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Remote Keyless Entry
Keyless Access and
Push-Button Start
(if equipped)
By simply carrying the access key in your pocket, you can
lock and unlock doors, open the trunk and start your car
without ever having to take the key fob out of your pocket.
1 Lock/Arm
• Press to lock all doors and trunk.
• If any of the doors or the trunk are
not fully closed, five rapid chirps
will sound and the hazard lights will
flash to alert you that the doors or
the trunk 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 and the map light
switch is in the “on” position.
3 Unlocking the Trunk
• Press to unlock the trunk.
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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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.
Light Controls
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.
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 (if equipped).
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INT.
LOW
HIGH
OFF
Controls
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Getting
Started Instrument
Panel Gauges
Personalize ControlsWhile
Operating Safety/In Case
of Emergency Additional
Information
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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.
While Operating
Instrument Panel Switches (lower left)
Please refer to your Owner’s Manual for details on these switches.
1 Traction Mode/Vehicle Dynamics Control OFF Switch
2 Trunk lid opener switch
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