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■Proper use of seat belts
Follow these guidelines  for proper use:
• All occupants should sit upright, well back in the seat, and remain in that position 
for the duration of the trip.  Slouching and leaning reduc e the effectiveness of the 
belt and can increase the chance  of serious injury in a crash.
• Never place the shoulder part of a lap/shoulder seat belt under your arm or 
behind your back. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash.
• Two people should never use the same seat belt. If they do, they could be very 
seriously injured in a crash.
• Do not put any accessories on the seat be lts. Devices intended to improve comfort 
or reposition the shoulder part of a seat be lt can reduce the protective capability 
and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.1 About Your Seat Belts
If a front or rear seat  passenger moves around and 
extends the seat belt, the lockable retractor may 
activate. If this happens, release the retractor by 
unfastening the seat  belt and allow the belt to retract 
completely. Then, refasten the belt. 
         
        
        
     
        
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■Rear seats
Your vehicle monitors rear seat belt use.
A driver information inte rface notifies you if 
any of the rear seat belts are unfastened after 
they were previously fastened.
In order to encourage the driver to evaluate 
rear seat belt usage, the display appears 
when:
• Any of the rear passengers’ seat belts are 
unfastened when the power mode is 
turned to ON.
• A rear door is opened and then closed.
• Any of the rear passengers fastens or 
unfastens their seat belt.
The seat belt reminder indicator blinks and 
beeper sounds if any rear passenger’s seat belt 
is unfastened while driving.1 Seat Belt Reminder
The system will not detect a passenger in the rear 
seats who has not fastened the seat belt.
The driver should check the status of the rear 
passengers’ seat belts at th e start of each trip and 
each time a passenger is seated in the rear seats, 
using the driver information interface as an aid.
An alert will sound if a pa ssenger in the rear seats 
unfastens the seat belt whil e the vehicle is in motion 
or if motion resumes wh ile the graphic is red.
The driver information interface uses colors to aid the 
driver in checking the st atus of the passengers.
For the rear seating positions:
•Green indicates the seat  belt is fastened.
•An unfastened gray graphic  indicates the seat belt 
has not been fastened recently.
•An unfastened red  graphic indicates the seat belt 
was unfastened recently.
The system does not monito r harnesses that are part 
of a child seat, the anchors of the LATCH system, or 
the anchor buckle of the rear center seat belt.
While the system can inform you that a seat belt 
buckle is fastened, it ca nnot determine whether the 
rear center seat belt anchor  buckle is in use or if a 
child seat is properly installed or used. 2 Protecting Child Passengers  P. 79
: fastened
: unfastened 
         
        
        
     
        
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Safety of Larger Children
The following pages give instructions on how  to check proper seat belt fit, what kind 
of booster seat to use if one is needed, and important precautions for a child who 
must sit in front.
When a child is too big for a  child seat, secure the child in a rear seat using the lap/
shoulder seat belt. Have the child sit upright and all the way back, then answer the 
following questions.
■Checklist
• Do the child’s knees bend comfortably over 
the edge of the seat?
• Does the shoulder belt  cross between the 
child’s neck and arm?
• Is the lap part of the seat belt as low as 
possible, touching the child’s thighs?
• Will the child be able to stay seated like this 
for the whole trip?
If you answer yes to all thes e questions, the child is read y to wear the lap/shoulder 
seat belt correctly. If you answer no to  any question, the child needs to ride on a 
booster seat until the seat belt fits properly without a booster seat.
■Protecting Larger Children
■Checking Seat Belt Fit
1 Safety of Larger Children
3WARNING
Allowing a child age 12 or under to sit in 
front can result in injury or death if the 
passenger’s front airbag inflates.
If a larger child must ride in front, move the 
vehicle seat as far to the rear as possible, 
have the child sit up properly and wear the 
seat belt properly, using a booster seat if 
needed. 
         
        
        
     
        
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Instrument Panel
Roll the left selector wheel to switch between trip meter A and trip meter B.
■Range / Fuel / Trip Meter
Average Fuel Economy
Range
Trip Meter B
Instant Fuel Economy
Trip Meter A 
         
        
        
     
        
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■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, press the left selector wheel and then select  Reset. 
u The trip meter is reset to 0.0.
■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. When 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.
■Range
Shows the estimated distance you can trave l on the remaining power and fuel. This 
estimated distance is based on the vehicle’s current fuel economy.
1 Average Fuel Economy
You can change when to reset the average fuel 
economy.
2 Settings
* P. 135
2 Customized Features  P. 376
1Range
The driving range displayed  is only an estimate and 
may differ to the actual distance the vehicle can 
travel.
* Not available on all models 
         
        
        
     
        
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Instrument Panel
Roll the left selector wheel to switch between trip meter A and trip meter B.
■Speed / Time / Trip Meter
Trip Meter B
Average Speed
Trip Meter A Elapsed Time 
         
        
        
     
        
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■Trip meter
2 Trip meter  P. 122
■Elapsed time
Shows the time elapsed since Trip A or Trip B was reset.
■Average speed
Shows the average speed in mph or km/h since Trip A or Trip B was reset.
Shows the current audio information.
2 Audio System Basic Operation  P. 246, 271
Shows the current phone information.
2Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® P. 400, 420
■Audio
■Phone
1 Elapsed time
You can change when to reset the elapsed time.
2 Settings
* P. 135
2 Customized Features  P. 376
1Average speed
You can change when to reset the average speed.
2 Settings
* P. 135
2 Customized Features  P. 376
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*1:Default Setting Setup Group Customizable Features
Description Selectable Settings
Meter setup
Language selectionChanges the displayed language.English*1/Français /
Español
Adjust outside temp. 
displayAdjusts the temperature reading by a few degrees.
-5°F ~  ±0°F*1 ~ +5°F 
(U.S.)
-3°C  ~ ±0°C
*1 ~ +3°C  
(Canada)
“Trip A” reset timingChanges the setting of how to reset trip meter A, 
average fuel economy A, average speed A, and elapsed 
time A.When fully refueled /
IGN OFF /Manually reset*1
“Trip B” reset timing
Changes the setting of how to reset trip meter B, 
average fuel economy B, av erage speed B, and elapsed 
time B.When fully refueled /
IGN OFF /Manually reset*1
Adjust alarm volumeChanges the alarm volume, su ch as buzzers, warnings, 
turn signal sound, and so on.High /Mid*1/Low
Fuel efficiency backlightTurns the ambient meter feature on and off.ON*1/OFF
Rear seat reminderTurns the Rear Seat Reminder feature on and off.ON*1/OFF
Speed/distance unitsSelects the trip meter units.
km/h∙km/ mph∙miles*1 
(U.S.)
km/h∙km
*1/ mph∙miles  
(Canada)