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uuChild Safety uSafety of Infants and Small Children
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Safe DrivingA child seat can be installed with a lap/should er belt in any rear seat or, if absolutely
necessary, the front passenger seat. 1.Place the child seat on the vehicle seat.
2. Route the seat belt through the child seat
according to the seat manufacturer’s
instructions, and insert the latch plate into
the buckle.
u Insert the latch plate fully until it clicks.
3. Slowly pull the shoulder part of the belt all
the way out until it stops. This activates the
lockable retractor.
4. Let the seat belt retract a few inches and
check that the retractor has switched
modes by pulling on the webbing. It should
not pull out again until it is reset by
removing the latch plate from the buckle.
u If you are able to pull the shoulder belt
out, the lockable retractor is not
activated. Slowly pull the seat belt all the
way out, and repeat steps 3 – 4.
■Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt1Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
A child seat that is not properly secured will not
adequately protect a child in a crash and may cause
injury to the child or other vehicle occupants.
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Safe Driving
5. Grab the shoulder part of the seat belt near
the buckle, and pull up to remove any slack
from the lap part of the belt.
u When doing this, place your weight on
the child seat and push it into the vehicle
seat.
6. Make sure the child seat is firmly secured by
rocking it forward and back and side to
side; less than one inch of movement
should occur near the seat belt.
7. Make sure any unused seat belt that a child
can reach is buckled, the lockable retractor
is activated, and the be lt is fully retracted
and locked.1 Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
To deactivate a lockable retractor, release the buckle
and allow the seat belt to wind up all the way.
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Anti-lock Brake
System (ABS)
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●If it comes on at any other time,
there is a problem with the ABS.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer. Wi th this indicator on,
your vehicle still has normal braking ability but
no anti-lock function.
2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 535
Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you set the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
●Comes on if a problem with any
of the following is detected:
-Supplemental restraint system
- Side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Seat belt tensioner
●Stays on constantly or does not come on
at all - Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
Auto High-Beam
Indicator●Comes on when all the operating
conditions of the Auto high-
beam are met.
2 Auto High-Beam P. 176—
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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Lights On
Indicator
●Comes on when the light switch
in a position other than OFF or
when the switch is set to AUTO
and the exterior lights come on.●If you set the power mode to ACCESSORY or
VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) while the exterior lights
are on, a chime sounds when the driver’s door
is opened.
—
Fog Light
Indicator*
●Comes on when the fog lights
are on.
——
Immobilizer
System Indicator
●Comes on briefly when you set
the power mode to ON, then
goes off.
●Comes on if the immobilizer
system cannot recognize the key
information.
●Blinks - You cannot start the engine. Set the
power mode to VEHICL E OFF (LOCK), then
select the ON mode again.
●Repeatedly blinks - The system may be
malfunctioning. Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer.
●Do not attempt to alter this system or add
other devices to it. Electrical problems can
occur.
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* Not available on all models
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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
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. 510—
●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. Th e 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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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
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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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)
with Low Speed
Follow Indicator
(Green)
●Comes on when ACC with Low
Speed Follow is in operation, but
the temperature inside the front
sensor camera is too high. ACC
with Low Speed Follow cancels
automatically. Th e 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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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
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. 537
●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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Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears if there is a problem with the starter system.●Hold the ENGINE START/STOP button up to 15
seconds to start the engine.
2 Starting the Engine P. 464
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
●Appears when you set the power mode to ACCESSORY
or ON.2Starting the Engine P. 464
●Appears when the engine does not restart automatically
due to the following reason:
-The hood is open.
- There is a problem in the sy stem that disables Auto
Idle Stop.●Follow the normal procedure to start the engine.
2 Starting the Engine P. 464●Close the hood.
●Appears when the steering wheel is locked.●Move the steering wheel left and right while pressing
the ENGINE START/STOP button.
U.S.
Canada
Canadian models
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Instrument Panel
MessageConditionExplanation
●Appears if there is a problem with the Auto high-beam.●Manually operate the headlight switch.●If you are driving with th e high-beam headlights when
this happens, the headlights are changed to low beams.
●Appears when the Auto high-b eam is in operation, or
the headlight switch is turned in AUTO, but there the
temperature inside the camera is too high. The Auto
high-beam cancels automatically.●Use the climate control sy stem to cool down the
camera.
●Goes off - The camera has been cooled down. Turing
the headlight switch in AUTO can resume the system.
2Front Sensor Camera P. 487
●Appears 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 appear when driving in bad weather (rain, snow,
fog, etc.)
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if the message
comes back on after you cl eaned the area around the
camera.
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