
Safety system of your vehicle
Important Safety Precautions ..............................2-2
Always Wear Your Seat Belt ..........................................2-2
Restrain All Children .........................................................2-2
Air Bag Hazards .................................................................2-2
Driver Distraction ..............................................................2-2
Control Your Speed ...........................................................2-3
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition ............................2-3
Seats ........................................................................2-4
Safety Precautions ...........................................................2-5
Front Seats .........................................................................2-6
Rear Seats.........................................................................2-12
Head restraints ................................................................2-15
Heated Seats and Ventilated Seats ............................2-20
Seat Belts ..............................................................2-24
Seat Belt Safety Precautions .......................................2-24
Seat Belt Warning Light ................................................2-25
Seat Belt Restraint System...........................................2-26
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions ...................2-34
Care of Seat Belts...........................................................2-37
Child Restraint System (CRS) .............................2-38
Children Always in the Rear .........................................2-38
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) .................2-39
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS)..................2-41
Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint
System ...................................................................2-48
Where Are the Air Bags? ..............................................2-50
How Does the Air Bag System Operate?..................2-54
What to Expect After an Air Bag Inflates ................2-58
Occupant Classification System (OCS).......................2-59
Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? ........2-65
SRS Care ............................................................................2-71
Additional Safety Precautions .....................................2-72
Air Bag Warning Labels .................................................2-73
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers.
It explains how to properly use your seats and seat belts, and how your air bags work.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.
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Safety system of your vehicle
Heated Seats and Ventilated
Seats
Front seat heaters (if equipped)
Seat heaters are provided to warm
the seats during cold weather.
To prevent damage to the seat
heater and seats:
Never use a solvent such as
paint thinner, benzene, alcohol
or gasoline to clean the seats.
Do not place heavy or sharp
objects on seats equipped with
seat heater.
Do not change the seat cover. It
may damage the seat heater.When the engine is running, the seat
heaters may be operated. Press the
driver's side button to heat the driver
seat or press the passenger side but-
ton to heat the passenger seat.
NOTICE
The seat warmers can cause a
SERIOUS BURN, even at low
temperatures and especially if
used for long periods of time.
Passengers must be able to feel
if the seat is becoming too warm
so they can turn it off, if needed.
People who cannot detect tem-
perature change or pain to the
skin should use extreme cau-
tion, especially the following
types of passengers:
Infants, children, elderly or
disabled persons, or hospital
outpatients.
People with sensitive skin or
who burn easily.
Fatigued individuals.
Intoxicated individuals.
People taking medication that
can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness.
WARNING NEVER place anything on the
seat that insulates against heat
when the seat heater is in opera-
tion, such as a blanket or seat
cushion. This may cause the
seat warmer to overheat, caus-
ing a burn or damage to the seat.
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Maintenance
To help prevent corrosion
Keep your car clean
The best way to prevent corrosion is
to keep your vehicle clean and free
of corrosive materials. Attention to
the underside of the vehicle is partic-
ularly important.
If you live in a high-corrosion area— where road salts are used, near
the ocean, areas with industrial
pollution, acid rain, etc.—, you
should take extra care to prevent
corrosion. In winter, hose off the
underside of your vehicle at least
once a month and be sure to clean
the underside thoroughly when
winter is over.
When cleaning underneath the vehicle, pay particular attention to
the components under the fenders
and other areas that are hidden
from view. Do a thorough job; just
dampening the accumulated mud
rather than washing it away will
accelerate corrosion rather than
prevent it. Water under high pres-
sure and steam are particularly
effective in removing accumulated
mud and corrosive materials. When cleaning lower door panels,
rocker panels and frame members,
be sure that drain holes are kept
open so that moisture can escape
and not be trapped inside to accel-
erate corrosion.
Keep your garage dry
Don't park your vehicle in a damp,
poorly ventilated garage. This cre-
ates a favorable environment for cor-
rosion. This is particularly true if you
wash your vehicle in the garage or
drive it into the garage when it is still
wet or covered with snow, ice or
mud. Even a heated garage can con-
tribute to corrosion unless it is well
ventilated so moisture is dispersed.
Keep paint and trim in good condition
Scratches or chips in the finish
should be covered with "touch-up"
paint as soon as possible to reduce
the possibility of corrosion. If bare
metal is showing through, the atten-
tion of a qualified body and paint
shop is recommended.
Bird droppings are highly corrosive
and may damage painted surfaces in
just a few hours. Always remove bird
droppings as soon as possible.
Interior Care
Interior general precautions
Prevent caustic solutions such as
perfume and cosmetic oil, from con-
tacting the interior parts because
they may cause damage or discol-
oration. If they do contact the interior
parts, wipe them off immediately.
See the instructions for the proper
way to clean vinyl.
Never allow water or other liq-uids to come in contact with
electrical/electronic compo-
nents inside the vehicle as this
may damage them.
When cleaning leather products (steering wheel, seats etc.), use
neutral detergents or low alco-
hol content solutions. If you use
high alcohol content solutions
or acid/alkaline detergents, the
color of the leather may fade or
the surface may get stripped off.
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Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) System
- Sensor Fusion Type (Front Radar + Front Camera)...5-73
FCA Sensor ................................................................5-77
FCA Warning Message and System Control..............5-76
Limitations of the System ..........................................5-81
System Not Operating ................................................5-79
System Setting and Activation ...................................5-73
Front Seat Heaters...........................................................2-20
Front Seats ........................................................................2-6
Front Ventilated Seats .....................................................2-21
Front Windshield Washers ............................................3-122
Fuel Filler Door ..............................................................3-48
Fuses ...............................................................................7-51
Engine Compartment Panel Fuse Replacement .........7-53
Fuse/Relay Panel Description ....................................7-56
Instrument Panel Fuse Replacement ..........................7-52
Glove Box .....................................................................3-157
Gross Vehicle Weight ........................................................8-3Hazard Warning Flasher ...................................................6-2
Head restraints ................................................................2-15
Heated Seats and Ventilated Seats ..................................2-20
Heated Steering Wheel ...................................................3-23
Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC) .....................................5-40
Hood................................................................................3-47
Horn ................................................................................3-23
If The Engine Overheats ...................................................6-6
If the Engine Will Not Start ..............................................6-3
If the Engine Doesn't Turn Over or
Turns Over Slowly ....................................................6-3
If the Engine Turns Over Normally but
Doesn't Start ..............................................................6-3
If You Have a Flat Tire ...................................................6-14
Changing Tires ...........................................................6-15
Jack and Tools ............................................................6-14
Ignition Switch..................................................................5-6
Engine Start/Stop Button ..............................................5-9
Key Ignition Switch .....................................................5-6
Immobilizer System ........................................................3-13
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Seats ..................................................................................2-4
Front Seat Heaters ......................................................2-20
Front Seats ....................................................................2-6
Front Ventilated Seats.................................................2-21
Head restraints ............................................................2-15
Heated Seats and Ventilated Seats .............................2-20
Rear Seat Heaters .......................................................2-23
Rear Seats ...................................................................2-12
Safety Precautions ........................................................2-5
Side air bags....................................................................2-51
Side View Mirrors...........................................................3-36
Smart Cruise Control With Stop & Go System ............5-105
Conventional Cruise Control Mode .........................5-116
Limitations of the System ........................................5-117
Smart Cruise Control Radar Sensor .........................5-114
Smart Cruise Control Speed .....................................5-106
Smart Cruise Control Switch ...................................5-105
Smart Cruise Control Vehicle-to-Vehicle Distance ..5-110
To Adjust the Sensitivity of Smart Cruise Control ..5-115
Smart Key .........................................................................3-8
Smart Liftgate .................................................................3-61Special Driving Conditions...........................................5-122
Driving at night ........................................................5-123
Driving in flooded areas ...........................................5-124
Driving in the rain ....................................................5-123
Hazardous driving conditions ..................................5-122
Highway driving.......................................................5-124
Reducing the risk of a rollover.................................5-125
Rocking the vehicle ..................................................5-122
Smooth cornering .....................................................5-123
Steering Wheel ................................................................3-21
Electric Power Steering (EPS) ...................................3-21
Heated Steering Wheel ...............................................3-23
Horn ............................................................................3-23
Tilt Steering/Telescope Steering.................................3-22
Storage Compartment ...................................................3-157
Center Console Storage ............................................3-157
Glove Box ................................................................3-157
Sunglass Holder........................................................3-158
Sunglass Holder ............................................................3-158
Sunvisor ........................................................................3-160
Surround View Monitor ................................................3-125
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