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4 Introduction
Q:Keep Fuse Block Covers
Properly Installed
|: Lane Change Alert
@:Lane Departure Warning
A:Lane Keep Assist
*:Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
X:Park Assist
~:Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
O:Power
7: Rear Cross Traffic Alert
I:Registered Technician
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Seat Belt Reminders
I: Side Blind Zone Alert
h:Stop/Start
7: Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
a: Under Pressure
V:Vehicle Ahead Indicator

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Universal Remote System . . . . . 22
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 24
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Seat Shown, Power SeatSimilar
To recline the seatback: 1. Lift the lever. If necessary, move the seat
belt out of the way to access
the lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release
the lever to lock the seatback
in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to an upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback
returns to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
See Reclining Seatbacks 050.
Memory Features
If equipped, the MEM, 1, and 2
buttons on the outboard side of the
driver seat are used to manually
store and recall the driver seat and outside mirror positions. These
manually stored positions are
referred to as Button Memory
positions.
The vehicle will also automatically
store driver seat and outside mirror
positions to the current driver
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter when the ignition is
turned off. These automatically
stored positions are referred to as
RKE Memory positions.
See
Memory Seats 052 and
Vehicle Personalization 0130.
Second Row Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded
down to increase cargo space.
See Rear Seats 056.

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Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 50
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 67 Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 70
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Passenger Sensing System . . . 74
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 79
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 79
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Infants and Young Children . . . . 82
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 84
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 86
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . 87 Replacing LATCH System Parts
After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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The heated seat indicator lights on
the control do not turn on during a
remote start.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced.
This is normal.
The heated seats will not turn on
during a remote start unless the
heated seat feature is enabled in
the vehicle personalization menu.
SeeRemote Vehicle Start 033 and
Vehicle Personalization 0130.
Folding Seatback
The front passenger seatback
folds flat.
{Warning
If you fold the seatback forward to
carry longer objects, such as skis,
be sure any such cargo is not
near an airbag. In a crash, an
inflating airbag might force that
object toward a person. This
could cause severe injury or even
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death. Secure objects away from
the area in which an airbag would
inflate. For more information, see
Where Are the Airbags? 070 and
Vehicle Load Limits 0163.
{Warning
Things you put on this seatback
can strike and injure people in a
sudden stop or turn, or in a crash.
Remove or secure all items
before driving.
To fold the seatback: 1. Lower the head restraint all the way. See Head Restraints
0 48.
2. Move the seat as far back as possible. See Seat Adjustment
0 49.3. Lift the lever fully and fold the
seatback forward.
If necessary, move the seat
belt out of the way to access
the lever.
4. Continue lowering the seatback until it is completely folded and
locks in place.
To raise the seatback: 1. Lift the lever fully to unlock the seatback. Then, raise the
seatback and push it rearward
until it re-engages.

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2. Push and pull on the seatbackto make sure it is locked in
place.
{Warning
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Reminder
If equipped, the message REAR
SEAT REMINDER LOOK IN REAR
SEAT displays under certain
conditions indicating there may be
an item or passenger in the rear
seat. Check before exiting the
vehicle.
This feature will activate when a
second row door is opened while
the vehicle is on or up to 10 minutes
before the vehicle is turned on.
There will be an alert when the
vehicle is turned off. The alert does
not directly detect objects in the rear
seat; instead, under certain
conditions, it detects when a rear
door is opened and closed,
indicating that there may be
something in the rear seat.
The feature is active only once each
time the vehicle is turned on and off,
and will require reactivation by
opening and closing the second row
doors. There may be an alert even
when there is nothing in the rear
seat; for example, if a child entered the vehicle through the rear door
and left the vehicle without the
vehicle being shut off.
The feature can be turned on or off.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0130.
Folding the Seatback
Either side of the seatback can be
folded down for more cargo space.
Fold a seatback only when the
vehicle is not moving.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the seat
belts. Always unbuckle the seat
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.

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Caution
Folding the rear seatback prior to
tilting the seat cushion forward
may damage the rear seat.
Always tilt the rear seat cushion
forward before folding the
seatback.
To fold a seatback down: 1. Make sure the floor area in front of the rear seats is clear.
2. Fully lower the head restraint. See Head Restraints 048.
3. Slide the front seats forward and place the front seatbacks
in the upright position.
See Seat Adjustment 049 and
Reclining Seatbacks 050.
4. Pull the strap on the front edge
of the rear seat cushion to
release the cushion. Tilt the
seat cushion forward toward
the front of the vehicle.
The seat cushion must be tilted
forward before the seatback is
folded down. Otherwise, the
seatback will not fold down
properly.Rear Seat with Retainer Hook on
the Seatback
5. Make sure the seat belt is in the retainer hook on top of the
seatback, if equipped.

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Seat Belt Clip on Side Trim
8. Place the outboard seat belt in the seat belt clip (if equipped)
on the side trim of the vehicle.
9. Repeat Steps 1–8 for the other seatback and seat cushion,
if desired.
Raising the Seatback
{Warning
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
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injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
{Warning
A seat belt that is improperly
routed, not properly attached,
or twisted will not provide the
protection needed in a crash. The
person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the
rear seatback, always check to be
sure that the seat belts are
properly routed and attached, and
are not twisted. To return the rear seatback to the
normal seating position:
Seat Belt Clip on Side Trim
1. Remove the outboard seat belt from the seat belt clip (if
equipped) on the side trim of
the vehicle.
2. Lift the seatback and push it rearward to lock it in place.
A tab near the seatback lever
retracts when the seatback is
locked in place.
Make sure the seat belts are
not pinched by the seatback
locking mechanism.

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The center rear seat belt may
lock when you raise the
seatback. If this happens, let
the belt go back all the way
and start again. If the seat belt
is still locked, try again after
pulling the seat cushion out.
3. Push and pull the top of the seatback to be sure it is locked
into position.
4. Return the seat cushion to its original position and push
down on the front part of the
seat cushion until it latches.
Make sure the seat belts and
seat belt buckles are not
trapped under the seat cushion
and are properly positioned
for use.
5. Repeat Steps 1–4 for the other seatback and seat cushion,
if necessary.
If additional cargo space is not
needed, the seatbacks should be
kept in the upright, locked position.Rear Seat Armrest
The rear seat has an armrest in the
center of the seatback. Lower the
armrest to access the cupholders.
To fold, lift the armrest up and push
it rearward until it is flush with the
seatback.
Seat Belts
This section describes how to use
seat belts properly, and some things
not to do.
{Warning
Do not let anyone ride where a
seat belt cannot be worn properly.
In a crash, if you or your
passenger(s) are not wearing
seat belts, injuries can be much
worse than if you are wearing
seat belts. You can be seriously
injured or killed by hitting things
inside the vehicle harder or by
being ejected from the vehicle. In
addition, anyone who is not
buckled up can strike other
passengers in the vehicle.
It is extremely dangerous to ride
in a cargo area, inside or outside
of a vehicle. In a collision,
passengers riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously
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The lap-shoulder belt may lock
if you pull the belt across you
very quickly. If this happens, let
the belt go back slightly to
unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
If the shoulder portion of a
passenger belt is pulled out all
the way, the child restraint
locking feature may be
engaged. If this happens, let
the belt go back all the way
and start again.
The rear center seat belt can
only be withdrawn from the
retractor if the seatback is in
the upright locked position.
3. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to
make sure it is secure. If the
belt is not long enough, see
Seat Belt Extender 066.
Position the release button on
the buckle so that the seat belt
could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.
4. If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to the
height that is right for you. See
“Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster” later in this section for
instructions on use and
important safety information.
5. To make the lap part tight, pull
up on the shoulder belt.