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Safe Driving
■When side curtain airbags deploy in a frontal collision
One or both side curtain ai rbags may also inflate in a moderate-to-severe angled
frontal collision.
Airbag System Indicators
If a problem occurs in the airbag system , the SRS indicator will come on and a
message appears on the mu lti-information display.
■When the power mode is set to ON
The indicator comes on for a few seconds,
then goes off. This te lls you the system is
working properly.
If the indicator comes on at any other time, or
does not come on at all, have the system
checked by a dealer as s oon as possible. If you
don’t, your airbags and seat belt tensioners
may not work properly when they are needed.
■Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Indicator1 Supplemental Restraint Sy stem (SRS) Indicator
3WARNING
Ignoring the SRS indicator can result in
serious injury or death if the airbag systems
or tensioners do not work properly.
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer as
soon as possible if th e SRS indicator alerts
you to a possible problem.
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Indicators
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Brake System
Indicator (Red)
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on when the brake fluid
level is low.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the brake system.
●Comes on while driving - Check the brake
fluid level.
2 What to do when the indicator comes on
while driving P. 644
●Comes on along with the brake system
indicator (amber) - Immediately stop in a
safe place. Contact a dealer for repair. The
brake pedal becomes harder to operate.
Depress the pedal further than you normally
do.
●Comes on along with the ABS indicator -
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On P. 644
U.S.
Canada
(Red)
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Brake System
Indicator (Amber)
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with a system related to braking
other than the conventional
brake system.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the electric parking brake
system.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the cooperative control with
regenerative braking, the electric
servo brake system, or the hill
start assist system.
●Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Stays on constantly - Avoid high speeds and
sudden braking. Take the vehicle to a dealer
immediately.
●With this indicator on, your vehicle still has
normal braking ability.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the automatic brake hold
system.
2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 522
U.S.
Canada
(Amber)
U.S.
Canada
U.S.
Canada
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Electric Parking
Brake Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on when the parking
brake is applied, and goes off
when it is released.
●Comes on for about 15 seconds
then goes off when you push the
electric parking brake switch with
the power mode in OFF.
●Comes on for about 15 seconds
then goes off when you set the
power mode to OFF with the
parking brake applied.
●Blinks and the electric parking brake
system indicator comes on at the same
time - There is a problem with the electric
parking brake system. The parking brake may
not be set.
●Comes on when you pull the
electric parking brake switch
without depressing the brake
pedal.●Depress the brake pedal to release the parking
brake.
2Parking Brake P. 518
Electric Parking
Brake System
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the electric parking brake
system.
●Comes on while driving - Avoid using the
parking brake and have your vehicle checked
by a dealer immediately.
2 If the Electric Parking Brake System
Indicator Comes On P. 645
U.S.
Canada
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Automatic Brake
Hold System
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on when the automatic
brake hold system is on.
2Automatic Brake Hold P. 522
Automatic Brake
Hold Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on when the automatic
brake hold is activated.2Automatic Brake Hold P. 522—
U.S.
Canada
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Low Oil Pressure
Indicator
●Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes off
when the power system starts.
●Comes on when the engine oil
pressure is low.
●Comes on while driving - Immediately stop
in a safe place.
2 If the Low Oil Pressure Indicator Comes
On P. 642
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp
●Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes off
either when the power system is
on or after several seconds if the
power system did not start. If
“readiness codes” have not been
set, it blinks five times before it
goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the emissions control
systems.
●Blinks when a misfire in the
engine’s cylinders is detected.
●Readiness codes are part of the on board
diagnostics for the emis sions control systems.
2Testing of Readiness Codes P. 667●Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe place
where there are no flammable objects. Stop
the power system for 10 minutes or more, and
wait for it to cool down. Then, take your
vehicle to a dealer.
2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp Comes
On or Blinks P. 643
12-Volt Battery
Charging System
Indicator
●Comes on when you set the
power mode to ON, and goes off
when the power system is on.
●Comes on when the 12-volt
battery is not charging.
●Comes on while driving - Turn off the
climate control system and rear defogger in
order to reduce electricity consumption.
2 If the 12-Volt Battery Charging System
Indicator Comes On P. 642
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Transmission
System Indicator
●The indicated current gear
selection blinks if there is a
problem with the transmission
system.●Avoid sudden start and acceleration, and stop
in a safe place immediately.
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
●All the gear positions may light
for several seconds.●When all the gear positions light, immediately
stop your vehicle in a safe place.
●Indicators go off if there is no problem.
However, even if they go off, take your vehicle
to a dealer for inspection.
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●The indicated current gear
selection or all the gear positions
blink if there is a problem with
the transmission system, and the
vehicle no longer moves.●Immediately stop in a safe place.
2Emergency Towing P. 657●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
●The indicated current gear
selection or all the gear positions
blink if you cannot select
(P due
to the transmission system
failure.
●The power system can be activated as a
temporary measure.
2 If the Transmission System Indicator
Blinks along with the Warning Message
P. 646
●Set the parking brake when parking.●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer
immediately.
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Seat Belt
Reminder
Indicator
●Comes on and the beeper sounds
if you are not wearing a seat belt
when you set the power mode to
ON.
●If the front passenger is not
wearing a seat belt, the indicator
comes on about a few seconds
later.
●Blinks while driving if either you
and/or the front passenger has
not fastened a seat belt. The
beeper sounds an d the indicator
blinks at regular intervals.
●The beeper stops and the indicator goes off
when you and the front passenger fasten their
seat belts.
●Stays on after you and/or the front
passenger has fastened the seat belt(s) -
A detection error may have occurred in the
sensor. Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
2 Seat Belt Reminder P. 40
Low Fuel Indicator
●Comes on when the fuel reserve
is running low (approximately 2.5
U.S. gal./9.5 Liter left).
●Blinks if there is a problem with
the fuel gauge.
●Comes on - Refuel your vehicle as soon as
possible.
●Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.
POWER SYSTEM
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the electric vehicle system.
●Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer immediately.
2 If the Power System Indicator Comes On
P. 647
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