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This section gives you important
inf ormation about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
inf ants and children in your vehicle.
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Important Safety Precautions .6
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features .7
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Seat Belts .8
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Airbags .9
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Protecting Adults and Teens .11
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1. Close and Lock the Doors .11
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2. Adjust the Front Seats .13
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs .14
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints .14
5. Fasten and Position the
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Seat Belts .15
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .17
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .17
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Additional Safety Precautions .18 Additional Inf ormation About
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Your Seat Belts .19
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Seat Belt System Components .19
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .20
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners .21
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Seat Belt Maintenance .22
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags .23
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Airbag System Components .23
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .25
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How Your Side Airbags Work .29
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
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Work .31
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How the SRS Indicator Works .31
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .32
How the Passenger Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .33
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Airbag Service .34
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Additional Safety Precautions .34
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines .36
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained .36 All Children Should Sit in a
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Back Seat .37
The Passenger’s Front Airbag .........
Can Pose Serious Risks .37
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children .39
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention .39
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Additional Safety Precautions .39
Protecting Inf ants and .........................
Small Children .41
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Protecting Inf ants .41
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Protecting Small Children .42
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Selecting a Child Seat .43
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Installing a Child Seat .44
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With LATCH .46
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With a Lap/Shoulder Belt .48
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With a Tether .50
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Protecting Larger Children .51
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Checking Seat Belt Fit .51
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Using a Booster Seat .52
When Can a Larger Child Sit
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in Front .53
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Additional Safety Precautions .54
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .55
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Saf ety Labels .56
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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See pages f or important
guidelines on how to properly
protect inf ants, small children, and
larger children who ride in your
vehicle. After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors are closed
and locked.
The f ollowing pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect the driver, adult passengers,
and teenage children who are large
enough and mature enough to drive
or ride in the f ront.
You will also hear a beep when you
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position, and each time you open
any door or the trunk with the key in
the ON (II) position.
The above illustration shows that all
doors and the trunk are open.
Your vehicle has a door/
trunk open indicator (red)
on the instrument panel to indicate
when any door or the trunk lid is not
tightly closed.
See page f or how to lock the
doors, and page f or how the door/
trunk open indicator works.
Your vehicle also has a door and
trunk open indicator on the multi-
inf ormation display to indicate when
a specif ic door or the trunk is not
tightly closed. You will see the
appropriate indicator(s) f or each
condition.
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Protecting A dults and Teens
Introduction Close and L ock the Doors 1.
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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To unlock the belt, press the red
PRESSbuttononthebuckle.Guide
the belt across your body so that it
retracts completely. Af ter exiting the
vehicle, be sure the belt is out of the
way and will not get closed in the
door.
The lap/shoulder belt goes over
your shoulder, across your chest,
and across your hips.
To fasten the belt, insert the latch
plate into the buckle, then tug on the
belt to make sure the buckle is
latched (see page f or how to
properly position the belt).
Any items under the f ront
passenger’s seat.
Any object(s) hanging on the seat
or in the seat-back pocket.
Any object(s) touching the rear of
the seat-back.
If the indicator comes on or the
beeper sounds when the driver’s seat
belt is latched and there is no f ront
seat passenger and no items on the
front seat, something may be
interf ering with the monitoring
system. Look f or and remove:
All seat belts have an emergency
locking retractor. In normal driving,
the retractor lets you move f reely in
your seat while it keeps some
tension on the belt. During a collision
or sudden stop, the retractor
automatically locks the belt to help
restrain your body.
The seat belts in all positions except
the driver’s have a lockable retractor
that must be activated to secure a
child seat (see page ).
If no obstructions are f ound, have
your vehicle checked by a dealer. 15
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Additional Inf ormation About Your Seat Belts
L ap/Shoulder Belt
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Children
who play in vehicles can
accidentally get trapped inside.
Teach your children not to play in
or around vehicles. Know how to
operate the emergency trunk
opener and decide if your children
should be shown how to use this
feature(seepage ).
If a child wraps a loose
seat belt around their neck, they
can be seriously or f atally injured.
(See pages and f or how to
activate and deactivate the
lockable retractor.)
This can prevent
children f rom accidentally f alling
out (see page ). Leaving children without
adult supervision is illegal in most
states and Canadian provinces,
and can be very hazardous.
For example, infants and small
childrenleftinavehicleonahot
day can die f rom heatstroke. A
child lef t alone with the key in the
ignition switch can accidentally set
the vehicle in motion, possibly
injuring themselves or others.
Even very young
children learn how to unlock
vehicle doors, turn on the ignition
switch, and open the trunk, which
can lead to accidental injury or
death.
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L ock all doors and t he t runk when
your vehicle is not in use.
Make sure any unused seat belt
t hat a child can reach is buckled,the lockable retractor is activated,and the belt is f ully retracted andlocked.
Use t he childproof door locks t oprevent children f rom opening t herear doors. Do not leave children alone in a
vehicle.
K eep vehicle keys/remot etransmitters out of the reach ofchildren.
Protecting Children General Guidelines
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An inf ant must be properly
restrained in a rear-f acing, reclining
child seat until the child reaches the
seat maker’s weight or height limit
f or the seat, and the child is at least
one year old.A rear-f acing child seat can be placed
in any seating position in the back
seat, but not in the f ront.
If the passenger’s front airbag
inflates, it can hit the back of the
child seat with enough f orce to kill or
seriously injure an inf ant.
When properly installed, a rear-
f acing child seat may prevent the
driver or a f ront passenger f rom
moving their seat as far back as
recommended, or f rom locking their
seat-back in the desired position.
It can also interf ere with proper
operation of the passenger’s
advanced front airbag system.
If placed
f acing f orward, an inf ant could be
very seriously injured during a
f rontal collision.
Only a rear-f acing child seat provides
proper support f or a baby’s head,
neck, and back.
Two types of seats may be used: a
seat designed exclusively f or inf ants,
or a convertible seat used in the rear-
f acing, reclining mode.
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Protecting Inf ants
Child Seat T ype Never put a
rear-f acing child seat in t he f ront seat .
Rear-f acing Child Seat Placement
Do not put a rear-f acing child seat in a f orward-f acing position.
Protecting Inf ants and Small Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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When not using the LATCH system,
all child seats must be secured to the
vehicle with the lap part of a lap/
shoulder belt.With the child seat in the desired
seating position, route the belt
through the child seat according
to the seat maker’s instructions,
then insert the latch plate into the
buckle.To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops,
then let the belt feed back into the
retractor.
Af ter the belt has retracted, tug on
it. If the belt is locked, you will not
be able to pull it out. If you can pull
thebeltout,itisnotlocked,and
you will need to repeat these steps.
In addition, the lap/shoulder belts in
all seating positions except the
driver’s have a lockable retractor
that must be activated to secure a
child seat.
1. 2.
3.
Installing a Child Seat with a L ap/
Shoulder Belt
Installing a Child Seat
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Af ter conf irming that the belt is
locked, grab the shoulder part of
the belt near the buckle, and pull
up to remove any slack from the
lap part of the belt. Remember, if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
the child seat will not be secure.Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verify that it is secure enough to
stay upright during normal driving
maneuvers. If the child seat is not
secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract f ully, then repeat these
steps.
To remove slack, it may help to
putweightonthechildseat,or
push on the back of the seat while
pulling up on the belt. To deactivate the lockable retractor
andremoveachildseat,unlatchthe
buckle, unroute the seat belt, and let
the belt fully retract.
4. 5.
Installing a Child Seat
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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This section gives inf ormation about
the controls and displays that
contribute to the daily operation of
your vehicle. All the essential
controls are within easy reach............................
Control Locations .58 ............................
Instrument Panel .59
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Instrument Panel Indicators .60
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Gauges .68
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Multi-Inf ormation Display .70
Controls Near the Steering
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Wheel .109
Windshield Wipers and .....................................
Washers .110
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Turn Signals and Headlights .111
Automatic Lighting Off ...................................
Feature .113
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Daytime Running Lights .114
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Fog Lights .115
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Instrument Panel Brightness .115
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Hazard Warning Button .117
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Rear Window Def ogger .117
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Steering Wheel Adjustments .118
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Keys and Locks .119
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Immobilizer System .121
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Ignition Switch .122
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Door Locks .124
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Childproof Door Locks .125
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Remote Transmitter .126
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Trunk .130
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Trunk Main Switch .131
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Emergency Trunk Opener .132 ...............................................
Seats .134
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Power Seat Adjustments .134
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Driver’s Lumbar Support .135
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Head Restraints .135
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Folding the Rear Seats .138
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Seat Heaters .141
Driving Position Memory
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System .142
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Mirrors .145
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Adjusting the Power Mirrors .145
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Power Mirror Heaters .146
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Power Windows .147
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Moonroof .151
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Parking Brake .153
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Interior Convenience Items .154
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Beverage Holders .155
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Accessory Power Sockets .156
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Console Compartment .156
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Glove Box .157
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Sunglasses Holder .158
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Sun Visors .159
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Vanity Mirror .159
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Driver’s Pocket .159
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Center Pockets .160
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Coat Hook .160
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Interior Lights .161
Instruments and Controls
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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The childproof door locks are
designed to prevent children seated
in the rear f rom accidentally opening
the rear doors. Each rear door has a
lock lever near the edge. With the
lever in the LOCK position (lever is
down), the door cannot be opened
f rom the inside regardless of the
position of the lock tab. To open the
door, push the lock tab f orward and
use the outside door handle.
If you f orget and leave the key in the
ignition switch, lockout prevention
will not allow you to lock the driver’s
door. With any door open and the
key in the ignition switch, locking
with master door lock switch is
disabled. If the driver’s door is
closed, the lock tab on the driver’s
door is not disabled. Pulling the
driver’s lock tab rearward will lock
all doors. If you try to lock an open
driver’s door by pulling the lock tab
rearward, the driver’s door lock tab
pops out and unlocks the driver’s
door.
When you shif t to P af ter driving, the
driver’s door unlocks.
When the vehicle speed reaches
about 10 mph (15 km/h) or more, all
the doors lock automatically.
To lock any passenger’s door when
getting out of the vehicle, pull the
lock tab rearward and close the door.
To lock the driver’s door, remove the
key f rom the ignition switch, pull the
locktabrearwardorpushthefront
of the master switch, then close the
door.
Def ault setting L ockout Prevent ion
Childproof Door L ocks
Door L ocks
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Unlock
Lock LEVER
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As a saf ety f eature, your vehicle has
a release lever on the trunk latch so
the trunk can be opened f rom the
inside.
To open the trunk, push the release
leverinthedirectionindicatedbythe
arrow.Parents should decide if their
children should be shown how to use
this feature.
For more inf ormation about child
saf ety, see page .
Remove the rear lef t side head
restraint by pressing the release
button.
If the power door lock system cannot
unlock the trunk, unlock and open it
manually f rom inside the vehicle.
To unlock and open the trunk:
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1.
Emergency T runk Opener Unlocking and Opening the
T runk Manually
Trunk
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TRUNK RELEASE LEVER
RELEASE
BUTTON
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