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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner ’ s manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter may work up to 60 m
(197 ft) away from the vehicle. Press the button to extend the key.
The key can be used for the driver
side lock and the ignition.
K : Press to unlock both doors, the
trunk, and the fuel door. Press and
hold
K to open all windows.
Q : Press to lock both doors, the
trunk, and the fuel door. Press and
hold to close all windows.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 114 .
V : Press and hold to release the
trunk. 7 : Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. Press and hold for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press again to cancel
the panic alarm.
See Keys 0 21 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 0 23 .
Remote Vehicle Start The engine can be started from
outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle 1. Press and release
Q on the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/ for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
Start the vehicle normally after
entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.
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In Brief 9Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
.
Press and hold
/ until the
parking lamps turn off.
.
Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.
Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 0 26 .
Door Locks To lock or unlock the doors from
outside the vehicle:
.
Press
Q or
K on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
.
Use the key in the driver door.
To lock or unlock the doors from
inside the vehicle:
.
Press
Q or
K on the power door
lock switch.
.
Pulling an interior door handle
will unlock the door. Pulling the
door handle again unlatches it. Power Door Locks
K : Press to unlock.
Q : Press to lock.
See Power Door Locks 0 28 .Trunk Release
Press the lower half of the emblem
to open the trunk. See Trunk 0 29 .
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Windows
Power windows work when the
ignition is on, in ACC/ACCESSORY,
or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0 148 .
Using the window switch, press to
open or pull to close the window.
The windows may be temporarily
disabled if they are used repeatedly
within a short time.
All Window Switch
Press to express open or pull to
express close all windows. Window Operation with
Convertible Top Windows will automatically lower
fully when the convertible top is
lowered or raised. See Convertible
Top 0 37 .
Seat Adjustment Power Driver Seat Adjustment
To adjust a power driver seat,
if equipped:
.
Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward. .
Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
.
Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
See Power Seat Adjustment 0 48 .
To adjust the power seatback:
.
Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.
Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
See Reclining Seatbacks 0 49 .
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In Brief 11Power Lumbar
If equipped, press and hold the front
of the switch to increase lumbar
support, or the rear of the switch to
decrease lumbar support.
To adjust the height of the support,
press and hold the top or bottom of
the switch. Release the switch when
the seatback reaches the desired
level of lumbar support.
See Lumbar Adjustment 0 49 . Seatback Latches
To fold the seatback, lift the release
lever and fold the seatback forward.
The seat will slide forward.
To raise, lift the seatback to its
upright position until the seat locks.
The seat will slide back to the
original position.
See Seatback Latches 0 50 .
Rear Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded.
For detailed instructions, see Rear
Seats 0 51 . Heated Seats
If available, the controls are on the
climate control panel. The engine
must be running to operate the
heated seats.
Press
M or
L to heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press the control once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the control, the heated seat will
change to the next lower setting,
and then the off setting. Three lights
indicate the highest setting and one
light the lowest.
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Head Restraint
Adjustment Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints 0 47 and
Reclining Seatbacks 0 49 . Seat Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
seat belts properly:
.
Seat Belts 0 53 .
.
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly
0 54 .
.
Lap-Shoulder Belt 0 55 .
.
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 0 77 .Passenger Sensing
System
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the
passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System 0 65 for
important information.
The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the center
stack when the vehicle is started.
See Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0 101 .
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Mirror Adjustment Interior Mirrors Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear
view of the area behind your
vehicle.
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
Automatic dimming reduces the
glare of headlamps from behind.
The dimming feature comes on
when the vehicle is started.
See Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror 0 34 . Exterior Mirrors
1. Turn the selector switch to L
(Left) or R (Right) to choose
the driver or passenger mirror.
2. Move the control to adjust the
mirror.
3. Turn the selector switch to
9to deselect the mirror.
The vehicle has manual folding
mirrors. See Folding Mirrors 0 34 .Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up
or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel
closer or away from you.
4. Lift the lever up to lock the
steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
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Interior Lighting Dome Lamps
The interior lamps control in the
overhead console controls both the
front and rear interior lamps.
( : Press to turn the lamps off,
even when a door is open.
H : Press to turn the lamps on
automatically when a door is
opened.
' : Press to turn on the dome
lamps. Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
# or
$ : Press the button near
each lamp to turn it on or off. Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is to the
left of the steering column on the
instrument panel.
O : Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn
to
O again to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AUTO : Turns the headlamps on
automatically at normal brightness,
together with the parking lamps,
taillamps, license plate lamps,
instrument panel lights, and
sidemarker lamps.
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; : Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5 : Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights. A warning
chime sounds if the driver door is
opened when the ignition is off and
the headlamps are on.
# : If equipped with fog lamps,
press to turn the lamps on or off.
See:
.
Exterior Lamp Controls 0 120
.
Fog Lamps 0 124
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY move the lever to
select the wiper speed. HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
INT : Move the lever up to INT, then
turn the
x INT band up or down
for more or less sensitivity to
moisture.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the lever down. For several wipes,
hold the lever down.
n L : Pull the lever toward you to
spray windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 94 .
Climate Controls The heating, cooling, defrosting, and
ventilation for the vehicle can be
controlled with this system. 1. Driver and Passenger Heated
Seats (If Equipped)
2. Driver and Passenger
Temperature Controls
3. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
4. Air Delivery Modes
5. Fan Controls
6. Defrost
7. Rear Window Defogger
8. Recirculation
9. Heated Steering Wheel (If
Equipped)
10. Air Conditioning