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To search by genre
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1. Say “Play” on the main menu.NOTEThe Bluetooth
® 2.0 interface starts recognizing the con-
nected device.
If the connected device cannot be recognized or a connec-
tion error occurs, the Bluetooth
® 2.0 interface starts an
appropriate voice guide. Follow the voice guide.
2. After the voice guide says “Would you like to play by Art-
ist, Album, Playlist or Genre?,” say “Genre”.
NOTEIf you say “Genre <type>,” you can skip step 3.
3. After the voice guide says “What Genre would you like to
play?,” say the music type.
4. If there is only one match, the system proceeds to step 6.
5. If there are two or more matches, the voice guide will say
“More than one match was found, would you like to play
<genre>?” If you say “Yes,” the system proceeds to
step 6.
If you say “No,” the next matching genre is uttered by the
system.NOTEIf you say “No” to three or all genres uttered by the sys-
tem, the voice guide will say “Genre not found, please try
again” and the system returns to step 2.6. After the voice guide says “Playing <genre>,” the system
creates an index for the genre.
NOTEIf the confirmation function is active, the voice guide con-
firms if the genre is correct. If the genre is correct, say
“Yes”. If not, say “No”. After the voice guide says “Genre
not found, please try again,” the system returns to step 2.
Refer to “Confirmation function setting” on page 3-261.
7. The system exits the voice recognition mode and starts
playback.
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To play from a USB memory device
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1. Press the PWR button (3) to turn on the audio system. The
system turns on in the last mode used.
2. Connect your USB memory device to the USB input ter-
minal.
Refer to “How to connect a USB memory device” on page
3-283.
3. Press the CD button (2) several times to switch to the USB
mode. The input mode changes as follows every time the
CD button is pressed.
CD mode → USB mode → Bluetooth
® mode (if so
equipped)
NOTEIf your vehicle is equipped with audio/video input RCA
terminals, pressing and holding the CD button for 2 sec-
onds or more switches the system to the AUX mode.
4. Once the device is selected, playback starts and “U”
appears on the display.NOTEDepending on the condition of your USB device, it may
take a longer time before the playback starts.5. To stop the playback, press the RADIO button (1) or CD
button (2) to switch to a different mode.
NOTETo adjust the volume and tone, refer to “To adjust the vol-
ume” on page 5-55, 5-83 and “To adjust the tone” on page
5-55, 5-83.Supported compressed music files
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This audio can play MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV files
recorded in a USB memory device. This audio supports up to
65,535 files in 700 folders on 8 levels.
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To select a file
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Press the TRACK button (13) to select the desired file number.
If the   side of the button is pressed once after a few seconds,
playback returns to the start of that track.NOTEEvery time the TRACK button (13) is pressed, the file
number in the display changes.
To find a track
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You can select a folder to find a desired track.
1. Turn the FOLDER switch (12) to show the desired folder
in the display.NOTEIf no operation is performed for 10 seconds or more or
another button is operated after the FOLDER switch has
been turned, the selected track becomes unselected and
the display returns to the playback display.
2. Press the FOLDER switch (12) to select the folder.NOTEWhen the DISC UP button (10) is pressed, the track find
mode will be cancelled.
3. Turn the FOLDER switch (12) to show the desired track
in the display.NOTEWhen the DISC UP button (10) is pressed, the selection is
cancelled and returned to the previous step.
If no operation is performed for 5 seconds or more after
the FOLDER switch (12) is turned, the displayed track is
played.
4. Press the FOLDER switch (12) to select the file.
Press :  The file number increases by one.
Press :  The file number decreases by one.
Press   for a long 
period (approx. 2 
seconds or more):  The file number increases continuously
while the button is pressed.
Press   for a long 
period (approx. 2 
seconds or more):  The file number decreases continuously
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To play the same file repeatedly
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Press the RPT button (6) to show “RPT” in the display. To can-
cel this mode, press the button again.To play the files in the same folder repeatedly
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Press and hold the RPT button (6) until you hear a beep to
show “D-RPT” in the display.
All tracks in the current folder are played repeatedly.
To exit this mode, press the button again.To play a folder in random order
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Press the RDM button (7) to show “RDM” in the display.
The audio randomly selects tracks from the current folder and
plays the selected tracks.
To exit this mode, press the button again.To play all folders in random order
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Press and hold the RDM button (7) until you hear a beep to
show “D-RDM” in the display.
The audio randomly selects tracks from all folders and plays
the selected tracks.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To find the start of each track in a folder for playback 
(vehicles without Bluetooth
® 2.0 interface)
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Press the SCAN button (11). “SCAN” is shown in the display
and the tracks in the current folder are played for several sec-
onds from the beginning.
The file number will blink while the scan mode is selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.NOTEOnce all tracks in the folder have been cued, playback will
restart from the beginning of the track that was playing
when cueing started.To find the start of each track in all folders for playback 
(vehicles with Bluetooth
® 2.0 interface)
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Press the SCAN button (11). “SCAN” is shown in the display
and all tracks in the all folders are played for several seconds
from the beginning.
The file number will blink while the scan mode is selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.To find the start of first tracks in all folders for playback
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Press and hold the SCAN button (11) until you hear a beep to
show “F-SCAN” in the display.
The first tracks in all folders are played for several seconds
from the beginning.
Playback starts from the folder next to the one currently play-
ing.
The folder number will blink while the scan mode is selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
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To listen to tracks from a device connected via 
Bluetooth
®
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1. Press the PWR button (2) to turn on the audio system. The
system turns on in the last mode used.
2. Press the CD button (1) several times to switch to the
B(Bluetooth
®) mode. The input mode changes as follows
every time the CD button is pressed.
CD mode → USB (iPod) mode → Bluetooth
® mode
NOTEFor vehicles equipped with audio/video input RCA termi-
nals, pressing and holding the CD button for 2 seconds or
more switches the system to the AUX mode.
3. Connect your Bluetooth
® device.
Refer to “Connecting the Bluetooth
® 2.0 interface and
Bluetooth
® device” on page 3-264.
4. Playback starts automatically.
NOTEDepending on the connected device, the playback may not
start automatically.
In this case, operate the connected device to start the play-
back.To stop the playback (if supported by the device)
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To stop the playback, press the DISC DOWN button (7).
To restart the playback, press the DISC UP button (8).
To pause the playback (if supported by the device)
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To pause the playback, press the DISC DOWN button (7).
To restart the playback, press the DISC UP button (8).To select a track (if supported by the device)
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Press the TRACK button (10) to select the desired track num-
ber.
If the   side of the button is pressed once while a track is
playing, playback returns to the start of that track.NOTEEvery time the track selection button is pressed, the track
number in the display changes.To play the same track repeatedly (if supported by the 
device)
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Press the RPT button (5) during playback to show “RPT” in the
display.
To exit this mode, press the button again.Press :  The track number increases by one.
Press :  The track number decreases by one.
Press   for a long 
period (approx. 2 
seconds or more): The track number increases continu-
ously while the button is pressed.
Press   for a long 
period (approx. 2 
seconds or more): The track number decreases continu-
ously while the button is pressed.
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To play tracks in random order (if supported by the 
device)
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Press the RDM button (6) to show “RDM” in the display.
The system randomly selects and plays tracks from all tracks in
the Bluetooth
® device.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To find the start of each track for playback (if supported 
by the device)
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Press the SCAN button (9). “SCAN” is shown in the display
and all tracks in the Bluetooth
® device are played for several
seconds from the beginning.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To switch the display (if supported by the device)
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The system can display tag information.
1. Press and hold the DISP button (4) until you hear a beep
to show “TAG” in the display.2. The display changes as follows every time the DISP but-
ton (4) is pressed briefly:
Album title → Title name → Artist name → Genre
→Normal display
NOTEPress and hold the DISP button (4) again until you hear a
beep, and the tag information disappears.
Up to 10 characters are shown in the display at once. If the
title is cut off in the middle, press the PAGE button (3).
The next characters are displayed every time this button is
pressed.
If no title is stored, “NO TITLE” is shown in the display.
Characters that cannot be displayed are substituted
by “ • ”.Album title
Title name Example
Artist name
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To activate the external audio input mode1. Use a commercially available audio cable to connect the
audio equipment to the internal audio input connector.
2. Press and hold the CD button (D) for more than 2 seconds.
The display (E) will show “AUX” and then the external
audio input mode will be activated.
3. To deactivate the external audio input mode, press the
RADIO button (F) or the CD button (D) to switch to
another mode.
NOTEThe connected audio equipment cannot be operated with
the vehicle’s audio system.
Depending on the connected audio equipment, it may pro-
duce noise from the speakers.
Use the connected audio equipment’s own power source,
such as its battery.
Noise may be produced from the speakers if the connected
audio equipment is used while charging it using the 12 V
power outlet of the vehicle.
Do not activate the external audio input mode when no
audio equipment is connected.
Otherwise, noise may be produced from the speakers.
Connect audio equipment when the external audio input
mode is deactivated or lower the vehicle’s speaker volume
before connecting it.
Noise may be produced from the speakers if audio equip-
ment is connected after the external audio input mode is
activated.
For information on how to connect and operate the audio
equipment, refer to the owner’s manual for the equipment.
CAUTION
!Do not operate the connected audio equipment while
driving.
This could distract you and an accident might occur.
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To turn on the powerPress the power switch (3) to turn on the power. When the
power is turned on, the last mode used before turning off is dis-
played. To turn off the power, press and hold down the power
switch (3) for about 2 seconds until you hear a beep.Vo l u m e  c o n t r o lVolume up button - 1While the button is pressed, the volume will continue to
increase.Volume down button - 2While the button is pressed, the volume will continue to
decrease.Mode selectionPress the mode selector button (3) to select the desired mode.
The mode changes in the following order.
AM → FM1 → FM2 → (SAT1 → SAT2 → SAT3 → SAT4)
→ CD → USB or iPod* → Bluetooth
®* → AM
*: If you connect these devices.
To listen to the radioPress the mode selector button (3) and select AM or FM mode.Automatic tuningSeek up button - 4 / Seek down button - 5
After pressing one of these buttons, a receivable station will be
automatically selected and reception of the station will begin.
Channel selection / Category selection (Vehicles with 
satellite radio)Seek up button - 4 / Seek down button - 5
Press the button to select the desired channel.
Pressing down the button for 2 seconds or longer will change
the system to category selection mode. While the button is
pressed, the category will change in order. When you reach the
desired category, release the button.To listen to a CDPress the mode selector button (3) and select CD mode.To fast forward/reverse the disc (music CDs only)To fast forward or fast reverse the disc, press the fast-forward
button (4) or the fast-reverse button (5).
Fast forward
You can fast forward the disc by holding down the fast-forward
button (4). While the button is kept pressed, the disc will be
fast-forwarded.
Fast reverse
You can fast reverse the disc by holding down the fast-reverse
button (5). While the button is kept pressed, the disc will be
fast-reversed.NOTEWith an MP3 CD, you can fast forward and fast reverse
tracks in the same folder.
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7 Twin Clutch Sportronic shift transmission 
(Twin Clutch SST) fluid
 (if so equipped)
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The Twin Clutch Sportronic shift transmission (Twin Clutch
SST) should be maintained and serviced by an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of your choice to
obtain the best performance and longest life. It is important that
the transmission fluid is kept at the correct level. Fluid typeUse only Mitsubishi DiaQueen SSTF-I to ensure optimum
transmission performance. Special additives Mitsubishi Motors Corporation does not recommend the addi-
tion of any fluid additives to the transmission.
Transfer oil (All-wheel drive models)
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Whenever the transfer oil level is checked, add oil as necessary
to maintain the proper level. Fill or change the oil according to
the table.Oil type
CAUTION
!Using the improper transmission fluid may damage
the transaxle.
Lubricant DiaQueen LSD gear oil or equivalent
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7 Tires
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It is important to familiarize yourself with the following terms:
Cold tire pressure:
• The measured pressure after the vehicle has been parked
for at least three hours,
or
• The measured pressure when the vehicle is driven less
than 1 mile (1.6 km) after having been parked for three
hours.
Maximum inflation pressure: the maximum permissible
cold tire inflation pressure for this tire.
Recommended inflation pressure: the inflation pressure
for optimum tire performance.Intended outboard sidewall:
• The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears white let-
tering or bears manufacturer, brand, and/or model name
molding that is higher or deeper than the same molding
on the other sidewall of the tire, 
or
• The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetrical tire that
has a particular side that must always face outward
when mounted on a vehicle.
Passenger car tire: a tire intended for use on passenger
cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and trucks, that
have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000
pounds or less.
Light truck (LT) tire: a tire designated by its manufacturer
as primarily intended for use on lightweight trucks or mul-
tipurpose passenger vehicles.
Tread: portion of a tire that comes into contact with the
road.
Tread rib: a tread section running circumferentially
around a tire.
Tread separation: pulling away of the tread from the tire
carcass.
Carcass: the tire structure, except tread and sidewall rub-
ber which, when inflated, bears the load.
Sidewall: portion of a tire between the tread and bead.
Section width: the linear distance between the exteriors of
the sidewalls of an inflated tire, excluding elevations due
to labeling, decoration, or protective bands.
Bead: the part of the tire that is made of steel wires,
wrapped or reinforced by ply cords and that is shaped to
fit the rim.
Ply: a layer of rubber-coated parallel cords.
WA R N I N G
!Driving with tires that are worn, damaged or
improperly inflated is dangerous.
These type tire conditions will adversely affect vehi-
cle performance.
These type tire conditions can also cause a tread sep-
aration or blowout which may result in an accident
causing serious injury or death.Tires, including spare tire, degrade over time with
age even when they are not being used. It is recom-
mended that tires over 6 years generally be replaced
even if damage is not obvious.
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