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6 INTRODUCTION
1.Air Vents 0162.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0144.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0148.
IntelliBeam System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0144.
Adaptive Headlight System
Button (If Equipped). See Exterior
Lamp Controls 0144.
3. Instrument Cluster 0113.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0128.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0106.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 107.
5. ENGINE START/STOP Button. See Ignition Positions 0180.
6. Park Assist Button. See Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing 0217.
Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
Button. See Assistance Systems
for Parking or Backing 0217. 7. Stop/Start Disable Switch. See
Stop/Start System 0182.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0147.
9. Hazard Warning Flashers 0148.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0237 (If
Equipped).
10. Infotainment 0152.
11. Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
048 (If Equipped).
12. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0153.
13. MODE Switch. See Driver Mode
Control 0202.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0200.
14. Infotainment Controls. See Infotainment 0152.
15. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0190.
16. Steering Wheel Controls 0105.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 0105. Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See
Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0128.
18. Horn 0105.
19. Steering Wheel Adjustment 0105
(Out of View).
20. Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0226 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0105 (If
Equipped).
21. Cruise Control 0203.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0205 (If
Equipped).
Phone Button. See Steering Wheel
Controls 0105.
22. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0120.
23. Hood Release. See Hood0261.
24. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0131 (If
Equipped).
25. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0149.
26. Electric Parking Brake 0198.
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KEYS, DOORS, AND WINDOWS 15
3. Remove the old battery. Do notuse a metal object.
4. Insert the new battery on the back housing, positive side facing
down. Replace with a CR2032 or
equivalent battery.
5. Align the front and back housing then snap the transmitter
together.
6. Reinsert the key.
Remote Vehicle Start
This feature allows the engine to be
started from outside of the vehicle.
/: This button is on the RKE
transmitter for remote start.
The climate control system will use
the previous settings during a remote
start. The rear defog may come on
during remote start based on cold
ambient conditions. The rear fog
indicator light does not come on
during remote start.
If the vehicle has auto heated or
ventilated seats they may come on
during a remote start. See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 048.
Laws in some local communities may
restrict the use of remote starters. For
example, some laws may require a
person using remote start to have the
vehicle in view. Check local
regulations for any requirements.
Do not use the remote start feature if
the vehicle is low on fuel. The vehicle
could run out of fuel.
Other conditions can affect the
performance of the transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
0 8. Starting the Engine Using Remote
Start
1. Press and release
Qon the RKE
transmitter.
2. Immediately press and hold
/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash. The
turn signal lamps flashing
confirms the request to remote
start the vehicle has been
received.
During the remote start the
doors will be locked and the
parking lamps will remain on as
long as the engine is running.
The engine will shut off after
15 minutes unless a time
extension is done or the ignition
is turned on.
3. With the RKE transmitter in the vehicle, press the brake pedal
and start the vehicle to drive.
Extending Engine Run Time
The engine run time can also be
extended by another 15 minutes,
if during the first 15 minutes
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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . 105
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . 105
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . 106
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . 119
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake System Warning Light . . . . 122
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 122
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
All-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . 124
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . 124
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 124
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . 126
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . 126
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . 131
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . 135
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . 141
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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vehicle may affect vehicle operation.
SeeAdd-On Electrical Equipment 0256.
See your dealer if assistance is needed.
The vehicle may not pass
inspection if:
. The light is on when the engine is
running.
. The light does not come on when
the ignition is in Service Mode.
. Critical emission control systems
have not been completely
diagnosed. If this happens, the
vehicle would not be ready for
inspection and might require
several days of routine driving
before the system is ready for
inspection. This can happen if the
12-volt battery has recently been
replaced or run down, or if the
vehicle has been recently serviced.
See your dealer if the vehicle will not
pass or cannot be made ready for
the test.Brake System Warning
Light
MetricEnglish
This light should come on briefly
when the vehicle is turned on. If it
does not come on then, have it fixed
so it will be ready to warn you if there
is a problem. If the light comes on
and stays on at start up, there is a
brake problem. Have the brake system
inspected right away.
If the light comes on while driving,
pull off the road and stop carefully.
The brake system has electric brake
boost. Vehicle speed may be limited
when the brake system warning light
comes on. The brake pedal might be
harder to push, or the brake pedal
may go closer to the floor. It could
take longer to stop. If the light is still
on, have the vehicle towed for service.
See Towing the Vehicle 0320.
{Warning
The brake system might not be
working properly if the brake
system warning light is on. Driving
with the brake system warning light
on can lead to a crash. If the light is
still on after the vehicle has been
pulled off the road and carefully
stopped, have the vehicle towed for
service.
Electric Parking Brake
Light
MetricEnglish Base Level
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English Uplevel
The Electric Parking Brake (EPB)
status light comes on when the
parking brake is applied. If the light
continues flashing after the EPB is
released, or while driving, there is a
problem with the EPB system.
A message may also display on the
Driver Information Center (DIC).
If the light does not come on,
or remains flashing, see your dealer.
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light
The service electric parking brake light
should come on briefly when the
vehicle is started. If it does not come
on, have it fixed so it will be ready to
warn if there is a problem. For
vehicles with the reconfigurable
cluster, this light may not come on
when the vehicle is started.
If this light stays on, the vehicle
should be taken to a dealer as soon as
possible. See Electric Parking Brake
0 198. A message may also display in
the Driver Information Center (DIC).
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning Light
This warning light should come on
briefly when the vehicle is turned on.
If the light does not come on, have it
fixed so it will be ready to warn if
there is a problem. If the light comes on while driving,
safely stop as soon as it is possible
and turn off the vehicle. Then turn on
the vehicle again to reset the system.
If the ABS warning light stays on,
or comes on again while driving, the
vehicle needs service. A chime may
also sound when the light stays on.
If the ABS warning light is the only
light on, the vehicle has regular
brakes, but ABS is not functioning.
If both the ABS warning light and the
brake system warning light are on,
ABS is not functioning and there is a
problem with the regular brakes. See
your dealer for service.
See
Brake System Warning Light 0122.
All-Wheel-Drive Light
All-Wheel-Drive
LightFront-Wheel-Drive Light
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Alert Type
This setting specifies the type of alert
provided from driver assistance
systems to help avoid crashes, either
Beeps or Safety Alert Seat vibration
pulses.
Touch Beeps or Safety Alert Seat.
Forward Collision System
This setting controls the vehicle
response when detecting a vehicle
ahead of you. The Off setting disables
all FCA and AEB functions. With the
Alert and Brake setting, both FCA and
AEB are available. The Alert setting
disables AEB. SeeAutomatic
Emergency Braking (AEB) 0229.
Touch Off, Alert, or Alert and Brake.
Front Pedestrian Detection
This feature may help avoid or reduce
the harm caused by front-end crashes
with nearby pedestrians.
See Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System 0230.
Select Off, Alert, or Alert and Brake. Rear Pedestrian Detection
This setting specifies if alerts will
display when the vehicle detects
pedestrians behind when in
R (Reverse). See
Rear Pedestrian Alert
0 225.
Touch Off, Alert, or Alert and Brake.
Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier
This setting determines if an alert will
appear when Adaptive Cruise Control
brings the vehicle to a complete stop
and the vehicle ahead of you starts
moving again. See Adaptive Cruise
Control 0205.
Touch Off or On.
Lane Change Alert
This setting specifies if an alert will
display on the outside mirror to help
you avoid crashing into a vehicle in
your blind spot, or rapidly
approaching your blind spot, during a
lane change maneuver. See Lane
Change Alert (LCA) 0235.
Touch Off or On. Rear Camera Park Assist Symbols
This setting enables the Rear Camera
Park Assist Symbols. See
Assistance
Systems for Parking or Backing 0217.
Touch Off or On.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This setting specifies if an alert will
display when the vehicle detects
approaching rear cross traffic when in
R (Reverse). See Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0217.
Touch Off or On.
Comfort and Convenience
Touch and the following may display:
. Chime Volume
. Hands Free Liftgate/Trunk Control
. Reverse Tilt Mirror
. Remote Mirror Folding
. Rain Sense Wipers
. Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
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Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the ignition is off
and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
3
:Push the turn signal lever away
from you and release, to turn the high
beams on. To return to low beams,
push the lever again or pull it toward
you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the turn
signal lever toward you, and release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
The dedicated DRL will come on when
all of the following conditions are met:
. The ignition is on.
. The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
. The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
. The parking brake is released or
the vehicle is not in P (Park).
When the DRL are on, the taillamps,
sidemarker lamps, and other lamps
will not be on.
The DRL turn off when the headlamps
are turned to
Oor the ignition is off.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, the
DRL can only be turned off when the
vehicle is parked.
Automatic Headlamp
System
When the exterior lamp control is set
to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
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164 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better FuelEconomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 174
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . 188
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 190
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . 197
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . 205
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . 216
Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Night Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . 235
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . 235
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . 237
Surround Vision Recorder . . . . . . . 239
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . 242
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242