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Features of your vehicle
USING THE USB DEVICE
To use an external USB device,make sure the device is not con-
nected when starting up the
vehicle. Connect the device after
starting up.
If you start the engine when the USB device is connected, it may
damage the USB device. (USB
flashdrives are very sensitive to
electric shock.)
If the engine is started up or turned off while the external USB
device is connected, the external
USB device may not work.
The System may not play unau- thenticated MP3 or WMA files.
1) It can only play MP3 files with the compression rate between
8Kbps ~ 320Kbps.
2) It can only play WMA music files with the compression rate
between 8Kbps ~ 320Kbps.
Take precautions for static elec- tricity when connecting or discon-
necting the external USB device.
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An encrypted MP3 PLAYER is
not recognizable.
Depending on the condition of the external USB device, the
connected external USB device
can be unrecognizable.
When the formatted byte/sector setting of External USB device is
not either 512BYTE or
2048BYTE, then the device will
not be recognized.
Use only a USB device format- ted to FAT 12/16/32.
USB devices without USB I/F authentication may not be recog-
nizable.
Make sure the USB connection terminal does not come in con-
tact with the human body or
other objects.
If you repeatedly connect or dis- connect the USB device in a
short period of time, it may break
the device.
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You may hear a strange noise
when connecting or disconnect-
ing a USB device.
If you disconnect the external USB device during playback in
USB mode, the external USB
device can be damaged or may
malfunction. Therefore, discon-
nect the external USB device
when the audio is turned off or in
another mode. (e.g, Radio, CD)
Depending on the type and capacity of the external USB
device or the type of the files
stored in the device, there is a
difference in the time taken for
recognition of the device.
Do not use the USB device for purposes other than playing
music files.
Playing videos through the USB is not supported.
Use of USB accessories such as rechargers or heaters using USB
I/F may lower performance or
cause trouble.
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NOTICE - Using the USB
Devices
• To use an external USB device,
make sure the device is not con-
nected when starting up the vehi-
cle. Connect the device after start-
ing up.
• If you start the engine when the USB device is connected, it may
damage the USB device. (USB
flashdrives are very sensitive to
electric shock.)
• If the engine is started up or turned off while the external USB
device is connected, the external
USB device may not work.
• The System may not play unau- thenticated MP3 or WMA files.
1) It can only play MP3 files with the compression rate between 8Kbps
~ 320Kbps.
2) It can only play WMA music files with the compression rate
between 8Kbps ~ 320Kbps.
• Take precautions for static electric- ity when connecting or disconnect-
ing the external USB device. (Continued)(Continued)
• An encrypted MP3 PLAYER is
not recognizable.
• Depending on the condition of the external USB device, the connect-
ed external USB device can be
unrecognizable.
• When the formatted byte/sector setting of External USB device is
not either 512BYTE or
2048BYTE, then the device will
not be recognized.
• Use only a USB device formatted to FAT 12/16/32.
• USB devices without USB I/F authentication may not be recog-
nizable.
• Make sure the USB connection terminal does not come in contact
with the human body or other
objects.
• If you repeatedly connect or dis- connect the USB device in a short
period of time, it may break the
device. (Continued)(Continued)
• You may hear a strange noise
when connecting or disconnecting
a USB device.
• If you disconnect the external USB device during playback in USB
mode, the external USB device can
be damaged or may malfunction.
Therefore, disconnect the external
USB device when the audio is
turned off or in another mode.
(e.g, Radio)
• Depending on the type and capac- ity of the external USB device or
the type of files stored in the
device, there is a difference in the
time for recognition the device.
• Do not use the USB device for pur- poses other than playing music
files.
• Playing videos through the USB is not supported.
• Use of USB accessories such as rechargers or heaters using USB
I/F may lower performance or
cause trouble. (Continued)

Driving your vehicle
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During the first 1,000 miles (1,500
km), you may feel that the vehicle
may not be smooth when acceler-
ating at low speed. During this
break-in period, the shift quality
and performance of your new vehi-
cle is continuously optimized.
Always come to a complete stop before shifting into D (Drive) or R
(Reverse).
Do not put the shift lever in N (Neutral) while driving.Transmission ranges
The indicator in the instrument clus-
ter displays the shift lever position
when the ignition switch is in the ON
position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into P (Park).
To shift from P (Park), you must
depress firmly on the brake pedal
and make sure your foot is off the
accelerator pedal.
The shift lever must be in P (Park)
before turning the engine off. R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle
backward.
CAUTION - Holding the
Vehicle Using Accelerator
Pedal
Do not attempt to hold your vehicle on a hill by applying theaccelerator pedal. This cancause your clutch and transmis-sion to be damaged as a resultof overheating.
WARNING
Shifting into P (Park) while the vehicle is in motion may
cause you to lose control of
the vehicle.
After the vehicle has stopped, always make sure the shift
lever is in P (Park), apply the
parking brake, and turn the
engine off.
Do not use the P (Park) posi- tion in place of the parking
brake.
CAUTION
Always come to a complete stopbefore shifting into or out of R(Reverse); you may damage thetransmission if you shift into R(Reverse) while the vehicle is inmotion.

Index
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Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45\
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Tailgate (5 Door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Opening the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Closing the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Emergency tailgate safety release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50 All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Low aspect ratio tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-50
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Tire maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55 Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Tire traction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-22 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Trunk (4 Door) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Opening the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-7
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-91 Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
Tire and loading information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-91
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96 Base curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
Cargo weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
GAW (Gross axle weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
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