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When a heated seat is turned on, the
indicator on button turns red. When a
ventilated seat is turned on, the indicator on
button turns blue.
Press the button once for the highest
setting. With each press of the button, the
seat will change to the next lower setting,
and then to the off setting. The indicator
lights next to the buttons indicate three for
the highest setting and one for the lowest.
If the front heated seats are on high, the
level may automatically be lowered after
approximately 30 minutes.
The passenger seat may take longer to
heat up.
Auto Heated and Ventilated Seats
If the vehicle is equipped with auto heated
or ventilated seats, and the engine is
running, this feature will automatically
activate the heated or ventilated seats at
the level required by the vehicle's interior
temperature.
The active high, medium, low, or off heated
or ventilated seat level will be indicated by
the manual heated and ventilated seat
buttons on the center stack. Use the manual
heated and ventilated seat buttons on the
center stack to turn auto heated orventilated seats off. If the passenger seat is
unoccupied, the auto heated or ventilated
seats feature will not activate that seat. The
auto heated and ventilated seats feature can
be programmed to always be enabled when
the vehicle is on. If equipped with a heated
steering wheel, the auto heated steering
wheel activation will follow the heated seat
auto activation and the heated wheel
indicator will follow the state of the steering
wheel heat.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0124.
Remote Start Heated and Ventilated Seats
During a remote start, the heated or
ventilated seats, if equipped, can be turned
on automatically. When it is cold outside,
the heated seats will turn on followed by
the heated steering wheel, if equipped.
When it is hot outside, the ventilated seats
turn on. The heated or ventilated seats are
canceled when the ignition is turned on.
Press the heated or ventilated seat button
to use the heated or ventilated seats after
the vehicle is started.
The heated or ventilated seat indicator lights
do not turn on during a remote start. The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced. This is
normal.
The remote start heated or ventilated seats
may be enabled or disabled in the vehicle
personalization menu. See
Remote Vehicle
Start 014 and
Vehicle Personalization 0124.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Reminder
If equipped, the message REAR SEAT
REMINDER LOOK IN REAR SEAT displays
under certain conditions indicating there
may be an item or passenger in the rear
seat. Check before exiting the vehicle.
This feature will activate when a second row
door is opened while the vehicle is on or up
to 10 minutes before the vehicle is turned
on. There will be an alert when the vehicle
is turned off. The alert does not directly
detect objects in the rear seat; instead,
under certain conditions, it detects when a
rear door is opened and closed, indicating
that there may be something in the
rear seat.

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Touch Off or On.
Lane Change Alert
The LCA system is a lane-changing aid that
assists drivers with avoiding lane change
crashes. SeeLane Change Alert (LCA) 0251.
When Lane Change Alert is disabled, Side
Blind Zone Alert is also disabled.
Touch Off or On.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
This allows the Rear Cross Traffic Alert
feature to be turned on or off. See
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing
0 241.
Touch Off or On.
Comfort and Convenience
Touch and the following may display:
.Chime Volume
.Hands Free Liftgate/Trunk Control
.Reverse Tilt Mirror
.Remote Mirror Folding
.Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
.Extended Hill Start Assist
Chime Volume
This determines the chime volume level. Touch the controls on the infotainment
display to adjust the volume.
Hands Free Liftgate/Trunk Control
The liftgate may be operated with a kicking
motion under the rear bumper between the
left exhaust pipe and the license plate. See
Liftgate
018.
Touch Off, On-Open and Close,
or On-Open Only.
Reverse Tilt Mirror
When on, the driver, passenger, or both
driver and passenger outside mirrors will tilt
downward when the vehicle is shifted into
R (Reverse) to improve visibility of the
ground near the rear wheels. They may
move from their tilted position when the
vehicle is shifted out of R (Reverse) or
turned off. See Reverse Tilt Mirrors 028.
Touch Off, On - Driver and Passenger, On -
Driver, or On - Passenger.
Remote Mirror Folding
When on, the outside mirrors will
automatically fold or unfold when the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitterQ
orKis pressed and held on.
Touch Off or On. Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
When on and the front wiper is on, the rear
wiper will automatically activate when the
vehicle is shifted to R (Reverse).
Touch Off or On.
Extended Hill Start Assist
This allows the duration of the Hill Start
Assist to be changed.
Touch Extended Hold or Standard Hold.
Lighting
Touch and the following may display:
.Vehicle Locator Lights
.Exit Lighting
Vehicle Locator Lights
This feature will flash the exterior lamps and
allows some of the exterior lamps and most
of the interior lamps to turn on briefly
when
Kon the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is pressed to locate the vehicle.
Touch Off or On.
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how long the
exterior lamps stay on when leaving the
vehicle when it is dark outside.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 133
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . 133
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 134
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 134
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . 135
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Battery Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 138
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the turn
signal lever.
Turn the control to the following positions:
O: Turns off the exterior lamps and
deactivates AUTO mode. The knob returns to
the AUTO position after it is released. Turn
to
Oagain to reactivate the AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will automatically
reactivate when the vehicle is shifted out of
P (Park).
AUTO : Automatically turns the exterior
lamps on and off, depending on outside
lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps including
all lamps, except the headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps together with
the parking lamps and instrument panel
lights.
IntelliBeam System
If equipped, this system turns the vehicle's
high-beam headlamps on and off according
to surrounding traffic conditions.
The system turns the high-beam headlamps
on when it is dark enough and there is no
other traffic present.
This light
bcomes on in the instrument
cluster when the IntelliBeam system is
enabled.
Turning On and Enabling IntelliBeam
To enable the IntelliBeam system, press the
button on the end of the turn signal lever
when the exterior lamp control is in the
AUTO or
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Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control
This feature adjusts the brightness of all
illuminated controls. This feature is on the
left side of the instrument panel.
D:Move the thumbwheel up or down to
brighten or dim the lights.
The thumbwheel is functional at night,
or when the headlamps or parking lamps
are ON.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on when any door
is opened,
Kon the RKE transmitter is
pressed, or when the ignition is switched
off. See Dome Lamps 0136.
Dome Lamps
The dome lamp is in the overhead console.
To operate, press the following buttons:
jOFF : Press to turn off the dome
lamps when any door is opened,
Kon the
RKE transmitter is pressed, or when the
ignition is switched off. An indicator light on
the button will turn on when the dome
lamp override is activated. Press
jOFF
again to deactivate this feature and the
indicator light will turn off. The dome lamps
will come on when any door is opened,
K
on the RKE transmitter is pressed, or when
the ignition is switched off. +
ON/OFF : Press to turn the dome lamps
on manually.
Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading lamps on
the overhead console and in the headliner.
These lamps come on when any door is
opened,
Kon the RKE transmitter is
pressed, or when the ignition is
switched off.
To operate, the ignition must be on, or in
ACC/ACCESSORY, or using Retained Accessory
Power (RAP).
Front Reading Lamps
Press the lamp lenses to turn the front
reading lamps on or off.

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Rear Reading Lamps
Press the buttons to turn the rear passenger
reading lamps on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The interior lamps turn on when pressingK
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter or opening any doors, and the
dome lamp control is in the DOOR position.
Some exterior lamps also turn on when
pressing
Kon the RKE transmitter or
opening any doors. Low-Beam lamps will
only turn on briefly at night, or in areas
with limited lighting.
All lamps will gradually fade out after about
30 seconds. Entry lighting can be disabled manually by
closing all doors, pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter, or starting the vehicle.
This feature can be changed. See “Vehicle
Locator Lights” underVehicle Personalization
0 124.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior lamps turn
on when the key is removed from the
ignition.
The exterior and interior lamps remain on
for a set amount of time, then automatically
turn off. If equipped with Keyless Access,
the exterior lamps automatically turn on
when the driver door is opened after the
ignition is turned off.
The interior lights turn on when the ignition
is turned off.
The exterior lamps turn off immediately by
turning the exterior lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See Vehicle
Personalization 0124.
Battery Load Management
The vehicle has Electric Power Management
(EPM) that estimates the battery's
temperature and state of charge. It then
adjusts the voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge is low,
the voltage is raised slightly to quickly bring
the charge back up. When the state of
charge is high, the voltage is lowered
slightly to prevent overcharging. If the
vehicle has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information Center
(DIC), you may see the voltage move up or
down. This is normal. If there is a problem,
an alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged at idle if the
electrical loads are very high. This is true for
all vehicles. This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all of the power
needed for very high electrical loads.

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Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 67
InformationPublication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 101
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 139
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . 332
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 133
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 138
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Lamps (cont'd)
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Lights (cont'd)
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 110
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18