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Keys, Doors, and Windows 9
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation (Key Access)
The RKE transmitter may work up to 60 m
(167 ft) away from the vehicle.
Other conditions can affect the performance
of the transmitter. SeeRemote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System 08.
1LT
The following buttons are on the
transmitter:
Q: Press once to lock all doors, the fuel
door, and the liftgate. The turn signal
indicators may flash and/or the horn may
sound on the second press to indicate
locking. If the driver door is open when
Qis pressed
and Open Door Anti Lock Out is enabled
through the vehicle personalization, all doors
will lock and then the driver door will
immediately unlock. If the passenger door is
open when
Qis pressed, all doors lock. See
Vehicle Personalization 088.
Pressing
Qmay also arm the theft-deterrent
system. See Vehicle Alarm System 018.
K:Press to unlock the driver door and the
fuel door. Press again within five seconds to
unlock all doors and the liftgate. The turn
signal indicators flash to indicate unlocking
has occurred.
See Vehicle Personalization 088.
Pressing
Kmay also disarm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle Alarm
System 018.
7:Press and release one time to initiate
vehicle locator. The exterior lamps flash and
the horn chirps three times. Press and hold
7for at least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. The horn sounds and the turn
signals flash for 30 seconds, or until
7is
pressed again, or the key is placed in the
ignition and turned on.
Programming Keys to the Vehicle
Only keys programmed to this vehicle will
work. If a key is lost or stolen, a
replacement can be purchased and
programmed through your dealer. When the
replacement key is programmed to this
vehicle, all remaining keys must also be
reprogrammed. Any lost or stolen keys will
no longer work once the new key is
programmed.
Programming with Two Recognized Keys
To program a new key:
1. Insert the original, already programmed key in the ignition and turn the ignition
on without starting the vehicle.
2. Turn the ignition off, and remove the key.
3. Quickly, within five seconds, insert the second original already programmed key
in the ignition and turn the ignition on
without starting the vehicle.
4. Turn the ignition off, and remove the key.
5. Insert the new key to be programmed, and within five seconds, turn the ignition
on without starting the vehicle.
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Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation (Keyless Access)
The Keyless Access system allows for vehicle
entry when the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft). See“Keyless
Access Operation” later in this section.
The RKE transmitter may work up to 60 m
(167 ft) away from the vehicle.
Other conditions can affect the performance
of the RKE transmitter. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System 08.
2LT The following buttons are on the
transmitter:
Q:
Press once to lock all doors, the fuel
door, and the liftgate. The turn signal
indicators may flash and/or the horn may
sound on the second press to indicate
locking.
If the driver door is open when
Qis pressed
and Open Door Anti Lock Out is enabled
through the vehicle personalization, all doors
will lock and then the driver door will
immediately unlock. If the passenger door is
open when
Qis pressed, all doors lock. See
Vehicle Personalization 088.
Pressing
Qmay also arm the theft-deterrent
system. See Vehicle Alarm System 018.
K:Press to unlock the driver door and the
fuel door. Press again within five seconds to
unlock all doors and the liftgate. The turn
signal indicators flash to indicate unlocking
has occurred.
See Vehicle Personalization 088.
Pressing
Kmay also disarm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle Alarm
System 018.
7:Press and release one time to initiate
vehicle locator. The exterior lamps flash and
the horn chirps three times. Press and hold
7for at least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. The horn sounds and the turn
signals flash for 30 seconds, or until
7is
pressed again or the ignition is turned on.
Keyless Access Operation
If equipped, the Keyless Access system lets
you lock and unlock the doors and access
the liftgate without removing the RKE
transmitter from your pocket, purse,
briefcase, etc. The RKE transmitter should be
within 1 m (3 ft) of the liftgate or door being
opened. If the vehicle has this feature, there
will be buttons on the outside front door
handles.
The vehicle can be customized to always
unlock all doors on the first lock/unlock
button press. See Vehicle Personalization
0 88.
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the
Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the RKE
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the driver
door handle, pressing the lock/unlock button
on the driver door handle will unlock the
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driver door. If the lock/unlock button is
pressed again within five seconds, all
passenger doors will unlock. Pull the door
handle to unlatch the door.
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Similar
Pressing the lock/unlock button will cause
all doors to lock if any of the following
occur:
.It has been no more than five seconds
since the first lock/unlock button press.
.Two lock/unlock button presses were
used to unlock all doors.
.Any vehicle door has opened and all
doors are now closed. Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the
Passenger Doors
When the doors are locked and the RKE
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the
passenger door handle, pressing the lock/
unlock button on the passenger door handle
will unlock all doors.
Pressing the lock/unlock button will cause
all doors to lock if any of the following
occur:
.The lock/unlock button was used to
unlock all doors.
.Any vehicle door has opened and all
doors are now closed.
Disable/Enable Keyless Unlocking of Exterior
Door Handles and Liftgate
If equipped, keyless unlocking of the exterior
door handles and liftgate can be disabled
and enabled.
Disabling Keyless Unlocking:
With the vehicle off, press and hold
Qand
Kon the RKE transmitter at the same time
for approximately three seconds. The turn
signal lamps will flash four times quickly to
indicate access is disabled. Using any
exterior handle to unlock the doors or open
the liftgate will cause the turn signal lamps to flash four times quickly, indicating access
is disabled. If disabled, disarm the alarm
system before starting the vehicle.
Enabling Keyless Unlocking:
With the vehicle off, press and hold
Qand
Kon the RKE transmitter at the same time
for approximately three seconds. The turn
signal lamps will flash twice quickly to
indicate access is enabled.
Passive Locking
If equipped with Keyless Access, the vehicle
will lock several seconds after all doors are
closed if the vehicle is off and at least one
transmitter has been removed or none
remain in the vehicle.
The fuel door will lock.
If other electronic devices interfere with the
RKE transmitter signal, the vehicle may not
detect the RKE transmitter inside the vehicle.
If passive locking is enabled, the doors may
lock with the RKE transmitter inside the
vehicle. Do not leave the RKE transmitter in
an unattended vehicle.
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The vehicle aerodynamics are designed to
improve fuel economy performance. This
may result in a pulsing sound when either
rear window is down and the front windows
are up. To reduce the sound, open a front
window.
Manual Windows
If equipped, turn the hand crank on each
door to manually raise or lower the manual
windows.
The rear windows do not open fully.
Power Windows
{Warning
Children could be seriously injured or
killed if caught in the path of a closing
window. Never leave keys in a vehicle
with children. When there are children in
the rear seat, use the window lockout
button to prevent operation of the
windows. SeeKeys06.
Power windows work when the ignition is
on, in ACC/ACCESSORY, or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) 0140.
Using the window switch, press to open or
pull to close the window.
The windows may be temporarily disabled if
they are used repeatedly within a
short time.
Window Lockout
This feature stops the rear door passenger
window switches from working.
.PressZto engage the rear window
lockout feature.
.PressZagain to disengage.
Window Express Movement
All windows can be opened without holding
the window switch. Press the switch down
fully and quickly release to express open the
window.
If equipped, pull the window switch up fully
and quickly release to express close the
window.
Briefly press or pull the window switch in
the same direction to stop that window’s
express movement.
Window Automatic Reversal System
The express-close feature will reverse
window movement if it comes in contact
with an object. Extreme cold or ice could
cause the window to auto-reverse. The
window will operate normally after the
object or condition is removed.
Automatic Reversal System Override
{Warning
If automatic reversal system override is
active, the window will not reverse
automatically. You or others could be
injured and the window could be
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But airbags would not help in many types
of collisions, primarily because the
occupant's motion is not toward those
airbags. SeeWhen Should an Airbag Inflate?
0 39.
Airbags should never be regarded as
anything more than a supplement to seat
belts.
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates?
After frontal, knee, and seat-mounted side
impact airbags inflate, they quickly deflate,
so quickly that some people may not even
realize the airbags inflated. Roof-rail airbags
may still be at least partially inflated for
some time after they inflate. Some
components of the airbag module may be
hot for several minutes. For location of the
airbags, see Where Are the Airbags? 038.
The parts of the airbag that come into
contact with you may be warm, but not too
hot to touch. There may be some smoke
and dust coming from the vents in the
deflated airbags. Airbag inflation does not
prevent the driver from seeing out of the
windshield or being able to steer the
vehicle, nor does it prevent people from
leaving the vehicle.
{Warning
When an airbag inflates, there may be
dust in the air. This dust could cause
breathing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as it is
safe to do so. If you have breathing
problems but cannot get out of the
vehicle after an airbag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or a door.
If you experience breathing problems
following an airbag deployment, you
should seek medical attention.
The vehicle has a feature that may
automatically unlock the doors, turn on the
interior lamps and hazard warning flashers,
and shut off the fuel system after the
airbags inflate. The feature may also
activate, without airbag inflation, after an
event that exceeds a predetermined
threshold. After turning the ignition off and
then on again, the fuel system will return to
normal operation; the doors can be locked,
the interior lamps can be turned off, and
the hazard warning flashers can be turned off using the controls for those features.
If any of these systems are damaged in the
crash they may not operate as normal.
{Warning
A crash severe enough to inflate the
airbags may have also damaged
important functions in the vehicle, such
as the fuel system, brake and steering
systems, etc. Even if the vehicle appears
to be drivable after a moderate crash,
there may be concealed damage that
could make it difficult to safely operate
the vehicle.
Use caution if you should attempt to
restart the engine after a crash has
occurred.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate
the airbag, windshields are broken by
vehicle deformation. Additional windshield
breakage may also occur from the front
outboard passenger airbag.
.Airbags are designed to inflate only once.
After an airbag inflates, you will need
some new parts for the airbag system.
If you do not get them, the airbag
system will not be there to help protect
you in another crash. A new system will
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Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . 74
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power Steering Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . 78
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . 79
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Immobilizer Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Hood Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . 83
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages (Base Level Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Vehicle Messages (Uplevel Cluster) . . . . . 88
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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Instrument Cluster
English Shown, Metric Similar
1.Fuel Gauge 073
2. Tachometer 072 3.
Speedometer 072
4. Driver Information Center (DIC) 083
Speedometer
The speedometer shows the vehicle speed in
kilometers per hour (km/h) and miles per
hour (mph).
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).
See Driver Information Center (DIC) 083.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in
revolutions per minute (rpm).
Caution
If the engine is operated with the rpm in
the warning area at the high end of the
tachometer, the vehicle could be
damaged, and the damage would not be
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Caution (Continued)
covered by the vehicle warranty. Do not
operate the engine with the rpm in the
warning area.
Fuel Gauge
English Shown, Metric Similar
When the ignition is on, the fuel gauge
shows how much fuel is left in the
fuel 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, a message
in the Driver Information Center (DIC)
displays. 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.
Seat Belt Reminders
Driver Seat Belt Reminder Light
There is a driver seat belt reminder light on
the instrument cluster.
When the vehicle is started, this light
flashes and a chime may come on to remind
the driver to fasten the seat belt. Then the
light stays on solid until the belt is buckled.
This cycle may continue several times if the
driver remains or becomes unbuckled while
the vehicle is moving.
If the driver seat belt is buckled, neither the
chime nor the light comes on.
Front Passenger Seat Belt Reminder
Light
The vehicle may have a front passenger seat
belt reminder light near the passenger
airbag status indicator.