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Security System
Alarm Indicator
●Blinks when the security system
alarm has been set.
2Security System Alarm P. 163—
System Message
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on along with a beep
when a problem is detected. A
system message on the MID
appears at the same time.
●While the indicator is on, roll the multi-
function steering wheel control to see the
message again.
●Refer to the Indicators information in this
chapter when a system message appears on
the MID. Take the appropriate action for the
message.
●The MID does not return to the normal screen
unless the warning is canceled, or the multi-
function steering-wheel controls is rolled.
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Keyless Access
System Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on as soon as a problem is
detected in the keyless access
system or keyless starting system.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
Super Handling-
All Wheel DriveTM
( SH-AWD ®)
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the SH-AWD ® system.
●Blinks when the differential
temperature is too high.
●Stays on constantly - The engine drives the
front wheels only in this state. Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.
●Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe place,
put the transmission into
(P, and idle the
engine until the indica tor goes off. If the
indicator does not stop blinking, take your
vehicle to a dealer.
2 Super Handling-All Wheel DriveTM (SH-
AWD® )* P. 523
* Not available on all models
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Auto Idle Stop
Indicator (Green)*
●Comes on when Auto Idle Stop is
in operation. The engine
automatically shuts off.
2Auto Idle Stop* P. 480—
Auto Idle Stop
System Indicator
(Amber)
*
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Blinks if there is a problem with
the Auto Idle Stop System.
●Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.
●Comes on when Auto Idle Stop
System has been turned off by
Auto Idle Stop OFF Button.
2Auto Idle Stop System ON/OFF P. 481
* Not available on all models
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Lane Keeping
Assist System
(LKAS ) Indicator
(Amber)●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the LKAS.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
Lane Keeping
Assist System
( LKAS ) Indicator
(Green)
●Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.2Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS)
P. 509—
●Comes on when the LKAS is in
operation, or the LKAS button is
pressed, but the temperature
inside the front sensor camera is
too high. The LKAS cancels
automatically. The beeper sounds
simultaneously.●Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.
●Goes off - The camera has been cooled down
and the system activates normally.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487
●Comes on when the area around
the camera is blocked by dirt,
mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in a
safe place, and wipe it off with a
soft cloth.
●May come on when driving in
bad weather (rain, snow, fog,
etc.)
●Have your vehicle checke d by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.
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Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM)
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you change the power
mode to ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the RDM system.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Comes on when the RDM system
shuts itself off.●Stays on - The temperature inside the camera
is too high.
Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.
The system activates when the temperature
inside the camera cools down.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487
●Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in
a safe place, and wipe it off with a soft cloth.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.
2Front Sensor Camera P. 487
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Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow (LSF)
Indicator (Amber)●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with ACC with LSF.
●Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
Adaptive Cruise
Control ( ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow (LSF)
Indicator (Green)
●Comes on when you press the
MAIN button.2Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low
Speed Follow (LSF) P. 489—
●Comes on if anything covers the
radar sensor cover and prevents
the sensor from detecting a
vehicle in front.
●May come on when driving in bad
weather (rain, s now, fog, etc.)
●ACC has been automatically
canceled.
●When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off dirt using
a soft cloth.
●Have your vehicle checke d by a dealer if the
message does not disappear even after you
clean the sensor cover.
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Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow (LSF)
Indicator (Green)
●Comes on when ACC with LSF is
in operation, but the temperature
inside the front sensor camera is
too high. ACC with LSF cancels
automatically. The beeper sounds
simultaneously.●Use the climate control system to cool down
the camera.
●Goes off - The camera has been cooled down
and the system activates normally.
●Comes on when the area around
the camera is blocked by dirt,
mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in a
safe place, and wipe it off with a
soft cloth.
●May come on when driving in
bad weather (rain, snow, fog,
etc.)
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
indicator and message come back on after
you cleaned the area around the camera.
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Collision
Mitigation Braking
System
TM
(CMBSTM)
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you change the power
mode to ON, then goes off.
●Comes on when you deactivate
the CMBSTM. A multi-information
display message appears for five
seconds.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the CMBSTM.
●Stays on constantly without the CMBSTM
off - Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
2Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM
(CMBSTM) P. 536
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Collision
Mitigation Braking
System
TM
(CMBSTM)
Indicator
●Comes on when the CMBSTM
system shuts itself off.●Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your vehicle in
a safe place, and wipe it off with a soft cloth.
2Front Sensor Camera P. 487
●When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off dirt using
a soft cloth.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the
message does not disappear even after you
clean the sensor cover.
2 Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM
(CMBSTM) P. 536
●Stays on - The temperature inside the camera
is too high. Use the climate control system to
cool down the camera. The system activates
when the temperature inside the camera cools
down.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 487
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Blind spot
information (BSI)
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Stays on while BSI is turned off.
—
●Comes on when mud, snow, or
ice accumulates in the vicinity of
sensor.●Comes on while driving - Remove the
obstacle in the vicinity of sensor.
2 Blind spot information (BSI) System*
P. 520
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the system.●Comes on while driving - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
Models with BSI
* Not available on all models
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