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Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check in and around the engine compartment to
ensure the following:
- Any tools or other loose objects are removed from the engine room
area or hood opening area
- All glove, rags, or other combustible material is removed
from the engine compartment
- All filler caps are tightly and
correctly installed
2. Return the hood support rod rod to its clip to prevent it from rattling.
3. Lower the hood until it is about 30 cm (12in.) above the closed position and
let it drop. Make sure that it locks into
place.
4. Check that the hood has engaged properly. If the hood can be raised
slightly, it is not properly engaged.
Open it again and close it with a little
more force.
WARNING
• Before closing the hood, ensure
all obstructions are removed from
around the hood opening.
• Always double check to be sure that
the hood is firmly latched before
driving away. Check there is no
hood open warning light or message
displayed on the instrument cluster.
Driving with the hood opened may
cause a total loss of visibility, which
might result in an accident.
• Do not move the vehicle with the
hood in the raised position, as vision
is obstructed, which might result in
an accident, and the hood could fall
or be damaged.
Liftgate
Opening the liftgate
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Make sure the vehicle is in P (Park) and
set the parking brake.
Then do one of the following:
1. Unlock all doors with the Door Unlock
button on your smart key. Press the
liftgate handle button and open the
liftgate.
2. Press and hold the liftgate Open button on the smart key to unlock the
liftgate. Then press the liftgate handle
button on the vehicle and open the
liftgate.
3. With the Smart Key in your possession, press the liftgate handle
button and open the liftgate.
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Information
• If the liftgate is not fully closed and
vehicle speed is at or above 1.8 mph (3
km/h), a warning will sound 10 times.
Immediately park the vehicle at a safe
place, close the liftgate, and check
that the liftgate open warning on the
instrument cluster is turned off.
• In cold and wet climates, the outside
power liftgate open/close button may
not work properly due to freezing
conditions. If this occurs, remove the
ice before using the outside power
liftgate open/close button or use the
power liftgate open/close button on the
smart key or the instrument panel.
• Operating the power liftgate more
than 5 times continuously could cause
damage to the operating motor. If
this occurs, the power liftgate will not
operate to prevent the motor from
overheating. If any of the power liftgate
buttons are pressed to try to open the
liftgate, the chime will sound 3 times,
but the liftgate will remain closed.
Allow the power liftgate system to cool
for about 1 minute before operating the
system again.
Operating the power liftgate
Power liftgate open/close button (Smart
key, Instrument panel)
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When the liftgate is closed, press the
power liftgate open/close button for 1
second. The power liftgate opens with a
warning sound.
While the liftgate is opening, press the
button to stop liftgate operation.
When the power liftgate is opened, press
and hold the power liftgate open/close
button to close the liftgate. If you release
the button while the liftgate is closing,
power liftgate operation will stop with a
warning sound for 5 seconds.
Also, if the smart key is not within
operation range (approximately 10
m) from the vehicle, power liftgate
operation will stop with a warning sound
for 5 seconds.
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Setting the power liftgate
To use each feature, you must select the
opening speed or opening height from
the settings menu. Deselect the settings
when you do not want to use the feature.
Power liftgate opening speed
To adjust the power liftgate speed, select
‘U
ser Settings Ÿ Door/Liftgate Ÿ Power
Liftgate Opening Speed Ÿ Fast/Slow’
in the instrument cluster or ‘Setup Ÿ
Vehicle Settings Ÿ Door/Liftgate Ÿ Power
Liftgate Opening Speed Ÿ Fast/Slow’ in
the infotainment system. (Default setting
is ‘Fast’)
Power liftgate opening height
To adjust the power liftgate opening
height, select ‘U
ser Settings Ÿ Door/
Liftgate Ÿ Power Liftgate Opening Height
Ÿ Full Open/Level 3/Level 2/Level 1/User
Height Setting’ in the instrument cluster
or ‘Setup Ÿ Vehicle Settings Ÿ Door/
Liftgate Ÿ Power Liftgate Opening Height
Ÿ Full Open/Level 3/Level 2/Level 1/
User Height Setting’ in the infotainment
system.
The infotainment system may change
after updates. For detailed information
on system settings, See additional
information in supplied Infotainment
Manual. User height setting
1. Position the liftgate manually to the
height y
ou prefer.
2. Press the power liftgate open/close button located inside the liftgate for
more than 3 seconds.
If ‘User Height Setting’ is selected for
the power liftgate opening height, the
power liftgate will automatically open
to the height manually set by you.
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• If the power liftgate opening height
has not been manually set, the power
liftgate will fully open when ‘User
Height Setting’ from the infotainment
system is selected.
• If one of the height setting (Full Open/
Level 3/Level 2/Level 1) is selected from
the settings menu in the infotainment
system, and then ‘User Height Setting’
is selected, the liftgate will open to the
height manually set by you.
• The power liftgate opening speed
and opening height settings change
according to the linked User Profile.
If the User Profile is changed, power
liftgate opening speed and opening
height settings will change accordingly.
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Position light ()
The position light, license plate light and
ins
trument cluster light are turned ON.
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Headlight ()
The headlight, position light, license
pla
te light and instrument cluster light
are turned ON.
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The ignition switch must be in the ON
position to turn on the headlight.
High beam operation
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To turn on the high beam headlight, push
the lever away from you. The lever will
return to its original position.
The high beam indicator will light when
the headlight high beams are switched
on.
To turn off the high beam headlight, pull
the lever towards you. The low beams
will turn on.
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To flash the high beam headlight, pull the
lever towards you, then release the lever.
The high beams will remain ON as long
as you hold the lever towards you.
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Turn signals and lane change signals
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To signal a turn, push down on the lever
for a left turn or up for a right turn in
position (A).
If an indicator stays on and does not flash
or if it flashes abnormally, one of the turn
signal bulbs may be burned out and will
require replacement.
One touch turn signal
To use One Touch Turn Signal push the
turn signal le
ver up or down to position
(B) and then release it.
The lane change signals will blink 3, 5 or
7 times.
You can enable the One Touch Turn
Signal function or choose the number
of blinking by selecting ‘Setup Ÿ User
Settings Ÿ Lights Ÿ One Touch Turn Signal
Ÿ Off/3 flashes/5 flashes/7 flashes’ in the
instrument panel LCD cluster.
Battery saver function
The purpose of this feature is to prevent
the battery from being discharged.
The system automatically turns off the
position lamp when the driver turns the
vehicle off and opens the driver-side
door.
With this feature, the position lamps will
turn off automatically if the driver parks
on the side of road at night.
If necessary, to keep the lamps on when
the vehicle is turned off, perform the
following:
However, the position lamps stay ON
even when the driver-side door is opened
if the headlight switch is turned to the
position lamp or AUTO (if equipped)
position after the engine is turned off.
If necessary, to keep the lamps on
turn the position lamps OFF and ON
again using the headlight switch on
the steering column after the engine is
turned off.
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High Beam Assist Operation
Display and control
• After selecting ‘High Beam Assist’ in the Settings menu, High Beam
Assist will operate by following the
procedure below.
- Place the headlight switch in the AUTO position and push
the headlight lever towards the
instrument cluster. The High Beam
Assist (
) indicator light will
illuminate on the cluster and the
function will be enabled.
- When the function is enabled, high beam will turn on when vehicle
speed is above 25 mph (40 km/h).
When vehicle speed is below 15
mph (25 km/h), high beam will not
turn on.
- The High Beam (
) indicator light
will illuminate on the cluster when
high beam is on.
• When High Beam Assist is operating, if the headlight lever or switch is used,
the function operates as follow:
- If the headlight lever is pulled towards you when the high beam
is off, the high beam will turn on
without High Beam Assist canceled.
When you let go of the headlight
lever, the lever will move to the
middle and the high beam will turn
off.
- If the headlight lever is pulled towards you when the high beam is
on by High Beam Assist, low beam
will be on and the function will turn
off.
- If the headlight switch is placed from AUTO to another position
(headlight/position/off), High
Beam Assist will turn off and the
corresponding lamp will turn on. • When High Beam Assist is operating,
high beam switches to low beam if
any of the following conditions occur:
- When the headlight of an oncoming vehicle is detected.
- When the tail lamp of a vehicle in front is detected.
- When the headlight or tail lamp of a motorcycle or a bicycle is detected.
- When the surrounding ambient light
is bright enough that high beams
are not required.
- When streetlights or other lights are
detected.
Information
The images and colors in the cluster may
differ depending on the cluster type or
theme selected from the cluster.
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Adjusting the driver and passenger side
temperature individually
• Press the SYNC button (indicator light OFF) again t
o adjust the driver
and passenger side temperature
individually.
Temperature conversion
If the battery terminal (For plug-in
h
ybrid vehicle) or battery connector (For
hybrid vehicle) has been discharged or
disconnected, the temperature mode
display will reset to Fahrenheit.
To change the temperature unit from °C
to °F or °F to °C :
- Instrument cluster or infotainment
system screen
Go to Setup Ÿ Unit Ÿ Temperature unit.
The temperature unit on both the cluster
LCD display and the climate control
screen will change.
Air intake control
This is used to select the outside (fresh)
air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
push the control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air
position selected, air from the
passenger compartment will
be drawn through the heating
system and heated or cooled
according to the function
selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) air
position selected, air enters
the vehicle from outside
and is heated or cooled
according to the function
selected.
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Charging smart phone
The wireless smart phone charging
system charges only the Qi-enabled
smart phones (
). Read the label on
the smart phone accessory cover or
visit your smart phone manufacturer’s
website to check whether your smart
phone supports the Qi technology.
The wireless charging process starts
when you put a Qi-enabled smart phone
on the wireless charging unit.
1. Remove other items, including the smart key, from the wireless charging
unit. If not, the wireless charging
process may be interrupted. Place
the smart phone on the center of the
charging pad.
2. The indicator light is orange when the smart phone is charging. The indicator
light will turn blue when phone
charging is complete.
3. You can turn ON or OFF the wireless charging function from the Settings
menu on the instrument cluster.
Select:
- Setup Ÿ User settings Ÿ Convenience Ÿ Wireless Charging
If your smart phone is not charging:
- Slightly change the position of the
smart phone on the charging pad.
- Make sure the indicator light is
orange. The indicator light will blink orange for 10
seconds if there is a malfunction in the
wireless charging system.
In this case, temporarily stop the
charging process, and re-attempt to
charge your smart phone again.
The system warns you with a message on
the LCD display if the smart phone is still
on the wireless charging unit after the
vehicle is turned OFF and the front door
is opened.
For some manufacturer’s smart phones,
the system may not warn you even
though the smart phone is left on the
wireless charging unit. This is due to the
particular characteristic of the smart
phone and not a malfunction of the
wireless charging.
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For some manufacturers’ cellular phones,
the system may not warn you even though
the cellular phone is left on the wireless
charging unit. This is due to the particular
characteristic of the cellular phone and
not a malfunction of the wireless charging.