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Do not run the engine with this light
on. It could damage the engine.
When this light comes on while
driving, a warning tone also sounds.
The oil level varies while the engine
is running right after it has stopped
or if the vehicle is on uneven
ground. As a result, the red engine
oil pressure warning light may
light up.
When checking the oil level for
Diesel engines, press the engine oil
level check switch on level ground
while the engine is cool. The red
engine oil pressure warning light in
combination with the green engine
oil level indicator light can indicate if
the engine oil level is OK or low.
While driving, on vehicles with the
5.2L diesel engine, this light will
also activate the engine alarm and
automatic shutdown system.
For gasoline vehicles, when this
warning light comes on, and the oil
level is correct, the lubrication
system may be faulty. See your
dealer for service.See
Engine Oil Level Indicator Light
0 90 and Engine Oil (Gasoline)
0 257 orEngine Oil (Diesel) 0251.
Engine Oil Level Indicator
Light
When the engine oil level check
switch is pushed with the engine
control switch in LOCK, the green
engine oil level indicator light will
come on if the engine oil level
is OK.
See Engine Oil Pressure Light 089
and Engine Oil (Gasoline) 0257 or
Engine Oil (Diesel) 0251.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
(DEF) Warning Light
This light should come on briefly
when the engine control switch is
turned to the ON position, and go off
when the engine has started.
This light comes on as a warning
related to the selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) system. If this light
comes on, check the DEF gauge.
Add DEF if necessary. If DEF level
is OK, have your vehicle serviced
by your dealer.
Also see Diesel Exhaust Fluid
0 189.
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DIC Menu Items
Use the DIC selector to access the
following menu items.
Language
Select English, French, or Spanish
by turning the DIC selector
clockwise or counterclockwise.
Fuel Economy
The system calculates and stores
the distance traveled and fuel
consumption while driving to
encourage the operator to drive the
vehicle economically. Press the DIC
selector once or more to select fuel
economy. Turn the selectorclockwise or counterclockwise to
toggle through the items: average
fuel economy, per trip fuel economy,
and instantaneous fuel economy.
.
Average Fuel Economy:
Indicates the average fuel
economy over the total distance
traveled.
. Per Trip Fuel Economy:
Indicates the per trip fuel
economy based on the mileage
in the TRIP B.
. Instantaneous Fuel Economy:
Indicates the fuel economy at a
given moment while driving.
How to Reset the Per Trip Fuel
Economy
Per trip fuel economy is also cleared
when you reset the TRIP B to zero.
Voltmeter
The voltmeter shows the current
status of the charge of the battery.
Green indicates the current status of
the charge of the battery. Red means the battery voltage is
too low or too high. If the voltmeter
sign appears in red, have the
vehicle checked and serviced at
your dealer. During or immediately
after the engine is started, a red
abnormal L voltage may display on
the DIC. If the warning disappears
after the engine has started, there is
no problem with the battery voltage.
Calendar and Clock
{Warning
The calendar and clock can be
set only while the vehicle is
stationary. When setting the
calendar or clock, park your
vehicle in a safe place where
stopping or parking is permitted
and that is well clear of traffic.
Press the DIC selector once or
more to select the calendar. Press
and hold the DIC selector to enter
the clock setting screen. The year
segment will flash. Turn the DIC
selector clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or
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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 103
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 105
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
Turning the light control switch to
the following positions will cause the
relevant lights to illuminate.
The light control switch can be used
when the engine control switch is
placed in the LOCK or ACC
position. Do not operate the
combination lights for an extended
time period with the engine stopped.
Otherwise, the battery may go dead,
making it impossible to restart the
engine.
9: Turns off all exterior lights.
;:Turns on the parking lights
including all exterior lights, except
the headlights.
2: Turns on the headlights
together with the parking lights,
sidemarker lights, roofmarker lights,
taillights, license plate light, and
instrument panel lights.
When you start the engine in
daytime, with the lighting switch off,
and release the parking brake, the
daytime running lights will come on.
See Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
Indicator Light 092 and Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0105.
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Hazard Warning Flashers
Use the hazard warning light flasher
to warn other drivers any time your
vehicle becomes a traffic hazard,
day or night. With the engine control
switch in any position or the key
removed, when this switch is
pressed, all of the turn signal lights
and the turn signal indicator lights
flash to signal an emergency. To
turn off the hazard lights, press the
switch again.
Do not leave the hazard warning
light flasher operating for an
extended time period with theengine stopped. Otherwise, the
battery may go dead, making it
impossible to restart the engine.
Both indicator lights flash when the
hazard warning flasher switch is
operated irrespective of the position
of the engine control switch.
The individual turn signals do not
work when the hazard flasher is
turned on.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
When turning left or right, move the
lever up or down to flash the turn
signal light.
When the turn is completed, the
signal will cancel and the lever will
return to horizontal.
If the steering wheel is only turned a
small amount, turn off the signal
manually. Lightly press and hold the
lever up or down when overtaking or
changing lanes. The turn signal light
continues flashing as long as the
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Audio Players
CD Player
CD Operations
(1) Eject button
(2) FLD/CH button
(3) CD slot
(4) TUNE/TRACK button
(5) Volume control button
(6) USB terminal
(7) Mini jack
(8) FUNC/DISP button
(9) MODE/Power buttonPlaying CDs (When There is No
CD Inserted)
Insert a CD into the CD slot with the
label side (printed side) facing up.
The power will switch on and
playback will start automatically.
At the start of the playback of a CD,
track (music file) number will be
indicated on the display. Playing CDs (When There is a CD
Inserted)
Press the "MODE" button when the
power is on. "DISC" will appear and
playback will resume from where it
was stopped.
Switching the Displayed Items on
the Display
Every time the "DISP" button is
pressed for 1 second or more, the
track (file) number and elapsed time
is switched.
Check that there is no CD in the
player before inserting a CD.
Forcibly inserting a CD could
damage the CD or cause the player
to malfunction.
Fast Forwarding/Fast Reversing
Press and hold the "TRACK" button
("
y z") during playback to
advance the music forward or
backward quickly. Fast forward or
fast reverse is stopped and the
music is played back when the
"TRACK" button ("
y z") is
released.
y: Fast forward.
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"RDM OFF": Random playback
is off.
"RDM ON": Files in the disc are
randomly played back.
"FLD RDM ON": The files
stored inside the folder are
randomly played back.
Root Directory
For CD (MP3/WMA):
When the "FLD" button is pressed
for 1 second or more, the first folder
in the disc is selected to start
playback.
Ejecting the CD
Press the “Eject”button ("
X") to
stop playback and eject the CD.
Stopping CD Playback
To stop the playback of a CD:
. Eject the CD.
. Switch to another audio mode.
. Turn off the power. If an Error Appears in the Display
If a problem occurs with the CD
during playback, an error appears in
the display.
Message/Description
E1 This message appears
when the disc is stained or
damaged.
Check if the inserted disc is
stained or upside-down.
When the disc is dirty, clean
the disc. The upside-down
disc must be taken out and
inserted correctly. Do not
use a scratched or
bent disc.
E2 This message appears
when the player cannot be
operated because of some
problems.
The disc must be ejected
from the player. Message/Description
E6 This message appears
when there is no playable
music data recorded on the
CD-R/RW disc or it is
recorded in a format that is
not playable.
Insert a CD-R/RW disc that
contains playable
music data.
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USB Port
USB Memory Operations
Playing Music Downloaded in USB
Flash Memory
Insert the USB device that stores
music data into the USB terminal.
After the music data is recognized,
the playback will start.
Connect the USB device in a way
that will not impede your driving.
The improper way of connecting the
device may disturb your driving and
cause a traffic accident.
Do not connect, disconnect,
or operate the USB device while
driving. Stop the vehicle in a safe
location and perform these
operations.When removing the USB flash
memory, turn off ("LOCK") the
engine control switch or select the
other mode (e.g. FM or AM mode).
Selecting the USB Mode
Pressing the "MODE" button and
displaying "USB" when the USB
device is connected allows you to
switch from another audio mode to
the USB mode.
When playback of the music file is
started, the file number in the folder
being played back is shown on the
display.
When switching to another mode
from the USB mode, then returning
to the USB mode, it allows you to
return to the music file that was
played last.
Fast Forwarding/Fast Reversing
Press and hold the "TRACK" button
("
y z") during playback to
advance the file forward or
backward quickly. Fast forward or
fast reverse is stopped and the file
is played back when the "TRACK"
button ("
y z") is released.
y: Fast forward.
z: Fast reverse.
Replaying the Same File
Press the "TRACK" button ("
z") for
less than 1 second to start playback
of the current file from the
beginning.
File Selection
Press the "TRACK" button ("
y z")
for less than 1 second to select the
desired file number.
y: Advance to the next file.
z(press twice or more): Return to
a previous file.
Selecting a Track Inside a Folder
1. Press the "FLD" button for less than 1 second. Folder number
is displayed. As an example,
"F100" for folder number 100.
2. Press the "TRACK" button ("
y z") to select the folder
number.
y: Increase folder number.
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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 143
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 144
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 148
Emergencies(Troubleshooting) . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Emergencies (Disabled Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 162
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Starting and Stopping theVehicle (Gasoline Only) . . . . . 165
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle (Diesel Only) . . . . . . . . 168
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . 172
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Engine Alarm and Automatic
Shutdown (Diesel Only) . . . . . 174
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Engine Checks Before Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . 180
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 189
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 204
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Exhaust Brake (Diesel Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Cruise Control
Cruise Control (Diesel) . . . . . . . 224
Cruise Control (Gas) . . . . . . . . . 227
Driver Assistance Systems
Speed Limiter (GasolineVehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuel
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 232
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . 232
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cold Weather Operation(Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Water in Fuel (Diesel) . . . . . . . . 236
Running Out of Fuel (Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . 242
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must park your vehicle on a slope,
be sure to set the parking brake
fully. Make sure that the vehicle
does not move, and block the
wheels with chocks for added
safety. Also, leave the vehicle in
gear to further ensure that it will not
move. Leave the steering wheel
turned such that the vehicle will be
stopped by an obstruction (for
example, the curb) in the unlikely
event that it moves.
Stopping and Parking with the
Engine Running
{Warning
When parking with the engine
running, first come to a complete
stop, then firmly apply the parking
brake, then move the selector
lever to the "P" (Park) position.
Unless you take these steps, any
unintended pressure on the
accelerator pedal could cause an
accident.(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
To reduce the chance of personal
injury and/or vehicle damage due
to engine overheating, never
leave the engine idling without an
alert driver present. If the engine
should overheat, as indicated by
the engine coolant temperature
gauge, immediate action is
required to correct the condition.
Continued operation of the
engine, even for a short time, may
result in a fire. Do not engage the
exhaust brake while the engine is
idling as this may cause engine
overheating.
The diesel particulate filter (DPF)
may automatically start
regeneration when the vehicle is
stopped and parked with the
engine running. To prevent a fire,
make sure there is no flammable
material near the muffler, DPF,
and exhaust pipe. Be careful not
to get burned by hot exhaust
gases.(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
You and others could be seriously
injured.
Do Not Forget to Release the
Parking Brake
Pulling away with the parking brake
still applied can damage the brake
system.
Before pulling away, make sure the
parking brake is not set by checking
that the parking brake indicator light
is not on.
Be Sure to Have the Engine
Running When the Vehicle is
Moving
{Warning
When the engine is not running,
the power steering system does
not work so the steering wheel is
hard to turn. Also, the brake
booster does not work so there is
little braking ability. If you coast (Continued)
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SymptomCauseCorrective Action Reference
Engine does not
start Starter turns over
(Gasoline) No fuel
Make sure there are no
fuel leaks, and then
add fuel-
Fuel pump clogged
4-
Pressure regulator is
faulty
4-
Ignition system is faulty
4-
Engine control (electrical
system) is faulty
4-
Engine starts, but immediately stops Idling speed too low
4-
Fuel filter is clogged
(Diesel)
4-
Air cleaner is clogged
4-
Common rail system is
faulty
4-
Fuel pump is clogged
(Gasoline)
4-
Fuel system is faulty
4-
Engine control (electrical
system) is faulty
(Gasoline)
4-