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Select one of the following for the
Charge Completion option:
.Earliest Possible
. Latest Possible
Edit Electric Rate Schedule
Electric rates, or cost per unit, may
vary based on time, weekday/
weekend, and season. During the
day when the demand for electricity
is high, the rates are usually higher
and called Peak rates. At night
when the demand for electricity is
low, the rates are usually lower and
called Off-Peak rates. In some
areas, a Mid-Peak rate is offered. Contact the utility company to obtain
the rate schedule for your area. The
summer and winter start dates must
be established to use a summer/
winter schedule.
Touch Edit Electric Rate Schedule
from the Electric Rate Schedule
screen and select the desired
schedule.
.
Yearly
. Summer/Winter
Summer/Winter Schedule Start
Date Editing
With Summer/Winter as the
preferred rate schedule, touch Edit
on the Summer tab next to the
dates.
1. Touch +or −to change the
month and day for the start of
Summer.
2. Select the Winter tab.
3. Touch +or −to change the
month and day for the start of
Winter.
4. Touch
0to exit the screen.
Electric Rate Schedule Editing
Electric rate information from the
utility company for the charging
location is required. 1. Touch Edit Electric Rate Schedule from the Electric
Rate Schedule screen and
select the desired schedule.

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Yearly Shown, Summer/WinterSimilar
2. Touch Edit in the lower right corner of the screen to edit the
electric rate schedule.
.Weekdays are Monday
through Friday and use the
same rate schedule.
. Weekends are Saturday
and Sunday and use the
same rate schedule.
Both weekday and
weekend schedules must
be set. The rate schedule
only applies for a 24-hour
period, starting at 12 AM
and ending at 12 AM. There can be five rate changes for
each day; not all must
be used.
Select Weekday or
Weekend.
3. Touch Set next to the row to be edited.
Yearly Shown, Summer/Winter
Similar
4. Select Peak, Mid-Peak, or Off-Peak. Use +or −to
enter the time, and
yorzto
change AM or PM.
The finish times must be
consecutive. If a finish time
does not follow a start time, an
error message displays.
5. Touch OK. Priority Charging
The priority charging feature will
work when the Departure charge
mode is selected. This feature is
designed to ensure that the high
voltage battery has a minimal
amount of energy prior to delaying a
charge. Upon completion of priority
charging, the vehicle will return to
normal Programmable Charging
operation.
The feature can be enabled/
disabled by selecting On/Off from
the Charge Mode tab on the
Charging screen when the
Departure charge mode is selected.
When enabled, Priority Charging will
only prevent Programmable
Charging while the high voltage
battery is recharged from a depleted
state to a 40% state of charge.Temporary Charge Mode
Override and Cancel
Programmed delayed charge modes
can be temporarily overridden to an
Immediate charge mode for one
charge cycle. Also, the next planned
departure time can be temporarily

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energy economy that the vehicle
has right now, and will change as
driving conditions change. The
Average Electrical Energy Economy
can be reset along with the trip
odometer by pressing and holding
Vwhile this display is active.
Tire Pressure : Shows the
approximate pressures of all four
tires. Tire pressure is displayed in
either kilopascal (kPa) or in pounds
per square inch (psi). If the pressure
is low, the value for that tire is
shown in amber.
Average Speed : Shows the
average speed of the vehicle in
kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles
per hour (mph). This average is
calculated based on the various
vehicle speeds recorded since the
last reset of this value. The average
speed can be reset by pressing and
holding
Vwhile this display is
active. Timer :
This display can be used as
a timer. To start the timer, press
V
while this display is active. The
display will show the amount of time
that has passed since the timer was
last reset. To stop the timer, press
V
briefly while this display is active
and the timer is running. To reset
the timer to zero, press and hold
V
while this display is active.
Follow Distance Indicator : The
current follow time to the vehicle
ahead is displayed as a time value
on this page.
Blank Page : The Blank Page
display allows for no information to
be displayed in the cluster info
display areas.
Vehicle Messages
Messages displayed on the DIC
indicate the status of the vehicle or
some action that may be needed to
correct a condition. Multiple
messages may appear one after
another.
The messages that do not require
immediate action can be
acknowledged and cleared by
pressing
V. The messages that
require immediate action cannot be
cleared until that action is
performed.
All messages should be taken
seriously; clearing the message
does not correct the problem.
If a SERVICE message appears,
see your dealer.
Follow the instructions given in the
messages. The system displays
messages regarding the following
topics:
. Service Messages
. Fluid Levels
. Vehicle Security

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 153
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 156
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering column.
P: Turns the exterior lamps on
and off.
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps. The instrument panel
lights also turn on.

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The instrument cluster light will
come on to indicate the
IntelliBeam system is
reactivated.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
. The other vehicle’s lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
. The other vehicle‘s lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray.
. The other vehicle’s lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.
. The vehicle's windshield is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the light sensor. .
The vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and taillamps.
. Driving on winding or hilly roads.
The IntelliBeam system may need to
be disabled if any of the above
conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the vehicle is
off and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
Push the turn signal lever away
from you and release, to turn the
high beams on. To return to low
beams, push the lever again or pull
it toward you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal lever toward you, and
release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
The DRL system comes on in
daylight when the following
conditions are met:
. The power button is on.

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.The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
. The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
. The vehicle is not in P (Park).
When the DRL are on, the taillamps,
sidemarker lamps, instrument panel
lights, and other lamps will not
be on.
The DRL turn off when the
headlamps are turned to
Por the
vehicle is off.
For vehicles first sold in Canada,
the DRL can only be turned off
when the vehicle is parked.
Automatic Headlamp
System
The headlamps come on
automatically when the exterior
lamp control is set to AUTO and it is
dark enough outside.
There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor, otherwise the headlamps
will come on when they are not
needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps will turn off or may
change to Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL).
The automatic headlamp system
turns off when the exterior lamp
control is turned to
Por the vehicle
is off.
Lights On with Wipers
If the windshield wipers are
activated in daylight with the vehicle
on, and the exterior lamp control is
in AUTO, the headlamps, parking
lamps, and other exterior lamps
come on. The transition time for the
lamps coming on varies based on
wiper speed. When the wipers are
not operating, these lamps turn off.
Move the exterior lamp control to
P
or;to disable this feature.
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The hazard warning flasher button
is on the center stack.
|:Press to make the front and
rear turn signal lamps flash on and
off. This warns others that you are
having trouble. Press the button
again to turn the flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers
are on, the turn signals will
not work.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change. Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed.
If the lever is briefly pressed and
released, the turn signal flashes
three times.
The turn and lane-change signal
can be turned off manually by
moving the lever back to its original
position.
If after signaling a turn or lane
change, the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. See
Underhood Compartment
Fuse Block 0272.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
cluster display, infotainment display
and controls, steering wheel
controls, and all other illuminated
controls, as well as feature status
indicators can be adjusted.
The knob for this feature is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
column.

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Audio Players
USB Port
The USB ports are in the center
console and are for data and
charging. If equipped, there are two
USB charge ports in the rear of the
center console. The infotainment
system can play the music files
contained in the USB storage
device or a device that supports
MTP or iPod/iPhone devices.
Before Using the Audio
System
Supported Audio File Formats
.MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3,
MPEG-2 Layer 3)
Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
between 8 and 320 kbps
Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
Sampling frequencies of 8,
11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32,
44.1, and 48 kHz
. Windows Media Audio
Windows Media Audio 10 CBR between 32 and 768 kbps
VBR (Standard), Professional,
Lossless, or higher according to
Microsoft specifications
Sampling frequencies of 8, 12,
16, 22, 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz
. AAC (MPEG-4 AAC, Low
Complexity Profile) and AAC+
CBR between 8 and 320 kbps
. OGG Vorbis
. Waveform (WAV –PCM
Windows format)
. Audio Interchange File
Format (AIFF)
. 3GPP (Generally used for
mobile devices)
. Audio Books (MP3, WMA,
AAC, AA)
Guidelines for Using a USB
Storage Device and iPod/iPhone
. Operation cannot be guaranteed
if the HDD built-in USB mass
storage device or CF or SD
memory card is connected by using a USB adaptor. Use a
USB or flash memory type
storage device.
. Avoid static electricity discharge
when connecting or
disconnecting the USB.
If connection and disconnection
are repeated many times in a
short time, this may cause a
problem in using the device.
. Operation is not guaranteed if
the connecting terminal of the
USB device is not metal.
. Connection with i-Stick Type
USB storage devices may be
faulty due to vehicle vibration.
. Do not touch the USB
connecting terminal with an
object or any part of your body.
. The USB storage device can
only be recognized when it is
formatted in FAT16/32, NTFS,
HFS+. exFAT and other file
systems cannot be recognized.