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86 Instruments and Controls
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 87
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 87
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 87
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 87
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Transmission Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 100
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 101
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 102
Front Lift System Light . . . . . . . 103
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Traction Control System (TCS)/ Electronic Stability Control
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 107
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 110
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 115
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 115
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 116
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 121
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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display shows CAL, drive the
vehicle for a short distance in an
open area where it can receive a
GPS signal. The compass system
will automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide
a heading again.
Clock
The time and date for the clock can
be set using the infotainment
system. See“Time/Date”in
“System” under“Settings” in the
infotainment manual.
Power Outlets
There are two accessory power
outlets:
Interior Power OutletUnderhood Power Outlet
The outlet under the glove box can
be used to plug in electrical
equipment, such as a cell phone.
Lift the cover to access and replace
when not in use.
The power outlet under the glove
box is powered when the ignition is
on or in ACC/ACCESSORY, or until
the driver door is opened within
10 minutes of turning off the vehicle.
See Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0168.
The underhood outlet is powered at
all times. The vehicle battery may
run down if the power outlet is used
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Lighting 129
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The knob for this feature is on the
left side of the instrument panel.
Turn the knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim
all illuminated controls as well as
the feature status indicators. The
knob is functional at night.
Night Mode
At night, when the knob is turned all
the way to the off position, the
instrument cluster will show
minimum feature content (digital
speed, gear indication, coolanttemperature, and the fuel gauge)
with muted colors to reduce light
emission for better visibility. The
Infotainment System display and the
interior lighting are off.
Courtesy Lamps
The interior lamps will come on
when any door is opened,
Kon the
remote key is pressed, or when the
vehicle is turned to OFF.
The hatch/trunk lamps only come on
when the rear compartment is
opened.
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are in the
overhead console. The lamps go on
when any door is opened, the
remote unlock key is pressed,
or when the ignition is switched off.
When the doors are closed, press
the lamp buttons to turn on
each lamp.
Engine
Compartment Lamp
If equipped, the engine
compartment lamp will turn on
briefly when:
.
Kis pressed on the key.
. Keyless Access is used to
unlock the door.
. Any door is opened.
. The engine compartment hatch
is opened.
The engine compartment lamp will
turn off when:
. All doors and the engine
compartment hatch are closed.
.
Qis pressed on the key.
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Vehicle Care 229
How to Add Coolant to the
Coolant Surge Tank
{Warning
Spilling coolant on hot engine
parts can burn you. Coolant
contains ethylene glycol and it will
burn if the engine parts are hot
enough.
{Warning
Steam and scalding liquids from a
hot cooling system are under
pressure. Turning the pressure
cap, even a little, can cause them
to come out at high speed and
you could be burned. Never turn
the cap when the cooling system,
including the pressure cap, is hot.
Wait for the cooling system and
pressure cap to cool.If coolant is needed, be sure the
cooling system is cool, then add the
proper DEX-COOL coolant mixture
directly to the surge tank.
1. Open the Hatch/Trunk. See Hatch (Trunk) 023.
2. When the cooling system,
including the coolant surge
tank pressure cap and engine,
is no longer hot, remove the
pressure cap.
Turn the pressure cap slowly
counterclockwise about
one-quarter turn and then stop.
If a hiss is heard, wait for that
to stop. A hiss means there is
still some pressure left.
3. Keep turning the pressure cap slowly, and remove it.
4. Fill the coolant surge tank withthe proper mixture until the
level inside stabilizes at the
COLD FILL indicator in the
surge tank.
5. With the coolant surge tank pressure cap off, start the
engine and let it run until the
engine is hot.
By this time, the coolant level
inside the coolant surge tank
may be lower. If the level is
lower, add more of the proper
mixture to the coolant surge
tank until the level stabilizes at
the COLD FILL indicator in the
coolant surge tank.
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Rear Tow Eye Cover
The tow eye sockets are accessible
through covers in the fascia.
Carefully remove the cover using a
flat plastic tool in the small notch on
the side of the cover. Slowly lift the
cover away from the fascia to avoid
damage.Front Tow EyeRear Tow Eye
Install the tow eye into the socket by
turning it clockwise until it stops.
When the tow eye is removed,
reinstall the cover with the notch in
the original position.
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326 Index
AutomaticDimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Battery - North America . . . . 234, 267
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 236
Brake Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 104
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 California
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .210, 234, 267, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 85
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 101
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 75 Child Restraints (cont'd)
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 309
Compartment Underhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . 192
Composite Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 323