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.Remote Mirror Folding
. Rain Sense Wipers
. Hands Free Liftgate/Trunk Control
Chime Volume
This setting determines the chime
volume level.
Touch the controls on the
infotainment display to adjust the
volume.
Reverse Tilt Mirror
When on, both the driver and
passenger, driver, or passenger outside
mirrors will tilt downward when the
vehicle is shifted to R (Reverse) to
improve visibility of the ground near
the rear wheels. They may return to
their previous driving position when
the vehicle is shifted out of
R (Reverse) or the engine is turned off.
See Reverse Tilt Mirrors 031.
Touch Off, On - Driver and Passenger,
On - Driver, or On - Passenger. Remote Mirror Folding
This setting adjusts the outside
mirrors when locking and unlocking
the vehicle. Press
Qon the remote key
or lock button on the door handle to
fold the mirrors in. Press
Kon the
remote key or unlock button on the
door handle to unfold the mirrors. See
Folding Mirrors 030.
Touch Off or On.
Rain Sense Wipers
This setting automatically turns on
the wipers when moisture is detected
and the wiper switch is in
intermittent mode.
Touch Disabled or Enabled.
Hands Free Liftgate/Trunk Control
The trunk may be operated with a
kicking motion under the rear bumper
at the location of the projected logo.
See Trunk 020.
Touch Off, or On-Open Only.
Lighting
Touch and the following may display:
. Vehicle Locator Lights .
Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
This setting flashes the vehicle’s
headlamps when
Kis pressed on the
remote key.
Touch Off or On.
Exit Lighting
This setting specifies how long the
headlamps stay on after the vehicle is
turned off and exited.
Touch Off, 30 Seconds, 60 Seconds,
or 120 Seconds.
Power Door Locks
Touch and the following may display:
. Auto Door Unlock
. Delayed Door Lock
Auto Door Unlock
This setting allows selection of which
doors will automatically unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
Touch Off, All Doors, or Driver Door.
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Delayed Door Lock
This setting delays the locking of the
vehicle’s doors.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Lock, Unlock, Start
Touch and the following may display:
.Remote Unlock Light Feedback
. Remote Lock Feedback
. Remote Door Unlock
. Remote Start Auto Cool Seats
. Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
. Remote Window Operation
. Passive Door Unlock
. Passive Door Lock
. Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
. Remote Removed from Vehicle
Alert
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
This setting flashes the exterior lamps
when the vehicle is unlocked with the
remote key.
Touch Off or Flash Lights. Remote Lock Feedback
This setting specifies how the vehicle
responds when the vehicle is locked
with the remote key.
Touch Off, Lights and Horn, Lights
Only, or Horn Only.
Remote Door Unlock
This setting specifies whether all
doors, or just the driver door, unlock
when pressing
Kon the remote key.
Touch All Doors or Driver Door.
Remote Start Auto Cool Seats
This setting automatically turns on
the ventilated seats when using the
remote start function on warm days.
See Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
0 46 and
Remote Vehicle Start 015.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
This setting automatically turns on
the heated seats when using the
remote start function on cold days. See
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
0 46 and
Remote Vehicle Start 015.
If equipped with auto heated steering
wheel, this feature will turn on when
the remote start auto heated seats
turn on.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Window Operation
If equipped, this feature enables
remote operation of the windows with
the remote key. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 08.
Touch Off or On.
Passive Door Unlock
This setting specifies which doors
unlock when using the button on the
driver door handle to unlock the
vehicle.
Touch Off, All Doors or Driver
Door Only.
Passive Door Lock
This setting specifies if the vehicle will
automatically lock, or lock and
provide an alert after all the doors are
closed, and you walk away from the
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vehicle with the remote key. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation08.
Touch Off, On with Horn Chirp, or On.
Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
This feature sounds an alert when the
remote key is left in the vehicle. This
menu also enables Remote No Longer
in Vehicle Alert.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Removed from Vehicle
Alert
This feature beeps the horn 3 times
when exiting a running vehicle with
the remote key.
Touch Off or On.
Seating Position
Touch and the following may display:
. Seat Entry Memory
. Seat Exit Memory Seat Entry Memory
This feature automatically recalls the
previously stored 1 or 2 button
positions when the ignition is changed
from off to on or ACC/ACCESSORY.
See
Memory Seats 044.
Touch On or Off.
Seat Exit Memory
This feature automatically recalls the
previously stored exit button positions
when the ignition is changed from on
or ACC/ACCESSORY to off if the driver
door is open or opened. See Memory
Seats 044.
Touch Off or On.
Teen Driver
See “Teen Driver” under“Settings ”in
the infotainment manual.
Valet Mode
This will lock the infotainment system
and steering wheel controls. It may
also limit access to vehicle storage
locations, if equipped.
To enable valet mode:
1. Enter a four-digit code on the keypad.
2. Touch Enter to go to the confirmation screen.
3. Re-enter the four-digit code.
Touch Lock or Unlock to lock or
unlock the system. Touch Back to go
back to the previous menu.
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;:Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps together
with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.
IntelliBeam System
If equipped, this system turns the
vehicle's high-beam headlamps on and
off according to surrounding traffic
conditions.
The system turns the high-beam
headlamps on when it is dark enough
and there is no other traffic present.
This light
bcomes on in the
instrument cluster when the
IntelliBeam system is enabled. Turning On and Enabling IntelliBeam
To enable the IntelliBeam system,
press
bon the turn signal lever
when it is dark outside and the
exterior lamp control is in AUTO
or
2.
Driving with IntelliBeam
The system only activates the high
beams when driving over 40 km/h
(25 mph).
The blue high-beam on light appears
on the instrument cluster when the
high beams are on.
There is a sensor near the top center
of the windshield that automatically
controls the system. 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
bon the turn signal lever
when the exterior lamp control is
in the AUTO or
2position to
reactivate the IntelliBeam system.
The instrument cluster light will
come on to indicate the
IntelliBeam system is reactivated.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps because
of any of the following:
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Automatic Headlamp
System
When the exterior lamp control is set
to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
If equipped, the light sensor is on top
of the instrument panel or on the
windshield near the rearview mirror.
Do not cover the sensor, otherwise the
headlamps will come on when they
are not needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.If the vehicle is started in a dark
garage, the automatic headlamp
system comes on immediately. If it is
light outside when the vehicle leaves
the garage, there is a slight delay
before the automatic headlamp
system turns off the headlamps.
During that delay, the instrument
cluster may not be as bright as usual.
Make sure the instrument panel
brightness control is in the full bright
position. See
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 0137.
When it is bright enough outside, the
headlamps will turn off.
The automatic headlamp system turns
off when the exterior lamp control is
turned to
Oor the ignition is off. For
vehicles sold in Canada, this control
only works when the transmission is
in P (Park).
Lights On with Wipers
If the windshield wipers are activated
in daylight with the engine on, and
the exterior lamp control is in AUTO,
the headlamps, parking lamps, and
other exterior lamps come on. The
transition time for the lamps coming on varies based on wiper speed. When
the wipers are not operating, these
lamps turn off. Move the exterior
lamp control to
Oor;to disable
this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|: Press this button to make the
front and rear turn signal lamps flash
on and off. Release the button for at
least one second and press again to
turn the flashers off.
The hazard warning flashers turn on
automatically if the airbags deploy.
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panel illumination control will set the
lowest level to which the displays will
automatically be adjusted.
Courtesy Lamps
Courtesy lamps come on when any
door is opened, the remote key is
pressed, or when the ignition is
switched off. To deactivate the dome
lamp override, press
jOFF and
the indicator light on the button will
turn off.
Dome Lamps
The dome lamp controls are in the
overhead console.
To operate, press the following
buttons:
jOFF : Press to turn off the dome
lamps when any door is opened, the
remote key is pressed, or when the
ignition is switched off. An indicator
light on the button will turn on when
the dome lamp override is activated.
Press
jOFF again to deactivate
this feature and the indicator light will
turn off. The dome lamps will come
on when doors are opened.
+ ON/OFF : Press to turn the dome
lamps on and off manually.
Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps on the overhead console and
over the rear passenger doors. These
lamps come on when any door is
opened, the remote key is pressed,
or when the ignition is switched off.
To operate, the ignition must be on,
or in ACC/ACCESSORY, or using
Retained Accessory Power (RAP). To manually turn the reading lamps
on or off:
Press the lamp lenses on the front
reading lamps.
Press the lamp lenses over the rear
passenger doors.
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Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and most of the
interior lights turn on briefly at night,
or in areas of limited lighting when
K
is pressed on the remote key. After
about 30 seconds the exterior lamps
turn off. When any door is opened,
the remote unlock is pressed or the
vehicle power mode is transitioned to
OFF all interior lights turn on. The
dome and remaining interior lamps
dim to off after 20 seconds. Entry
lighting can be disabled manually by
turning the ignition on or to ACC/
ACCESSORY, or by pressing
Qon the
remote key.
The entry lighting feature for exterior
lighting can be changed. See “Vehicle
Locator Lights” underVehicle
Personalization 0124. Entry Lighting with Approach
Detection
If equipped with approach detection,
the entry lighting feature will
automatically turn on when the
remote key is detected within
approximately 2 m (6 ft) of the vehicle.
If the vehicle has remained parked for
an extended period of time with no
remote key use or Keyless Access
operation, approach detection will be
disabled. To reactivate, press any
button on the remote key or open and
close all vehicle doors to re-enable the
entry lighting feature on approach.
Approach detection will not work if:
.
The vehicle battery is low.
. The ignition is on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY.
. Entry lighting is set to Off. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization 0124.
Approach detection will not work with
a single remote key if:
. The remote key is left within a 5 m
(16 ft) range of the vehicle for
several minutes .
The remote key is left inside the
vehicle and all the doors are
closed
To help maximize remote key battery
life, do not store the remote key
within 5 m (16 ft) of the vehicle.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps come on at night,
or in areas with limited lighting, when
the driver door is opened after the
ignition is turned off. The dome lamp
comes on after the ignition is turned
off. The exterior lamps and dome
lamp remain on after the door is
closed for a set amount of time, then
automatically turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization 0124.
Battery Load Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM), which estimates
the battery's temperature and state of
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Climate Controls
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic Climate ControlSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Air Vents
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Maintenance
Passenger Compartment AirFilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic Climate Control System
The climate control buttons on the center stack and on the climate control
display are used to adjust the heating, cooling, and ventilation.
Center Stack Climate Controls
1. ON/OFF (Power)
2. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
3. Air Delivery Mode Control
4. Driver Temperature Controls
5. Fan Control
6. Passenger Temperature Controls 7. A/C (Air Conditioning)
8. Recirculation
9. SYNC (Synchronized
Temperature)
10. Defrost
11. Rear Window Defogger