
AWD
ActionMessage
Displayed when the AWD system has been temporarily disabled to protect itself from overheating.AWD Temporarily Disabled
Displayed when the AWD system has been automatically disabled to protect itself. This is causedby operating the vehicle with the compact spare tire installed or if the system is overheating.AWD OFF
The AWD system resumes normal function and clears this message after driving a short distancewith the road tire re-installed or after the system is allowed to cool.AWD Restored
Displayed in conjunction with the Throttle Control/Transmission/AWD light when the AWD systemis not operating properly. If the warning stays on or continues to come on, contact an authorizeddealer as soon as possible.
AWD Malfunction Service Required
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Information Displays

SITTING IN THE CORRECT
POSITION
WARNINGS
Sitting improperly, out of position orwith the seatback reclined too far cantake weight off the seat cushion and affectthe decision of the passenger sensingsystem, resulting in serious injury or deathin the event of a crash. Always sit uprightagainst your seat back, with your feet on thefloor.
Do not recline the seatback as this cancause the occupant to slide under thesafety belt, resulting in serious injury in theevent of a crash.
Do not place objects higher than theseatback to reduce the risk of seriousinjury in the event of a crash or during heavybraking.
When you use them properly, the seat, headrestraint, safety belt and airbags will provideoptimum protection in the event of a crash.
We recommend that you follow theseguidelines:
•Sit in an upright position with the base ofyour spine as far back as possible.
•Do not recline the seatback more than30 degrees.
•Adjust the head restraint so that the topof it is level with the top of your head andas far forward as possible. Make sure thatyou remain comfortable.
•Keep sufficient distance betweenyourself and the steering wheel. Werecommend a minimum of 10 in (25 cm)between your breastbone and the airbagcover.
•Hold the steering wheel with your armsslightly bent.
•Bend your legs slightly so that you canpress the pedals fully.
•Position the shoulder strap of the safetybelt over the center of your shoulder andposition the lap strap tightly across yourhips.
Make sure that your driving position iscomfortable and that you can maintain fullcontrol of your vehicle.
HEAD RESTRAINTS
WARNINGS
Fully adjust the head restraint beforeyou sit in or operate your vehicle. Thiswill help minimize the risk of neck injury inthe event of a crash. Do not adjust the headrestraint when your vehicle is moving.
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Folding the Seatback
Press and hold the left control to lower theleft seatback. Press and hold the right controlto lower the right seatback.
Unfolding the Seatback
Rotate the seatback up until the seatbacklatches in the upright position. The seatbackwill click when it is locked into position.
HEATED SEATS (If Equipped)
Front Seats
WARNING
People who are unable to feel pain totheir skin because of advanced age,chronic illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury,medication, alcohol use, exhaustion or otherphysical conditions, must use caution whenusing the heated seat. The heated seat maycause burns even at low temperatures,especially if used for long periods of time.Do not place anything on the seat that mayblock the heat, such as a blanket or cushion.This can cause the heated seat to overheat.Do not puncture the seat with pins, needlesor other pointed objects. This damages theheating element and can cause the heatedseat to overheat. An overheated seat maycause serious personal injury.
Do not do the following:
•Place heavy objects on the seat.
•Operate the heated seat if water or anyother liquid spills on the seat. Allow theseat to dry thoroughly.
Note:The heated seats only function whenthe engine is running.
Press the heated seat symbol to cyclethrough the various heat settings and off.More indicator lights indicate warmersettings.
Note:After 90 minutes of operation, theheated seats switch off. Press the heatedseat symbol to switch the heated seats on.
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Rear Seats
WARNING
People who are unable to feel pain totheir skin because of advanced age,chronic illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury,medication, alcohol use, exhaustion or otherphysical conditions, must use caution whenusing the heated seat. The heated seat maycause burns even at low temperatures,especially if used for long periods of time.Do not place anything on the seat that mayblock the heat, such as a blanket or cushion.This can cause the heated seat to overheat.Do not puncture the seat with pins, needlesor other pointed objects. This damages theheating element and can cause the heatedseat to overheat. An overheated seat maycause serious personal injury.
Do not do the following:
•Place heavy objects on the seat.
•Operate the seat heater if water or anyother liquid spills on the seat. Allow theseat to dry thoroughly.
Note:The heated seats only function whenthe engine is running.
The rear seat heat controls are on the rearof the center console.
Press the heated seat symbol to cyclethrough the various heat settings and off.More indicator lights indicate warmersettings.
Note:After an extended period of time, theheated seats switch off. Press the heatedseat symbol to switch the heated seats on.
CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS (If
Equipped)
Heated Seats
WARNING
People who are unable to feel pain totheir skin because of advanced age,chronic illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury,medication, alcohol use, exhaustion or otherphysical conditions, must exercise care whenusing the heated seat. The heated seat maycause burns even at low temperatures,especially if used for long periods of time.Do not place anything on the seat thatinsulates against heat, such as a blanket orcushion. This may cause the heated seat tooverheat. Do not puncture the seat with pins,needles or other pointed objects. This maydamage the heating element which maycause the heated seat to overheat. Anoverheated seat may cause serious personalinjury.
Note:Do not do the following:
•Place heavy objects on the seat.
•Operate the seat heater if water or anyother liquid spills on the seat. Allow theseat to dry thoroughly.
Note:The heated seats only function whenthe engine is running.
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Press the heated seat symbol to cyclethrough the various heat settings and off.More indicator lights indicate warmersettings.
Note:After 90 minutes of operation, theheated seats switch off. Press the heatedseat symbol to switch the heated seats on.
Cooled Seats
Note:The cooled seats only function whenthe engine is running.
Press the cooled seat symbol to cyclethrough the various cool settings and off.More indicator lights indicate cooler settings.
Climate controlled seat air filterreplacement
Your vehicle is equipped with lifetime airfilters that are integrated with the seats.Regular maintenance or replacement is notneeded.
REAR SEAT ARMREST
Fold the armrest down to use the armrestand cupholders.
The cupholders are located inside the rearseat armrest. To open the cupholders, pushthe plastic panel on the front edge of thearmrest. The cupholders will open.
Push the panel again to close thecupholders.
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(If Equipped)
HomeLink Wireless Control System
WARNINGS
Make sure that the garage door andsecurity device are free fromobstruction when you are programming. Donot program the system with the vehicle inthe garage.
Do not use the system with any garagedoor opener that does not have thesafety stop and reverse feature as requiredby U.S. Federal Safety Standards (thisincludes any garage door openermanufactured before April 1, 1982). A garagedoor opener which cannot detect an object,signaling the door to stop and reverse, doesnot meet current federal safety standards.Using a garage door opener without thesefeatures increases the risk of serious injuryor death.
Note:Make sure you keep the originalremote control transmitter for use in othervehicles as well as for future systemprogramming.
Note:We recommend that upon the sale orlease termination of your vehicle, you erasethe programmed function buttons for securityreasons. See Erasing the Function ButtonCodes later in this section.
Note:You can program a maximum of threedevices. To change or replace any of thethree devices after it has been initiallyprogrammed, you must first erase the currentsettings. See Erasing the Function ButtonCodes.
The universal garage door opener replacesthe common hand-held garage door openerwith a three-button transmitter integratedinto the driver’s sun visor.
The system includes two primary features, agarage door opener and a platform forremote activation of devices within the home.You can program garage doors as well asentry gate operators, security systems, entrydoor locks and home or office lighting.
Additional system information can be foundonline at www.homelink.com,www.youtube.com/user/HomeLinkGentexor by calling the toll-free help line at1-800-355-3515.
In-Vehicle Programming
This process is to program your in-vehicleHomeLink function button with yourhand-held transmitter.
Note:The programming steps below assumeyou will be programming HomeLink that wasnot previously programmed. If yourHomeLink was previously programmed, youmay need to erase your HomeLink buttons.See Erasing the Function Button Codes.
Note:Put a new battery in the hand-heldtransmitter. This helps ensure quickertraining and accurate transmission of theradio-frequency signal.
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1. With your vehicle parked outside of thegarage, switch your ignition to the onposition, but do not start your vehicle.
2. Press and release the function buttonthat you would like to program.
3. Hold your hand-held garage doortransmitter 1–3 in (2–8 cm) away from theHomeLink button you want to program.
4.Press and hold the hand-held transmitterbutton you want to program whilewatching the indicator light on HomeLink.Continue to hold the hand-held buttonuntil the HomeLink indicator light flashesrapidly or is continuously on.
Note:You may need to use a differentmethod if you live in Canada or havedifficulties programming your gate operatoror garage door opener. See Gate Operator/ Canadian Programming.
5.Press and hold the HomeLink button youprogrammed for two seconds, thenrelease. You may need to do this twiceto activate the door. If your garage doordoes not operate, watch the HomeLinkindicator light.
If the indicator light stays on, theprogramming is complete. Your deviceshould activate when the HomeLink buttonis pressed and released.
If the indicator light flashes rapidly, press andhold for two seconds and release theprogrammed HomeLink button. Repeat the"press/hold/release" sequence up to threetimes to complete the programming process.If your device still does not operate, you mustprogram your garage door. SeeProgramming Your Garage Door OpenerMotor.
To program additional buttons, repeat Steps1 – 4.
For questions or comments, please contactHomeLink at www.homelink.com,www.youtube.com/user/HomeLinkGentexor by calling the toll-free help line at1-800-355-3515.
Programming Your Garage Door OpenerMotor
Note:You may need a ladder to reach theunit and you may need to remove the coveror lamp lens on your garage door opener.
1. Press the learn button on the garagedoor opener motor and then you have30 seconds to complete the next twosteps.
2. Return to your vehicle.
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3. Press and hold the function button youwant to program for 2 seconds, thenrelease. Repeat this step. Depending onyour brand of garage door opener, youmay need to repeat this sequence a thirdtime.
Gate Operator / Canadian Programming
Canadian radio-frequency laws requiretransmitter signals to “time-out” (or quit) afterseveral seconds of transmission – which maynot be long enough for HomeLink to pick upthe signal during programming. Similar tothis Canadian law, some U.S. gate operatorsare designed to “time-out” in the samemanner.
Note:If programming a garage door openeror gate operator, it is advised to unplug thedevice during the “cycling” process toprevent possible overheating.
1. Press and release, every two seconds,your hand-held transmitter until theHomeLink indicator light changes to arapidly blinking or continuously on light.
2.Release the hand-held transmitter button.
3. Continue programing HomeLink. SeeIn-Vehicle Programming, Step 4.
Erasing the Function Button Codes
Note:You cannot erase individual buttons.
1. Press and hold the outer two functionbuttons simultaneously for approximately10 seconds until the indicator light abovethe buttons flashes rapidly.
2.When the indicator light flashes, releasethe buttons. You erased the codes for allbuttons.
Reprogramming a Single Button
To program a device to a previously trainedbutton, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the desired button. DoNOT release the button.
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