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turns off when the ignition is turned on or7is pressed again. The ignition must be off
for the panic alarm to work.
S: PressStwice to start the engine
from outside the vehicle using the remote
key. See Remote Vehicle Start 014.
Keyless Access Operation
The Keyless Access system allows for doors
and the liftgate to be accessed without
removing the remote key from your pocket,
purse, briefcase, etc. The remote key must
be within 1 m (3 ft) of the liftgate or door
being opened. If the vehicle has this feature,
there will be a button on the outside door
handles.
Keyless Access can be programmed to
unlock all doors on the first door handle
press from the driver door button. Keyless
unlocking can be turned off. To view
available settings for this feature, touch the
Settings icon on the infotainment home
page. Select “Vehicle”to display the list of
available options and select “Remote Lock,
Unlock, Start”.
If equipped with memory seats, remote keys
1 and 2 are linked to seating positions of
memory 1 or 2. See Memory Seats044. Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the
Driver Door
Driver Door Unlock Touchpad Shown,
Passenger Similar
When the doors are locked and the remote
key is within 1 m (3 ft) of the door handle,
touching the driver door handle inside
touchpad will unlock the driver door.
Touching the driver door handle outside
sensor will lock the doors.
Driver Door Lock Sensor Shown, Passenger Similar
If equipped with remote folding mirror,
touching the driver door handle sensor may
fold and unfold the mirrors. See Folding
Mirrors 031.
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the
Passenger Doors
When the doors are locked and the remote
key is within 1 m (3 ft) of the door handle,
touching the door handle inside touchpad of
the passenger door will unlock all doors.
Touching the door handle outside sensor will
lock the doors.
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2. Press the arrows on the control pad tomove the mirror in the desired direction.
3. Adjust each outside mirror so that a little of the vehicle and the area behind it can
be seen.
4. Press
jor|again to deselect the
mirror.
Memory Mirrors
The vehicle may have memory mirrors. See
Memory Seats 044.
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
The vehicle may have SBZA. See Side Blind
Zone Alert (SBZA) 0294
Lane Change Alert (LCA)
The vehicle may have LCA. See Lane Change
Alert (LCA) 0294.
Folding Mirrors
Power Folding Mirrors
If equipped, pressgto power fold the
mirrors. Press
gagain to unfold.
The outside mirrors may automatically
unfold when the vehicle is driven above
20 km/h (12 mph), but may be folded with
the power folding mirror switch. If the
vehicle speed is driven above 40 km/h
(25 mph), they may automatically unfold
and may not be refolded with the power
folding mirror switch.
Resetting the Power Folding Mirrors
Reset the power folding mirrors if:
.The mirrors are accidentally obstructed
while folding.
.They are accidentally manually folded/
unfolded.
.The mirrors do not stay in the unfolded
position.
.The mirrors vibrate at normal driving
speeds.
Fold and unfold the mirrors one time using
the mirror controls to reset them to their
normal position. A noise may be heard
during the resetting of the power folding
mirrors. This sound is normal after a manual
folding operation.
Remote Mirror Folding
If equipped with power folding mirrors and
the mirrors have been folded with the
power folding mirror switch, they may not
be automatically unfolded.
If equipped with power folding mirrors and
the mirrors have not been folded with the
power folding mirror switch and the vehicle
is in P (Park), they may be automatically
folded/unfolded as follows:
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1. If doors are locked by double pressingQ
on the remote key, the mirrors will fold.
If doors are unlocked by double pressing
Kon the remote key, the mirrors will
unfold. See Remote Key Operation 08.
2. If doors are locked by pressing the door handle lock/unlock button, the mirrors
will fold. If doors are unlocked by
pressing the door handle button, the
mirrors will unfold. See “Keyless
Unlocking/Locking from the Driver Door”
in Remote Key Operation 08.
3. If passive locking is enabled and doors are locked by that feature, the mirrors
will fold. See “Passive Locking” inRemote
Key Operation 08.
This feature is turned on or off through
vehicle personalization. To view available
settings for this feature, touch the Settings
icon on the infotainment home page. Select
“Vehicle” to display the list of available
options and select “Comfort and
Convenience”.
Heated Mirrors
The rear window defogger also heats the
outside mirrors.
K: Press to heat the outside mirrors. See
“Rear Window Defogger” underDual
Automatic Climate Control System 0197.
Automatic Dimming Mirror
If equipped, the driver outside mirror
automatically adjusts for the glare of the
headlamps from behind. This feature comes
on when the vehicle is started.
Reverse Tilt Mirrors
If equipped with reverse tilt mirrors and
memory seats, the passenger and/or driver
mirror tilts to a preselected position when
the vehicle is in R (Reverse). This allows the
curb to be seen when parallel parking.
The mirror(s) may move from their tilted
position when:
.The vehicle is shifted out of R (Reverse),
or remains in R (Reverse) for about
30 seconds.
.The vehicle is turned off.
.The vehicle is driven in R (Reverse) above
a set speed.
To view available settings from the
infotainment screen, touch Settings >
Vehicle > Comfort and Convenience.
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors
Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear view
of the area behind your vehicle.
Do not spray glass cleaner directly on the
mirror. Use a soft towel dampened with
water.
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
The rearview mirror automatically dims to
reduce the glare of the headlamps from
behind. This feature comes on when the
vehicle is started.
Rear Camera Mirror
If equipped, this automatic dimming mirror
provides a wide angle camera view of the
area behind the vehicle.
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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . 47
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 57
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 62
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . 66
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . 67
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . 67
What Will You See after an AirbagInflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the Front Passenger Seat) . . . . . 89
Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front seats have adjustable
head restraints in the outboard seating
positions.
{Warning
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly, there is a
greater chance that occupants will suffer
a neck/spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for all
occupants are installed and adjusted
properly.
If your vehicle has rear head restraints
that fold down, always return them to
the full upright position whenever an
occupant is seated in the seat.
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Bolster Support
To adjust bolster support, if equipped:
Press and release or hold Feature Select (1)
to scroll to bolster support on the
infotainment display. Press Forward (5) or
Rearward (3) to adjust bolster support
inward or outward.
Upper Shoulder Support
To adjust upper shoulder support,
if equipped:
.Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to upper shoulder
support on the infotainment display.
.Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3) to
adjust shoulder support forward or
rearward.
Massage
If equipped, the vehicle must be on to use
the massage feature.
To activate and adjust massage:
.Turn the Feature Select (1) to scroll to
massage on the infotainment display.
.Press Up (2) or Down (4) to adjust
massage type.
.Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3) to
adjust the intensity.
.To turn massage off or to activate
massage at last massage type and
intensity settings, press the massage On/
Off Control (6).The massage feature will turn off after
approximately 20 minutes. Press the
massage On/Off Control (6) to restart the
massage feature.
Memory Seats
Overview
If equipped, the memory seat feature allows
drivers to save their unique driving positions
and a shared exit position. See
“Saving
Seating Positions” later in this section. The
saved positions can be recalled manually by
all drivers, see “Manually Recalling Seating
Positions” later in this section, and drivers
with remote key 1 and 2 can also recall
them automatically. See “Auto Seat Entry
Memory Recall” or“Auto Seat Exit Memory
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Recall”later in this section. To enable
automatic recalls, turn on Seat Entry
Memory and/or Seat Exit Memory. See
“Enabling Automatic Recalls” later in this
section. The memory recalls may be
cancelled at any time during the recall. See
“Cancel Memory Seating Recalls” later in this
section.
Identifying Driver Number
The vehicle identifies the current driver by
their remote key number 1–8. The current
remote key number may be identified by
Driver Information Center (DIC) welcome
message, “You are driver x for memory
recalls.” This message is displayed the first
few times the vehicle is turned on when a
different remote key is used. For Seat Entry
Memory to work properly, save positions to
the 1 or 2 memory button matching the
driver number of this welcome message. To
aid in identifying remote key IDs, it is
recommended to only carry one remote key
when entering the vehicle. Perform the
following if the welcome message is not
displayed:
1. Move all keys and remote keys away from the vehicle. 2. Start the vehicle with another remote
key. A DIC welcome message should
display indicating the driver number of
the other remote key. Turn the vehicle
off and remove the other key or remote
key from the vehicle.
3. Start the vehicle with the initial key or remote key. The DIC welcome message
should display the driver number of the
initial remote key.
Saving Seating Positions
Read these instructions completely before
saving memory positions.
To save preferred driving positions to
1 and 2: 1. Turn the vehicle on or to accessory mode. A DIC welcome message may
indicate the driver number of the current
remote key. See “Identifying Driver
Number” previously in this section.
2. Adjust all available memory features to the desired driving position.
3. Press and release SET; a beep will sound.
4. Immediately upon releasing SET, press and hold memory button 1 or 2 matching
the current Driver’s remote key number
until two beeps sound. If too much time
passes between releasing SET and pressing 1 or 2, the two beeps will not
sound indicating memory position were
not saved. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to try
again.
5. Repeat Steps 1–4 for the other remote key 1 or 2 using the other 1 or 2 memory
button.
It is recommended to save the preferred
driving positions to both 1 and 2 if you are
the only driver.
To save the common exit seating position to
Bthat is used by all drivers for Manually
Recalling Seating Positions and Auto Seat
Exit Memory Recall features, repeat Steps 1–
4 using
B, the exit button.
Manually Recalling Seating Positions
Press and hold 1, 2, or
Bbutton until the
recall is complete, to recall the positions
previously saved to that button.
Manual Memory recall movement for 1, 2 or
Bbuttons may be initiated and will
complete to the saved memory position if
the vehicle is in or out of P (Park).
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Enabling Automatic Recalls
.Seat Entry Memory moves the driver seat
to the selected 1 or 2 position when the
vehicle is started. Select Settings > Vehicle
> Seating Position > Seat Entry Memory >
ON or OFF. See“Auto Seat Entry Memory
Recall” later in this section.
.Seat Exit Memory moves the driver seat
to the preferred exit position of the
B
button when the vehicle is turned off and
the door is opened. Select Settings >
Vehicle > Seating Position > Seat Exit
Memory > Select ON or OFF. See “Auto
Seat Exit Memory Recall” later in this
section.
Auto Seat Entry Memory Recall
Seat Entry Memory will automatically begin
movement to the seating positions of the 1
or 2 button corresponding to the driver’s
remote key number 1 or 2 detected by the
vehicle when:
.The vehicle is turned ON.
.Seating positions have been previously
saved to the same 1 or 2 button. See
“Saving Seating Positions” previously in
this section.
.Seat Entry Memory is enabled. See
“Enabling Automatic Recalls” previously in
this section.
.The vehicle is in P (Park).
Seat Entry Memory Recall will continue if
the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) prior to
reaching the saved memory position.
If the saved memory seat position does not
automatically recall, verify the recall is
enabled. See “Enabling Automatic Recalls”
previously in this section.
If the memory seat recalls to the wrong
position, the driver’s remote key number 1
or 2 may not match the memory button
number positions they were saved to. Try
the other remote key or try saving the
positions to the other 1 or 2 memory
button. See “Saving Seating Positions”
previously in this section.
Automatic Seat Entry Memory recalls are
only available for driver’s remote key
numbers 1 and 2. Remote keys 3–8 will not
provide Seat Entry Memory recalls.
Auto Seat Exit Memory Recall
Seat Exit Memory will begin movement to
the seating position of the
B
button when:
.The vehicle is turned off and the driver
door is open or opened within a
short time.
.A seating position has been previously
been saved to the
Bmemory button.
See “Saving Seating Positions” previously
in this section.
.Seat Exit Memory is enabled. See
“Enabling Automatic Recalls” previously in
this section.
.The vehicle is in P (Park).
Seat Exit Memory recall will continue if the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) prior to
reaching the saved memory position.
Seat Exit Memory is not linked to the
driver’s remote key. The seating position
saved to
Bis used for all drivers.
Cancel Memory Seating Recalls
.During any memory recall:
Press a power seat control
Press SET memory button
.During Manual memory recall:
Release 1, 2, or
Bmemory button
.During Auto Seat Entry Memory Recall:
Turn vehicle off
Press SET, 1, 2, or
Bmemory buttons
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.During Auto Seat Exit Memory Recall:
Press SET, 1, 2, or
Bmemory buttons
Obstructions
If something has blocked the seat while
recalling a memory position, the recall may
stop. Remove the obstruction and try the
recall again. If the memory position still
does not recall, see your dealer.
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or pain to the skin
cannot be felt, the seat heater may cause
burns. To reduce the risk of burns, use
care when using the seat heater,
especially for long periods of time. Do
not place anything on the seat that
insulates against heat, such as a blanket,
cushion, cover, or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to overheat. An
overheated seat heater may cause a burn
or may damage the seat.
Heated and Ventilated Seat Buttons Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If equipped, the buttons are located on the
door panel. To operate, the engine must be
running.
Press
Jorzto heat the driver or
passenger seat back and cushion.
Press
Ior+to heat the driver or
passenger seat back.
Press
Cor{, if available, to ventilate the
driver or passenger seat. A ventilated seat
has a fan that pulls or pushes air through
the seat. The air is not cooled. When this feature is off, the heated and
ventilated seat symbols on the buttons are
white. When a heated seat is turned on, the
symbol turns red. When a ventilated seat is
turned on, the symbol 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 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
When the vehicle is on, 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 or ventilated seat
buttons on the door panel. Use the manual
heated or ventilated seat buttons on the
door panel to turn auto heated or ventilated
seats off. If the passenger seat is