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SEATS AND RESTRAINTS 65
If the vehicle must be modified
because you have a disability and have
questions about whether the
modifications will affect the vehicle's
airbag system, or if you have
questions about whether the airbag
system will be affected if the vehicle is
modified for any other reason, call
Customer Assistance. SeeCustomer
Assistance Offices 0403.
Airbag System Check
The airbag system does not need
regularly scheduled maintenance or
replacement. Make sure the airbag
readiness light is working. See Airbag
Readiness Light 0102.
Caution
If an airbag covering is damaged,
opened, or broken, the airbag may
not work properly. Do not open or
break the airbag coverings. If there
are any opened or broken airbag
coverings, have the airbag covering
and/or airbag module replaced. For
the location of the airbags, see
Where Are the Airbags? 056. See
your dealer for service.
Replacing Airbag System
Parts after a Crash
{Warning
A crash can damage the airbag
systems in the vehicle. A damaged
airbag system may not properly
protect you and your passenger(s)
in a crash, resulting in serious
injury or even death. To help make
sure the airbag systems are working
properly after a crash, have them
inspected and any necessary
replacements made as soon as
possible.
If an airbag inflates, you will need to
replace airbag system parts. See your
dealer for service.
If the airbag readiness light stays on
after the vehicle is started or comes
on when you are driving, the airbag
system may not work properly. Have
the vehicle serviced right away. See
Airbag Readiness Light 0102.
Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown
booster seats should wear the vehicle’s
seat belts.
The manufacturer instructions that
come with the booster seat state the
weight and height limitations for that
booster. Use a booster seat with a
lap-shoulder belt until the child
passes the fit test below:
.Sit all the way back on the seat. Do
the knees bend at the seat edge? If
yes, continue. If no, return to the
booster seat.

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Warning (Continued)
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger airbag(s), no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though the
airbag(s) are off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints
in a rear seat, even if the airbag(s)
are off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the
front outboard passenger seat,
always move the seat as far back as
it will go. It is better to secure the
child restraint in a rear seat.
SeePassenger Sensing System 060
for additional information.
If the child restraint uses a top tether,
see Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 072 for top
tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor if
a national or local law requires that the top tether be anchored, or if the
instructions that come with the child
restraint say that the top tether must
be anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that
forward-facing child restraints have a
top tether, and that the tether be
attached.
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:
1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint. Move
the seat upward or the seatback to
an upright position, if needed, to
get a tight installation of the child
restraint.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag
and knee airbag, the OFF indicator
on the passenger airbag status
indicator should light and stay lit
when you start the vehicle. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
0102. 2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the
lap and shoulder portions of the
vehicle seat belt through or around
the child restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckleuntil it clicks.
Position the release button on the
buckle, away from the child
restraint, so that the seat belt
could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . 87
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 87
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . 88
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Instrument Cluster (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel) . . . . . 96
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . 102
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake System Warning Light . . . . 105
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 106
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Performance Shifting Light . . . . . . 107
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . 107
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled Light . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . 108
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 108
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . 109 Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . 110
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 111
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Cruise Control Light (Base
Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Cruise Control Light (Uplevel) . . . 112
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . 123
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . 128
Universal Remote System
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place. Power Tilt and Telescoping Wheel
If equipped, the control is on the left
side of the steering column.
.Push the control up or down to tilt
the steering wheel up or down.
.Push the control forward or
rearward to move the steering wheel
toward the front or rear of the
vehicle.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
To set the power tilt wheel memory
position, see Memory Seats 039.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering wheel
controls. See Steering Wheel Controls
0 143.
Heated Steering Wheel
(:If equipped, press to turn the
heated steering wheel on or off. An
indicator light next to the button
displays when the feature is
turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to be fully heated.

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If equipped with a remote start heated
steering wheel, the heated steering
wheel and indicator will turn on
automatically.
If equipped with auto heated seats,
the heated steering wheel will turn on
along with the heated seats when it is
cold outside. The heated steering
wheel indicator light may not come
on. SeeHeated and Ventilated Front
Seats 042.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad to
sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY, move the windshield
wiper lever to select the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes. LO :
Use for slow wipes.
INT : Use this setting for intermittent
wipes or for Rainsense wipes, when
Rainsense is enabled. For intermittent
wipes, move the lever up to INT, then
turn the
xINT band up for more
frequent wipes or down for less
frequent wipes. If Rainsense is
enabled, see “Rainsense”later in this
section.
If the windshield wipers are in use for
a while when driving, the exterior
lamps come on automatically if the
exterior lamp control is in AUTO. See
“Wiper-Activated Headlamps” later in
this section.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
n L: Pull the windshield wiper lever
toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
windshield wiper lever is released,
additional wipes may occur depending
on how long the windshield washer
had been activated. See Washer Fluid
0 327 for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use the
washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer fluid
can form ice on the windshield,
blocking your vision.
{Warning
Before driving the vehicle, always
clear snow and ice from the hood,
windshield, washer nozzles, roof,
and rear of the vehicle, including all
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The wiper-activated headlamps
immediately turn off when the
ignition is turned to off, or the
windshield wiper control is turned off.
Compass
The vehicle may have a compass
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). The compass receives its
heading and other information from
the Global Positioning System (GPS)
antenna, StabiliTrak/Electronic
Stability Control (ESC), and vehicle
speed information.
The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of miles
or degrees of turn before needing a
signal from the GPS satellites. When
the compass 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
Set the time and date using the
infotainment system. See "Time /
Date" underSettings0182.
Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
The vehicle has two accessory power
outlets:
.Inside the center console
storage area.
.On the rear of the center floor
console.
Lift the cover to access the accessory
power outlet.
Certain electrical accessories may not
be compatible with the accessory
power outlet and could overload a
vehicle circuit breaker or adapter fuse.
If overloaded, the circuit breaker will
reset after all devices are disconnected
or if Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
is turned off and then back on. See
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) 0229.
Wait one minute to allow the circuit breaker to reset before reconnecting
devices or turning RAP back on. If the
problem continues, the issue could be
within your device. Try another
known good device to make sure the
circuit breaker is operating properly.
If this does not resolve your problem,
see your dealer.
It is possible to replace the factory
power outlet with a cigar lighter
receptacle, if desired. This requires the
factory installed circuit breaker to be
replaced with a standard minifuse by
the dealer. A minifuse will not reset
and will have to be replace if blown.
Caution
Failure to replace the circuit
breaker with the minifuse could
overheat the cigar lighter and
damage the vehicle.
When adding electrical equipment, be
sure to follow the proper installation
instructions included with the
equipment. See Add-On Electrical
Equipment 0307.

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.Info App. This is where the selected
Driver Information Center (DIC)
displays can be viewed. SeeDriver
Information Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 113 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0116.
.Audio
.Navigation
.Phone
.Options
Audio
In the Audio menu browse for music,
select from the favorites, or change
the audio source. Use the thumbwheel
to change the station or go to the next
or previous track.
Navigation
If there is an active route, press the
thumbwheel to cancel or resume route
guidance, or turn the voice prompts
on or off. Phone
In the Phone menu, if there is no
active phone call, view recent calls,
or scroll through contacts. If there is
an active call, mute the phone or
switch to handset operation.
Options
Use the thumbwheel to scroll through
items in the Options menu.
Head-up Display (HUD) :
If equipped,
this feature allows for adjusting the
angle of the HUD image and changing
or turning off the Speed Limit Sign.
HUD Rotation (Uplevel): Press the
thumbwheel while Adjust Rotation is
highlighted to enter Adjust Mode.
Scroll to adjust the angle of the HUD
display. Press the thumbwheel to
confirm and save the setting. This
feature may only be available in
P (Park).
Speed Sign: If equipped, press the
thumbwheel while Speed Sign is
highlighted to turn it on or off.
Units : Choose US or metric units by
pressing the thumbwheel while the
desired item is highlighted. Info Page Options :
Press the
thumbwheel to select the items to be
displayed in the Info app. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 113 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0116.
Display : Press the thumbwheel to
enter the Display menu. Select to turn
on or off the speedometer, time, fuel
range, or, if equipped, compass or
speed sign.
Speed Warning : The Speed Warning
display allows the driver to set a
warning at a speed that they do not
want to exceed. To set the Speed
Warning press the thumbwheel when
Speed Warning is displayed. Use the
thumbwheel to adjust the value and
press to set the speed.
Once the speed is set, this feature can
be turned off by pressing the
thumbwheel while viewing this page.
If the selected speed limit is exceeded,
a pop-up warning is displayed with a
chime.
Software Information : Displays open
source software information.