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160 Instruments and Controls
could be low on oil and might have
some other system problem. See
your dealer.
Low Fuel Warning Light
This light is near the fuel gauge and
comes on briefly when the ignition is
turned on as a check to show it is
working.
It also comes on when the fuel tank
is low on fuel. The light turns off
when fuel is added. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced.
Security Light
The security light should come on
briefly as the engine is started. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine
does not start, there could be a
problem with the theft-deterrent
system. SeeImmobilizer Operation
0 56.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in use.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0181.
IntelliBeam Light
This light comes on when the
IntelliBeam system, if equipped, is
enabled. See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0179.
Front Fog Lamp Light
For vehicles with fog lamps, this
light comes on when the fog lamps
are on.
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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 179
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 183
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Task Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . 185
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Battery Load Management . . . 188
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 188
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
O: Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL
back on.
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Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance.
The high-beam headlamps remain
on, under the automatic control,
until one of the following situations
occurs:
.The system detects an
approaching vehicle's
headlamps.
. The system detects a preceding
vehicle's taillamps.
. The outside light is bright
enough that high-beam
headlamps are not required.
. The vehicle's speed drops below
20 km/h (12 mph).
. The IntelliBeam system is
disabled by the button on the
turn signal lever. If this happens,
press the button on the end of
the turn signal lever when the
exterior lamp control is in the
AUTO or
2position. The
instrument cluster light will come
on to indicate the IntelliBeam is reactivated. See
Headlamp
High/Low-Beam Changer 0181
and
Flash-to-Pass 0182.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
. The other vehicle's lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
. The other vehicle's lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray.
. The other vehicle's lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.
. The vehicle's windshield is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the light sensor. .
The vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and taillamps.
. Driving on winding or hilly roads.
The automatic high-beam
headlamps may need to be disabled
if any of the above conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A reminder chime sounds when the
headlamps or parking lamps are
manually turned on, the ignition is
off, and a door is open. To disable
the chime, turn the lamps off.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
Push the turn signal lever toward
the instrument panel to change the
headlamps from low to high beam.
Pull or push the turn signal lever to
return to low-beam headlamps.
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H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 183
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 160
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 181
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 161
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 373
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 209
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 249
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 156
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 247
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 220, 222
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 447
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 61
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 34, 42
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 365
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 182
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 272
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 274
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Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 156
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 107
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 186
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 153
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 158
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 154
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 158
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 181
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 149
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 255
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 160
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 420 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 151
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170