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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .................. 111 Occupant Restraint Systems Features ....111
Important Safety Precautions ...................111Seat Belt Systems ..................................... 112Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) ...120Child Restraints .........................................130
Transporting Pets.......................................145
SAFETY TIPS ....................................................... 145
Transporting Passengers ..........................145
Exhaust Gas ........................................... 145
Safety Checks You Should Make Inside
The Vehicle ................................................146 Periodic Safety Checks You Should
Make Outside The Vehicle ........................ 147
STARTING AND OPERATING
STARTING THE ENGINE .................................. 148
Manual Transmission — If Equipped ........148Automatic Transmission — If Equipped ....148
Normal Starting ......................................149
Cold Weather Operation
(Below –22°F Or −30°C) .........................151 If Engine Fails To Start .............................. 152
After Starting ..............................................152
ENGINE BLOCK HEATER — IF EQUIPPED ........ 152
ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS —
3.6L & 5.7L ....................................................... 152 ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS —
6.2L & 6.4L ......................................................... 153
PARKING BRAKE ................................................ 154
MANUAL TRANSMISSION — IF EQUIPPED ...... 155
Six-Speed Manual Transmission .............. 155
Shifting ....................................................... 156Recommended Shift Speeds .................... 157
1–4 Skip Shift ........................................... 158
Downshifting .............................................. 158
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION —
IF EQUIPPED ...................................................... 158
Ignition Park Interlock ............................... 159Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock
System ....................................................... 160 Eight-Speed Automatic Transmission ...... 160
SPORT MODE — WITHOUT PERFORMANCE
CONTROL............................................................. 165
FUEL SAVER TECHNOLOGY 5.7L AND 6.4L
ONLY — IF EQUIPPED......................................... 166
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ........................... 166
SPEED CONTROL — IF EQUIPPED .................... 166 To Activate ................................................ 167
To Set A Desired Speed ............................ 167
To Vary The Speed Setting ....................... 167
To Accelerate For Passing ........................ 168
To Resume Speed .................................... 168
To Deactivate ............................................ 168 ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) —
IF EQUIPPED .................................................... 169
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Operation ................................................... 170 Activating Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC) ........................................................... 171 To Activate/Deactivate.............................. 171
To Set A Desired ACC Speed..................... 171
To Cancel ................................................... 172
To Turn Off ................................................. 172To Resume ................................................. 172To Vary The Speed Setting ........................ 172
Setting The Following Distance In ACC .... 174
Overtake Aid............................................... 175
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Menu ........ 175
Display Warnings And Maintenance ........ 175
Precautions While Driving With ACC......... 176
General Information .................................. 179
Normal (Fixed Speed) Cruise Control
Mode .......................................................... 179
PARKSENSE REAR PARK ASSIST —
IF EQUIPPED ....................................................... 181
ParkSense Sensors ................................... 181
ParkSense Warning Display...................... 181
ParkSense Display..................................... 182
Enabling And Disabling ParkSense .......... 185Service The ParkSense Rear Park Assist
System........................................................ 185 Cleaning The ParkSense System.............. 185
ParkSense System Usage Precautions .... 185
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The BSM system will not alert you of objects that
are traveling in the opposite direction of the
vehicle in adjacent lanes.
Opposing Traffic
Rear Cross Path — If Equipped
The Rear Cross Path (RCP) feature is intended
to aid the driver when backing out of parking
spaces where their vision of oncoming vehicles
may be blocked. Proceed slowly and cautiously
out of the parking space until the rear end of the
vehicle is exposed. The RCP system will then
have a clear view of the cross traffic and, if an
oncoming vehicle is detected, alert the driver.
RCP Detection Zones
RCP monitors the rear detection zones on both
sides of the vehicle, for objects that are moving
toward the side of the vehicle with a minimum
speed of approximately 3 mph (5 km/h), to
objects moving a maximum of approximately
20 mph (32 km/h), such as in parking lot
situations. NOTE:
In a parking lot situation, oncoming vehicles can
be obscured by vehicles parked on either side.
If the sensors are blocked by other structures or
vehicles, the system will not be able to alert the
driver.
When RCP is on and the vehicle is in REVERSE,
the driver is alerted using both the visual and
audible alerts, including reducing the radio
volume so that the alert can be better heard.
WARNING!
The Blind Spot Monitoring system is only an
aid to help detect objects in the blind spot
zones. The BSM system is not designed to
detect pedestrians, bicyclists, or animals.
Even if your vehicle is equipped with the BSM
system, always check your vehicle’s mirrors,
glance over your shoulder, and use your turn
signal before changing lanes. Failure to do so
can result in serious injury or death.
WARNING!
Rear Cross Path Detection (RCP) is not a back
up aid system. It is intended to be used to
help a driver detect an oncoming vehicle in a
parking lot situation. Drivers must be careful
when backing up, even when using RCP.
Always check carefully behind your vehicle,
look behind you, and be sure to check for
pedestrians, animals, other vehicles,
obstructions, and blind spots before backing
up. Failure to do so can result in serious
injury or death.
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To Cancel
The following conditions will cancel the Normal
(Fixed Speed) Cruise Control without clearing
the memory:
The brake pedal is applied.
The CANC button is pushed.
The Electronic Stability Control/Traction
Control System (ESC/TCS) activates.
The vehicle parking brake is applied.
The braking temperature exceeds normal
range (overheated).
The gear selector is removed from the DRIVE
position.
The driver switches ESC to Full Off mode.
To Resume Speed
To resume a previously set speed, push the RES
button and release. Resume can be used at any
speed above 20 mph (32 km/h).
To Turn Off
The system will turn off and erase the set speed
in memory if:
The Normal (Fixed Speed) Cruise Control on/
off button is pushed.
The ignition is placed in the OFF position.
The Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) on/off
button is pushed.
PARKSENSE REAR PARK ASSIST — IF
EQUIPPED
The ParkSense Rear Park Assist system
provides visual and audible indications of the
distance between the rear fascia and a
detected obstacle when backing up (e.g. during
a parking maneuver).
Refer to “ParkSense System Usage
Precautions” in this section for limitations of
this system and recommendations.
ParkSense will retain the last system state
(enabled or disabled) from the previous ignition
cycle when the ignition is changed to the
ON/RUN position.
ParkSense can be active only when the gear
selector is in REVERSE. If ParkSense is enabled
at this gear selector position, the system will
remain active until the vehicle speed is
increased to approximately 7 mph (11 km/h) or
above. The system will become active again if
the vehicle speed is decreased to speeds less
than approximately 6 mph (9 km/h).
PARKSENSE SENSORS
The four ParkSense sensors, located in the rear
fascia/bumper, monitor the area behind the
vehicle that is within the sensors’ field of view.
The sensors can detect obstacles from
approximately 12 inches (30 cm) up to
79 inches (200 cm) from the rear fascia/
bumper in the horizontal direction, depending
on the location, type and orientation of the
obstacle.
PARKSENSE WARNING DISPLAY
The ParkSense Warning screen will only be
displayed if “Sound and Display” is selected
from the Customer - Programmable Features
section of the Uconnect System. Refer to
"Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia” for further
information.
The ParkSense Warning screen is located within
the instrument cluster display. It provides visual
warnings to indicate the distance between the
rear fascia/bumper and the detected obstacle.
Refer to “Instrument Cluster Display” in
“Getting To Know Your Instrument Panel” for
further information.5
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When you turn ParkSense off in DRIVE, the
instrument cluster will display "PARKSENSE
OFF" for five seconds. Furthermore, once you
turn ParkSense off, it remains off until you
turn it on again, even if you cycle the ignition.
When you move the gear selector to the
REVERSE position and ParkSense is turned
off, the instrument cluster display will show
the “PARKSENSE OFF” message for as long
as the vehicle is in REVERSE.
ParkSense will reduce the volume of the
radio when it is sounding an audio tone.
Clean the ParkSense sensors regularly,
taking care not to scratch or damage them.
The sensors must not be covered with ice,
snow, slush, mud, dirt or debris. Failure to do
so can result in the system not working prop-
erly. The ParkSense system might not detect
an obstacle behind the fascia/bumper, or it
could provide a false indication that an
obstacle is behind the fascia/bumper.
Ensure the ParkSense system is off if objects
such as bicycle carriers, trailer hitches, etc.,
are placed within 12 inches (30 cm) from the
rear fascia/bumper. Failure to do so can
result in the system misinterpreting a close
object as a sensor problem, causing the “PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE SERVICE
REQUIRED” message to be shown in the
instrument cluster display.
PARKVIEW REAR BACK UP CAMERA
Your vehicle is equipped with the ParkView Rear
Back Up Camera that allows you to see an
on-screen image of the rear surroundings of
your vehicle whenever the gear selector is put
into REVERSE. The ParkView camera is located
on the rear of the vehicle above the rear license
plate. The image will be displayed in the
touchscreen display along with a caution note
to “check entire surroundings” across the top of
the screen. After five seconds, this note will
disappear.
NOTE:
The ParkView Rear Back Up Camera has
programmable modes of operation that may be
selected through the Uconnect System. Refer to
“Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia” for further
information.
WARNING!
Drivers must be careful when backing up
even when using the Rear Park Assist system.
Always check carefully behind your vehicle,
and be sure to check for pedestrians,
animals, other vehicles, obstructions, or blind
spots before backing up. You are responsible
for the safety of your surroundings and must
continue to pay attention while backing up.
Failure to do so can result in serious injury or
death.
CAUTION!
ParkSense is only a parking aid and it is
unable to recognize every obstacle,
including small obstacles. Parking curbs
might be temporarily detected or not
detected at all. Obstacles located above or
below the sensors will not be detected
when they are in close proximity.
The vehicle must be driven slowly when
using ParkSense in order to be able to stop
in time when an obstacle is detected. It is
recommended that the driver looks over
his/her shoulder when using ParkSense.
CAUTION!
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