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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 108
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 108
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 109
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 109
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 124
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 125 Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 126
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . 126
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 130
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 130
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Wait-to-Start Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 132
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 132
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 133
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 133
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 133
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 133
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake System Messages . . . . . 140
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 141
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 142
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 142
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 142
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Diesel Particulate Filter Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 143
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag System Messages . . . . 146
Safety Belt Messages . . . . . . . . 146
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Instrument Cluster
Base Level Auto Stop English, Metric Similar
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Cluster Menu
There is an interactive display area
in the center of the instrument
cluster.
Use the right steering wheel control
to open and scroll through the
different items and displays.
Press
oto access the cluster
applications. Use
worxto scroll
through the list of available
applications. Not all applications will
be available on all vehicles. .
Info app. This is where you can
view the selected Driver
Information Center (DIC)
displays. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0137 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) 0134.
. Audio
. Phone
. Navigation
. Settings
Audio
In the main view of the Audio app,
press
worxto scroll through
radio stations or move to the next/
previous track of a CD/USB/
Bluetooth device that is connected
to the vehicle. Press
Vto select the
Audio app, then press
pto enter
the Audio menu. In the Audio menu
browse for music, select from the
favorites, or change the audio
source. Phone
Press
Vto select the Phone app,
then press
pto enter the Phone
menu. In the Phone menu, if there is
no active phone call, view recent
calls, scroll through contacts,
or select from the favorites. If there
is an active call, mute or unmute the
phone or switch to handset or
handsfree operation.
Navigation
Press
Vto select the Navigation
app, then press
pto enter the
Navigation menu. If there is no
active route, you can resume the
last route and turn the voice
prompts on/off. If there is an active
route, press
Vto cancel route
guidance or turn the voice prompts
on/off.
Settings
Press
Vto select the Settings app.
Use
worxto scroll through the
items in the Settings menu.
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English Uplevel
This gauge shows the engine
coolant temperature.
If the pointer moves toward the
warning area at the high end of the
gauge, the engine is too hot.
If the vehicle has been operating
under normal driving conditions, pull
off the road, stop the vehicle, and
turn off the engine as soon as
possible. See Engine
Overheating 0281.
Safety Belt Reminders
Driver Safety Belt Reminder
Light
There is a driver safety belt
reminder light on the instrument
cluster.
When the vehicle is started, this
light flashes and a chime may come
on to remind the driver to fasten
their safety belt. Then the light stays
on solid until the belt is buckled.
This cycle may continue several
times if the driver remains or
becomes unbuckled while the
vehicle is moving.
If the driver safety belt is buckled,
neither the light nor the chime
comes on.
Passenger Safety Belt
Reminder Light
There is a passenger safety belt
reminder light near the passenger
airbag status indicator. See
Passenger Sensing System 079.
When the vehicle is started, this
light flashes and a chime may come
on to remind passengers to fasten
their safety belt. Then the light stays
on solid until the belt is buckled.
This cycle continues several times if
the passenger remains or becomes
unbuckled while the vehicle is
moving.
If the passenger safety belt is
buckled, neither the chime nor the
light comes on.
The front passenger safety belt
reminder light and chime may turn
on if an object is put on the seat
such as a briefcase, handbag,
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For vehicles with the uplevel cluster,
this light may not come on when
starting the vehicle.
This light is green if LKA is available
to assist.
LKA may assist by gently turning
the steering wheel if the vehicle
approaches a detected lane marking
without using the turn signal in that
direction. The LKA light will turn
amber.
This light is amber and flashes as a
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
alert, to indicate that the lane
marking has been crossed.
SeeLane Keep Assist (LKA) 0247.
Vehicle Ahead Indicator
If equipped, this indicator will
display green when a vehicle is
detected ahead and amber when
you are following a vehicle ahead
much too closely.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0243.
Traction Off Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the engine. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced by your
dealer. If the system is working
normally, the indicator light then
turns off.
The traction off light comes on when
the Traction Control System (TCS)
has been turned off by pressing and
releasing the TCS/StabiliTrak
button. This light and the StabiliTrak OFF
light come on when StabiliTrak is
turned off.
If the TCS is off, wheel speed will
be limited when necessary to
protect the driveline from damage.
Adjust driving accordingly.
See
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0235.
StabiliTrak®OFF Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the engine. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced by your
dealer.
This light comes on when the
StabiliTrak system is turned off.
If StabiliTrak is off, the Traction
Control System (TCS) is also off.
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The light turns off when the cruise
control is turned off. SeeCruise
Control 0237.
Door Ajar Light
If equipped, this light comes on
when a door is open or not securely
latched. Before driving, check that
all doors are properly closed. See
Door Ajar Messages 0141.
Information Displays
Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Base Level)
The DIC displays information about
your vehicle. It also displays
warning messages if a system
problem is detected. See Vehicle
Messages 0140. All messages
appear in the DIC display in the
center of the instrument cluster.
DIC Operation and Displays
The DIC has different displays
which can be accessed by using the
DIC buttons on the turn signal lever.
DIC Buttons
SET/CLR : Press to set, or press
and hold to clear, the menu item
displayed.
\: Use the band to scroll through
the items in each menu.
MENU : Press to display the Trip/
Fuel Menu, the Vehicle Information
Menu, and the ECO Menu. This
button is also used to return to or
exit the last screen displayed on
the DIC.
Trip/Fuel Menu (TRIP) Items
Press MENU on the turn signal
lever until the TRIP menu displays.
Use
\to scroll through the menu
items. Not all items are available on
every vehicle. The following is a list
of all possible menu items:
Digital Speed : Displays how fast
the vehicle is moving in either
kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles
per hour (mph). The speedometer
cannot be reset.
Trip 1 or Trip 2, Average Fuel
Economy : Displays the current
distance traveled, in either
kilometers (km) or miles (mi), from
the last reset for the trip odometer.
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value will show“- - -“until the
selected distance has been
traveled.
The display provides feedback on
how current driving behavior in the
bar graph affects the running
average in the top display and how
well recent driving compares to the
best that has been achieved.
Top Consumers : Shows a list of
the features that are currently
impacting the fuel economy, in order
from highest to lowest. If a feature is
turned off, it will be removed from
the list.
Economy Trend : Shows history of
the Average Fuel Economy from the
last 50 km (30 mi). Each bar
represents about 5 km (3 mi) of
driving. During driving the bars will
shift to always reflect the most
recent distance on the right side.
Press and hold
Vto clear the graph
or press
pto reset through
the menu.
Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Uplevel)
The DIC displays are shown in the
center of the instrument cluster in
the Info app. See Instrument Cluster
0 116. The displays show the status
of many vehicle systems. The
controls for the DIC are on the right
steering wheel control.
worx: Press to move up or
down in a list.
oorp: Press to move between
the interactive display zones in the
cluster.
V: Press to open a menu or select
a menu item. Press and hold to
reset values on certain screens.
DIC Info Page Options
The info pages on the DIC can be
turned on or off through the
Settings menu.
1. Press
oto access the cluster
applications.
2. Press
worxto scroll to the
Settings application.
3. Press
Vto enter the
Settings menu.
4. Scroll to Info Pages and press
p.
5. Press
worxto move
through the list of possible
information displays.
6. Press
Vwhile an item is
highlighted to select or
deselect that item. When an
item is selected, a checkmark
will appear next to it.
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This light comes on in the
instrument cluster when the
IntelliBeam system is enabled.
Turning On and Enabling
IntelliBeam
To enable the IntelliBeam system,
press
bon the turn signal lever
when the exterior lamp control is in
the AUTO or
5position. The blue
high-beam on light appears on the
instrument cluster when the high
beams are on. Driving with IntelliBeam
The system only activates the high
beams when driving over 40 km/h
(25 mph).
There is a sensor near the top
center of the windshield that
automatically controls the system.
Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance.
The high-beam headlamps remain
on, under the automatic control,
until one of the following situations
occurs:
.
The system detects an
approaching vehicle's
headlamps.
. The system detects a preceding
vehicle's taillamps.
. The outside light is bright
enough that high-beam
headlamps are not required.
. The vehicle's speed drops below
20 km/h (12 mph).
. The IntelliBeam system is
disabled by the high/low-beam
changer or the flash-to-pass feature. If this happens,
press
bon the turn
signal lever when the
exterior lamp control is
in the AUTO or
5position to
reactivate the IntelliBeam
system. The instrument cluster
light will come on to indicate the
IntelliBeam system is
reactivated. See Headlamp
High/Low-Beam Changer 0160
and Flash-to-Pass 0160.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
. The other vehicle's lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
. The other vehicle's lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray.
. The other vehicle's lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.