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WASHER FLUID
Checking the washer fluid
level
The reservoir is translucent so that
you can check the level with a quick
visual inspection.
Check the fluid level in the washer
fluid reservoir and add fluid if neces-
sary. In warm climate, plain water
may be used if washer fluid is not
available; however, in cold climates
washer fluid with anti-freezing char-
acteristics is required to prevent
freezing.
WARNING- Flammable
fluid
Do not allow the washer fluid to
come in contact with open
flames or sparks. The windshield
washer fluid reservoir is flamma-
ble under certain circumstances.
This can result in a fire.WARNING- Windshield fluid
Do not drink the windshield
washer fluid. The windshield
washer fluid is poisonous to
humans and animals.
WARNING- Coolant
Do not use radiator coolant or antifreeze in the washer fluid
reservoir.
Radiator coolant can severely obscure visibility when sprayed
on the windshield and may
cause loss of vehicle control.
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CLIMATE CONTROL AIR FILTER
Filter inspection
The climate control air filter should
be replaced according to the
Maintenance Schedule. If the vehicle
is operated in severely air-polluted
cities or on dusty rough roads for a
long period, it should be inspected
more frequently and replaced earlier.
When you replace the climate control
air filter, replace it performing the fol-
lowing procedure, and be careful to
avoid damaging other components.
1. Open the glove box and removethe stoppers on both sides. 2. With the glove box open, pull the
support strap (1).
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3. Remove the climate control air fil-ter cover while pressing the lock
on the right side of the cover. 4. Replace the climate control air fil-
ter.
5. Reassemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
When replacing the climate control
air filter install it properly. Otherwise,
the system may produce noise and
the effectiveness of the filter may be
reduced.
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When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
The battery must be removed from
the vehicle and placed in an area
with good ventilation.
Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or flame near the battery.
Watch the battery during charging, and stop or reduce the charging
rate if the battery cells begin
gassing (boiling) violently or if the
temperature of the electrolyte of
any cell exceeds 120°F (49°C).
Wear eye protection when check- ing the battery during charging.
Disconnect the battery charger in the following order.
1. Turn off the battery charger main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp from the negative battery terminal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp from the positive battery terminal. Before performing maintenance or
recharging the battery, turn off all
accessories and stop the engine.
The negative battery cable must be removed first and installed last
when the battery is disconnected.Reset items
Items should be reset after the bat-
tery has been discharged or the bat-
tery has been disconnected.
Auto up/down window (See chapter 4)
Sunroof (See chapter 4)
Trip computer (See chapter 4)
Climate control system (See chapter 4)
Driver position memory system (See chapter 3)
Audio (See chapter 4)
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Tread wear
The tread wear grade is a compara-
tive rating based on the wear rate of
the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified govern-
ment test course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one-and-a-
half times (1½) as well on the gov-
ernment course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires
depends upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the norm
due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.Tires degrade over time, even when
they are not being used. Regardless
of the remaining tread, we recom-
mend that tires be replaced after
approximately six (6) years of normal
service. Heat caused by hot climates
or frequent high loading conditions
can accelerate the aging process.
These grades are molded on the
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires.
The tires available as standard or
optional equipment on your vehicles
may vary with respect to grade.
Traction - AA, A, B & C
The traction grades, from highest to
lowest, are AA, A, B and C. Those
grades represent the tires ability to
stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled conditions on spec-
ified government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire marked
C may have poor traction perform-
ance.
The traction grade assigned to this
tire is based on straight-ahead brak-
ing traction tests, and does not
include acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction char-
acteristics.
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Adding equipment to or modifying your air bag-equippedvehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-\
72
Adjusting outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Air bag inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Air bag non-inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Air bags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 3-45 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Occupant detection system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Air bag inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Air bag non-inflation conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Adding equipment to or modifying your air bag-equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Air conditioning system lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Air ventilation seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-161 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 3-18
Assist mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66\
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-161
Auto defogging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-146
Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-\
47
Auto light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10\
4
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131 Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-132
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141
Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14 Automatic transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
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Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-42For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Battery replacement (Folding key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Battery replacement (Smart key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Battery saver function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW) system . . . . . . 5-124 BCW (Blind-spot Collision Warning) . . . . . . . . . . 5-125
RCCW (Rear Cross-traffic Collision Warning) . . . 5-128
Bonnet see the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37 Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Brakes fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31\
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76 Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . . . 5-10
California Perchlorate notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-105
Camera (Rear view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Care
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45\
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-94
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Chains - Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-155
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34 Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-35
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-38
Securing a child restraint with the LATCH anchors system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-\
40
Securing a child restraint seat with "Tether Anchor" system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-\
41
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
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Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-103Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
Parking & Tail light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
Auto light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
Headlight position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-104
High - beam operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
High Beam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Headlight leveling device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
Dynamic Bending Light (DBL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Loss of the smart key (Smart key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Lubricants and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Luggage volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Maintenance Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Scheduled maintenance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . 7-22
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50 Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Normal maintenance schedule - Non turbo models . . 7-11
Maintenance under severe usage conditions - Non turbo models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Normal maintenance schedule - Turbo models . . . . 7-16
Maintenance under severe usage conditions - Turbo models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Manual climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121 Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Air Conditioning refrigerant label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Map lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Map lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-90
Master warning mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-53 Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Day/night rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Electric chromatic mirror (ECM) with UVO link . . 4-54
Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Adjusting outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Reverse parking aid function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
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