Starting and Stopping the
Engine
General Information ...................................147
Keyless Starting ............................................
147
Starting a Gasoline Engine ......................
148
Engine Block Heater ...................................
150
Unique Driving Characteristics
Auto-Start-Stop ...........................................
152
Fuel and Refueling
Safety Precautions .....................................
154
Fuel Quality ....................................................
154
Fuel Filler Funnel Location .......................
155
Running Out of Fuel ...................................
156
Refueling .........................................................
157
Fuel Consumption ......................................
160
Engine Emission Control
Emission Law .................................................
161
Catalytic Converter .....................................
162
Transmission
Automatic Transmission ..........................
165
All-Wheel Drive
Using All-Wheel Drive ................................
170
Brakes
General Information ....................................
175
Hints on Driving With Anti-Lock Brakes ........................................................................\
.
175
Electric Parking Brake ................................
176
Hill Start Assist .............................................
178
Traction Control
Principle of Operation ...............................
180
Using Traction Control ..............................
180Stability Control
Principle of Operation
.................................
181
Using Stability Control ...............................
182
Parking Aids
Principle of Operation ................................
183
Rear Parking Aid ...........................................
183
Front Parking Aid .........................................
184
Side Sensing System .................................
185
Active Park Assist ........................................
187
Rear View Camera ......................................
193
Cruise Control
Principle of Operation ...............................
196
Using Cruise Control ..................................
196
Using Adaptive Cruise Control ................
197
Driving Aids
Driver Alert ....................................................
204
Lane Keeping System ...............................
205
Blind Spot Information System .............
210
Cross Traffic Alert .........................................
211
Steering ...........................................................
214
Pre-Collision Assist .....................................
215
Load Carrying
Load Limit .......................................................
218
Towing
Towing a Trailer ............................................
223
Recommended Towing Weights ...........
224
Essential Towing Checks .........................
225
Towing the Vehicle on Four Wheels ......
227
Driving Hints
Breaking-In ....................................................
229
Economical Driving ....................................
229
Driving Through Water ..............................
229
Floor Mats .....................................................
230
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Overriding the System
When you switch on the high beams,
pushing or pulling the stalk provides a
temporary override to low beam.
Automatic High Beam Indicator (If
Equipped) The indicator lamp illuminates
to confirm when the system is
ready to assist.
FRONT FOG LAMPS
(If Equipped) Press the control to switch the fog lamps
on or off.
You can switch the fog lamps on when the
lighting control is in any position except
Off and the high beams are not on. DIRECTION INDICATORS Push the lever up or down to use the
direction indicators.
Note:
Tap the lever up or down to make the
direction indicators flash three times to
indicate a lane change.
INTERIOR LAMPS
The lamps turn on under the following
conditions:
• You open any door.
• You press a remote control button.
• You press button A on the front interior
lamp.
Front Interior Lamps
Note: The front interior lamp switches are
on the overhead console. The exact location
of each button on the overhead console
depends upon your vehicle features.
Note: Press the button to switch the door
function off when you open any door. When
the door function is off and you open a door,
the courtesy and door lamps stay off. The
indicator lamp lights amber when the door
function is off.
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Door Ajar
Displays when the ignition is on
and any door is not completely
closed.
Electric Park Brake It will illuminate when the
electric parking brake has a
malfunction.
Engine Coolant Temperature Illuminates when the engine
coolant temperature is high.
Stop the vehicle as soon as
possible, switch off the engine and let cool.
Engine Oil If it illuminates with the engine
running or when you are driving,
this indicates a malfunction.
Stop your vehicle as soon as it is safe to
do so and switch the engine off. Check the
engine oil level. See Engine Oil Check
(page 260).
Note: Do not resume your journey if it
illuminates despite the level being correct.
Have the system checked by your authorized
dealer immediately.
Fasten Seatbelt It will illuminate and a chime will
sound to remind you to fasten
your seatbelt. See
Seatbelt
Reminder (page 37).
Front Airbag If it fails to illuminate when you
start your vehicle, continues to
flash or remains on, it indicates
a malfunction. Have the system checked
by your authorized dealer. Front Fog Lamps
(If Equipped) It will illuminate when you switch
the front fog lamps on.
Grade Assist
(If Equipped) Lights when you switch on the
grade assist function.
Heads Up Display
(If Equipped) A red beam of lights will
illuminate on the windshield in
certain instances when using
adaptive cruise control and/or the collision
warning system. It will also illuminate
momentarily when you start your vehicle
to make sure the display works.
High Beam It will illuminate when you switch
the high beam headlamps on. It
will flash when you use the
headlamp flasher.
Hood Ajar Displays when the ignition is on
and the hood is not completely
closed.
Lane Keeping System Lamp
(If
Equipped) Illuminates when the lane
keeping system is activated.
Low Fuel Level It will illuminate when the fuel
level is low or the fuel tank is
nearly empty. Refuel as soon as
possible.
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Fuel Economy
All Values 1
Auto StartStop
1 Type 2
• Distance to Empty - Shows the approximate distance your vehicle can travel before
running out of fuel.
• Inst Fuel Economy - Shows a visual graph of your instantaneous fuel economy along
with your Avg MPG since the function was last reset.
• Long Term Fuel Economy - Shows your long term fuel economy.
• Fuel History - Shows a bar chart of your fuel history.
• Average Fuel — Shows the average fuel economy for a given trip.
• All Values — Shows all fuel economy values (DTE, Inst Fuel Econ, Avg Fuel).
• Auto StartStop - Available Auto Start-Stop messaging will provide details about what
is happening with your system. See Information Messages (page 105).
Note: You can reset your average fuel economy by pressing and holding the
OK button on
the left hand steering wheel controls. Driver Assist
Traction Ctrl - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Blind Spot - check enabled or uncheck disabled 1
Cross Traffic - check enabled or uncheck disabled 1
Adaptive or Normal
Cruise Control 1
Driver Alert or Driver Alert Display
Driver Alert 1
Hill Start Assist - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Intelligent AWD 1
Alert, Aid or Both
Mode
Lane Keeping System 1
High, Normal or Low
Intensity
High, Normal or Low
Alert Sensitivity
Pre-Collision
Active Braking - check enabled or uncheck
disabled
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Driver Assist
Traction Control - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Blind Spot - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Cross Traffic Alert - check enabled or uncheck disabled Adaptive or Normal
Cruise Control
Driver Alert or Driver Alert Display
Driver Alert
Hill Start Assist - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Alert, Aid or Both
Mode
Lane Keeping System
High, Normal or Low
Intensity
High, Normal or Low
Alert Sensitivity
Pre-Collision
Active Braking - check enabled or uncheck
disabled
Rear Park Aid - check enabled or uncheck disabled Tire Monitor - Hold OK to Reset
Tire Monitor
Settings
In this mode, you can configure different
driver setting choices. Note:
Some items are optional and may
not appear. Settings
Auto Engine Off - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Vehicle
Easy Entry/Exit - check enabled or uncheck disabledAuto Highbeam - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Lighting
Off or XX Seconds
Autolamp Delay
Daytime Lights - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Autolock - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Locks
Autounlock - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Mislock - check enabled or uncheck disabled All Doors or Driver First
Remote Unlock
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System Settings
The system has optional setting menus
available. The system stores the
last-known selection for each of these
settings. You do not need to readjust your
settings each time you switch on the
system.
Mode: This setting allows you to select
which of the system features you can
enable. Alert only – Provides a steering wheel
vibration when the system detects an
unintended lane departure.
Aid only – Provides an assistance steering
torque input toward the lane center when
the system detects an unintended lane
departure. Alert
A
AidB
Alert + Aid – Provides an assistance
steering torque input toward the lane
center.
If your vehicle continues drifting out of the
lane after the lane keeping aid corrects the
vehicle, the system provides a steering
wheel vibration.
Note: The alert and aid diagrams illustrate
general zone coverage. They do not provide
exact zone parameters.
Intensity: This setting affects the intensity
of the steering wheel vibration used for the
alert and alert + aid modes. This setting
does not affect the aid mode.
• Low
• Normal
• High
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Hints on Driving With Anti-Lock
Brakes.............................................................175
Home Screen................................................405
Hood Lock See: Opening and Closing the Hood..........255
I
In California (U.S. Only)............................238
Information Display Control
.......................73
Information Displays....................................96 General Information........................................... 96
Information Messages
................................105
Active Park............................................................ 105
Adaptive Cruise Control.................................. 106
AdvanceTrac®..................................................... 106
Airbag...................................................................... 107
Alarm....................................................................... 107
All-Wheel Drive................................................... 109
Automatic Engine Shutdown........................ 109
Auto Start-Stop................................................... 107
Battery and Charging System......................... 110
Blind Spot Information and Cross Traffic Alert System..................................................... 110
Doors and Locks.................................................... 111
Driver Alert............................................................... 111
Fuel........................................................................\
..... 111
Hill Start Assist...................................................... 111
Keys and Intelligent Access............................. 112
Lane Keeping System......................................... 113
Maintenance.......................................................... 113
MyKey....................................................................... 114
Park Aid................................................................... 115
Park Brake............................................................... 115
Power Steering..................................................... 116
Pre-Collision Assist............................................. 116
Remote Start......................................................... 116
Seats........................................................................\
. 117
Starting System ................................................... 117
Tire Pressure Monitoring System................... 117
Traction Control................................................... 118
Transmission......................................................... 118
Installing Child Restraints............................19 Child Seats............................................................... 19
Using Lap and Shoulder Belts......................... 20
Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)........................................... 24
Using Tether Straps............................................. 26Instrument Cluster
........................................89
Instrument Lighting Dimmer......................77 Vehicles With Front Fog Lamps...................... 78
Vehicles Without Front Fog Lamps...............78
Instrument Panel Overview........................16
Interior Lamps
.................................................80
Front Interior Lamps........................................... 80
Rear Interior Lamps.............................................. 81
Interior Luggage Compartment Release...........................................................66
Interior Mirror
...................................................86
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................. 86
Manual Dimming Mirror..................................... 86
Introduction.........................................................7
J
Jump Starting the Vehicle........................233 Connecting the Jumper Cables.................... 233
Jump Starting...................................................... 234
Preparing Your Vehicle..................................... 233
Removing the Jumper Cables....................... 234
K
Keyless Entry
...................................................64
SECURICODE™ Keyless Entry
Keypad................................................................ 64
Keyless Starting
.............................................147
Ignition Modes...................................................... 147
Keys and Remote Controls........................50
L
Lane Keeping System
................................205
Switching the System On and Off..............206
Lighting Control
..............................................76
Headlamp Flasher................................................ 77
Headlamp High Beam........................................ 76
Lighting...............................................................76 General Information............................................ 76
Load Carrying.................................................218
Load Limit........................................................218 Special Loading Instructions for Owners of
Pick-up Trucks and Utility-type
Vehicles............................................................. 222
Vehicle Loading - with and without a Trailer.................................................................. 218
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Media Voice Commands.................................
377
USB 2...................................................................... 382
Voice Commands for Audio Sources.........383
Using SYNC™ With Your Phone............359 Accessing Features through the Phone
Menu................................................................. 364
Accessing Your Phone Settings.................... 367
Bluetooth Devices............................................. 368
Making Calls........................................................ 363
Pairing a Phone for the First Time..............360
Pairing Subsequent Phones........................... 361
Phone Options during an Active Call.........363
Phone Voice Commands................................. 361
Receiving Calls.................................................... 363
System Settings................................................. 369
Text Messaging................................................... 365
Using Traction Control...............................180 Switching the System Off............................... 180
System Indicator Lights and Messages......................................................... 180
Using a Switch.................................................... 180
Using the Information Display Controls............................................................ 180
Using Voice Recognition............................357 Audio Voice Commands................................. 407
Climate Voice Commands............................ 408
Initiating a Voice Session................................ 357
Mobile App Voice Commands........................ 411
Navigation Voice Commands........................ 410
Phone Voice Commands............................... 409
SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link Voice Commands...................................................... 412
System Interaction and Feedback..............358
Voice Settings Commands............................. 412
Utilizing the Mediation/Arbitration Program (Canada Only)........................240
V
Vehicle Care....................................................277
General Information.......................................... 277
Vehicle Certification Label
.......................320
Vehicle Identification Number.................319
Vehicle Storage
............................................282
Battery................................................................... 283
Body........................................................................\
282
Brakes.................................................................... 283
Cooling system................................................... 283Engine....................................................................
282
Fuel system.......................................................... 282
General.................................................................. 282
Miscellaneous..................................................... 283
Removing Vehicle From Storage.................283
Tires........................................................................\
283
Ventilation See: Climate Control......................................... 120
VIN See: Vehicle Identification Number.............319
Voice Control
....................................................72
W
Warning Lamps and Indicators..................91 Adaptive Cruise Control..................................... 92
Anti-Lock Braking System................................ 92
Auto Start-stop..................................................... 92
Battery...................................................................... 92
Blind Spot Monitor............................................... 92
Brake System......................................................... 92
Cruise Control........................................................ 92
Direction Indicator................................................ 92
Door Ajar.................................................................. 93
Electric Park Brake............................................... 93
Engine Coolant Temperature.......................... 93
Engine Oil................................................................ 93
Fasten Seatbelt.................................................... 93
Front Airbag............................................................ 93
Front Fog Lamps.................................................. 93
Grade Assist........................................................... 93
Heads Up Display................................................. 93
High Beam.............................................................. 93
Hood Ajar................................................................ 93
Lane Keeping System Lamp............................ 93
Low Fuel Level....................................................... 93
Low Tire Pressure Warning............................... 94
Parking Lamps...................................................... 94
Powertrain Fault................................................... 94
Service Engine Soon........................................... 94
Sport Mode............................................................ 94
Stability Control................................................... 94
Stability Control Off............................................ 94
Trunk Ajar................................................................ 94
Washer Fluid Check....................................269
Washers See: Cleaning the Exterior............................... 277
See: Wipers and Washers.................................. 74
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