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Remote Keyless Entry
1 Lock/Arm 
 •   Press to lock all doors and the rear 
gate and activate the security alarm.
  •   If any of the doors or the rear gate 
are not fully closed, five rapid chirps 
will sound and the hazard lights will 
flash to alert you that the doors or the 
rear gate are not properly closed.
  •   To activate the vehicle finder function, 
press three times (within five seconds). 
If you are within 30 feet of the vehicle, 
the horn will sound one time and the 
hazard lights will flash three times.
2 Unlock/Disarm
  •   Press once to unlock the driver’s door.
  •   Press twice (within five seconds) to 
unlock all doors.
  •   When the “Unlock/Disarm” button 
is pressed, the dome and map 
lights will illuminate if the dome light 
switch is in the middle position.
3 Unlocking the Rear Gate
  •    Press to unlock the rear gate. An 
electronic chirp will sound twice and 
the hazard lights will flash twice.
4 Panic Alarm
  •   Press once and the horn will sound 
and the hazard lights will flash.
  •   Press any button on the remote   
to deactivate.
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Keyless Access with  
Push Button Start System 
(if equipped)
By simply carrying the access key in your pocket, you can 
lock and unlock doors, open the rear gate and start your car 
without ever having to take the key fob out of your pocket.
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Controls
Light Controls
While the light switch is on, rotate the dial downward to dim the instrument panel illumination. 
Rotate the dial upward to make the illumination brighter. When the dial is fully rotated upward 
(dots aligned), the instrument panel illumination stays at full bright\
ness. 
 
Turns on instrument panel 
lights, tail lights, parking lights 
and license plate lights.
Turns on headlights, instrument 
panel illumination, parking lights, 
tail lights and license plate lights.
Rotate to 
turn on  
fog lights 
(if equipped).
Push slightly up 
for lane change 
or fully up for 
right turn signal.
Push slightly 
down for lane 
change or fully 
down for left 
turn signal.
AUTO (if equipped): The vehicle’s lights 
are automatically on or off, depending 
on the level of outside light.
Push forward to change from low 
beam to high beam. Pull the lever 
back to center to return to low beam.
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Windshield Wipers
To turn on the wipers, press the wiper control lever down one level for intermittent, 
two levels for low, or three levels for high speed. Return the lever to the “OFF” 
position to stop the wipers. For a single wipe, move the lever up. To spray washer 
fluid, pull and hold the lever toward you. Rotate the dial to adjust the intermittent 
wiper speed.
To operate the rear wiper, rotate the end of the knob upward to the intermittent, 
continuous, or wash position. When the rear wiper is off, rotate the knob downward 
to wash and wipe the rear window.
Daytime Running Lights
Daytime running lights are standard on your vehicle. Only the front daytime running 
lights will be automatically turned on when the engine has started, the parking 
brake is fully released and the light switch is in the “OFF” or “
” position. The 
brightness of the illumination of the high beam headlights is reduced by the daytime 
running light system. You must always switch on your headlights when it is dark 
outside by turning the light switch to the “
” position or have the switch in the 
“AUTO” position.
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Controls
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Getting  
Started Instrument 
 
Panel Gauges
Personalize ControlsWhile 
 
Operating Safety/In Case
 
of Emergency Additional 
 
Information   
         
        
        
     
        
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While Operating
Paddle Shift Control Switches (if equipped)
 •    Temporary use: Even when the selector is in the 
“D” (Drive) position, you can temporarily shift the 
gear by pulling the “+” or “–” paddle shift control 
switch. The transmission will automatically 
switch back to Normal Mode.
  •    When the selector lever is in Manual Mode, 
shift to the next higher gear by pulling the “+” paddle shift cont\
rol switch on the steering 
wheel. Pull the “–” paddle shift control switch to shift into the next lower gear.
Manual Shifting Operation
  
Arrow-shaped lights in the center of the instrument panel show whether an u\
pshift is possible 
and whether a downshift is possible.
Instrument Panel Switches (lower left)
Please refer to your Owner’s Manual for details on these switches.
 
1   Steering Responsive Headlights OFF switch (if equipped)
 2  Traction Mode/Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF switch
 
3   Blind Spot Detection/Rear Cross Traffic Alert OFF switch (if equipped)
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