2020 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER drive

Trailer towing 6-14 Driving safety
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Trailer lights and equipment must comply with federal, state,
and local regulations.
Check with your loca
l recreational vehicle
dealer for the requirements in your area, and use only equipment designed for your vehi- cle. Since lighting and wiring
vary by trailer type
and brand, you should have a qualified tech- nician install a suitable connector between thevehicle and the trailer.
Improper equipment or
installation can cause da
mage to your vehi-
cle’s electrical system
and affect your vehicle
warranty. Many states and Canadi
an provinces require
special outside mirrors when towing a trailer. Even if not required,
you should install spe-
cial mirrors if you ca
nnot clearly see behind
you, or if the trailer
creates a blind spot.
Ask your trailer sales or
rental agency if any
other items are recomm
ended or required for
your towing situation.
Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of experience. Before setting out for the open road, you’ll want to get to know your trailer. Acquaint
yourself with the feel of handling and braking with the added weight of the trailer. Alwayskeep in mind that the vehicle you are driving is now a good deal longer and not nearly as responsive as your vehicl
e is without a trailer.
Before you start, check the trailer hitch, safety chains, tires
and mirror adjustment.
Be sure your vehicle’s ti
res are inflated to the
cold inflation pressure listed in the manual. You’ll find these numbe
rs on the tire and
loading information placard at the sill of thedriver’s door. Refer to “Tire inflati
on pressures” on page
9-20. Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you would when driving your vehi- cle without a trailer.
This can help you avoid
situations that require
heavy braking and sud-
den turns.
Trailer lights Additional trailer equipment
Operating hints
WA R N I N G If you have a rear window open and you tow a trailer with
your vehicle, carbon
monoxide gas which
you cannot see or
smell could come into your vehicle. It can cause unconsciousness or death. Refer to“Exhaust system” on page 9-26. To maximize your safe
ty when towing a
trailer: Have your exhaust system inspected for leaks, and make necessary repairs beforestarting on your trip. Keep the rear windows closed.If exhaust does come into your vehicle through a window or
another opening,
drive with your front, main heating or cooling system on an
d with the blower on
any speed. This will
bring fresh, outside
air into your vehicle. Do not use recircula- tion because it only recirculates the air inside your vehicle. Refer to “Air selectionswitch” on page 7-9.
Driver preparation
Vehicle preparation Tire Following distance
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Trailer towing
Driving safety 6-15
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You’ll need more passing distance up ahead when you’re towing a trailer. And, because you’re a good deal longer, you’ll need to gomuch farther beyond the passed vehicle before you can return to your lane. Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the trailer to the left,just move that hand to the left. To move the trailer to the right, move your hand to the right. Always back up sl
owly and, if possible,
have someone guide you. When you’re turning with a trailer, make wider than normal turns to help prevent the trailer from striking shoulders, curbs, roadsigns, trees or other objects.
Avoid jerky or sudden maneuvers. Signal well in advance. Towing a trailer puts additional burden on the engine and transaxle,
which may cause over-
heating. Following ar
e some suggestions to
reduce overheating: When towing at high al
titudes, engine coolant
and automatic transaxle oil will overheat at a lower temperature than at normal altitudes. If you turn your engine off immediately aftertowing at high altitude
on steep uphill grades,
your vehicle may show
signs similar to over-
heating. To avoid this
, let the engine run
while parked (preferably on level ground) with the automatic transaxle in the “P” (PARK) position for a few minutes beforeturning the engine off.
 If the engine coolant temperature indica- tor flashes on the information screen in the multi-information display or the engine power drops suddenly, refer to “Engine overheati
ng” on page 8-4.
 If the warning display or warning display illuminates, re
fer to “Warning dis-
play” on page 5-72, 5-79.
Reduce speed and downshift before you start down a long or steep downgrade. If you don’t downshift, over using the brakes can cause reduced brake efficiency. You can tow in “D” (DRIVE) position. You may want to shift the selector lever to the 3rd or a lower position, under heavy loads or hilly conditions. Always place chocks or blocks under both the vehicle and trailer wheels when parking. Besure that the parking brake is firmly set and that the selector lever is in the “P” (PARK) position. Avoid parki
ng on a hill with a
trailer, but if it cannot be avoided, do so only after performing the following:
Passing Backing up Making turns
CAUTION Making sharp turns while towing a trailer could cause the
trailer to come in contact
with the vehicle. Your
vehicle could be dam-
aged. Avoid making sharp turns while tow- ing a trailer.
Overheating Cause of overheating
Solution
Air conditioning on Turn off Highway speeds Reduce speed Going up hills Select lower gear posi-
tion
Stop-and-go city traf- fic
With the vehicle stopped, shift to the “N” (NEUTRAL) position and idle the engine at high idle.
Driving on hills Parking
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Trailer towing 6-16 Driving safety
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1. Apply the brakes a
nd keep them applied.
2. Have someone plac
e chocks or blocks
under both the vehicle and trailer wheels. 3. When the chocks or blocks are in place, release your brakes slowly until thechocks or blocks absorb the load. 4. Apply the parking brake firmly. 5. Set the selector lever to the “P” (PARK)position and turn off the engine.
When restarting out after parking on a hill: 1. Check that the selector lever is set to the “P” (PARK) position.2. Start the engine. Be sure to keep the brake pedal depressed. 3. Set the selector lever to the “D” (DRIVE)position or “R” (REVERSE) position. 4. Release the parking brake and brake pedal and slowly pull or back away from thechocks or blocks. Stop and apply your brakes. 5. Have someone retrieve the chocks orblocks.
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Vents 7-2 Comfort controls
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Move the knob (A) to make adjustments. To close the vent, fully move the knob (A) to the outer side.
Move the knob (A) to make adjustments. To close the vent, fully move the knob (A) to the left side.
Ve n t s 1- Driver’s vents 2- Passenger’s vents3- 2nd seat vents (if so equipped)
Air flow and direction adjust- ments
NOTE
 On rare occasions, air from the vents of an air-conditioned ve
hicle may be foggy. This is
due to only moist air cooling suddenly and itdoes not indicate a problem.  Do not let drinks or other liquids get into the vents as they could prevent the air condition- ing from operating normally.
Driver’s vents 1- Close 2- Open
Passenger’s vents 1- Close 2- Open
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Dual-zone automatic climat
e control air conditioner Comfort controls 7-5
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The air conditioner can only be us
ed while the engine is running.
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Dual-zone automatic climat
e control air conditioner
CAUTIONThe engine speed may increase when
the air conditioner is operating.
With an increased engine speed, an A/T or
CVT vehicle will creep to a gr
eater degree than with a lo
wer engine speed. Fully depr
ess the brake pedal to pre-
vent the vehicl
e from creeping.
Control panel 1- Air conditioning switch 2- Driver’s side temperature control dial 3- AUTO switch
4- Passenger’s side temperature control
dial
5- MODE switch 6- Defogger switch
7- Blower speed
selection switch
8- SYNC switch 9- Electric rear win
dow defogger switch
 P.5-216
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Dual-zone automatic climate
control air conditioner
7-6 Comfort controls
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Press the blower speed selection switch (1) to increase the blower speed. Press the blower speed selection switch (2) todecrease the blower speed. The selected blower sp
eed will be shown in
the display (A).
10- Air selection switch 11- OFF switch 12- Driver’s side temperature display
 P.7-7
13- Mode selection display 14- Blower speed display 15- SYNC indicator 16- Passenger’s side temperature display
 P.7-7NOTE
There is an interior air temperature sensor (A) in the illustrated position. Never place anything ove
r the sensor, since
doing so will prevent it from functioningproperly.NOTE
 Since the air conditi
oning operation is con-
trolled while the ECO mode is operating,you may feel that effectiveness of the air conditioner is insufficient.  ECO mode switch P.5-209
Even during ECO mode operation, you can select normal operati
on of the air condi-
tioner.On vehicles equipped with the Smartphone- link Display Audio (SDA
), screen operations
can be used to change
the setting. Refer to
the separate owner’
s manual for details.
 In extreme cold, the air conditioning control panel screen may ope
rate sluggishly. This
does not indicate a problem. It will disappear when the vehicle interiortemperature rises to a normal temperature.NOTE
Blower speed selection switch 1- Increase 2- Decrease
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Dual-zone automatic climate
control air conditioner
7-8 Comfort controls
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air conditioning switch to match your per- sonal preferences.Contact your Mitsubishi
Motors dealer or a
repair facility of your choice for assistance. Refer to “Personalizi
ng the air conditioning
switch (Changing the function setting)” on page7-11. Refer to “Personalizing the air selection(Changing the function setting)” on page7-10. When the “SYNC” indicator (A) goes off by turning the passenger’s side temperature con- trol dial (B) or pressing the SYNC switch, the driver’s side and the passenger’s side temper-ature can be controlled
independently of each
other.
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To change the amount of air flowing from thevents, press the MODE switch. Each time the MODE switch is presse
d, the mode changes
to the next one in the following sequence: “”
 “”
 “”
 “”
 “”

“ ”. The selected mode
is shown in the dis-
play (A). Refer to “C
hanging the mode selec-
tion” on page 7-3.

To control the driver’s side and the passenger’s side temperature inde-pendently
NOTE
 When the “SYNC” indi
cator (A) appears by
pressing the SYNC switch, the passenger’sside temperature will
be controlled to the
same setting temperature
as the driver’s side.
While the “SYNC” indicator (A) is dis- played, if the driver’s side temperature con-trol dial is turned
, the passenger’s side
setting temperature wi
ll be synchronized to
the driver’s side.
Mode switch
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If the vehicle breaks down 8-2 For emergencies
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If your vehicle breaks down on the road, move to the shoulder and turn on the hazard warning flashers. If there is no shoulder, orthe shoulder is not safe, drive in the right lane slowly with the hazard
lights flashing, until
you come to a safe stopping place. Keep theflashers flashing. If the engine stops, there will be no power assist to the steering and brakes, making these difficult to use.  The brake booster will not work, so the brakes will not grip well. The brake pedal will be harder to press than usual.  Since there is no power steering assist, the steering wheel will be hard to turn.
Get help from your passengers, bystanders, etc. to push the vehicle
and move it to a safe
area.
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If the operation mode
cannot be changed to
OFF, perform the following procedure. 1. Move the selector lever to the “P” (PARK) position, and then change the operation mode to OFF. 2. One of the other causes could be low bat-tery voltage. If this occurs, the keyless entry system, the F.A.S.T.-key operation and the steering wheel lock (if soequipped) will also
not operate. Contact
an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer.
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If the engine cannot be started because thebattery is weak or de
ad, you can start it with
the battery from anothe
r vehicle using jumper
cables.
1. Take off any metal jewelry such as watch bands or bracelets th
at might create an
accidental electrical contact. 2. Position the vehicles close enoughtogether so that the jumper cables can reach, but be sure the vehicles aren’t touching each other. 3. Set the parking brake firmly on your vehi- cle and move the selector lever into the“P” (PARK) position.
If the vehicle breaks down If the engine stops/fails When the engine fails at the intersection
If the operation mode can- not be changed to OFF (vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key) Jump-starting the engine
WA R N I N G To reduce the risk of igniting flammable gas that may be emi
tted from the battery,
carefully read this section before jump-starting the vehicle. Do not try to start you
r vehicle by pushing
or towing. This can cause an accident resulting in serious
injury or death and
can damage the vehicle.NOTE
 Do not use jumper cables if they have dam- age or corrosion.CAUTION Check the other vehicle.
It must have a 12-
volt battery. If the other system isn’t 12-volt,both systems can be damaged.
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