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If equipped, the rear reading lamps
are in the headliner.
Press the button near each lamp to
turn reading lamps on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and most of
the interior lamps turn on briefly at
night or in areas with limited lighting
when the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter
Kbutton is
pressed. SeeRemote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation030. After
about 30 seconds the exterior lamps
turn off, then the dome lamps and
remaining interior lamps dim to off.
Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by turning the ignition on
or to ACC/ACCESSORY, or by
pressing
Qon the RKE transmitter.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization0142.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lights come on at night, or in areas
with limited lighting, when the driver
door is opened after the ignition is
turned off. The dome lamp comes
on after the ignition is turned off.The exterior lamps and dome lamp
remain on for a set amount of time,
then automatically turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization0142.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the
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ON/RUN/START (Green Indicator
Light) :This mode is for driving and
starting. With the ignition off, and
the brake pedal applied, pressing
the button once will turn the ignition
on. Once engine cranking begins,
release the button. Engine cranking
will continue until the engine starts.
SeeStarting the Engine0178. The
ignition will then remain on.
Service Mode
This power mode is available for
service and diagnostics, and to
verify the proper operation of the
malfunction indicator lamp as may
be required for emission inspection
purposes. With the vehicle off, and
the brake pedal not applied,
pressing and holding the button for
more than five seconds will place
the vehicle in Service Mode. The
instruments and audio systems will
operate as they do with the ignition
on, but the vehicle will not be able
to be driven. The engine will not
start in Service Mode. Press the
button again to turn the vehicle off.Starting the Engine
Move the shift lever to P (Park) or
N (Neutral). The engine will not start
in any other position. To restart the
engine when the vehicle is already
moving, use N (Neutral) only.
For hybrid vehicles, the engine will
only start if required for cabin
warming or high voltage battery
charging. The vehicle ready light will
be illuminated when the vehicle is
ready to be driven.
Caution
Do not try to shift to P (Park) if the
vehicle is moving. If you do, you
could damage the transmission.
Shift to P (Park) only when the
vehicle is stopped.
Caution
If you add electrical parts or
accessories, you could change
the way the engine operates. Any
resulting damage would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
SeeAdd-On Electrical Equipment
0231.
Starting Procedure
1. With the Keyless Access
system, the RKE transmitter
must be in the vehicle. Press
ENGINE START/STOP with the
brake pedal applied. When the
engine begins cranking, let go
of the button.
The idle speed will go down as
the engine gets warm. Do not
race the engine immediately
after starting it.
If the RKE transmitter is not in
the vehicle, if there is
interference, or if the RKE
transmitter battery is low, the
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Driver Information Center (DIC)
will display a message. See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level)0134or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel)0137and
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation030.
Caution
Cranking the engine for long
periods of time, by returning the
ignition to the START position
immediately after cranking has
ended, can overheat and damage
the cranking motor, and drain the
battery. Wait at least 15 seconds
between each try, to let the
cranking motor cool down.
2. If the engine does not start
after five to 10 seconds,
especially in very cold weather
(below−18 °C or 0 °F), it could
be flooded with too much
gasoline. Try pushing the
accelerator pedal all the way to
the floor and holding it there asyou hold ENGINE START/
STOP, for up to a maximum of
15 seconds. Wait at least
15 seconds between each try,
to allow the cranking motor to
cool down. When the engine
starts, let go of the button and
the accelerator. If the vehicle
starts briefly but then stops
again, do the same thing. This
clears the extra gasoline from
the engine. Do not race the
engine immediately after
starting it. Operate the engine
and transmission gently until
the oil warms up and lubricates
all moving parts.
Hybrid Operation (1.8L
Engine Only)
This vehicle combines gasoline and
electric propulsion. The gasoline
engine will automatically start to
provide power and then shut off to
save fuel.
The engine may remain
running when:
.
Accelerating aggressively or
climbing hills..
Vehicle speed is greater than
88 km/h (55 mph).
.
Charging the high voltage
battery.
.
The heater is being used.
The engine and transmission work
together to provide propulsion
power at the highest efficiency. This
may result in higher engine speeds.
Stop/Start System
If equipped, the Stop/Start system
will shut off the engine to help
conserve fuel. It has components
designed for the increased number
of starts.
{Warning
The automatic engine Stop/Start
feature causes the engine to shut
off while the vehicle is still on. Do
not exit the vehicle before shifting
to P (Park). The vehicle may
restart and move unexpectedly.
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Warning (Continued)
It is dangerous to get out of the
vehicle if the shift lever is not fully
in P (Park) with the parking brake
firmly set. The vehicle can roll.
Do not leave the vehicle when the
engine is running. If you have left
the engine running, the vehicle
can move suddenly. You or others
could be injured. To be sure the
vehicle will not move, even when
you are on fairly level ground,
always set the parking brake and
move the shift lever to P (Park).
SeeShifting Into Park0181.
If you have to leave the vehicle with
the engine running, be sure the
vehicle is in P (Park) and the
parking brake is firmly set before
you leave it. After you have moved
the shift lever into P (Park), hold the
regular brake pedal down. Then,
see if you can move the shift lever
away from P (Park) without first
pressing the button.If you can, it means that the shift
lever was not fully locked in
P (Park).
Torque Lock
Torque lock is when the weight of
the vehicle puts too much force on
the parking pawl in the
transmission. This happens when
parking on a hill and shifting the
transmission into P (Park) is not
done properly, then it is difficult to
shift out of P (Park). To prevent
torque lock, set the parking brake
and then shift into P (Park). To find
out how, see“Shifting Into Park”
listed previously.
If torque lock does occur, your
vehicle may need to be pushed
uphill by another vehicle to relieve
the parking pawl pressure, so you
can shift out of P (Park).
If you are towing a trailer and
parking on a hill, seeDriving
Characteristics and Towing Tips
0224.
Shifting out of Park
This vehicle is equipped with an
electronic shift lock release system.
The shift lock release is designed to
prevent movement of the shift lever
out of P (Park), unless the ignition is
on and the brake pedal is applied.
The shift lock release is always
functional except in the case of an
uncharged or low voltage (less than
9-volt) battery.
If the vehicle has an uncharged
battery or a battery with low voltage,
try charging or jump starting the
battery. SeeJump Starting - North
America0312.
To shift out of P (Park):
1. Turn the ignition on or to
Service Mode.
2. Apply the brake pedal.
3. Press the shift lever button.
4. Move the shift lever to the
desired position.
If still unable to shift out of P (Park):
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Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 205
Auto Stop
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Battery - North America . . . . 257, 312
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 261Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 126
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . 191
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 213
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 176
Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 266
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . 264, 266
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
California
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .234, 257, 312,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 105
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 124
Check
Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 159
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Information
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 355
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 115, 116
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 49
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 30
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 278
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 149
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 215
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 217
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 151
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 126
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 127
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 131
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 149
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Traction
Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 129
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trailer
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 264, 266
U
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 294
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Vehicle (cont'd)
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 342
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 306
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Vehicle Ready Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 267
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Warning (cont'd)
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 217
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 296
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 92
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 261
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Wiring, High Voltage Devices . . . 267