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Make any steering wheel adjustment
before you start driving.
Adjusting the steering wheel
position while driving may
cause you to lose control of the
vehicle and be seriously injured
in a crash.
Adjust the steering wheel only
when the vehicle is stopped.
Move the steering wheel in, out, up,
or down by pushing and holding the
adjustment switch in that direction.Release the switch when the steering
wheel reaches the desired position.
Make sure the steering wheel points
towards your chest, not toward your
face, and that you can see the
instrument panel gauges and
indicators.
ADJUSTMENT SWITCH
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Pressing the
button while the
heater is running will switch the
system to the HI setting air
ventilation mode.
To ventilate the seat, press the
button. The indicator (blue) next to
the button will come on. The air
ventilation system has four settings:
HI －Three indicators on.
MID －Two indicators on.
LO －One indicator on.
OFF －All indicators off.
Pressing the
button while the air
ventilation is running will switch the
system to the HI setting heater
mode. Follow these precautions whenever
you use the seat heaters and the seat
ventilation:
•
If the engine is left idling for an
extended period, do not use the
seat heaters, even on the LO
setting. It can weaken the battery,
causing hard starting.
A multi-information display message
may inform you when the battery
charge is getting low.
See page 82 for more information. Power Windows
Turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position to raise or lower any
window. To open a window, push the
switch down and hold it. Release the
switch when you want the window to
stop. Pull back on the switch and
hold it to close the window.DRIVER'S WINDOW
SWITCH
MAIN SWITCH
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If your vehicle's battery is
disconnected or goes dead, or the
driver's window fuse is removed, the
AUTO function may be disabled. If
the AUTO function is disabled, the
power window system will need to be
reset after reconnecting the battery
or installing the fuse.1. Start the engine. Push down and hold the driver's window switch
until the window is fully open.
2. Pull and hold the driver's window switch to close the window
completely, then hold the switch
for about 2 seconds.
If the power windows do not operate
properly after resetting, have your
vehicle checked by your dealer. Opening the Windows and
Moonroof with the Remote
Transmitter
You can open all of the windows and
the moonroof from outside with the
remote transmitter.
1. Press the UNLOCK button once to
unlock the driver's door.
2. Press the UNLOCK button a second time, and hold it. All the
doors unlock, and all four windows
and moonroof start to open. To
stop the windows and moonroof,
release the button.
3. To open the windows and moonroof further, press the button
again (within 10 seconds of step 1)
and hold it. If the windows and the
moonroof stop before the desired
position, repeat steps 1 and 2.
You cannot close the windows or the
moonroof with the remote
transmitter. Opening/Closing the Windows
and Moonroof with the Key
You can open and close the windows
and moonroof with the key in the
driver's door lock.
To open:
1. Insert the key in the driver's door
lock.
2. Turn the key clockwise, then release it.
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3. Turn the key clockwise again, andhold it. All four windows and the
moonroof start to open. To stop
the windows and the moonroof,
release the key.
4. To open the windows and the moonroof further, turn and hold
the key again (within 10 seconds
of step 2).
To close: 1. Insert the key in the driver's door lock.
2. Turn the key counterclockwise, then release it.
3. Turn the key counterclockwise again, and hold it. All four windows
and the moonroof start to close. To
stop the windows and the
moonroof, release the key. 4. To close the windows and the
moonroof further, turn and hold
the key again (within 10 seconds
of step 2).
Auto reverse does not work when
closing the windows and moonroof
with the key.
NOTE: If the windows and the
moonroof stop before the desired
position, repeat steps 2 and 3. Moonroof
To open the moonroof fully, pull back
the moonroof switch firmly. The
moonroof opens all the way. To stop
the moonroof from opening fully,
push the switch briefly.
MOONROOF SWITCH
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Loading DiscsYour vehicle's in-dash disc changer
holds up to six discs.1. To load all disc, press the LOAD button until you hear a beep and
see ‘‘LOAD ’’in the display. To load
only one disc, press and release
the LOAD button.
2. The disc number for an empty position begins blinking.
3. Insert the disc into the disc slot when the green disc load indicator
comes on. Insert it only about
halfway; the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY ’’in the display while the
disc load indicator turns red and
blinks as the disc is loaded. You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this unit.
4. When the disc load indicator turns green and ‘‘LOAD ’’appears in the
display again, insert the next disc
in the slot. Do not try to insert a
disc until ‘‘LOAD ’’appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
5. Repeat this until all six positions are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system begins
playing the last disc loaded.
You can also load a disc into an
empty position while a disc is playing
by pressing the appropriate preset
button. The system stops playing the
current disc and starts the loading
sequence. It then plays the disc just
loaded.
Text Data Display FunctionEach time you press the TITLE
button, the display shows you the
text data on a disc, if the disc was
recorded with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the folder and file name, and the
album, artist, and track tag.
With the folder name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
When you press and release the
TITLE button while a disc without
text data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFOMATION ’’on the display.
The display shows up to about 16
characters of selected text data (the
folder name, file name, etc.).
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Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category. While the RDS category
is selected, move the interface selector
to the left or the right to select SCAN.
When you press and release ENTER to
select the RDS category, RDS program
SCAN starts. The system will scan for a
station with a strong signal in the
selected RDS category. You will also
see the selected RDS category name
blinking in the audio display while
scanning it. When the system finds
one, it will stop and play that station for
about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will scan
for the next strong station and play it
for 10 seconds. When it plays a station
that you want to listen to, press the
CANCEL button.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the audio display, then
‘‘ NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the navigation screen and
the system will go back to the last
selected station.
Radio Text DisplayThis function displays the radio text
information of the selected RDS
station.
If the selected RDS station has the
radio text information, you will see
the text indicator on the navigation
screen.
To activate radio text display, use the
interface dial. Push the interface
selector down, and turn the interface
dial to select Read Radio Text. Press
ENTER on the interface selector to
enter the setting.
TEXT INDICATOR
RDS RADIO TEXT ICON
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To avoid transmission damage, come
to a complete stop before shifting
into Park. You must also press the
release button to shift into park. The
shift lever must be in Park before
you can remove the key from the
ignition switch.
Reverse (R)－Press the brake
pedal and the release button on the
front of the shift lever to shift from
Park to reverse. To shift from reverse
to neutral, come to a complete stop,
and then shift. Press the release
button before shifting into reverse
from neutral.
Neutral (N) －Use neutral if you
need to restart a stalled engine, or if
it is necessary to stop briefly with the
engine idling. Shift to the Park
position if you need to leave your
vehicle for any reason. Press on the
brake pedal when you are moving
the shift lever from neutral to
another gear. Drive (D)
－Use this position for
your normal driving. The
transmission automatically selects a
suitable gear (1 through 6) for your
speed and acceleration. You may
notice the transmission shifting up at
higher engine speeds when the
engine is cold. This helps the engine
warm up faster. S Position (S)
－To shift into the S
position, press the release button on
the front of the shift lever, and move
the lever to S. This position is similar
to D, except only gears from first to
fifth are selected. (When shifting up
automatically, the vehicle speed is
higher than when in the D position.)
The S position keeps the
transmission from cycling between
fourth, fifth, and sixth gears in stop-
and-go driving.
With the shift lever in D or S, you
can also use the paddle shifters to
shift the transmission up or down.
Once you begin to use the paddle
shifters in S, the transmission will no
longer upshift or downshift
automatically. For more information
of driving with the paddle shifters,
see page 443.
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Automatic Transmission
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To upshift, pull the＋(right) paddle
shifter. To downshift, pull the －
(left) paddle shifter.
When you accelerate from a stop, the
transmission starts in first gear, and
shifts from first to second
automatically. You must manually
upshift between second and sixth
gears. Make sure you upshift before
the engine speed reaches the
tachometer's red zone.
The transmission remains in the
selected gear (6, 5, 4, 3, or 2). There
is no automatic downshift when you
push the accelerator pedal to the
floor.
When you are driving, the
transmission downshifts to the lower
gear under the following conditions:●
The vehicle slows down to a
certain speed.
●
You press the brake pedal. Downshifting with the paddle shifter
allows you to increase the engine
braking when going down steep or
long hills, and provides more power
when climbing uphills. You can
upshift the transmission manually to
reduce the rpm.
The transmission also shifts
automatically as the vehicle comes to
a complete stop. It downshifts to first
gear when the vehicle speed reaches
6 mph (9 km/h) or less.
The automatic transmission will not
allow you to shift up or down if:
●
You downshift before the engine
speed reaches the highest
threshold of the lower gear.
If you try to do this, the gear
position indicator will flash the
number of the lower gear several
times, then return to a higher gear.
●
You cannot upshift with the paddle
shifter before the engine speed
reaches the lowest threshold of the
higher gear.
●
You try to shift to third or a higher
gear when the vehicle is
stationary.
●
You press both paddle shifters at
the same time.
●
You press one of the two paddle
shifters while another paddle
shifter is being pressed.
●
The vehicle detects that you are
driving uphill or downhill.
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Starting in Second GearWhen you are in sequential shift
mode, and the vehicle is stopped,
pull the＋(right) paddle shifter to
shift to second gear. You will see ‘‘2’’
in the display. Starting in second
gear helps to reduce wheelspin in
deep snow or on a slippery surface. Recommended Shift Points
Drive in the highest gear that lets the
engine run and accelerate smoothly.
This will give you good fuel economy
and effective emissions control. The
following shift points are
recommended:
Shift Up Normal acceleration
1st to 2nd
2nd to 3rd
3rd to 4th4th to 5th
5th to 6th 15 mph (24 km/h)
25 mph (40 km/h)
40 mph (64 km/h)
45 mph (72 km/h)
50 mph (80 km/h)
Driving with the Paddle Shifters
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Your vehicle is equipped with a tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
that turns on every time you start the
engine and monitors the pressure in
your tires while driving.
Each tire has its own pressure
sensor. If the air pressure of a tire
becomes significantly low, the sensor
in that tire immediately sends a
signal that causes the low tire
pressure/TPMS indicator in the
instrument panel to come on. If this
happens, you will see which tire is
losing pressure on the multi-
information display along with a
‘‘CHECK TIRE PRESSURE ’’
message.
Low Tire Pressure/
TPMS Indicator
When the low tire pressure/TPMS
indicator is on, one or more of your
tires is significantly underinflated.
You should stop and check your tires
as soon as possible, and inflate them
to the proper pressure as indicated
on the vehicle's tire information
placard.
It is possible that the pressures
shown on the multi-information
display and the pressures you
manually measure are slightly
different.
If the difference is significant or you
cannot make the low tire pressure/
TPMS indicator and message on the
multi-information display go out after
inflating the tires to the specified
values, have your dealer check the
system as soon as possible. If you think you can safely drive a
short distance to a service station,
proceed slowly to the station, then
inflate the tire to the recommended
pressure.
If the tire is flat, or if the tire pressure
is too low to continue driving, replace
the tire with the compact spare tire
(see page 545).
Driving on a significantly under-
inflated tire causes the tire to
overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under-inflation also reduces fuel
efficiency and tire tread life, and may
affect the vehicle's handling and
stopping ability.
Because tire pressure varies by
temperature and other conditions,
the low tire pressure/TPMS
indicator may come on unexpectedly.
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
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