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In Brief 5
In Brief Instrument Panel Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 12
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 13
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 16 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 17
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Performance and Maintenance Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 20
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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In Brief 71. Air Vents 0 132 .
2. Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0 121 .
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 123 .
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0 110 .
3. Cruise Control 0 159 .
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0 164 (If Equipped).
4. Instrument Cluster 0 98 .
5. Driver Information Center (DIC)
0 110 .
6. Steering Wheel Controls 0 94 .
7. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0 94 .
8. Central Locking Switch. See
Power Door Locks 0 28 .
Hazard Warning Flashers
0 123 .
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0 101 . 9. AM-FM Radio. See the
infotainment manual.
10. Anti-Theft Alarm System
Indicator Light. See Vehicle
Alarm System 0 31 .
11. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0 157 .
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0 166 .
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0 162 .
12. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0 129 .
Heated Front Seats 0 50 (If
Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0 94 (If
Equipped).
13. USB Port. See the infotainment
manual.
Input Jack. See the
infotainment manual.
14. Convertible Top 0 37 .
All Window Switch. See Power
Windows 0 35 .
15. Electric Parking Brake 0 155 . 16. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0 151 .
17. Power Outlets 0 96 .
18. Ignition Switch. See Ignition
Positions 0 145 .
19. Horn 0 94 .
20. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0 94 (Out of View).
21. Instrument Panel Storage 0 90 .
Instrument Panel Fuse Block
0 205 .
22. Hood Release. See Hood
0 176 .
23. Exterior Lamp Controls 0 120 .
Fog Lamps 0 124 (If
Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0 124 .
24. Data Link Connector (DLC)
(Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0 102 .
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In Brief 13
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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Instruments and Controls 93
Instruments and
Controls Controls Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 94
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 94
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 94
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 94
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 100
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 101 Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 102
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 102
Brake System Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . 105
Power Steering Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 106
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 107
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 108
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 109 Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 109
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 109
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Information Displays Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Vehicle Messages Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 113
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 114
Vehicle Personalization Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 114
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94 Instruments and Controls
Controls 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.
Steering Wheel Controls The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. See "Steering
Wheel Controls" in the infotainment
manual.
Heated Steering Wheel
( : If equipped with a heated
steering wheel, press to turn it on or
off. A light on the button displays
when the feature is turned on. The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.
Horn Press
a on the steering wheel pad
to sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, move the windshield
wiper lever to select the wiper
speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
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300 Index Service
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 175
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 262
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 263
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 272
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Side Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . 198
Sidemarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Special Application Services . . . . 257
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 90
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 279
T Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 269
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 32
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 218
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 217
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210