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1.Air Vents 0207.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0132.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0135.
IntelliBeam System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0132.
3. Tap Shift Controls. See Manual
Mode 0236 (If Equipped).
4. Instrument Cluster 0102.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0117.
5. Windshield Wiper/Washer 095.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 097.
6. ENGINE START/STOP Button. See Ignition Positions 0224.
7. Park Assist Button. See Assistance
Systems for Parking or Backing
0 256.
Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
Button. See Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0256.
Stop/Start System 0226 Disable
Button.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0134. 9.
Hazard Warning Flashers 0135.
10. Infotainment Controls. See Overview 0140.
11. Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
043 (If Equipped).
12. MODE Switch. See Driver Mode
Control 0242.
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0240.
All-Wheel Drive 0237 (If Equipped).
13. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0201.
14. Wireless Charging 099 (If
Equipped).
15. Infotainment Controls. See Overview 0140.
16. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0232.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 094.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0117.
18. Steering Wheel Controls 094.
19. Horn 095.
20. Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0264 (If Equipped). Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
0274 (If
Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 094 (If
Equipped).
21. Cruise Control 0243.
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced)
0 245 (If Equipped).
Phone Button. See Steering Wheel
Controls 094.
22. Steering Wheel Adjustment 094
(Out of View).
23. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0119 (If
Equipped).
24. Hood Release. See Hood0295.
Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of
View). See Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0108.
25. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0136.
26. Electric Parking Brake 0238.
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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . 94
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 94
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . 95
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 97
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . 107 Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brake System Warning Light . . . . 110
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 110
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Performance Shifting Light . . . . . . 111
All-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . 112
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . 112
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 113
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
(Uplevel Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . 114
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . 115
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . 119
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . 123
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . 128
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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Instrument Cluster
Base Level English Shown, Metric Similar
1.Tachometer 0105
2. Driver Information Center (DIC)
0117
3. Speedometer 0104 4.
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
0106
5. Fuel Gauge 0105
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Uplevel English Shown, Metric Similar
1.Tachometer 0105
2. Driver Information Center (DIC)
0117
3. Speedometer 0104
4. Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
0106
5. Fuel Gauge 0105Cluster Menu
There is an interactive display area in
the center of the instrument cluster.
Use the right steering wheel control to
open and scroll through the different
items and displays.
Press
SorTto access the cluster
applications. Use
yorzto scroll
through the list of available features
within the applications. Not all
applications or features will be
available on all vehicles.
Speed Sign: Shows sign information,
which comes from a roadway database
in the onboard navigation, if equipped.
.Info App. This is where the selected
Driver Information Center (DIC)
displays can be viewed. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0117.
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.Audio
.Navigation
.Phone
.Night Vision
.Options
Audio
In the Audio menu browse for music,
select from the favorites, or change
the audio source. Use
yorzto
change the station or go to the next or
previous track.
Navigation
If there is an active route, press SEL
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.
Night Vision
If equipped, Provides an infrared night
vision image of the area beyond the
headlamps that highlights and provides alerts to detected pedestrians
or large animals. See
Night Vision
System 0269.
Options
Use
yorzto scroll through items
in the Options menu.
Units : Choose US or metric units by
pressing SEL while the desired item is
highlighted.
Info Page Options : Press SEL to
select the items to be displayed in the
Info app. See Driver Information Center
(DIC) 0117.
Display : Press SEL 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 SEL when Speed
Warning is displayed. Use the
yor
zto adjust the value and press SEL
to set the speed. Once the speed is set, this feature can
be turned off by pressing the SEL
while viewing this page. If the selected
speed limit is exceeded, a pop-up
warning is displayed with a chime.
Head-Up Display (HUD) (Uplevel) :
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 SEL
while Adjust Rotation is highlighted to
enter Adjust Mode. Scroll to adjust the
angle of the HUD display. Press the
SEL to confirm and save the setting.
This feature may only be available in
P (Park).
Speed Sign: If equipped, press SEL
while Speed Sign is highlighted to
turn it on or off.
Software Information :
Displays open
source software information.
Speedometer
The speedometer shows the vehicle's
speed in either kilometers per hour
(km/h) or miles per hour (mph).
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Odometer
The odometer shows how far the
vehicle has been driven, in either
kilometers or miles.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer shows how far the
vehicle has been driven since the trip
odometer was last reset.
The trip odometer is accessed and
reset through the Driver Information
Center (DIC). SeeDriver Information
Center (DIC) 0117.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine
speed in revolutions per minute (rpm).
For vehicles with the Stop/Start
system, when the ignition is on, the
tachometer indicates the vehicle
status. When pointing to AUTO STOP,
the engine is off but the vehicle is on
and can move. The engine could auto
start at any time. When the indicator
points to OFF, the vehicle is off. When the engine is on, the
tachometer will indicate the engine’s
revolutions per minute (rpm). The
tachometer may vary by several
hundred rpm, during Auto Stop mode,
when the engine is shutting off and
restarting.
Fuel Gauge
When the ignition is on, the fuel
gauge indicates about how much fuel
is left in the tank.
There is an arrow near the fuel gauge
pointing to the side of the vehicle the
fuel door is on.When the indicator nears empty, the
low fuel light comes on. There still is
a little fuel left, but the vehicle should
be refueled soon.
Here are three things that some
owners ask about. None of these show
a problem with the fuel gauge:
.It takes a little more, or less fuel to
fill up than the gauge indicated. For
example, the gauge may have
indicated the tank was half full, but
it actually took a little more, or less
than half the tank's capacity to fill
the tank.
.The gauge moves a little while
turning a corner, speeding up or
braking.
.The gauge takes a few seconds to
stabilize after the ignition is turned
on and goes back to empty when
the ignition is turned off.
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Door Ajar Light
This light comes on when a door is
open or not securely latched. Before
driving, check that all doors are
properly closed.
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC is displayed in the
instrument cluster. It shows the status
of many vehicle systems.
yorz:Press to go to the previous
or next selection.
SorT: Press to move between the
interactive display zones in the
cluster. Press
Sto go back to the
previous menu.
SEL : Press to open a menu or select a
menu item. Press and hold to reset
values on certain screens.
Info Page Options
The info displays on the DIC can be
turned on or off through the
Options menu. 1. Press SEL while viewing the
Options page in one of the
interactive display zones on the
cluster.
2. Scroll to Info Pages and press
T.
3. Press
yorzto move through the
list of possible info displays.
4. Press SEL while an item is highlighted to select or deselect
that item.
The info pages can also be turned on
or off through the DIC page Info Page
Options.
DIC Information Displays
The following is the list of all possible
DIC information displays. Some of the
information displays may not be
available for your particular vehicle.
While in the Info Page Options menu,
the info pages can be restored to the
default factory settings by pressing
and holding
Ron the left steering
wheel controls and SEL on the right
steering wheel controls at the
same time.
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The faster the vehicle speed, the
farther away the alert will occur.
Consider traffic and weather
conditions when selecting the alert
timing. The range of selectable alert
timings may not be appropriate for all
drivers and driving conditions.
If your vehicle is equipped with
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC),
changing the FCA timing setting
automatically changes the following
gap setting (Far, Medium, or Near).
Following Distance Indicator
The following distance to a moving
vehicle ahead in your path is indicated
in following time in seconds on the
Driver Information Center (DIC). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)0117.
The minimum following time is
0.5 seconds away. If there is no vehicle
detected ahead, or the vehicle ahead is
out of sensor range, dashes will be
displayed.
Unnecessary Alerts
FCA may provide unnecessary alerts
for turning vehicles, vehicles in other
lanes, objects that are not vehicles, or shadows. These alerts are normal
operation and the vehicle does not
need service.
Cleaning the System
If the FCA system does not seem to
operate properly, this may correct the
issue:
.Clean the outside of the windshield
in front of the rearview mirror.
.Clean the entire front of the vehicle.
.Clean the headlamps.
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB)
If the vehicle has Forward Collision
Alert (FCA), it also has AEB, which
includes Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA).
When the system detects a vehicle
ahead in your path that is traveling in
the same direction that you may be
about to crash into, it can provide a
boost to braking or automatically
brake the vehicle. This can help avoid
or lessen the severity of crashes when
driving in a forward gear. Depending
on the situation, the vehicle may
automatically brake moderately or
hard. This automatic emergencybraking can only occur if a vehicle is
detected. This is shown by the FCA
vehicle ahead indicator being lit. See
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0
264.
The system works when driving in a
forward gear between 8 km/h (5 mph)
and 80 km/h (50 mph), or on vehicles
with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC),
above 4 km/h (2 mph). It can detect
vehicles up to approximately 60 m
(197 ft).
{Warning
AEB is an emergency crash
preparation feature and is not
designed to avoid crashes. Do not
rely on AEB to brake the vehicle.
AEB will not brake outside of its
operating speed range and only
responds to detected vehicles.
AEB may not:
.Detect a vehicle ahead on
winding or hilly roads.
.Detect all vehicles, especially
vehicles with a trailer, tractors,
muddy vehicles, etc. (Continued)