Spanish.
ARABIC : All messages will appear
in Arabic.
NO CHANGE : No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain. To select a setting, press
Vwhile
the desired setting is displayed on
the DIC. A beep will sound once a
language has been selected.
AUTO DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select
when the doors will
automatically lock.
Press
Uuntil AUTO DOOR LOCK
appears on the DIC display. Press
Vonce to access the settings for
this feature. Then press
Uto scroll
through the following settings:
SHIFT OUT OF PARK (default) :
The doors will automatically lock
when the vehicle is shifted out of
P (Park).
AT VEHICLE SPEED : The doors
will automatically lock when the
vehicle speed is above 13 km/h
(8 mph) for three seconds.
NO CHANGE : No change will be
made to this feature. The current
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To select a setting, pressVwhile
the desired setting is displayed on
the DIC.
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows you to select
whether or not to turn off the
automatic door unlocking feature.
It also allows you to select which
doors and when the doors will
automatically unlock.
Press
Uuntil AUTO DOOR
UNLOCK appears on the DIC
display. Press
Vonce to access
the settings for this feature. Then
press
Uto scroll through the
following settings:
OFF : None of the doors will
automatically unlock.
DRIVER AT KEY OUT : Only the
driver door will unlock when the key
is taken out of the ignition.
DRIVER IN PARK : Only the driver
door will unlock when the vehicle is
shifted into P (Park). ALL AT KEY OUT :
All of the doors
will unlock when the key is taken
out of the ignition.
ALL IN PARK (default) : All of the
doors will unlock when the vehicle is
shifted into P (Park).
NO CHANGE : No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile
the desired setting is displayed on
the DIC.
REMOTE DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select the
type of feedback you will receive
when locking the vehicle with the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. You will not receive
feedback when locking the vehicle
with the RKE transmitter if the doors
are open. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 025.
Press
Uuntil REMOTE DOOR
LOCK appears on the DIC display.
Press
Vonce to access the settings
for this feature. Then press
Uto
scroll through the following settings: OFF :
There will be no feedback
when you press
Qon the RKE
transmitter.
LIGHTS ONLY : The exterior lamps
will flash when you press
Qon the
RKE transmitter.
HORN ONLY : The horn will sound
on the second press of
Qon the
RKE transmitter.
HORN & LIGHTS (default) : The
exterior lamps will flash when you
press
Qon the RKE transmitter, and
the horn will sound when
Qis
pressed again within five seconds of
the previous command.
NO CHANGE : No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile
the desired setting is displayed on
the DIC.
REMOTE DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows you to select the
type of feedback you will receive
when unlocking the vehicle with the
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transmitter. You will not receive
feedback when unlocking the
vehicle with the RKE transmitter if
the doors are open. SeeRemote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 025.
Press
Uuntil REMOTE DOOR
UNLOCK appears on the DIC
display. Press
Vonce to access the
settings for this feature. Then press
Uto scroll through the following
settings:
LIGHTS OFF : The exterior lamps
will not flash when you press
Kon
the RKE transmitter.
LIGHTS ON (default) : The exterior
lamps will flash when you press
K
on the RKE transmitter.
NO CHANGE : No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile
the desired setting is displayed on
the DIC. DELAY DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select
whether or not the locking of the
doors will be delayed. When locking
the doors with the power door lock
switch and a door is open, this
feature will delay locking the doors
until five seconds after the last door
is closed. You will hear three chimes
to signal that the delayed locking
feature is in use. The key must be
out of the ignition for this feature to
work. You can temporarily override
delayed locking by pressing the
power door lock switch twice or
Q
on the RKE transmitter twice. See
Delayed Locking
029.
Press
Uuntil DELAY DOOR LOCK
appears on the DIC display. Press
Vonce to access the settings for
this feature. Then press
Uto scroll
through the following settings:
OFF : There will be no delayed
locking of the vehicle's doors.
ON (default) : The doors will not
lock until five seconds after the last
door is closed. NO CHANGE :
No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press
Vwhile
the desired setting is displayed on
the DIC.
EXIT LIGHTING
This feature allows you to select the
amount of time you want the
exterior lamps to remain on when it
is dark enough outside. This
happens after the key is turned from
ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF.
Press
Uuntil EXIT LIGHTING
appears on the DIC display. Press
Vonce to access the settings for
this feature. Then press
Uto scroll
through the following settings:
OFF : The exterior lamps will not
turn on.
10 SECONDS (default) : The
exterior lamps will stay on for
10 seconds.
1 MINUTE : The exterior lamps will
stay on for one minute.