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(B) LOCK: This is the only position in which you
can remove the key. This position locks your ignition,
steering wheel and transaxle. It's a theft
-deterrent feature.
NOTICE:
If your key seems stuck in LOCK and you can't
turn it, be sure you are using the correct key;
if so, is it all the way in? If it is, then turn the
steering wheel left and right while you turn the
key hard. Turn the key only with your hand.
Using a tool to force it could break the key or
the ignition switch. If none of this works, then
your vehicle needs service.
(C) OFF: This position lets you turn off the engine but
still turn the steering wheel. It doesn't lock the steering
wheel like LOCK and it doesn't send any electrical
power to the accessories. The instrument panel cluster
will remain powered in LOCK to illuminate the gear
shift indicator. The cluster will also activate the parking
brake light when the parking brake is set. Use UNLOCK
if you must have your vehicle in motion while the
engine is not running.(D) RUN: This is the position the switch returns to after
you start your engine and release the switch. This is also
the position for normal driving. Even when the engine is
not running, you can use RUN to operate your power
accessories and to display some instrument panel
warning lights.
(E) START: This position starts your engine. When
the engine starts, release the key. The ignition switch
will return to RUN for normal driving.
Key Reminder Warning
If you leave your key in OFF, you will hear a warning
chime when you open the driver's door.
Always leave your key in LOCK. If you leave it in any
other position, you will drain your battery power.
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
After you turn the ignition off and remove the key,
you will still have power to such accessories as the
power windows, audio steering wheel controls
(if equipped), clock, sunroof (option) and the radio
for up to 10 minutes. The instrument panel cluster
lights will stay on for a few seconds, then will go out.
Once you open a door, the power will shut off.

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Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
In this section, you'll find out how to operate the comfort control and audio systems offered with your vehicle.
Be sure to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehicle.
3
-2 Comfort Controls
3
-2 Electronic Touch Climate Control
3
-4 Dual Automatic ComforTemp
Climate
Control (If Equipped)
3
-6 Passenger Climate Control (If Equipped)
3
-7 Personal Choice Comfort Controls
(If Equipped)
3
-8 Air Conditioning
3
-9 Heating
3
-10 Defogging and Defrosting
3
-10 Rear Window Defogger
3
-11 Ventilation System
3
-12 Steering Wheel Controls for Climate Control
(If Equipped)
3
-13 Audio Systems
3
-13 Setting the Clock
3
-13 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(If Equipped)3
-19 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc
Player with Automatic Tone Control and
Radio Data Systems (RDS) (If Equipped)
3
-26 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Automatic Tone
Control and Radio Data Systems (RDS)
(If Equipped)
3
-35 Trunk-Mounted CD Changer (Option)
3
-39 Personal Choice Radio Controls (If Equipped)
3
-40 Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)
3
-40 Audio Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped)
3
-41 Understanding Radio Reception
3
-41 Tips About Your Audio System
3
-42 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
3
-43 Care of Your Compact Discs
3
-43 Care of Your Compact Disc Player
3
-44 Diversity Antenna System
3
-44 Chime Level Adjustment

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Audio Systems
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and give years of listening pleasure. You will get the
most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with it
first. Find out what your audio system can do and how
to operate all of its controls to be sure you're getting the
most out of the advanced engineering that went into it.
Your vehicle has a feature called Retained Accessory
Power (RAP). With RAP, you can play your audio
system even after the ignition is turned off. See
ªRetained Accessory Power (RAP)º in the Index.
Setting the Clock
Press and hold H until the correct hour appears. AM will
appear on the display for morning hours. Press and hold
M until the correct minute appears. The clock may be
set with the ignition on or off.
To set the clock to the time of an FM station
broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS) information,
press and hold H and M at the same time until TIME
UPDATED appears on the display. If the time is not
available from the station, NO UPDATE will appear on
the display.
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
(If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Push this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume): Turn this knob clockwise to
increase volume. Turn it counterclockwise to
decrease the volume.
DISP (Display): Press this button to display the station
being played or to display the clock. The clock can be
displayed with the ignition on or off.

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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and
left speakers, push and release AUDIO until BAL
appears on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob
clockwise to move the sound to the right speakers or
counterclockwise to move the sound to the left speakers.
A bar graph with indicators will show how the sound is
balanced between the right and left speakers. Stop
turning the AUDIO knob when you find the speaker
balance you want or when the maximum or minimum
level is reached.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers,
push and release AUDIO until FADE appears on the
display. Then turn the AUDIO knob clockwise to move
the sound to the front speakers or counterclockwise to
move the sound to the rear speakers. A bar graph with
indicators will show how the sound is balanced between
the front and rear speakers. Stop turning the AUDIO
knob when you find the speaker balance you want or
when the maximum or minimum level is reached.To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
BAL or FADE. Then push and hold AUDIO for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep. The indicator
will be centered on the display To adjust both tone
controls and both speaker controls to the middle
position, end out of audio mode by pushing the AUDIO
knob until the display goes blank. Then press and hold
AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display.
Playing a Cassette Tape
The longer side with the tape visible should face to the
right. If the ignition and the radio are on, the tape can be
inserted and will begin playing. If you hear nothing or
hear a garbled sound, the tape may not be in squarely.
Press the eject button to remove the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the volume, SEEK and
AUDIO controls just as you do for the radio. Other
controls may have different functions when a tape is
inserted. The display will show an arrow to show which
side of the tape is playing.

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To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
BAL or FADE. Then push and hold AUDIO for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep. The indicator
will be centered on the display To adjust both tone
controls and both speaker controls to the middle
position, end out of audio mode by pushing the AUDIO
knob until the display goes blank. Then press and hold
AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display.
EQ (Equalizer): This feature allows you to choose
preset bass, mid and treble equalization settings
designed for different program types. Press EQ to select
the desired preset equalization setting. Each time you
press EQ, another setting will appear on the display.Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio
Data System (RDS). With RDS, the radio can
do the following:

Seek only to stations with the types of programs you
want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and

receive and display messages from radio stations.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of
your radio rely upon receiving specific RDS information
from these stations. These features will only work when
the RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY)
for their current programming.

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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and
left speakers, push and release AUDIO until BAL
appears on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob
clockwise to move the sound to the right speakers or
counterclockwise to move the sound to the left speakers.
A bar graph with indicators will show how the sound is
balanced between the right and left speakers. Stop
turning the AUDIO knob when you find the speaker
balance you want or when the maximum or minimum
level is reached.
To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers,
push and release AUDIO until FADE appears on the
display. Then turn the AUDIO knob clockwise to move
the sound to the front speakers or counterclockwise to
move the sound to the rear speakers. A bar graph with
indicators will show how the sound is balanced between
the front and rear speakers. Stop turning the AUDIO
knob when you find the speaker balance you want or
when the maximum or minimum level is reached.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
BAL or FADE. Then push and hold AUDIO for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep. The indicator
will be centered on the display To adjust both tone
controls and both speaker controls to the middle
position, end out of audio mode by pushing the AUDIOknob until the display goes blank. Then press and hold
AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear a
beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display.
EQ (Equalizer): This feature allows you to choose
preset bass, mid and treble equalization settings
designed for different program types. Press EQ to select
the desired preset equalization setting. Each time you
press EQ, another setting will appear on the display.
Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data System
(RDS). With RDS, the radio can do the following:

Seek only to stations with the types of programs you
want to listen to,

seek to stations with traffic announcements,

receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and

receive and display messages from radio stations.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of
your radio rely upon receiving specific RDS information
from these stations. These features will only work when
the RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, contact the radio station.

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Playing a Cassette Tape
The longer side with the tape visible should face to the
right. If the ignition and the radio are on, the tape can be
inserted and will begin playing. If you hear nothing or
hear a garbled sound, the tape may not be in squarely.
Press the eject button to remove the tape and start over.
While the tape is playing, use the VOLUME and
AUDIO controls just as you do for the radio. The
display will show an arrow to show which side of the
tape is playing.
If you want to insert a tape when the ignition or radio is
off, first press the eject button or DISP. Cassette tape
adapter kits for portable compact disc players will work
in your cassette tape player.
Your tape bias is set automatically.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCassette Tape
Messagesº later in this section.
1
(Reverse): Press this pushbutton to reverse the
tape rapidly. Press it again to return to playing speed.
The radio will play while the tape reverses.
2
(Forward): Press this pushbutton to advance
quickly to another part of the tape. Press this pushbutton
again to return to playing speed. The radio will play
while the tape advances.3
(Dolby): Press this pushbutton to reduce
background noise. The double
-D symbol will appear on
the display.
Dolby Noise Reduction is manufactured under a license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double
-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
6 SIDE: Press this pushbutton to change the side of the
tape that is playing.
SEEK : Press the left or right arrow to go to
the previous or next selection on the tape. Your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence between
each selection for seek to work. The sound will mute
while seeking.
To scan cassette tape selections, press and hold one of
the SEEK arrows for two seconds until SCN appears on
the display. You will hear a beep. The tape will go to the
next selection, play for a few seconds, then go on to the
next selection. Press one of the SEEK arrows again to
stop scanning. The sound will mute and SCN will
appear on the display while scanning. The cassette tape
will only scan forward.
AM FM: Press this button to listen to the radio when a
cassette tape or CD is playing.

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Compact Disc Changer Errors
E (Error): If this message and a number appear on the
display, an error has occurred.
If the error occurred while trying to play a CD in the
compact disc player or changer, the following conditions
may have caused the error:

E30: The road is too rough. The disc should play
when the road is smoother.

E30: The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or
upside down.

E30: The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour
and try again.

E34: The CD changer door is open. Completely
close the door to restore normal operation.

E35: An empty magazine is inserted in the CD
changer. Try the magazine again with a disc loaded
on one of the trays.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays
an error number other than the error codes listed
previously, write it down and provide it to your dealer
when reporting the problem.Personal Choice Radio Controls
(If Equipped)
This feature enables two drivers to store and recall personal
settings for AM and FM presets, last tuned station, volume,
tone and audio source (radio, cassette or CD).
The memory buttons (1 or 2) for this feature are located
on the driver's door panel and correspond to the
numbers (1 or 2) found on the back of each remote
keyless entry transmitter.
To recall audio sources, press the unlock button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter and put the ignition in
RUN. The source last listened to will be recalled for the
identified driver (1 or 2).
To program this feature, do the following:
1. Set all radio preferences. For more information see
ªSetting Preset Stationsº and ªSetting the Toneº
listed for your particular radio.
2. Locate the memory buttons on the driver's door panel.
3. Press one of the memory buttons (1 or 2) until you
hear two beeps. The beeps confirm that your
selection has been saved and can now be recalled.
Follow these steps each time you want to change the
stored settings.

3-40 Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)
THEFTLOCK
is designed to discourage theft of your
radio. It works by using a secret code to disable all radio
functions whenever battery power is removed and the
radio is placed in a different vehicle. This feature
requires no user input to be activated. It is automatically
armed when it is put into the vehicle for the first time.
When the ignition is turned off, the blinking red light
indicates that THEFTLOCK is armed.
If THEFTLOCK is activated, your radio will not operate
if stolen. The radio will display LOCKED and a red
LED indicator light will come on above the key symbol
to indicate a locked condition. If this occurs, the radio
will have to be returned to the dealer.
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
(If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this feature, you can control certain
radio functions using the buttons on your steering wheel.
SOURCE: Press this button to play a cassette tape or
compact disc when listening to the radio. If a cassette
tape and a compact disc are both loaded, the system will
go to the tape play first.
MUTE: Press this button to silence the system. Press it
again to turn on the sound.
VOL
(Volume): Press the up or down arrow to
increase or decrease volume.