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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
(Main topics: Child seat, theft deterrent system)
Vehicle status
information and
indicatorsReading driving-related information
(Main topics: Meters, multi-information display)
Before driving
Opening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving
(Main topics: Keys, doors, seats)
Driving
Operations and advice which are necessary for
driving
(Main topics: Starting engine, refueling)
Interior featuresUsage of the interior features
(Main topics: Air conditioner, storage features)
Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
(Main topics: Interior and exterior, light bulbs)
When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction and emergency
(Main topics: Battery discharge, flat tire)
Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features
(Main topics: Fuel, oil, tire inflation pressure)
For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian
owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically
4TABLE OF CONTENTS
Electronic key battery .........304
Checking and replacing fuses ......................................... 306
Light bulbs .......................... 309
7-1. Essential information Emergency flashers ........... 312
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency .............. 312
If the vehicle is submerged or water on the road is rising......................................... 313
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency If your vehicle needs to be towed......................................... 315
If you think something is wrong ......................................... 318
Fuel pump shut off system ......................................... 319
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds .... 320
If a warning message is dis- played .............................. 330
If you have a flat tire (vehicles without spare tire) ............ 334
If you have a flat tire (vehicles with a spare tire) .............. 346
If the engine will not start ... 354
If you lose your keys .......... 356
If the electronic key does not operate properly ............... 356
If the vehicle battery is dis- charged ............................ 358
If your vehicle overheats .... 362
If the vehicle becomes stuck ......................................... 3648-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .................................. 366
Fuel information ................. 373
Tire information .................. 375
8-2. Customization Customizable features ....... 386
8-3. Initialization Items to initialize ................ 395
9-1. For owners Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ............................. 398
Reporting safety defects for Canadian owners ............. 398
Seat belt instructions for Cana- dian owners (in French) ... 399
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners (in French)......................................... 400
What to do if... (Troubleshooting) ......................................... 408
Alphabetical Index.............. 411
7When trouble arises
8Vehicle specifications
9For owners
Index
661-4. Theft deterrent system
unlocks the door using the inside
lock buttons.
●The battery is recharged or
replaced when the vehicle is
locked. (P.360)
■Alarm-operated door lock
In the following cases, depending
on the situation, th e door may auto-
matically lock to p revent improper
entry into the vehicle:
●When a person remaining in the
vehicle unlocks the door and the
alarm is activated.
●While the alarm is activated, a
person remaining in the vehicle
unlocks the door.
●When recharging or replacing the
battery
NOTICE
■To ensure the system oper-
ates correctly
Do not modify or remove the sys-
tem. If modified or removed, the
proper operation of the system
cannot be guaranteed.
Theft prevention
labels (U.S.A.)
These labels are attached to
the vehicle to reduce vehi-
cle theft by facilitating the
tracing and recovery of
parts from stolen vehicles.
Do not remove under the
penalty of law.
923-1. Key information
3-1.Key information
The following keys are provided
with the vehicle.Electronic keys
• Operating the smart key system ( P.102)
• Operating the wireless remote control function ( P. 9 3 )
Mechanical keys
Key number plate
■When riding in an aircraft
When bringing an electronic key
onto an aircraft, make sure you do
not press any buttons on the elec-
tronic key while inside the aircraft
cabin. If you are carrying an elec-
tronic key in your bag, etc., ensure
that the buttons are not likely to be
pressed accidentally. Pressing a
button may cause the electronic key
to emit radio waves that could inter-
fere with the oper ation of the air-
craft.
■Electronic key battery depletion
●The standard battery life is 1 to 2
years.
●If the battery becomes low, an
alarm will sound in the cabin and a
message will be s hown on the
multi-information display when the
engine is stopped.
●To reduce key battery depletion
when the electronic key is to not
be used for long periods of time,
set the electronic key to the bat-
tery-saving mode. ( P.104)
●As the electronic key always
receives radio waves, the battery
will become depleted even if the
electronic key is not used. The fol-
lowing symptoms indicate that the
electronic key battery may be
depleted. Replace the battery
when necessary. ( P.304)
• The smart key system or the wire-
less remote contro l does not oper-
ate.
• The detection area becomes
smaller.
• The LED indicator on the key sur- face does not turn on.
●To avoid serious deterioration, do
not leave the electronic key within
3 ft. (1 m) of the following electri-
cal appliances that produce a
magnetic field:
•TVs
• Personal computers
• Cellular phones, cordless phones and battery chargers
• Recharging cellular phones or cordless phones
• Table lamps
• Induction cookers
●If the electronic key is near the
vehicle for longer than necessary,
even if the smart key system is not
operated, the key battery may
become depleted faster than nor-
mal.
■Replacing the battery
P.304
■The electronic key function is
suspended when
The electronic key function may be
suspended when the electronic key
is kept unmoved in a same location
for a certain period, such as it is left
on a same place. This is to reduce
battery consumption. The function
will be restored automatically when
the electronic key is moved, such as
Keys
The keys
943-1. Key information
will sound intermittently and the
vehicle lights will flash to deter any
person from trying to break into or
damage your vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button
on the wireless re mote control.
To take out the mechanical key,
push the release button and
take the key out.
The mechanical key can only be
inserted in one direction, as the
key only has grooves on one
side. If the key cannot be
inserted in a lock cylinder, turn it
over and re-attempt to insert it.
After using the mechanical key,
store it in the electronic key.
Carry the mechanical key
together with the electronic key.
If the electronic key battery is
depleted or the entry function
does not operate properly, you
will need the mechanical key.
(P.356)
■If you lose your mechanical
keys
P.356
■If a wrong key is used
The key cylinder rotates freely, iso-
lated from the internal mechanism.Using the mechanical key
963-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
For vehicles with an alarm: To pre-
vent unintended triggering of the
alarm, unlock the doors using the
wireless remote control and open
and close a door once after the set-
tings have been changed. (If a door
is not opened within 60 seconds
after is press ed, the doors will
be locked again an d the alarm will
automatically be set.)
In case that the alarm is triggered,
immediately stop the alarm. ( P. 6 5 )
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that
the doors have been
locked/unlocked using the entry
function or wireless remote control.
(Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
A buzzer sounds to indicate that the
windows are operating.
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within
approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked using the entry
function or wireles
s remote control,
the security featur e automatically
locks the vehicle again.
■When the door cannot be
locked by the lock sensor on
the surface of the front door
handle
If the doors cannot be locked by
touching the lock se nsor with a fin-
ger, touch the lock sensor with the
palm of your hand.
If you are wearing gloves, remove
them.
■Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors using
the entry function or wireless remote
control is made when a door is not
fully closed, a b uzzer will sound
continuously for 5 seconds. Fully
close the door to stop the buzzer,
and lock the doors again.
■Alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors will set the alarm
system. ( P. 6 5 )
■Conditions affecting the opera-
tion of the smart key system or
wireless remote control
P.104
■If the smart key system or the
wireless remote control does
not operate properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and
unlock the doors. ( P.356)
Replace the key battery with a new
one if it is depleted. ( P.304)
■If the battery is discharged
The doors cannot be locked and
unlocked using the smart key sys-
Multi-informa-
tion display/BeepUnlocking func- tion
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the
driver’s door
handle unlocks
only the driver’s
door.
Holding the front
passenger’s
door handle
unlocks all the
doors.
Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings once
Holding either
front door handle
unlocks all the
doors.
1033-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■Effective range (areas within
which the electronic key is
detected)
When locking or unlocking the
doors
The system can be operated when
the electronic key is within about 2.3
ft. (0.7 m) of an outside front door
handle and back door. (Only the
doors detecting t he key can be
operated.)
When starting the engine or
changing engine switch modes
The system can be operated when
the electronic key is inside the vehi-
cle.
■Alarms and warning messages
A combination of e xterior and inte-
rior buzzers as well as warning mes-
sages shown on the
multi-information display are used to
prevent theft of the vehicle and acci-
dents resulting from erroneous
operation. Take appropriate mea-
sures based on the displayed mes-
sage. ( P.330)
When only an ala rm sounds, cir-
cumstances and c orrection proce-
dures are as follows.
●Exterior buzzer sounds once for 5
seconds
●Interior buzzer sounds continu-
ously
■Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be
activated in ord er to prevent the
electronic key battery and the vehi-
cle battery from being discharged
while the vehicle is not operated for
a long time.
●In the following situations, the
smart key system may take some
time to unlock the doors.
• The electronic key has been left
within approximatel y 11 ft. (3.5 m)
of the outside of the vehicle for 2
minutes or longer.
• The smart key system has not been used for 5 days or longer.
●If the smart key system has not
been used for 14 days or longer,
the doors cannot be unlocked
from any door except the driver’s
door. In this case, hold the driver’s
door handle, or use the wireless
SituationCorrection
procedure
An attempt was
made to lock the
vehicle while a door
was open.Close all of
the doors
and lock the
doors again.
SituationCorrection procedure
The engine switch
was turned to ACC
while the driver’s
door was open (or
the driver’s door was
opened while the
engine switch was in
ACC).
Turn the
engine
switch off
and close
the driver’s
door.
The engine switch
was turned to off
while the driver’s
door was open.
Close the
driver’s door
1043-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
remote control or mechanical key
to unlock the doors.
■Electronic key battery-saving
function
●When battery-saving mode is set,
battery depletion is minimized by
stopping the electronic key from
receiving radio waves.
Press twice while pressing and
holding . Confirm that the elec-
tronic key indicator flashes 4 times.
While the battery-saving mode is
set, the smart key system cannot be
used. To cancel the function, press
any of the electronic key buttons.
●Electronic keys that will not be
used for long periods of time can
be set to the battery-saving mode
in advance.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart key system uses weak
radio waves. In the following situa-
tions, the communication between
the electronic key and the vehicle
may be affected, preventing the
smart key system, wireless remote
control and engine immobilizer sys-
tem from operating properly.
●When the electronic key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power
plant, gas station , radio station,
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio
waves or electrical noise
●When carrying a portable radio,
cellular phone, cordless phone or
other wireless communication
device
●When the electronic key is in con-
tact with, or is c overed by the fol-
lowing metallic objects
• Cards to which aluminum foil is
attached
• Cigarette boxes that have alumi-
num foil inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
•Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wirel ess keys (that
emit radio waves) are being used
nearby
●When carrying the electronic key
together with the following devices
that emit radio waves
• Another vehicle’s electronic key or a wireless key that emits radio
waves
• Personal computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint wit h a metallic con-
tent or metallic objects are
attached to the rear window
●When the electronic key is placed
near a battery charger or elec-
tronic devices
●When the vehicle is parked in a
pay parking spot where radio
waves are emitted
If the doors cannot be
locked/unlocked using the smart key
system, lock/unlock the doors by
performing any of the following:
●Bring the electronic key close to
either front door handle and oper-
ate the entry function.
●Operate the wireless remote con-
trol.
If the doors cannot be
locked/unlocked using the above
methods, use the mechanical key.
( P.356)
If the engine cannot be started using
the smart key system, refer to
P.357.