
The childproof locks are located on the
rear edge of each rear door and must be
set separately for each door.
Left-Hand Side
Turn counterclockwise to lock and
clockwise to unlock.
Right-Hand Side
Turn clockwise to lock and
counterclockwise to unlock.
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PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
WARNINGS
Always drive and ride with your
seatback upright and the lap belt
snug and low across the hips.
To reduce the risk of injury, make
sure children sit where they can be
properly restrained.
Never let a passenger hold a child on
his or her lap while the vehicle is
moving. The passenger cannot
protect the child from injury in a crash,
which may result in serious injury or death. All occupants of the vehicle,
including the driver, should always
properly wear their safety belts, even
when an airbag supplemental restraint
system is provided. Failure to properly wear
your safety belt could seriously increase
the risk of injury or death. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a
vehicle. In a crash, people riding in
these areas are more likely to be seriously
injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be
sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and using a safety belt properly. In a rollover crash, an unbelted
person is significantly more likely to
die than a person wearing a safety
belt. Each seating position in your vehicle
has a specific safety belt assembly
which is made up of one buckle and
one tongue that are designed to be used
as a pair. 1) Use the shoulder belt on the
outside shoulder only. Never wear the
shoulder belt under the arm. 2) Never
swing the safety belt around your neck over
the inside shoulder. 3) Never use a single
belt for more than one person. WARNINGS
When possible, all children 12 years
old and under should be properly
restrained in a rear seating position.
Failure to follow this could seriously
increase the risk of injury or death. Safety belts and seats can become
hot in a vehicle that has been closed
up in sunny weather; they could burn
a small child. Check seat covers and
buckles before you place a child anywhere
near them. Front and rear seat occupants,
including pregnant women, should
wear safety belts for optimum
protection in an accident. All seating positions in this vehicle have
lap and shoulder safety belts. All
occupants of the vehicle should always
properly wear their safety belts, even when
an airbag supplemental restraint system
is provided.
The safety belt system consists of:
•
Lap and shoulder safety belts.
• Shoulder safety belt with automatic
locking mode, (except driver safety
belt).
• Height adjuster at the front outboard
seating positions.
• Safety belt pretensioner at the front
outboard seating positions. •
Safety belt warning light and chime. •
Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator.
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Seatbelt Locking Modes
WARNING
After a crash, have a qualified
technician check all the seatbelts to
make sure the seatbelts including
the automatic locking retractor feature for
child restraints operate properly. We
recommend replacing any system that has
damage or does not operate properly.
Failure to do so can result in personal injury
or death in the event of a sudden stop or
another crash. All safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The
driver seatbelt has the first type of locking
mode, and the front outboard passenger
and rear seat seatbelts have both types of
locking modes described as follows:
Vehicle Sensitive Mode
This is the normal retractor mode, which
allows free shoulder belt length
adjustment to your movements and
locking in response to vehicle movement.
For example, if the driver brakes suddenly,
turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle
receives an impact of about 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the combination
seatbelts lock to help reduce forward
movement of the driver and passengers.
In addition, the retractor is designed to lock
if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If
this occurs, let the belt retract slightly and
pull the webbing out again in a slow and
controlled manner.
Automatic Locking Mode
In this mode, the shoulder belt
automatically pre-locks. The belt still
retracts to remove any slack in the
shoulder belt. The automatic locking mode
is not available on the driver seatbelt. When to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode
Use this mode any time you install a child
safety seat in a front outboard passenger
seating position in a Regular Cab,
SuperCab, SuperCrew or any rear seating
position of a SuperCab or SuperCrew. The
optional front seat center seatbelt has a
cinch mechanism. Properly restrain
children 12 years old and under in a rear
seat whenever possible. See
Child Safety
(page 16).
How to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode
Non-inflatable seatbelts 1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until you pull the entire belt
out.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seatbelt is now in the
automatic locking mode.
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Rear outboard inflatable seatbelts
(second row only
– if equipped)1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the lap portion of the belt and pull upward until you pull the entire
belt out.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seatbelt is now in the
automatic locking mode.
How to Disengage the Automatic
Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completely to disengage the automatic
locking mode and activate the vehicle
sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
Rear Inflatable Seatbelt (If Equipped) WARNING
Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify rear inflatable seatbelts.
The rear inflatable seatbelts are in the
shoulder portion of the seatbelts of the
second-row outboard seating positions. Note:
The rear inflatable seatbelts are
compatible with most infant and child
safety car seats and belt positioning booster
seats when properly installed. This is
because they are designed to fill with a
cooled gas at a lower pressure and at a
slower rate than traditional airbags. After
inflation, the shoulder portion of the
seatbelt remains cool to the touch.
The rear inflatable seatbelt consists of the
following:
• An inflatable bag in the shoulder
seatbelt webbing.
• Lap seatbelt webbing with automatic
locking mode.
• The same warning light, electronic
control and diagnostic unit as used for
the front seatbelts.
• Impact sensors in various parts of the
vehicle.
How does the rear inflatable seatbelt
system work? WARNING
If the rear inflatable seatbelt has
deployed, it will not function again
and must be replaced immediately.
If the seatbelt is not replaced, the
unrepaired area will increase the risk of
injury in a crash. The rear inflatable seatbelts function like
standard restraints in everyday usage.
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4.
For halogen or LED headlamps: On
the wall or screen you will observe a
light pattern with a distinct horizontal
edge toward the right. If this edge is not
at the horizontal reference line, you will
need to adjust the beam so the edge
is at the same height as the horizontal
reference line. 5. Locate the vertical adjuster on each
headlamp. Use a #2 Phillips
screwdriver to turn the adjuster either
counterclockwise or clockwise in order
to adjust the vertical aim of the
headlamp.
6. Repeat Steps 3 through 7 to adjust the
other headlamp.
7. Close the hood and turn off the lamps. Horizontal Aim Adjustment
Horizontal aim is not required for this
vehicle and is not adjustable.
CHANGING A BULB WARNING
Handle a halogen headlamp bulb
carefully and keep out of children
’s
reach. Grasp the bulb only by its
plastic base and do not touch the glass.
The oil from your hand could cause the
bulb to break the next time the headlamps
are operated. Note:
If the bulb is accidentally touched,
clean it with rubbing alcohol before
installing it.
Lamp Assembly Condensation
Exterior lamps are vented to
accommodate normal changes in pressure.
Condensation can be a natural by-product
of this design. When moist air enters the
lamp assembly through the vents, there is
a possibility that condensation can occur
when the temperature is cold. When
normal condensation occurs, a thin film of
mist can form on the interior of the lens.
The thin mist eventually clears and exits
through the vents during normal operation.
Clearing time may take as long as 48 hours
under dry weather conditions.
Examples of acceptable condensation are:
• Presence of thin mist (no streaks, drip
marks or droplets).
• Fine mist covers less than 50% of the
lens.
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Changing a Road Wheel............................372
Dissimilar Spare Wheel and Tire Assembly
Information...................................................... 372
Tire Change Procedure.................................... 373
Changing the 12V Battery.........................329 Battery Management System...................... 330
Changing the Engine Air Filter................339
Changing the Wiper Blades......................331
Checking MyKey System Status................61
Checking the Wiper Blades.......................331
Child Restraint and Seatbelt Maintenance.................................................42
Child Restraint Positioning..........................31
Child Safety.......................................................16 General Information............................................. 16
Child Safety Locks..........................................32 Left-Hand Side...................................................... 33
Right-Hand Side................................................... 33
Cleaning Leather Seats.............................344 With King Ranch Edition................................. 345
Without King Ranch Edition.......................... 344
Cleaning Products
......................................340
Cleaning the Engine....................................342
Cleaning the Exterior...................................341 Exterior Chrome Parts....................................... 341
Exterior Plastic Parts......................................... 341
Stripes or Graphics............................................. 341
Underbody........................................................... 342
Under Hood.......................................................... 342
Cleaning the Instrument Panel and Instrument Cluster Lens........................344
Cleaning the Interior...................................343
Cleaning the Wheels
..................................346
Cleaning the Windows and Wiper Blades...........................................................343
Clearing All MyKeys......................................60
Climate...........................................................490
Climate Control
..............................................141
Climate Controlled Seats...........................157 Cooled Seats........................................................ 158
Collision Warning System
........................244
Principle Of Operation..................................... 244
Coolant Check See: Engine Coolant Check............................ 323
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator.........51
Creating a MyKey...........................................60 Programming/Changing Configurable
Settings.............................................................. 60Cross Traffic Alert
........................................240
False Alerts........................................................... 242
Switching the System Off and On...............243
System Errors...................................................... 243
System Lights, Messages and Audible Alerts.................................................................. 242
System Limitations........................................... 242
Using the System.............................................. 240
Cruise Control..................................................82 Principle of Operation...................................... 224
Type 1........................................................................\
82
Type 2....................................................................... 82
Cruise control See: Using Cruise Control............................... 224
Customer Assistance
................................300
D
Data Recording
..................................................9
Event Data Recording.......................................... 10
Service Data Recording........................................ 9
Daytime Running Lamps............................89 Type 1 - Conventional
(Non-Configurable)....................................... 89
Type 2 - Configurable......................................... 89
Digital Radio
....................................................417
HD Radio Reception and Station
Troubleshooting............................................. 418
Direction Indicators
........................................91
Lane Change........................................................... 91
Doors and Locks.............................................64
Drive Control.................................................246 Selectable Steering.......................................... 246
Driver Alert
......................................................232
Using Driver Alert............................................... 232
Driver and Passenger Airbags...................46 Children and Airbags.......................................... 46
Proper Driver and Front Passenger Seating Adjustment....................................................... 46
Driving Aids
.....................................................232
Driving Hints..................................................288
Driving Through Water..............................289
DRL See: Daytime Running Lamps........................ 89
E
Economical Driving
.....................................288
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Recommended Settings for Cooling..........146
Recommended Settings for Heating..........146
Side Window Defogging in Cold
Weather............................................................. 147
Hints on Driving With Anti-Lock Brakes...........................................................203
Home Screen.................................................472
Hood Lock See: Opening and Closing the Hood............317
I
Ignition Switch
...............................................168
In California (U.S. Only).............................301
Information Display Control
.......................83
Information Displays....................................110
General Information........................................... 110
Information Messages
................................126
4WD........................................................................\
140
Active Park............................................................. 127
Adaptive Cruise Control.................................... 127
AdvanceTrac and Traction Control..............128
Airbag...................................................................... 128
Alarm and Security............................................ 128
Battery and Charging System........................ 129
Blind Spot Information and Cross Traffic Alert System.................................................... 129
Collision Warning System............................... 130
Doors and Locks................................................. 130
Driver Alert.............................................................. 131
Drivetrain................................................................. 131
Engine....................................................................... 131
Fuel........................................................................\
... 132
Keys and Intelligent Access............................ 132
Lane Keeping System........................................ 133
Maintenance......................................................... 133
MyKey...................................................................... 134
Off Road................................................................. 134
Park Aid.................................................................. 135
Park Brake.............................................................. 135
Power Steering.................................................... 136
Pro Trailer Backup Assist................................. 136
Remote Start........................................................ 137
Seats....................................................................... 138
Side-Wind............................................................. 138
Starting System ................................................. 138
Tire Pressure Monitoring System.................. 139
Trailer....................................................................... 139Installing Child Restraints.............................17
Child Seats............................................................... 17
Combining Seatbelt and LATCH Lower Anchors for Attaching Child Safety
Seats.................................................................... 26
Front Seat Tether Strap Attachment (Regular Cab).................................................... 27
Rear Seat Tether Strap Attachment (Crew Cab and Super Cab)...................................... 28
Use of Inboard Lower Anchors from the Outboard Seating Positions (Center
Seating Use) ..................................................... 25
Using Inflatable Seatbelts (Rear Seat Outboard Positions)....................................... 22
Using Lap and Shoulder Belts (Except Front Center Position of Super Cab and Crew
Cab)...................................................................... 18
Using Lap and Shoulder Belts (Front Center Position of Super Cab and Crew
Cab)..................................................................... 20
Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)........................................... 24
Using Tether Straps............................................. 26
Instrument Cluster
.......................................102
Instrument Lighting Dimmer.....................88
Interior Lamps
.................................................92
Front Interior Lamps........................................... 92
Rear Interior Lamps............................................. 94
Interior Mirror
...................................................99
Auto-Dimming Mirror......................................... 99
Introduction.........................................................7
J
Jump Starting the Vehicle........................295 Connecting the Jumper Cables.................... 295
Jump Starting..................................................... 296
Preparing Your Vehicle.....................................295
Removing the Jumper Cables....................... 296
K
Keyless Entry...................................................66 SECURICODE™ KEYLESS ENTRY
KEYPAD.............................................................. 66
Keyless Starting............................................168 Ignition Modes..................................................... 169
Keys and Remote Controls.........................53
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