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Safety system of your vehicle
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The vehicles are equipped with a
Supplemental Air Bag System for the
driver’s seat and front passenger’s
seats. The front air bags are designed to supplement the three-point seat
belts. For these air bags to provide
protection, the seat belts must be
worn at all times when driving.
You can be severely injured or killed
in an accident if you are not wearing
a seat belt. Air bags are designed to
supplement seat belts, but do not
replace them. Also, air bags are not
designed to deploy in every collision.
In some accidents, the seat belts are
the only restraint protecting you.AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ALWAYS use seat belts Child Restraint Systems - every trip, every
time, everyone! Even with air bags, you can be seriously injured or
killed in a collision if you are improperly belted or not wearing your
seat belt when the air bag inflates.
NEVER place a child in any Child Restraint System or booster seat in
the front passenger seat, unless the air bag is deactivated.
An inflating air bag could forcefully strike the infant or child causing serious or fatal injuries.
ABC - Always Buckle Children under age 13 in the back seat. It is the
safest place for children of any age to ride. If a child age 13 or older
must be seated in the front seat, he or she must be properly belted
and the seat should be moved as far back as possible.
All occupants should sit upright with the seatback in an upright posi-
tion, centered on the seat cushion with their seat belt on, legs com-
fortably extended and their feet on the floor until the vehicle is parked
and the engine is turned off. If an occupant is out of position during
an accident, the rapidly deploying air bag may forcefully contact theoccupant causing serious or fatal injuries.
You and your passengers should never sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the air bags or lean against the door or center console.
Move your seat as far back as possible from front air bags, while still
maintaining control of the vehicle.WARNING
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Safety system of your vehicle
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Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF
switch (if equipped)
The purpose of the switch is to dis-
able the passenger’s front air bag in
order to transport occupants who are
at increased risk for air bag-related
injury due to age, size, or medicalcondition.To deactivate the passenger’s frontair bag:
Insert the key or a similar rigid device
into the passenger’s front air bag
ON/OFF switch and turn it to the
OFF position. The passenger air bag
OFF indicator ( ) will illuminate and
stay on until the passenger’s front air
bag is reactivated.
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Never lean against the door or
center console.
Do not allow the front passen-ger to place their feet or legs on
the dashboard.
No objects (such as crash pad
cover, cellular phone holder,
cup holder, perfume or stickers)
should be placed over or near
the air bag modules on the
steering wheel, instrument
panel, windshield glass, and
the front passenger's panel
above the glove box. Suchobjects could cause harm if the
vehicle is in a crash severe
enough to cause the air bags to
deploy.
Do not attach any objects on
front windshield and inside mir-
ror.
Light .......................................................................3-91Exterior lights ..................................................................3-91
Welcome system ............................................................3-97
Interior lights ....................................................................3-98
Wipers and washers ..........................................3-101 Windshield wipers ........................................................3-101
Windshield washers ....................................................3-103
Driver assist system ..........................................3-104 Rear view camera ........................................................3-104
Rear parking assist system ........................................3-105
Parking assist system .................................................3-108
Defroster .............................................................3-111 Rear window defroster ...............................................3-111
Automatic climate control system ...................3-112 Automatic heating and air conditioning ..................3-113
Manual heating and air conditioning .......................3-114
System operation ..........................................................3-121
System maintenance ....................................................3-124 Windshield defrosting and defogging ............3-126
Automatic climate control system ............................3-126
Defogging logic ............................................................3-127
Auto defogging system ..............................................3-128
Climate control additional features.................3-129 Clean air .........................................................................3-129
Sunroof inside air recirculation ...............................3-129
Storage compartment ........................................3-130 Center console storage ...............................................3-130
Glove box ........................................................................3-130
Sunglass holder ............................................................3-131
Multi box ........................................................................3-131
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Convenient features of your vehicle
ALWAYS close the glove box
door after use.
An open glove box door can
cause serious injury to the pas-
senger in an accident, even if the
passenger is wearing a seat belt.
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To avoid possible theft, do not
leave valuables in the storage
compartments.
Center console storage
To open :
Press the button (1).
Glove box
To open:
Pull the lever (1).
NOTICE
Never store cigarette lighters,
propane cylinders, or other
flammable/explosive materials
in the vehicle. These items may
catch fire and/or explode if the
vehicle is exposed to hot tem-
peratures for extended periods.
WARNING
ALWAYS keep the storage com-
partment covers closed secure-
ly while driving. Items inside
your vehicle are moving as fast
as the vehicle. If you have to
stop or turn quickly, or if there
is a crash, the items may fly out
of the compartment and may
cause an injury if they strike the
driver or a passenger.
WARNING
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Battery (12 volt) ...........................................................7-37
Battery recharging......................................................7-39
Battery cooling duct .....................................................2-24
Battery saver function...................................................3-95
Before driving .................................................................5-4
Blind spot detection (BSD) system ..............................5-38
Bluetooth ®
Wireless Technology hands-free ..................4-4
Bottle holder ...............................................................3-132
Brake fluid ....................................................................7-28
Brake system.................................................................5-25
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ..................................5-29
Disc brakes wear indicator ........................................5-26
Electronic stability control (ESC) .............................5-31
Emergency stop signal (ESS) ....................................5-36
Good braking practices ..............................................5-37
Hill-start assist control (HAC)...................................5-36
Parking brake .............................................................5-26
Power brakes..............................................................5-25
Vehicle stability management (VSM) .......................5-34
Bulb replacement ..........................................................7-66
Daytime running lamp ...............................................7-75
Front position lamp....................................................7-67
Front turn signal lamp ...............................................7-67
Headlamp ...................................................................7-67
Headlamp aiming .......................................................7-71
High mounted stop lamp ...........................................7-81 Interior light bulb .......................................................7-81
License plate light bulb .............................................7-81
Rear combination light bulb ......................................7-76
Rear fog lamp ............................................................7-81
Side repeater lamp ....................................................7-75
Bulb wattage ...................................................................8-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button................5-9
Camera (Rear view)....................................................3-104
Capacities (Lubricants) ...................................................3-6
Care
Exterior care...............................................................7-83
Interior care................................................................7-88
Tire care .....................................................................7-41
Cellular phone holder .................................................3-135
Center console storage................................................3-130
Central door lock switch...............................................3-14
Certification label ...........................................................8-8
Chains
Tire chains..................................................................5-96
Checking tire inflation pressure ...................................7-43
Child restraint system (CRS)........................................2-38 Booster seats ..............................................................2-40
Children always in the rear ........................................2-38
Forward-facing child restraint system .......................2-40
Installing a child restraint system (CRS)...................2-41
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Index
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I-10Rear center seatbelt ....................................................2-31
Seat belt restraint system ...........................................2-29
Seat belt safety precautions .......................................2-25
Seat belt use and children ..........................................2-34
Seat belt use and injured people ................................2-36
Seat belt use during pregnancy ..................................2-34
Seat belt warning light ...............................................2-26
When to replace seat belts .........................................2-37
Seat warmers
Front ..........................................................................2-21
Rear ............................................................................2-24
Seats ................................................................................2-4 Air ventilation seats ...................................................2-21
Battery cooling duct...................................................2-24
Front seat adjustment ...................................................2-7
Front seat warmers.....................................................2-21
Headrest .....................................................................2-16
Rear seat adjustment ..................................................2-13
Rear seat warmers ......................................................2-24
Safety precautions........................................................2-6
Shift lock system ..........................................................5-22
Side air bags .................................................................2-57
Smart cruise control system .........................................5-75
Smart key ........................................................................3-7 Battery replacement ...................................................3-10
Mechanical key ............................................................3-9
Smooth cornering .........................................................5-93
Snow tires .....................................................................5-95 Spare tire
Compact spare tire replacement ................................7-46
Special driving conditions Driving at night..........................................................5-93
Driving in flooded areas ............................................5-94
Driving in the rain .....................................................5-93
Hazardous driving conditions ....................................5-92
Highway driving ........................................................5-94
Rocking the vehicle ...................................................5-92
Smooth cornering.......................................................5-93
Speed limit control system ...........................................5-67
Speed sensing door lock ...............................................3-16
Speedometer .................................................................3-44
SPORT mode ................................................................5-20
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start .................6-4
Steering wheel ..............................................................3-20 Electric power steering (EPS) ...................................3-20
Heated steering wheel ................................................3-21
Horn ...........................................................................3-22
Power steering ...........................................................3-20
Tilt steering / Telescope steering ...............................3-21
Steering wheel audio control ..........................................4-3
Storage compartment ..................................................3-130 Center console storage .............................................3-134
Glove box.................................................................3-130
Multi box .................................................................3-131
Sunglass holder ........................................................3-131
Sunglass holder ...........................................................3-131
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