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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.
WARNING
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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.
*
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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Trip Computer (Hybrid Vehicle) .......................3-104
Trip Computer (Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle) .........3-109
Lighting................................................................3-115
Exterior Lights ...............................................................3-115
Interior Lights ................................................................3-120
Welcome System ...........................................................3-122
Wipers and Washers..........................................3-123
Windshield Wipers ........................................................3-123
Windshield Washers .....................................................3-124
Driver Assist System .........................................3-125
Rear View Camera ........................................................3-125
Rear Parking Assist System .......................................3-126
Automatic Climate Control System ..................3-129
Automatic Heating and Air Conditioning.................3-130
Manual Heating and Air Conditioning......................3-131
System Operation .........................................................3-138
System Maintenance....................................................3-139
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging ............3-141
To Defog Inside Windshield ........................................3-141
To Defrost Outside Windshield ..................................3-142
Defogging Logic ............................................................3-142
Rear Window Defroster ..............................................3-142
Auto Defogging System ..............................................3-143
Climate Control Additional Features ...............3-145
Automatic Ventilation ...................................................3-145
Storage Compartment .......................................3-146
Center Console Storage ..............................................3-146
Glove Box ........................................................................\
3-146
Sunglass Holder.............................................................3-147
Multi Box ........................................................................\
.3-147
Interior Features ................................................3-148
Cup Holder ......................................................................3-\
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Sunvisor ........................................................................\
...3-149
Power Outlet ..................................................................3-149
USB Charger ...................................................................3-150\
Wireless Cellular Phone Charging System..............3-151
Clock ........................................................................\
.........3-152
Clothes Hanger ..............................................................3-153
Floor Mat Anchor(s).....................................................3-153
Cargo Security Screen .................................................3-154
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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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Automatic ventilation ...................................................3-145
Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system...........5-43
AUX, USB and iPod
®Port ...............................................4-2
Batterty (12 volt, Plug-in hybrid vehicle).......................7-31
Battery cooling duct........................................................2-22
Battery saver function ...................................................3-118
Before driving ...................................................................5-4
Blind Spot Detection (BSD) system ...............................5-34
Blind spot mirror.............................................................3-34
Blue Link
®center ...........................................................3-19
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology hands-free ....................4-4
Bottle holder .................................................................3-148
Brake fluid ......................................................................7-\
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Brake system ...................................................................5-23 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)..................................5-26
Disc brakes wear indicator .........................................5-24
Electronic Stability Control (ESC).............................5-28
Good braking practices ..............................................5-33
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) .................................5-33
Parking brake..............................................................5-24
Power brakes ..............................................................5-23
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) .......................5-31 Bulb replacement ............................................................7-55
Daytime Running Lamp (DRL) .................................7-60
Front parking lamp .....................................................7-55
Front turn signal lamp ................................................7-55
Headlamp....................................................................7-55\
High mounted stop lamp ............................................7-64
Interior light bulb .......................................................7-65
License plate light bulb ..............................................7-65
Rear combination light bulb .......................................7-61
Side marker ................................................................7-55
Side repeater lamp ......................................................7-61
Bulb wattage .....................................................................8-3\
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button ..................5-6
Camera (Rear view) ......................................................3-125
Capacities (Lubricants) .....................................................8-7
Care Exterior care ...............................................................7-67
Interior care ................................................................7-71
Tire care ......................................................................7-\
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Cargo security screen ....................................................3-154
Center console storage ..................................................3-146
Central door lock switch .................................................3-11
Certification label location ...............................................8-9
Chains Tire chains ..................................................................5-89
Checking tire inflation pressure ......................................7-36
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Spare tireCompact spare tire replacement .................................7-39
Special driving conditions Driving at night ..........................................................5-87
Driving in flooded areas .............................................5-88
Driving in the rain ......................................................5-87
Hazardous driving conditions ....................................5-86
Highway driving.........................................................5-88
Rocking the vehicle ....................................................5-86
Smooth cornering .......................................................5-87
Speed sensing door lock .................................................3-12
Speedometer....................................................................3-56\
SPORT mode ..................................................................5-17
Steering wheel Heated steering wheel ................................................3-17
Horn ........................................................................\
....3-17
Power steering ............................................................3-16
Tilt steering / Telescope steering................................3-16
Steering wheel audio control ............................................4-3
Storage compartment ....................................................3-146 Center console storage .............................................3-146
Glove box .................................................................3-146
Multi box ..................................................................3-147
Sunglass holder ........................................................3-147
Sunglass holder .............................................................3-147 Sunroof........................................................................\
....3-41
Automatic reverse ......................................................3-42
Resetting the sunroof..................................................3-44
Sliding the sunroof .....................................................3-42
Sunroof opening and closing......................................3-42
Sunshade.....................................................................3-4\
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Tilting the sunroof ......................................................3-43
Sunvisor ........................................................................\
3-149
Tachometer ......................................................................3-\
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Theft-alarm system .........................................................3-13
Tilt steering / Telescope steering ....................................3-16
Tire chains .......................................................................5\
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Tire Mobility Kit (TMK).......................................6-25, 6-33
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .....................6-14
Tire rotation ....................................................................7-37\
Tire specification and pressure label location ................8-10
Tires and wheels .............................................................7-34 Checking tire inflation pressure .................................7-36
Compact spare tire replacement .................................7-39
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ...............7-35
Tire care ......................................................................7-\
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Tire maintenance ........................................................7-40
Tire replacement .........................................................7-38
Tire rotation ................................................................7-37
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