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Safety system of your vehicle
This vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Supplemental Air Bag
System for the driver's seat and front
passenger's seats.
The front air bags are designed to
supplement the three-point seat
belts. For these air bags to provide
protection, the seat belts must be
worn at all times when driving.
You can be severely injured or killed
in an accident if you are not wearing
a seat belt. Air bags are designed to
supplement seat belts, but do not
replace them. Also, air bags are not
designed to deploy in every collision.
In some accidents, the seat belts are
the only restraint protecting you. AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ALWAYS use seat belts and child restraints - every trip, every time,
everyone! Even with air bags, you can be seriously injured or killed in
a collision if you are improperly belted or not wearing your seat belt
when the air bag inflates.
NEVER place a child in any child restraint or booster seat in the front
passenger seat. An inflating air bag could forcefully strike the infant
or child causing serious or fatal injuries.
ABC - Always Buckle Children under age 13 in the back seat. It is the
safest place for children of any age to ride. If a child age 13 or older
must be seated in the front seat, he or she must be properly belted
and the seat should be moved as far back as possible.
All occupants should sit upright with the seatback in an upright posi-
tion, centered on the seat cushion with their seat belt on, legs com-
fortably extended and their feet on the floor until the vehicle is parked
and is turned off. If an occupant is out of position during an accident,
the rapidly deploying air bag may forcefully contact the occupant
causing serious or fatal injuries.
You and your passengers should never sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the air bags or lean against the door or center console.
Move your seat as far back as possible from front air bags, while still
maintaining control of the vehicle. The U.S. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that drivers allow at
least 10 inches (25 cm) between the center of the steering wheel and
the chest.
WARNING
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Safety system of your vehicle
Side air bags
Your vehicle is equipped with a side
air bag in each front seat. The pur-
pose of the air bag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and the front passen-
ger with additional protection than
that offered by the seat belt alone.The side air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity.
The side and curtain air bags on
both sides of the vehicle may deploy
if a rollover or possible rollover is
detected.
The side air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact or rollover
situations.
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
front air bags, take the following
precautions:
Seat belts must be worn at all
times to help keep occupants
positioned properly.
Move your seat as far back as
possible from front air bags,
while still maintaining control
of the vehicle.
Never lean against the door or
center console.
Do not allow the front passen-
ger to place their feet or legs
on the dashboard.
No objects (such as crash pad
cover, cellular phone holder,
cup holder, perfume or stickers)
should be placed over or near
the air bag modules on the
steering wheel, instrument
panel, windshield glass, and the
front passenger's panel above
the glove box. Such objects
could cause harm if the vehicle
is in a crash severe enough to
cause the air bags to deploy.
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To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
side air bag, take the follo
wing
precautions:
Seat belts must be worn at all
times to help keep occupants
positioned properly.
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WARNING
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Safety system of your vehicle
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Always be sure that you and all vehi-
cle occupants are seated properly
and wearing the seat belt properly for
the most effective protection by the
air bag and the seat belt.
The OCS may not function properly if
the passenger takes actions which
can affect the classification system.
These include:
Failing to sit in an upright position.
Leaning against the door or centerconsole.
Sitting towards the sides of the front of the seat.
Putting their legs on the dashboard or resting them on other locations
which reduce the passenger
weight on the front seat.
Wearing the seat belt improperly.
Reclining the seatback.
Wearing a thick cloth like ski wear or hip protection wear.
Putting an additional thick cushion on the seat.
Putting electrical devices (e.g. notebook, satellite radio) on the
seat with inverter charging.Condition and operation in the front passenger Occupant Classification System
Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
Indicator/Warning lightDevices
"PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator lightSRS
warning lightFront passenger
air bag
1. Adult *1OffOffActivated
2. Infant *2or child restraint
system with 12 months old *3*4 OnOffDeactivated
3. Unoccupied OnOffDeactivated
4. Malfunction in the systemOffOnActivated
*1The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in the front
passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique
and posture.
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2Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger child who has out- grown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize
him/her as an adult depending upon his/her physique or sitting position.
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3Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
*4The PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" indicator may turn on or off when a child above 12 months
to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the front passenger seat. This is
a normal condition.
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Safety system of your vehicleRiding in an improper position or placing weight on the front passenger’s seat when it is unoccupied by a
passenger adversely affects the OCS. To reduce the risk of serious injury or death:
WARNING
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NEVER put a heavy load in
the front seat or seatback
pocket, or hang any items
on the front passenger
seat.
NEVER place your feet on
the front passenger seat-
back.
NEVER sit with your hips
shifted towards the front
of the seat.
NEVER ride with the seat-
back reclined when the
vehicle is moving.
NEVER place your feet or
legs on the dashboard.
NEVER lean on the door or
center console or sit on
one side of the front pas-
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Lighting..................................................................3-81
Exterior Lights .................................................................3-81
Interior Lights...................................................................3-87
Welcome System .............................................................3-90
Wipers and Washers ............................................3-91
Windshield Wipers...........................................................3-91
Windshield Washers .......................................................3-92
Rear Window Wiper and Washer ................................3-93
Driver Assist System ...........................................3-94
Rear View Camera ..........................................................3-94
Manual Climate Control System.........................3-95
Heating and Air Conditioning .......................................3-96
System Operation .........................................................3-100
System Maintenance....................................................3-102
Automatic Climate Control System ..................3-104
Automatic Heating and Air Conditioning.................3-105
Manual Heating and Air Conditioning......................3-106
System Operation .........................................................3-112
System Maintenance....................................................3-114
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging ............3-115
Auto Defogging System ..............................................3-118
Rear Window Defroster ..............................................3-119
Climate Control Additional Features ...............3-120
Cluster ionizer ................................................................3-120
Automatic Ventilation ...................................................3-120
Sunroof Inside Air Recirculation ...............................3-120
Storage Compartment .......................................3-121
Center Console Storage ..............................................3-121
Glove Box ........................................................................\
3-121
Sunglass Holder.............................................................3-122
Multi Box (with a cover) .............................................3-122
Interior Features ................................................3-123
Cup Holder ......................................................................3-\
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Sliding Armrest ..............................................................3-124
Sunvisor ........................................................................\
...3-124
Power Outlet ..................................................................3-125
Wireless Cellular Phone Charging System..............3-126
Clock ........................................................................\
.........3-128
Clothes Hanger ..............................................................3-128
Floor Mat Anchor(s).....................................................3-129
Luggage Net Holder .....................................................3-130
Cargo Area Cover..........................................................3-130
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To avoid possible theft, do not
leave valuables in the storage
compartments.
Center Console Storage
To open :
Grab and hold the latch (1) on the
arm rest then lift the lid.
Glove Box
To open:
Pull the lever (1).
NOTICE
Never store cigarette lighters,
propane cylinders, or other
flammable/explosive materials
in the vehicle. These items may
catch fire and/or explode if the
vehicle is exposed to hot tem-
peratures for extended periods.
WARNING
ALWAYS keep the storage com-
partment covers closed secure-
ly while driving. Items inside
your vehicle are moving as fast
as the vehicle. If you have to
stop or turn quickly, or if there
is a crash, the items may fly out
of the compartment and may
cause an injury if they strike the
driver or a passenger.
WARNING
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ALWAYS close the glove box
door after use.
An open glove box door can
cause serious injury to the pas-
senger in an accident, even if the
passenger is wearing a seat belt.
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California perchlorate notice ..........................................7-89
Camera (Rear view) ........................................................3-94
Capacities (Lubricants) .....................................................8-7
CareExterior care ...............................................................7-78
Interior care ................................................................7-82
Tire care ......................................................................7-\
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Cargo area cover ...........................................................3-130
Cartridge type fuse..........................................................7-55
Cellular phone holder ...................................................3-126
Center console storage ..................................................3-121
Central door lock switch .................................................3-14
Certification label ...........................................................8-10
Chains Tire chains ................................................................5-110
Check tire inflation pressure ...........................................7-40
Child restraint system (CRS) ..........................................2-34 Booster seats...............................................................2-37
Forward-facing child restraints ..................................2-37
Installing a child restraint system (CRS) ...................2-37
Lower anchors and tether for children .......................2-38
Rear-facing child seats ...............................................2-36
Securing a child restraint system seat with "Tether Anchor" system ..........................................2-41
Securing a child restraint system with a lap/ shoulder belt ............................................................2-42 Securing a child restraint system with LATCH
anchors system ........................................................2-40
Selecting a child restraint system (CRS) ...................2-35
Child-protector rear door lock ........................................3-16
Climate control air filter replacement.............................7-30
Climate control system Automatic climate control system............................3-104
Manual climate control system ..................................3-95
Clock ........................................................................\
.....3-128
Clothes hanger ..............................................................3-128
Cluster ionizer ...............................................................3-120
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ................3-45
Compact spare tire replacement .....................................7-43
Consumer information ....................................................8-12
Coolant ........................................................................\
....7-23
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ...................................7-23
Crankcase emission control system ................................7-85
Cruise control system .....................................................5-86
Cup holder.....................................................................3-1\
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Curtain air bags ...............................................................2-49
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination..................................................................3-46
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ..................................3-45
Day/night rearview mirror ..............................................3-20
Daytime running light (DRL) .........................................3-81
Defogging (Windshield)................................................3-115
Index
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Seats ........................................................................\
..........2-3Air ventilation seats....................................................2-20
Front seat adjustment ...................................................2-5
Head restraints ............................................................2-14
Rear seat adjustment...................................................2-11
Safety precautions ........................................................2-4
Seat warmers ..............................................................2-18
Side air bags....................................................................2-48\
Side view mirrors............................................................3-27
Sliding armrest ..............................................................3-124
Smart high beam .............................................................3-83
Smart key ........................................................................\
..3-6 Battery replacement....................................................3-10
Liftgate unlocking ........................................................3-8
Locking........................................................................\
.3-7
Mechanical key ............................................................3-9
Panic button ..................................................................3-9
Unlocking .....................................................................3-7\
Smooth cornering..........................................................5-108
Snow tires......................................................................5-\
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Spare tire Compact spare tire replacement .................................7-43
Special driving conditions Driving at night ........................................................5-108
Driving in flooded areas ...........................................5-109
Driving in the rain ....................................................5-108
Hazardous driving conditions ..................................5-107
Highway driving.......................................................5-109 Rocking the vehicle ..................................................5-107
Smooth cornering .....................................................5-108
Speed sensing door lock .................................................3-15
Speedometer....................................................................3-47\
SPORT mode ..................................................................5-54
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ...................6-3
Steering wheel Electric power steering (EPS) ....................................3-17
Horn ........................................................................\
....3-18
Power steering ............................................................3-17
Tilt steering / Telescope steering................................3-18
Steering wheel audio control ............................................4-3
Storage compartment ....................................................3-121 Center console storage .............................................3-121
Glove box .................................................................3-121
Multi box ..................................................................3-122
Sunglass holder ........................................................3-122
Sunglass holder .............................................................3-122
Sunroof........................................................................\
....3-34 Automatic reverse ......................................................3-36
Closing the sunroof ....................................................3-36
Resetting the sunroof..................................................3-37
Sliding the sunroof .....................................................3-35
Sunroof open warning ................................................3-38
Sunshade.....................................................................3-3\
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Tilting the sunroof ......................................................3-36
Sunroof inside air recirculation ....................................3-120
Sunvisor ........................................................................\
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