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60 Seats and Restraints
Seats and
Restraints Head Restraints Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front Seats Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 62
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear Seats Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seat Belts Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seat Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Airbag System Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 86
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Passenger Sensing System . . . 91
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 95
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 96
Replacing Airbag System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Child Restraints Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Infants and Young Children . . . . 98
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . 101
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 102 Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . 104
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . 111
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the Center
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the Front
Passenger Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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64 Seats and Restraints Warning (Continued)The shoulder belt will not be
against your body. Instead, it will
be in front of you. In a crash, you
could go into it, receiving neck or
other injuries.
The lap belt could go up over
your abdomen. The belt forces
would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries.
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
seat belt properly. Do not have a seatback reclined if
the vehicle is moving.
Memory Seats If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to store and recall their
unique seat positions for driving the
vehicle, and a shared exit position
for getting out of the vehicle. Other
feature positions may also be set,
such as power mirrors, power
steering wheel, and adjustable
pedals, if equipped. Memory
positions are linked to RKE
transmitter 1 or 2 for automatic
memory recalls.
Before storing, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press and
release SET; a beep will sound.
Then immediately press and hold 1,
2, or
B (Exit) on the driver door
until two beeps sound. To manually
recall these positions, press and
hold 1, 2, or
B until the saved
position is reached.
The vehicle identifies the current
driver ’ s RKE transmitter number
(1 – 8).
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Seats and Restraints 65See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation (Key Access)
0 31 or Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation (Keyless
Access) 0 33 . Only RKE
transmitters 1 and 2 can be used for
automatic memory recalls. A Driver
Information Center (DIC) welcome
message indicating the transmitter
number may display for the first few
ignition cycles following a
transmitter change. For Auto
Memory Recall to work properly,
save the positions to the memory
button (1 or 2) matching the RKE
transmitter number displayed in the
DIC welcome message. Carry the
linked RKE transmitter when
entering the vehicle.
Vehicle Personalization Settings
.
To have the Auto Memory Recall
movement begin when the
vehicle is started, select the
Settings menu, then Vehicle,
then Comfort and Convenience,
and then Auto Memory Recall.
Select On or Off. See “ Auto
Memory Recall ” later in this
section. .
To begin Easy Exit Recall
movement when the ignition is
turned off and the driver door is
opened, or when the ignition is
turned off with the driver door
already opened, select the
Settings menu, then Vehicle,
then Comfort and Convenience,
and then Easy Exit Options.
Select On or Off. See “ Easy Exit
Recall ” later in this section.
.
See Vehicle Personalization
0 158 for additional setting
information.
Identifying Driver Number
To identify the driver number:
1. Start the vehicle with the other
key or RKE transmitter. The
DIC should display the driver
number; 1 or 2. Turn the
ignition off and remove the key
or RKE transmitter from the
vehicle.
2. Start the vehicle with the initial
key or RKE transmitter. The
DIC should display the other
driver number not shown in
step 1. Saving Memory Positions
Read these instructions completely
before saving memory positions.
To save preferred driving positions
1 and 2:
1. Turn the ignition on or to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
A DIC welcome message may
be displayed indicating number
1 or 2 for memory recalls.
2. Adjust all available memory
features to the desired driving
position.
3. Press and release SET; a beep
will sound.
4. Immediately press and hold the
1 or 2 memory button matching
the above DIC welcome
message until two beeps
sound.
If too much time passes
between releasing SET and
pressing 1, the memory
position will not be saved and
two beeps will not sound.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4.
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66 Seats and Restraints 1 or 2 corresponds to the driver
number. See “ Identifying Driver
Number ” in this section.
5. Repeat Steps 1 – 4 for a second
driver using 1 or 2.
To save positions for
B and easy
exit features, repeat Steps 1 – 4
using
B . This stores the positions
for getting out of the vehicle.
Save preferred memory feature
positions to both 1 and 2 if you are
the only driver.
Manually Recalling Memory
Positions
Press and hold 1, 2, or
B to recall
the previously stored memory
positions.
To stop manual recall movement,
release 1, 2, or
B . Recall can also
be stopped by pressing a power
seat, SET, power mirror control,
power steering wheel control,
or adjustable pedal control,
if memory equipped. The driver or
passenger side mirror must be
selected. Auto Memory Recall
The vehicle identifies the number of
the current driver ’ s RKE transmitter
(1 – 8).
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation (Key Access)
0 31 or Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation (Keyless
Access) 0 33 . If the RKE transmitter
is 1 or 2, and Auto Memory Recall is
programmed on in vehicle
personalization, the positions saved
to the same memory button number
1 or 2 are automatically recalled
when the ignition is turned on,
or turned from off to ACC/
ACCESSORY. RKE transmitters 3 – 8
will not provide automatic memory
recalls.
To turn Auto Memory Recall on or
off, see "Vehicle Personalization
Settings" previously in this section
and Vehicle Personalization 0 158 .
The transmission must be in
P (Park) to initiate Auto Memory
Recall. Auto Memory Recall will
complete if the vehicle is shifted out
of P (Park) prior to reaching the
stored memory position. To stop Auto Memory Recall
movement, turn the ignition off or
press any of the following memory
controls:
.
Power seat
.
Memory SET, 1, 2, or
B .
Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
.
Power steering wheel,
if equipped
.
Adjustable pedals, if equipped
If the stored memory seat position
does not automatically recall or
recalls to the wrong positions, the
driver ’ s RKE transmitter number (1
or 2) may not match the memory
button number that positions were
saved to. Try storing the position to
the other memory button or try the
other RKE transmitter.
Easy Exit Recall
Easy Exit Recall is not linked to an
RKE transmitter. The position stored
to
B is used for all drivers. To turn
Easy Exit Recall on or off, see
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Seats and Restraints 67"Vehicle Personalization Settings"
previously in this section and
Vehicle Personalization 0 158 .
If turned on, the positions saved to
B are automatically recalled when
one of the following occurs:
.
The vehicle is turned off and the
driver door is opened within a
short time.
.
The vehicle is turned off with the
driver door open.
To stop Easy Exit Recall movement,
press any of the following memory
controls:
.
Power seat
.
Memory SET, 1, 2, or
B.
Power mirror, with the driver or
passenger side mirror selected
.
Power steering wheel,
if equipped
.
Adjustable pedals, if equipped
Obstructions
If something has blocked the driver
seat and/or power steering wheel
while recalling a memory position, the recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction and try the recall again.
If the memory position still does not
recall, see your dealer for service.
Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats
{ WarningIf temperature change or pain to
the skin cannot be felt, the seat
heater may cause burns. To
reduce the risk of burns, use care
when using the seat heater,
especially for long periods of
time. Do not place anything on
the seat that insulates against
heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
cover, or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat
heater may cause a burn or may
damage the seat. The buttons are on the center stack
below the climate control system. To
operate, the engine must be
running.
Press
I to heat the driver or
passenger seatback only.
Press
J to heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press
C to ventilate the driver or
passenger seat.
The indicator light on the button
comes on when this feature is on.
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Instruments and Controls 161Auto Rear Defog
If equipped, this feature will
automatically turn on the rear
window defogger when the vehicle
is first started in cold weather and
turn off when the vehicle is warmed.
Select Off or On.
Collision/Detection Systems Select and the following may
display:
.
Alert Type
.
Forward Collision System
.
Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier
.
Park Assist
.
Side Blind Zone Alert
.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
Alert Type
This feature will set crash alerts to
beeps or seat vibrations. This
setting affects all crash alerts
including Forward Collision Alert,
Lane Departure Warning, and Park
Assist alerts.
Select Beeps or Safety Alert Seat. Forward Collision System
This feature will turn on or off
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) and
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB).
The Off setting disables all FCA and
FAB functions. With the Alert and
Brake setting, both FCA and FAB
are available. The Alert setting
disables FAB. See Forward
Automatic Braking (FAB) 0 248 .
Select Off, Alert and Brake, or Alert.
Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier
This feature will give a reminder that
Adaptive Cruise Control provides
when it has brought the vehicle to a
complete stop behind another
stopping vehicle, and then that
vehicle drives on.
Select Off or On.
Park Assist
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off. See Assistance Systems
for Parking or Backing 0 243 .
Select Off, On, or On with Towbar
Attached. Side Blind Zone Alert
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off. See Side Blind Zone Alert
(SBZA) 0 250 .
Select Off or On.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off. See Assistance Systems
for Parking or Backing 0 243 .
Select Off or On.
Comfort and Convenience Select and the following may
display:
.
Auto Memory Recall
.
Easy Exit Options
.
Chime Volume
.
Hands Free Liftgate Control
.
Reverse Tilt Mirror
.
Auto Mirror Folding
.
Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
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162 Instruments and Controls Auto Memory Recall
This feature automatically recalls
the current driver ’ s previously stored
1 or 2 button positions when the
ignition is changed from off to on or
ACC/ACCESSORY. See Memory
Seats 0 64 .
Select On or Off.
Easy Exit Options
This feature automatically recalls
the previously stored Exit button
position when exiting the vehicle.
See Memory Seats 0 64 .
Select On or Off.
Chime Volume
This allows the selection of the
chime volume level.
Touch + or − to adjust the volume.
Hands Free Liftgate Control
The liftgate may be operated with a
kicking motion under the rear
bumper. See Liftgate 0 43 .
Select Off, On-Open and Close,
or On-Open Only. Reverse Tilt Mirror
When on, the driver and/or
passenger mirrors will tilt downward
when the vehicle is shifted to
R (Reverse) to improve visibility of
the ground near the rear wheels.
See Reverse Tilt Mirrors 0 55 .
Select Off, On - Driver and
Passenger, On - Driver, or On -
Passenger.
Auto Mirror Folding
When on, the outside mirrors will
automatically fold or unfold when
the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter
Q or
K button is
pressed and held. See Folding
Mirrors 0 53 .
Select Off or On.
Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
When on and the front wiper is on
and wiping, the rear wiper will
automatically activate when the
vehicle is shifted to R (Reverse).
Select Off or On. Lighting Select the Lighting menu and the
following may display:
.
Vehicle Locator Lights
.
Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
This feature will flash the exterior
lamps and allows some of the
exterior lamps and most of the
interior lamps to turn on briefly when
K on the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter is pressed to
locate the vehicle.
Select On or Off.
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how
long the exterior lamps stay on
when leaving the vehicle when it is
dark outside.
Select Off, 30 Seconds, 60 Seconds,
or 120 Seconds.
Power Door Locks
Select Power Door Locks and the
following may display:
.
Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
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Driving and Operating 205Caution (Continued) premature wear and earlier
replacement. Follow this
breaking-in guideline every
time you get new brake
linings.
.
Do not tow a trailer during
break-in. See Trailer Towing
0 262 for the trailer towing
capabilities of the vehicle
and more information.
Following break-in, engine speed
and load can be gradually
increased.
Adjustable Throttle and
Brake Pedal If equipped, the position of the
throttle and brake pedals can be
changed.
The pedals can only be adjusted
when the vehicle is in P (Park). The switch used to adjust the
pedals is to the left of the steering
wheel.
Press the switch to the left to move
the pedals closer to your body.
Press the switch to the right to move
the pedals away.
Before you start driving, fully press
the brake pedal to confirm the
adjustment is right for you.
The vehicle may have a memory
function, which lets pedal settings
be saved and recalled. See Memory
Seats 0 64 . Ignition Positions
(Keyless Access)
Vehicles equipped with Keyless
Access have pushbutton starting.
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter must be in the vehicle for
the system to operate. If the
pushbutton start is not working, the
vehicle may be near a strong radio
antenna signal causing interference
to the Keyless Access system.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation (Key Access)
0 31 or Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation (Keyless
Access) 0 33 .