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Safe DrivingAirbags can pose serious hazards. To do their job, airbags must inflate with
tremendous force. So, while airbags help sa ve lives, they can cause burns, bruises,
and other minor injuries, sometimes even fatal ones if occupants are not wearing
their seat belts properl y and sitting correctly.
What you should do: Always wear your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as
far back from the steering wheel as possi ble while allowing full control of the
vehicle. A front passenger should move their seat as far back from the dashboard as
possible.
Remember, however, that no safety system ca n prevent all injuries or deaths that
can occur in a severe crash, even when s eat belts are properly worn and the airbags
deploy.
Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself and a front airbag.
Carrying hard or sharp objects on your lap, or driving with a pipe or other sharp
object in your mouth, can result in in juries if your front airbag inflates.
Do not attach or place objects on the front, driver’s knee and front
passenger’s knee airbag covers. Objects on the covers marked SRS AIRBAG
could interfere with the proper operation of the airbags or be propelled inside the
vehicle and hurt someone if the airbags inflate.
■Important Facts About Your Airbags1 Important Facts About Your Airbags
Do not attempt to deactivate your airbags. Together,
airbags and seat belts pr ovide the best protection.
When driving, keep hands and arms out of the
deployment path of the fro nt airbag by holding each
side of the steering wheel. Do not cross an arm over
the airbag cover.
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Safe Driving
Types of Airbags
Your vehicle is equipped with four types of airbags:
• Front airbags: Airbags in front of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats.
• Knee airbags: Airbags under the steering column and under the glove box.
• Side airbags: Airbags in the driver’s and front passenger’s seat-backs.
• Side curtain airbags: Airbags above the side windows.
Each is discussed in the following pages.
Front Airbags (SRS)
The front SRS airbags inflate in a moderate-to -severe frontal collision to help protect
the head and chest of the driver and/or front passenger.
SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) indicates that the airbags are designed to
supplement seat belts, not replace them. Seat belts are the occupant’s primary
restraint system.
The front airbags are housed in the center of the steering wheel for the driver, and
in the dashboard for the front pass enger. Both airbags are marked SRS AIRBAG.
■Housing Locations
1Types of Airbags
The airbags can inflate whenever the power mode is
in ON.
After an airbag inflates in a crash, you may see a
small amount of smoke. This is from the combustion
process of the infl ator material and is not harmful.
People with respiratory pr oblems may experience
some temporary discomfort. If this occurs, get out of
the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
1 Front Airbags (SRS)
During a frontal crash severe enough to cause one or
both front airbags to deploy, the airbags can inflate
at different rates, dependi ng on the severity of the
crash, whether or not the se at belts are latched, and/
or other factors. Frontal airbags are designed to
supplement the seat belts to help reduce the
likelihood of head and chest injuries in frontal
crashes.
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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
Safe DrivingThe airbags have advanced features to help reduce the likelihood of airbag related
injuries to smaller occupants. The driver’s advanced airbag system includes a
seat position sensor.
Based on information from this sensor and the
severity of the impact, the advanced airbag
system determines the optimal deployment of
the driver’s airbag.
■Advanced Airbags1 Advanced Airbags
If there is a problem with the driver’s seat position
sensor or the passenger’s s eat weight sensors, the
SRS indicator will come on, and in the event of a
crash, the airbag will deploy (regardless of the driver’s
seating position or passenger’s occupant
classification) with a force corresponding to the
severity of the impact. 2 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Indicator P. 59
For the advanced front airbags to work properly,
confirm that:
•The occupant is sitting in an upright position,
wearing the seat belt prope rly and the seat back is
not excessively reclined.
•The occupant is not leaning against the door or
center console.
•The occupant’s feet are plac ed on the floor in front
of them.
•There are no objects ha nging from the front
passenger’s seat.
•Only small, lightweight objec ts are in the seat back
pocket.
•The steering wheel and passenger’s side dashboard
are not obstructed by any object.
•No liquid has been spille d on or under the seat.•There is no child seat or other object pressing
against the rear of the seat or seat back.
•There is no rear passenger pushing or pulling on
the back of the front passenger’s seat.
Driver’s
Seat
Position
Sensor
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanation
System Message
Indicator
•Comes on along with a beep when a
problem is detected. A system message on
the driver information interface appears at
the same time.• While the indicator is on, roll the right selector
wheel to see the message again.
2 Switching the Display P. 109
•Refer to the Indicators in formation in this chapter
when a system message appears on the driver
information interface. Respond to the message
accordingly.
• The driver information interface will not return to
the normal screen unless the warning is canceled,
or the right selector wheel is rolled.
Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow Indicator
(Amber)
●Comes on if there is a problem with ACC
with Low Speed Follow.●Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Indicator may come on temporarily when the
Maximum Load Limit is exceeded.
●ACC with Low Speed Follow has been
automatically canceled.
●Make sure the total load is within the Maximum
Load Limit.
2 Maximum Load Limit P. 419●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle checked
by a dealer.
●Comes on if the ACC is deactivated
temporarily after the battery has been
disconnected, then re-connected.●Drive a short distance at more than 12 mph (20
km/h). The indicator should go off. If it does not,
have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
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Instrument Panel
Roll the right selector wheel to view different types of content.
■Switching the Display
Right Selector Wheel Warning Messages Trip Computer
Gauge Settings Maintenance
Navigation/
Compass
*
Safety Support Driver Attention
Monitor
Blank Tire Pressure for
Each Tire
SH-AWD ®
*
G-Meter
* Not available on all models
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uuGauges and Displays uDriver Information Interface (Right Side Area)
Instrument Panel
Move the right selector wheel to the right or left to switch between trip computer A
and trip computer B.
■Trip meter
Shows the total number of miles or kilomete rs driven since the last reset. Meters A
and B can be used to measure two separate trips.
Resetting a trip meter
To reset the trip meter, display it, pr ess and hold the right selector wheel.
u The trip meter is reset to 0.0.
■Trip Computer
Trip Computer A
Trip Meter
Average Fuel Economy
Instant Fuel Economy
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Instrument Panel
■Average fuel economy
Shows the estimated average fuel economy of each trip meter in mpg or l/100 km.
The display is updated at set intervals. Wh en a trip meter is reset, the average fuel
economy is also reset.
■Instant fuel economy
Shows the instant fuel economy as a bar graph in mpg or l/100 km.
■Compass*
Shows the compass screen.
■Turn-by-Turn Directions
When driving guidance is provided by the navigation system*, Android Auto or
Apple CarPlay, turn-by-turn direct ions to your destination appear.
2Refer to the Navigation System Manual
2 Android Auto P. 313
2 Apple CarPlay P. 308
■Navigation
1Average fuel economy
You can change when to reset the average fuel
economy.
2 Customized Features P. 345
1Navigation
You can cancel the drivin g guidance by pressing and
holding the right selector wheel when the driving
guidance is provided by the navigation system
* or
Android Auto.
You can select whether to have the turn-by-turn
display come on or not dur ing the route guidance.
2 Customized Features P. 345
Turn-by-turn directions may not be available for all
apps.
* Not available on all models
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Instrument Panel
You can check if there are any active warning messages.
Shows the remaining oil life and Maintenance Minder
TM.
2 Maintenance MinderTM P. 589
Shows each tire’s pressure.
2Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Tire Fill Assist P. 467
■Warnings
■Maintenance
■Tire Pressure Monitor
1Warnings
If there are multiple warnings, you can move the right
selector wheel to the right or left to see other
warnings.
1 Tire Pressure Monitor
The following colors indicate the state of tire
pressure:
•Green: Within tire pressure regulation.
•Amber: Above or Below ti re pressure regulation.•White: There is a problem with the system.
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