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Quick Reference Guide
❙Door Mirror Controls (P178)
❙Passenger’s Front Airbag 
(P49)
❙Rearview Mirror (P177)
❙Accessory Power Socket 
(P193)
❙Hood Release Handle (P523)
❙Trunk Opener (P153)
❙Power Door Lock Master Switch (P148)
❙Power Window Switches (P159)
❙Interior Fuse Box (P608)
❙Driver’s Front Airbag (P49)
❙USB Port (P213)
❙Shift Lever
Continuously Variable 
Transmission 
(P434)
Manual Transmission (P436)
❙ECON Button* (P440)
❙Electric Parking Brake Switch (P482)
❙Automatic Brake Hold Button (P485)
❙USB Port* (P213)
❙Wireless Charger* (P194)
❙SPORT Button* (P439)
❙Glove Box (P189)
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Instrument Panel (P 75)
System Indicators
Malfunction Indicator 
Lamp
Low Oil Pressure 
Indicator
Charging System 
Indicator
Anti-lock Brake System 
(ABS ) Indicator
Vehicle Stability Assist 
(VSA ®) System 
Indicator
VSA ® OFF  Indicator
Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator
*
Electric Power 
Steering (EPS) System 
Indicator
Lights Indicators
Lights On Indicator
High Beam Indicator Seat Belt Reminder 
Indicator
System Indicators
CRUISE CONTROL
 
Indicator*
Parking Brake and 
Brake System 
Indicator (Red) Supplemental 
Restraint System 
Indicator
Door and Trunk Open 
Indicator CRUISE MAIN 
Indicator
*
Tachometer
Speedometer Fuel Gauge
Immobilizer System Indicator/
Security System Alarm Indicator
Shift Lever Position Indicator
*
Low Fuel Indicator
Gauges (P 108)/Information Display* (P 110)/
Driver Information Interface
* (P 113)/System Indicators (P 76)
ECON Mode Indicator Turn Signal and 
Hazard Warning 
Indicators
Maintenance Minder 
Indicator
Washer Level 
Indicator
*
Models with information display
Parking Brake and 
Brake System 
Indicator (Amber)
System Indicators
U.S.
Canada
U.S.
Canada Automatic Brake Hold 
System Indicator
Automatic Brake Hold 
IndicatorU.S.
Canada Temperature GaugeBrake Depressing 
Indicator
Continuously variable 
transmission models
Brake Depressing 
Indicator
Manual transmission 
models
Ambient Meter
*
 Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
Driving (P 417)
Release ButtonShift Lever
Depress the brake pedal and press the 
release button to move out of 
(P.
Move the shift lever without 
pressing the release button. Press the release button to 
move the shift lever.
Manual Transmission* (P 436)
Continuously Variable Transmission* (P 434)
● Shift to 
(P and depress the brake pedal when starting the engine.
● Shifting
Park
Turn off or start the engine.
Transmission is locked.
Reverse
Used when reversing.
Neutral
Transmission is not locked.
Drive
Normal driving.
Drive (S)
●Better acceleration.●Increased engine braking.●Going up or down hills.
Low
●Further increased engine braking.●Going up or down hills.
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What to Do If
*1:Except U.S. models with continuously variable transmission
The ignition switch does 
not turn from 
(0 to (q. 
Why?
The power mode does not 
change from VEHICLE OFF 
(LOCK) to ACCESSORY. 
Why?
The steering wheel may be locked.
●Try to turn the steering wheel left and right 
while turning the ignition key.
●Move the steering wheel left and right after pressing the 
ENGINE START/STOP  button.
The ignition switch does 
not turn from 
(q to (0 and 
I cannot remove the key. 
Why?
The power mode does not 
change from ACCESSORY 
to VEHICLE OFF (LOCK). 
Why?
The shift lever should be moved to (P.
Why does the brake pedal 
pulsate slightly when 
applying the brakes?This can occur when the ABS activates and does not indicate a 
problem. Apply firm, steady pressure on the brake pedal. Never 
pump the brake pedal.
2 ABS operation (P 488)
Models without smart entry system
Models with smart entry system
Models without smart entry system
Models with smart entry system*1
Models without smart entry system
Models with smart entry system
* Not available on all models
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Why does the beeper 
sound when I start driving?The beeper sounds when the driver and/or front passenger are 
not wearing their seat belts.
Why do I hear a screeching 
sound when I apply the 
brake pedal?The brake pads may need to be replaced. Have your vehicle 
inspected by a dealer.
I’m seeing an amber 
indicator of a tire with an 
exclamation point. What is 
that?
The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) needs attention. If 
you recently inflated or changed a tire, you have to recalibrate 
the system.
2 Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)  (P 477)
Pressing the electric 
parking brake switch does 
not release the parking 
brake. Why?Press the electric parking brake switch with the brake pedal 
depressed.
Depressing the accelerator 
pedal does not release the 
parking brake 
automatically. Why?●Fasten the driver’s seat belt.
●Check if the transmission is in (P or (N. If so, select any other 
position.
U.S. models
*  Not available on all models
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Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an  ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Transmission 
System 
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when 
you turn the ignition switch to ON 
(w*1, then goes off.●Blinks if the transmission system 
has a problem.
●Blinks while driving - Avoid sudden 
starts and acceleration and have your 
vehicle checked by a  dealer immediately.
Seat Belt 
Reminder 
Indicator
●Comes on and the beeper sounds 
if you are not wearing a seat belt 
when you turn the ignition switch 
to ON 
(w*1.●If the front passenger is not 
wearing a seat belt, the indicator 
comes on a few seconds later.
●Blinks while driving if either you or 
the front passenger has not 
fastened a seat belt. The beeper 
sounds and the indicator blinks at 
regular intervals.
●The beeper stops and the indicator goes 
off when you and the front passenger 
fasten their seat belts.
●Stays on after you or the front 
passenger has fastened the seat belt 
- A detection error may have occurred in 
the sensor. Have your vehicle checked by 
a dealer.
2 Seat Belt Reminder  P. 40
* Not available on all models
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Continued
Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an  ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Brake 
Depressing 
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when 
you turn the ignition switch to ON 
(w*1, then goes off.
●Blinks when the electric parking 
brake switch is pressed without 
depressing the brake pedal while 
the electric parking brake is in 
operation.
●Blinks while driving  - Press the electric 
parking brake switch with the brake pedal 
depressed.
2 Parking Brake  P. 482
—
●Blinks when the automatic brake 
hold button is pressed without 
depressing the brake pedal while 
the automatic brake hold is in 
operation.
●Blinks if the automatic brake hold 
is automatically canceled while it 
is in operation. The beeper 
sounds.
●Blinks while driving  - Press the 
automatic brake hold button with the 
brake pedal depressed.
2 Automatic Brake Hold  P. 485
●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
—
Continuously 
variable 
transmission 
models
Manual 
transmission 
models
Electric Parking Brake System
Automatic Brake Hold System
* Not available on all models
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Continued
Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an  ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears when the engine coolant temperature gets 
abnormally high.
2Overheating  P. 599
●Appears when you turn the ignition switch to ON 
(w*1 without fastening the driver’s seat belt.
●Fasten the seat belt properly before you start to drive.
●Appears if the automatic brake hold is automatically 
canceled while it  is in operation.●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
●Appears when the automatic brake hold system is 
turned off.
2Automatic Brake Hold  P. 485
Continuously 
variable transmission 
models
Manual transmission 
models
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