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Uplevel Seat Adjustment
To adjust lumbar support, if equipped:
.Press and release or hold Feature
Select (1) to scroll to lumbar support on
the infotainment display.
.Press Forward (5) or Rearward (3) to
adjust lumbar forward or rearward.
.Press Up (2) or Down (4) to adjust lumbar
up or down.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).
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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 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
canceled 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
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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,
if enabled, 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 center stack. Use the manual
heated or 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. To
enable or disable auto heated or ventilated
seats, select Settings > Vehicle > Climate
and Air Quality > Auto Cooled or Auto
Heated Seats > ON or OFF.
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 turn on, and when it is hot
outside the ventilated seats turn on. If the
auto heated or ventilated seats feature,
if equipped, is not turned on, the heated or
ventilated seats may be canceled when the
vehicle is turned on. If necessary, 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
may turn on during a remote start.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced. This is
normal.
To enable or disable remote start heated or
ventilated seats, select Settings > Vehicle >
Remote Lock, Unlock, and Start > RemoteStart Auto Heat Seats or Remote Start Auto
Cool Seats > ON or OFF. See
Remote Vehicle
Start 014.
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.
The feature is active only once each time
the vehicle is turned on and off, and will
require reactivation by opening and closing
the second row doors. There may be an
alert even when there is nothing in the rear
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Heated Rear Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or pain to the skin
cannot be felt, the seat heater may cause
burns. See the Warning underHeated
and Ventilated Front Seats 044.
If equipped, the buttons are on the rear of
the center console.
With the engine running, press
MorLto
heat the left or right outboard seat cushion.
An indicator on the rear climate control
display appears when this feature is on. 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 for
30 minutes, their level may automatically be
lowered.
Third Row Seats
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat belts
still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the seat belts. Always unbuckle
the seat belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before folding a
rear seat.
The third row seatbacks can be folded to
increase cargo space. 1. Open the liftgate to access the controls for the third row seat.
2. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
3. If the second row seat is in the full rear position, adjust it forward to allow the
third row seat to fold fully flat.4. Disconnect the rear seat belt mini-latch,using a key in the slot on the
mini-buckle, and let the belt retract into
the headliner.
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Also, in nearly all states and in all
Canadian provinces, the law requires
wearing seat belts.
Buckle To Drive
If equipped, this feature delays the vehicle
from shifting out of P (Park) when the driver
seat belt is not buckled. The Buckle to Drive
feature must be turned ON in the
infotainment system to work. To turn the
Buckle to Drive feature on or off, select
Settings > Vehicle > Buckle to Drive. See
Teen Driver0169, if equipped.
If the vehicle is on and the brake pedal is
pressed with the vehicle in P (Park) but the
driver seat belt is not buckled, a message
displays in the Driver Information
Center (DIC) and the vehicle will be delayed
from shifting out of P (Park). Buckle the
driver seat belt to clear the message and
shift out of P (Park). Shifting from P (Park)
will be delayed once for each time the
vehicle is started.
For some fleet vehicles, the feature is
always ON and cannot be turned OFF in the
infotainment system. The vehicle will be
delayed from shifting from P (Park) each
time the driver attempts to do so while the driver seat belt is not buckled. Turning the
vehicle off then on will not change this
condition.
On some models, Buckle to Drive may also
delay shifting out of P (Park) if a front
passenger seat belt is unbuckled. A message
displays in the DIC. Buckle the front
passenger seat belt to shift out of P (Park).
This feature may delay the vehicle from
shifting out of P (Park) if an object, such as
a briefcase, handbag, grocery bag, laptop,
or other electronic device, is on the front
passenger seat. If this happens, remove the
object from the seat or buckle the seat belt
to shift out of P (Park).
If the driver, or on some vehicles, the
present front passenger remains unbuckled,
the DIC message will turn off after several
seconds and the vehicle can be shifted out
of P (Park). See
“Seat Belts”and“Child
Restraints” in the Index for information
about the importance of proper
restraint use.
If the driver seat belt or the front passenger
seat belt is unbuckled when driving, the seat
belt reminder chime and light(s) will come
on. See Seat Belt Reminders 0111. This feature may not function properly if the
airbag readiness light is on. See
Airbag
Readiness Light 0112.
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly
Follow these rules for everyone's protection.
There are additional things to know about
seat belts and children, including smaller
children and infants. If a child will be riding
in the vehicle, see Older Children072 or
Infants and Young Children 073. Review and
follow the rules for children in addition to
the following rules.
It is very important for all occupants to
buckle up. Statistics show that unbelted
people are hurt more often in crashes than
those who are wearing seat belts.
There are important things to know about
wearing a seat belt properly.
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Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . 109
Transmission Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 110
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . 112
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check
Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 115
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Four Corner Air Suspension Light . . . . . . 119
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . 123
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Universal Remote System
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Universal Remote System Operation . . . 132
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If equipped with auto heated seats, the
heated steering wheel will turn on when the
auto heated seat is activated. The heated
steering wheel indicator will display the
state of the steering wheel heat.
SeeHeated and Ventilated Front Seats 044.
Horn
To sound the horn, pressaon the
steering wheel.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
With the ignition on or in accessory mode,
move the windshield wiper band to select
the wiper speed.
1X : For a single wipe, turn the
Nband
downwards. For several wipes, hold the
band lever down. OFF :
Use to turn the wipers off.
c:If equipped with Rainsense, use this
setting for intermittent wipes when
Rainsense is disabled, or Rainsense wipes
when Rainsense is enabled. For intermittent
wipes, move the windshield wiper lever to
AUTO, then turn the band up for more
frequent wipes or down for less frequent
wipes. If Rainsense is turned on, see
“Rainsense” later in this section.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
Clear snow and ice from the wiper blades
and windshield before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen or thaw
them. Damaged blades should be replaced.
See Wiper Blade Replacement 0328.
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use the
washer until the windshield is warmed.
Otherwise the washer fluid can form ice
on the windshield, blocking your vision.
{Warning
Before driving the vehicle, always clear
snow and ice from the hood, windshield,
washer nozzles, roof, and rear of the
vehicle, including all lamps and windows.
Reduced visibility from snow and ice
buildup could lead to a crash.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is turned off while the wipers
are on LO, HI, or AUTO with Rainsense
turned off, they will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is then moved
to OFF before the driver door is opened or
within 10 minutes, the wipers will restart
and move to the base of the windshield.
If the ignition is turned off while the wipers
are performing wipes due to windshield
washing or Rainsense, the wipers continue
to run until they reach the base of the
windshield.
Rainsense
If equipped with Rainsense and the feature
is turned on, a sensor near the top center of
the windshield detects the amount of water
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The rear window wiper/washer will not
operate if the liftgate is open or ajar. If the
liftgate is opened while the rear wiper is on,
the wiper returns to the parked position and
stops.
See“Rear Camera Washer” later in this
section.
Rear Wiper Arm Assembly Protection
When using an automatic car wash, move
the rear wiper control to OFF to disable the
rear wiper. In some vehicles, if the
transmission is in N (Neutral) and the
vehicle speed is very slow, the rear wiper
will automatically park under the rear
spoiler.
The wiper operations return to normal when
the transmission is no longer in N (Neutral)
or the vehicle speed has increased.
Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear
If the rear wiper control is off, the rear
wiper will automatically operate
continuously when the transmission is in
R (Reverse), and the front windshield wiper
is performing low or high speed wipes.
If the rear wiper control is off, the
transmission is in R (Reverse), and the front windshield wiper is performing INT wipes,
then the rear wiper automatically performs
INT wipes.
This feature can be turned on or off. See
“Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear”
under
Settings > Vehicle > Comfort and
Convenience > Auto Wipe in Reverse Gear.
The windshield washer reservoir is used for
the windshield, rear window, and rear mirror
camera, if equipped. See Rear Camera Mirror
0 30. Check the fluid level in the reservoir if
either washer is not working. See Washer
Fluid 0323.
Rear Camera Washer
If equipped, turn the windshield wiper band
fully upward or downward to spray washer
fluid on the rear camera. The wipers will
clear the rear camera and either stop or return to your preset speed. For more
washer cycles, turn and hold the band. See
Rear Camera Mirror
030.
Compass
The vehicle may have a compass display on
the Driver Information Center (DIC). The
compass receives its heading and other
information from the Global Positioning
System (GPS) antenna, Electronic Stability
Control (ESC), and vehicle speed information.
The compass system is designed to operate
for a certain number of miles or degrees of
turn before needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. When the compass display shows
CAL, drive the vehicle for a short distance in
an open area where it can receive a GPS
signal. The compass system will
automatically determine when a GPS signal
is restored and provide a heading again.
Clock
Set the time and date using the
infotainment system. See "Time/Date" under
Settings 0167.