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Do not install a child restraint on
the front passenger’s seat.
Never place a rear-facing child
restraint in the front passenger’s
seat. If the air bag deploys, it would
impact the rear-facing child restraint,
causing serious or fatal injury.
In addition, do not place front-facing
child restraints in the front passen-
ger’s seat. If the front passenger air
bag inflates, it could cause serious or
fatal injuries to the child.
Air bag warning light
The purpose of air bag warning light
in your instrument panel is to alert
you of a potential problem with your
air bag system, which could include
your side and/or curtain air bags
used for rollover protection.1JBH3051
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WARNING- Air bag deployment
When children are seated in the
rear outboard seats of a vehicle
equipped with side and/or cur-
tain air bags, install the child
restraint system as far away
from the door side as possible.
Inflation of the side and/or cur-
tain air bags could impact the
child. 

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3
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
*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.
*
2Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger child who has
outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may rec-
ognize him/her as an adult depending upon his/her physique or sitting position.
*
3 Never 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.
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. Child restraint system with
child under 12 months old
*
2*3*4OnOffDeactivated
3. Unoccupied OnOffDeactivated
4. Malfunction in the systemOffOnActivated
CAUTION
 Do not install a child restraint seat in the passenger seatwhen the seat is heavilysoaked with any type of liquid.
 Do not alter or remodel the ODS (Occupant DetectionSystem). This may damage thesystem and prevent it fromfunctioning properly in a colli-sion. 

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✽ ✽NOTICE
The PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator illuminates for about 4 sec-
onds after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position or after
the engine is started. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, the occu-
pant detection sensor will then clas-
sify the front passenger after several
more seconds.
 Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the occupant detec-
tion system, never install a child
restraint system in the front pas-
senger's seat. A deploying air bag
can forcefully strike a child result-
ing in serious injuries or death. Any
child age 12 and under should ride
in the rear seat. Children too large
for child restraints should use the
available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children
of all ages are safer when
restrained in the rear seat.
 If the PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator is illuminated when
the front passenger's seat is occu-
pied by an adult and  he/she sits
properly (sitting upright with the
seatback in an upright position,
centered on the seat cushion with
their seat belt on, legs comfortably
extended and their feet on the
floor), have that person sit in the
rear seat. Any child age 12 and under should
ride in the rear seat. Children too
large for child restraints should use
the available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children of
all ages are safer when restrained in
the rear seat.
If the occupant detection system is
not working properly, the SRS air
bag warning light on the instrument
panel will illuminate because the
passenger's front air bag is connect-
ed with the occupant detection sys-
tem. If there is a malfunction of the
occupant detection system, the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator
will not illuminate and the passen-
ger's front air bag will inflate in frontal
impact crashes even if there is no
occupant in the front passenger's
seat. 

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Driver's and passenger's front
air bag
Your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Supplemental Restraint
(Air Bag) System and lap/shoulder
belts at both the driver and passen-
ger seating position. The indication of the system's pres-
ence are the letters "AIR BAG" locat-
ed on the air bag pad cover on the
steering wheel and the passenger's
side front panel pad above the glove
box.
The SRS consists of air bags
installed under the pad covers in the
center of the steering wheel and the
passenger's side front panel above
the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protection
than that offered by the seat belt sys-
tem alone in case of a frontal impact
of sufficient severity. The SRS uses
sensors to gather information about
the driver's and front passenger's
seat belt usage and impact severity.
The seat belt buckle sensors deter-
mine if the driver and front passen-
ger's seat belts are fastened.
These sensors provide the ability to
control the SRS deployment based on
whether or not the seat belts are fas-
tened, and how severe the impact is.
The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the air bag inflation with
two levels. A first stage level is pro-
vided for moderate-severity impacts.
A second stage level is provided for
more severe impacts.
The passenger’s front air bag is
designed to help reduce the injury of
children sitting close to the instru-
ment panel in low severity collisions.
However, children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat.
According to the impact severity and
seat belt usage, the SRSCM (SRS
Control Module) controls the air bag
inflation. Failure to properly wear
seat belts can increase the risk or
severity of injury in an accident.
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Driver’s front air bag
■Passenger’s front air bagOQL035038 

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Index
Sensor to detect the distance from the vehiclein front (front radar)..................................................6-56
System malfunction ....................................................6-57
Limitation of the system ............................................6-58
Recognizing pedestrians ............................................6-61
Back-up lamp and Rear turn signal lamp bulb replacement..........................................................8-86
Battery........................................................................\
....8-41 For best battery service ..............................................8-41
Recharging the battery ................................................8-42
Reset items ..................................................................8-43
Battery replacement (folding key) ..................................4-8
Battery replacement (smart key)....................................4-17
Battery saver function ..................................................4-118
Before driving ..................................................................6-4
Blind Spot Detection System (BSD) ............................6-72 BSD (Blind Spot Detection)/LCA (Lane Change Assist)......................................6-73
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) ..................................6-76
Bonnet see the hood ......................................................4-43
Brake system..................................................................6-28 Power brakes ..............................................................6-28
Parking brake ..............................................................6-30
Electric parking brake (EPB) ......................................6-31
Auto hold ....................................................................6-38\
 Anti-lock brake system (ABS)....................................6-42
Electronic stability control (ESC) ..............................6-44
Vehicle stability management (VSM) ........................6-48
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ....................................6-49
Brakes fluid....................................................................8-31\
 Checking the brake fluid level ....................................8-31
Bulb replacement ..........................................................8-77
Bulb wattage ....................................................................9-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button ................6-9
California Perchlorate notice ......................................8-102
Camera (Rear view) ....................................................4-117
Capacities (Lubricants) ....................................................9-7
Care Care of seat belts ........................................................3-31
SRS Care ....................................................................3-68\
Tire care ......................................................................8-\
43
Exterior care ................................................................8-92
Interior care ................................................................8-97
Care of seat belts ..........................................................3-31
Center console storage ................................................4-161
Central door lock switch................................................4-24
Chains - Tire ..................................................................6-93
Checking fluid levels ....................................................8-24
Checking tire inflation pressure ....................................8-45
Child restraint system ....................................................3-32
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Index
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Children Always in the Rear ......................................3-32
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) ................3-33
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) ................3-36
Securing a child restraint withthe LATCH anchors system ..........................................................3-38
Securing a child restraint seatwith Tether Anchor  system ..............................................3-39
Child-protector rear door lock ......................................4-26
Climate control air filter ................................................8-36 Filter inspection ..........................................................8-36
Climate control system ................................................4-134 Manual climate control system ................................4-134
Automatic climate control system ............................4-144
Automatic heating and air conditioning ..................4-145
Closing the sunroof........................................................4-52
Clothes hanger ............................................................4-172
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ..............4-68
Compact spare tire ........................................................7-21
Components of the Tire Mobility Kit ............................7-26
Consumer assistance (U.S. only) ..................................9-12 Toll free consumer assistance ....................................9-12
Emergency roadside assistance ..................................9-12
Trip interruption ..........................................................9-13
Registering your vehicle in a foreign country ............9-14
Coolant ........................................................................\
..8-27
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ..................................8-27
Crankcase emission control system ............................8-100
Cruise control system ....................................................6-66 Cruise control switch ..................................................6-66
To set cruise control speed..........................................6-67
To increase cruise control set speed ..........................6-67
To decrease the cruising speed ..................................6-68
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on 6-68
To cancel cruise control ..............................................6-68
To resume cruising speed at more than approximately 20mph (30 km/h) ..............................6-69
To turn cruise control off ............................................6-69
Cup holder ..................................................................4-164
Curtain air bag ..............................................................3-61
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination ........................................................4-69
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ................................4-68
Day/night rearview mirror ............................................4-58
Declaration of Conformity ............................................5-64 FCC ........................................................................\
....5-64
Defogging (Windshield) ..............................................4-156
Defroster (Rear window) ............................................4-133
Defrosting (Windshield) ..............................................4-156
Dimensions ......................................................................9-\
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Disarmed stage ..............................................................4-20
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination..................................................................4-69
Displays, see instrument cluster ....................................4-68
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Index
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Headrest(front) ............................................................3-11
Seatback pocket (front) ..............................................3-14
Rear seat ......................................................................3-\
14
Headrest (rear) ............................................................3-14
Armrest (rear) ............................................................3-16
Securing a child restraint seatwith Tether Anchor system ........................................................................\
..3-39
Securing a child restraint withthe LATCH anchors system ............................................................3-38
Service Mode ................................................................4-75
Shift-lock override - Automatic transaxle ....................6-18
Side air bag ....................................................................3-60\
Side repeater lamp (LED type) bulb replacement ........8-88
Sliding the sunroof ........................................................4-50
Smart key ......................................................................4-\
12 Record your key number ............................................4-12
Smart key function ......................................................4-12
Battery replacement ....................................................4-17
Smart key immobilizer system ..................................4-17
Smart key function ........................................................4-12
Smart key immobilizer system ......................................4-17
Smart key precautions....................................................4-16
Smart power liftgate ......................................................4-34
Smooth cornering ..........................................................6-87
Snow tires ......................................................................6-\
90
Spare tire ........................................................................\
7-16 Removing the spare tire ..............................................7-16
Storing the spare tire ..................................................7-16 Changing tires ............................................................7-17
Compact spare tire ......................................................7-21
Special driving conditions ............................................6-86 Hazardous driving conditions ....................................6-86
Reducing the risk of a rollover ..................................6-86
Rocking the vehicle ....................................................6-88
Smooth cornering ........................................................6-88
Driving at night ..........................................................6-89
Driving in the rain ......................................................6-89
Driving in flooded areas ............................................6-90
Driving off-road ..........................................................6-90
Highway driving ........................................................6-90
Speedometer ..................................................................4-70
SPORT mode (Drive mode integrated control system) ............................................................6-71
SRS Care........................................................................\
3-69
SRS components and functions ....................................3-47
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ..................7-4
Starting the engine - With a smart key ..........................6-11
Starting the engine - With an ignition key ......................6-7
Steering wheel ..............................................................4-54 Electronic power steering ..........................................4-54
Tilt and telescopic steering ........................................4-55
Heated steering wheel ................................................4-56
Horn ........................................................................\
....4-57
Stop and tail lamp (LED type) bulb replacement..........8-85
Stop and tail lamp bulb replacement ............................8-83