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Features of your vehicle
MAX A/C selection
The MAX A/C mode is used to cool
the inside of the vehicle faster.
Air flow is directed toward the upper
body and face.
In this mode, the air conditioning and
the recirculated air position will be
selected automatically.Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or
closed separately using the thumb-
wheel (if equipped).
Also, you can adjust the direction of
air delivery from these vents using
the vent control lever as shown.
Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows
you to control the temperature of the
air flowing from the ventilation system.
To change the air temperature in the
passenger compartment, turn the
knob to the right position for warm and
hot air or left position for cooler air.
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Phone Mode
Making a call using the Steering
wheel controls
❈ The actual features in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
(1) Activates voice recognition.
(2) Press the button to change audio source.
FM1
➟ FM2 ➟ AM ➟ SAT1 ➟ SAT2
➟ SAT3 ➟ CD ➟ USB(iPod®) ➟
AUX ➟ My Music ➟ BT Audio.
( 3 ) Raises or l ow ers speaker volume.
(4) Mutes audio volume. (5) Places and transfers calls.
Check call history and making calls
- Shortly press the [CALL] button
on the steering wheel controls.
- The call history list will be dis- played on the screen.
- Press the [CALL] button again to
connect a call to the selected
number.
Redialing the most recently called number
- Press and hold the [CALL] but-
ton on the steering wheel con-
trols.
- The most recently called number is redialed.
(6) Ends calls or cancels functions.
❈ If call history does not exist, a
screen asking whether to down-
load call history is displayed. (The
download feature may not be sup-
ported in some mobile phones)
Pairing on the Steering wheel
controls
1. Press the [CALL] button on the
steering wheel controls.
2. Select [OK] button to enter the Pair Phone screen.
Vehicle Name : Name of device as shown when searching from your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device
Passkey : Passkey used to pair the device
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Voice Recognition Mode
Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
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If prompt feedback is in [ON], then
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Voice Recognition Mode
Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
mand
If prompt feedback is in [ON], then
the system will say “Please say a
command after the beep (BEEP)”
If prompt feedback is in [OFF]mode, then the system will only
say “(BEEP)”
To change Prompt Feedback [On]/[Off], go to [SETUP/CLOCK]
[System]
[Prompt Feedback]
For proper recognition, say the command after the voice instruc-
tion and beep tone.
Contact List Best Practices
Use full names vs. short or singlesyllable names (“John Smith” vs.
“Dad”, “Smith Residence” vs.
“Home”)
Avoid using special characters or hyphens (@, &, #, /, -, *, +, etc.)
Avoid using acronyms (“In Case of Emergency” vs. “ICE”)
Spell words completely, no abbre- viations (“Doctor Goodman” vs.
“Dr. Goodman”)
Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stat-
ed Shortly press the button on
the steering wheel controls
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the “beep”, say the voice com-
mand.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits for a command
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls
The command wait state is immedi-
ately ended and the beep tone will
sound. After the “beep”, say the voice
command.
Ending Voice Recognition
While Voice Recognition is operating
Press and hold the button on
the steering wheel controls.
While using voice command, pressing any steering wheel con-
trols or a different button will end
voice command.
When the system is waiting for a voice command, say “cancel” or
“end” to end voice command.
When the system is waiting for a voice command, press and hold
the button on the steering
wheel to end voice command.
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Phone Mode
Making a call using the Steeringwheel controls
❈ The actual features in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
(1) When pressed shortly - Starts voice recognition
- When selecting during a voiceprompt, stops the prompt and
converts to voice command wait-
ing state
When pressed and held - Ends voice recognition (2) Each time this button is
pressed,
the mode is changed in order of
FM1 ➟ FM2 ➟ AM ➟ SAT1 ➟ SAT2
➟ SAT3 ➟ CD ➟ USB(iPod
®)➟
AUX ➟ My Music ➟ BT Audio
If the media is not connected or a
disc is not inserted, correspon-
ding modes will be disabled.
(3) Used to control volume.
(4) Mutes audio volume.
(5) When pressed shortly - Radio mode : searches broad-cast frequencies saved to pre-
sets.
- Media(CD/USB/iPod
®/My Music/
BT Audio) modes : changes the
track, file or chapter.
When pressed and held - Radio mode, automaticallysearches broadcast frequencies
and channels
- Media(CD/USB/iPod
®/My Music)
modes, rewinds or fast forwards
the track or song(file)
- BT Audio mode may not be sup- ported in some mobile phones. (6) When pressed shortly
- When pressed in the phonescreen, displays call history
screen
- When pressed in the dial screen, makes a call
- When pressed in the incoming call screen, answers the call
- When pressed during call wait- ing, switches to waiting call (Call
Waiting)
When pressed and held - When pressed in the
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology Handsfree
wait mode, redials the last call
- When pressed during a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology Handsfree
call, switches call back to mobile
phone (Private)
- When pressed while calling on the mobile phone, switches call
back to
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree
(Operates only when
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology Handsfree
is connected)
(7) Ends phone call
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Starting Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
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Voice Recognition Mode
Using Voice Recognition
Starting Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
mand.
If prompt feedback is in [ON], then
the system will say “Please say a
command after the beep (BEEP)”
If prompt feedback is in [ON]mode, then the system will only
say “(BEEP)”
To change Prompt Feedback [ON]/[OFF], go to [SETUP]
[System] [Prompt Feedback]
For proper recognition, say the com-
mand after the voice instruction and
beep tone.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Contact List Best Practices
1) Do not store single-name entries
(e.g., “Bob”, “Mom”, “Kim” etc.).
Instead, always use full names
(including first and last names)
for all contacts (e.g., use “Jacob
Stevenson” instead of “Dad”).
2) Do not use abbreviations (i.e., use “Lieutenant” instead of “Lt.” or
“Sergeant” instead of “Sgt.”).
3) Do not use acronyms (i.e., use “County Finance Department”
instead of “CFD”).
4) Do not use special characters (e.g., “@”, “hyphen -”, “aster-
isk*”, “ampersand &”).
5) If a name is not recognized from the contact list, change it to a
more descriptive name (e.g., use
“Grandpa Joseph” instead of “Pa
Joe”).
Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stat-
ed Shortly press the button on
the steering wheel controls.
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the “beep”, say the voice com-
mand.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits for a command
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls.
The command wait state is immedi-
ately ended and the beep tone will
sound. After the “beep”, say the voice
command.
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Driving your vehicle
Good driving practices
Never move the shift lever from P(Park) or N (Neutral) to any other
position with the accelerator pedal
depressed.
Never move the shift lever into P (Park) when the vehicle is in motion.
Be sure the car is completely stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Never take the car out of gear and coast down a hill. This may be
extremely hazardous. Always leave
the car in gear when moving.
Do not "ride" the brakes. This can cause them to overheat and mal-
function. Instead, when you are
driving down a long hill, slow down
and shift to a lower gear. When you
do this, engine braking will help
slow the car.
Slow down before shifting to a lower gear. Otherwise, the lower
gear may not be engaged. Always use the parking brake. Do
not depend on placing the
transaxle in P (Park) to keep the
car from moving.
Exercise extreme caution when driving on a slippery surface. Be
especially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change
in vehicle speed can cause the
drive wheels to lose traction and
the vehicle to go out of control.
Optimum vehicle performance and economy is obtained by smoothly
depressing and releasing the
accelerator pedal.
✽ ✽ NOTICE- Kickdown
Mechanism
Use the kickdown mechanism for
maximum acceleration. Depress the
accelerator pedal beyond the pres-
sure point. The dual clutch trans-
mission will shift to a lower gear
depending on the engine speed.
Moving up a steep grade from astanding start
To move up a steep grade from a
standing start, depress the brake
pedal, shift the shift lever to D
(Drive). Select the appropriate gear
depending on load weight and steep-
ness of the grade, and release the
parking brake. Depress the accelera-
tor gradually while releasing the
service brakes.
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Vehicle stability management
(VSM)
This system provides further
enhancements to vehicle stability
and steering responses when a vehi-
cle is driving on a slippery road or a
vehicle detects changes in coeffi-
cient of friction between right wheels
and left wheels when braking.
VSM operation
When the VSM is in operation, ESC
indicator light ( ) blinks.
When the vehicle stability manage-
ment is operating properly, you can
feel a slight pulsation in the vehicle
and/or abnormal steering responses
(EPS- Electronic Power Steering).
This is only the effect of brake and
EPS control and indicates nothing
unusual.
The VSM does not operate when:
Driving on a sloping road such as a
gradient or incline
Driving in reverse
ESC OFF indicator light ( ) remains on the instrument cluster
EPS indicator light remains on the instrument cluster
VSM operation off
If you press the ESC OFF button to
turn off the ESC, the VSM will also
cancel and the ESC OFF indicator
light ( ) illuminates.
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESC OFF indicator light
goes out.
WARNING- Tire/
Wheel size
When replacing tires and wheels,
make sure they are the same size
as the original tires and wheels
installed. Driving with varying
tire or wheel sizes may diminish
any supplemental safety benefits
of the VSM system.
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Driving your vehicle
SPORT mode
SPORT mode focuses on
dynamic driving by auto-
matically adjusting the
steering wheel, engine
and transaxle system.
button is pressed and
the SPORT mode is
selected, the SPORT
indicator (yellow) will illu-
minate.
is activated, and the
engine start/stop button
is turned off and on it will
change to NORMAL
mode. To turn on the
SPORT mode press
DRIVE MODE button
again.
ed:
- While holding vehicle speed, it maintains the
gear and RPM for some
time even though the
accelerator pedal is not
depressed.
- Up-shifting is delayed.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
In Sport drive mode, the fuel effi-
ciency may decrease.
SPORT
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