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Introduction v
I:Cruise Control
B: Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
g:First Responder
#:Fog Lamps
.: Fuel Gauge
+:Fuses
3: Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
(: Heated Steering Wheel
j:LATCH System Child
Restraints
*: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
O:Power
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Safety Belt Reminders
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak®
M:Windshield Washer Fluid
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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 5-2
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 5-3
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-3
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Instrument Cluster (Base Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . 5-19
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 5-20
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Charging System Light . . . . . . 5-21
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 5-26
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-27
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . 5-27
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-28 Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-29
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 5-29
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . 5-30
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Information Displays
Power Flows
(eAssist Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Energy Information (eAssist Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level
Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel Cluster) . . . . . 5-35
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-39
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Cruise Control Messages . . . . 5-40
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-41
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5-30 Instruments and Controls
Security Light
The security light should come on
briefly as the engine is started. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine
does not start, there could be a
problem with the theft-deterrent
system. SeeImmobilizer Operation
(Key Access) on page 2-17 or
Immobilizer Operation (Keyless
Access) on page 2-18.
High-Beam On Light
The high‐beam on light comes on
when the high-beam headlamps are
in use.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer on page 6-1 for more
information.
Front Fog Lamp Light
For vehicles with fog lamps, this
light comes on when the fog lamps
are on. The light goes out when the fog
lamps are turned off. See
Fog
Lamps on page 6-4 for more
information.
Lamps On Reminder
For vehicles with the lamps on
reminder light, it comes on when the
lights are in use.
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Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-3
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 6-6
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel on the outboard
side of the steering wheel.
Turn the control to the following
positions:
O(Off): Turns off the exterior
lamps. The knob returns to the
AUTO position after it is released.
Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) on automatic transmission vehicles,
and when the parking brake is
released on manual transmission
vehicles.
AUTO (Automatic):
Automatically
turns the exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
;(Parking Lamps): Turns on the
parking lamps including all lamps,
except the headlamps.
2(Headlamps): Turns on the
headlamps together with the parking
lamps and instrument panel lights.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened while the ignition is
off and the exterior lamps are on.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
2 3
(Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer): Push the turn signal
lever away from you and release, to
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6-2 Lighting
turn the high beams on. To return to
low beams, push the lever again or
pull it toward you and release.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
To flash the high beams, pull the
turn signal lever toward you, and
release.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.The DRL system turns on the
low-beam headlamps at a reduced
brightness. If equipped with High
Intensity Discharge (HID)
headlamps, the dedicated DRL will
come on when all of the following
conditions are met:
.The ignition is on.
.The exterior lamps control is
in AUTO.
.The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
.The parking brake is released or
the vehicle is not in P (Park).
When the DRL are on, the
low-beam headlamps will be on.
The taillamps, sidemarker lamps,
instrument panel lights, and other
lamps will not be on.
The DRL turn off when the
headlamps are turned to
Oor the
ignition is off. This vehicle may have a DRL
disabling function. When the DRL
are on and a turn signal is activated,
the DRL on that side will be off until
the turn signal goes off.
Automatic Headlamp
System
When the exterior lamp control is
set to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor; otherwise the headlamps
will come on when they are not
needed.
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Vehicle Care 10-31
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, seeReplacement Bulbs on
page 10-34.
For any bulb‐changing procedure
not listed in this section, contact
your dealer.
Halogen Bulbs
{Warning
Halogen bulbs have pressurized
gas inside and can burst if you
drop or scratch the bulb. You or
others could be injured. Be sure
to read and follow the instructions
on the bulb package.
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting
{Warning
The high intensity discharge
lighting system operates at a very
high voltage. If you try to service
any of the system components,
you could be seriously injured.
Have your dealer or a qualified
technician service them.
After an HID headlamp bulb has
been replaced, the beam might be a
slightly different shade than it was
originally. This is normal.
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal and Parking
Lamps
Base Headlamp Assembly
(Passenger Side Shown, Driver Side Similar)
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10-32 Vehicle Care
Uplevel Headlamp Assembly
(Passenger Side Shown, Driver Side Similar)
Low Beam Headlamp/Daytime
Running Lamp (Base)
1. For the driver side bulb, removethe windshield washer bottle
filler neck by firmly pulling it
straight up and out of the bottle.
2. Remove the cap from the back of the headlamp assembly.
3. Disconnect the electrical connector. 4. Remove the bulb socket from
the headlamp assembly.
5. Reverse steps 1–4 to install.
High/Low-Beam Headlamps
(Uplevel)
The high/low-beam headlamps on
the uplevel headlamp system are
High Intensity Discharge (HID) and
should be replaced at the dealer.
Front Turn Signal and
Sidemarker Lamps (Base and
Uplevel)
1. Remove the bulb socket from the headlamp assembly.
2. Remove the bulb from the socket.
3. Reverse steps 1–2 to install.
Fog Lamps
To replace the fog lamp bulb:
1. Locate the bulb assembly under the front fascia. 2. Disconnect the electrical
connector from the bulb
assembly.
3. Remove the bulb by turning it counterclockwise and pulling it
straight out of the assembly.
4. Install the new bulb by turning it clockwise into the assembly.
5. Reconnect the electrical connector to the bulb assembly.
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10-34 Vehicle Care
1. Bulb Socket
2. Bulb
3. Lamp Assembly
To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Push the release tab toward thelamp assembly.
2. Pull the lamp assembly down to remove.
3. Turn the bulb socket (1) counterclockwise to remove it
from the lamp assembly (3).
4. Pull the bulb (2) straight out of the bulb socket (1).
5. Push the replacement bulb straight into the bulb socket and
turn the bulb socket clockwise to
install it into the lamp assembly.
6. Push the lamp assembly back into position until the release tab
locks into place.Replacement Bulbs
Exterior Lamp Bulb
Number
Back-up Lamp 3157 K
Fog Lamp H10
Front Turn Signal
Lamp (Base) WY21W
Front Turn Signal
Lamp (Uplevel) PSY24W
Front Sidemarker
Lamp (Base) 194NA
Low-Beam
Headlamp (Base) HIR2
License Plate Lamp 194
Daytime Running
Lamp (DRL) (Base) W21/
5W ULL
Stoplamp/Turn
Signal Lamp 3157 K
Taillamp/
Sidemarker Lamp 3157 K
For replacement bulbs not listed
here, contact your dealer.
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring
{Warning
Exposure to high voltage can
cause shock, burns, and even
death. The high voltage
components in the vehicle can
only be serviced by technicians
with special training.
High voltage components are
identified by labels. Do not
remove, open, take apart,
or modify these components.
High voltage cable or wiring has
orange covering. Do not probe,
tamper with, cut, or modify high
voltage cable or wiring.
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10-38 Vehicle Care
Fuse
Number Usage
37 Right-Hand High-Beam
Headlamp
38 Left-Hand High-Beam
Headlamp
39 All-Wheel Drive
40 Not Used
41 Vacuum Pump
42 Radiator Fan
43 Passive Entry/ Passive Start
44 Transmission Auxiliary Pump
(eAssist Only)
45 Radiator Fan
46 Terminal 87, Main Relay
47 Oxygen Sensor
48 Fog Lamps Fuse
Number Usage
49 Right-Hand Low Beam, High Intensity
Discharge
Headlamp
50 Left-Hand Low Beam, High Intensity
Discharge
Headlamp
51 Horn
52 Motor Indicator Lamp
53 Inside Rearview Mirror
54 Rear Camera
55 Power Windows/ Mirrors
56 Windshield Washer
57 Not Used
58 Not Used Fuse
Number Usage
59 Secondary Air Induction
(eAssist Only)
60 Heated Mirrors
61 Not Used
62 Canister Vent Solenoid
63 Not Used
64 Heater, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
Pump (eAssist Only)
65 Not Used
66 SAI Check Valve (eAssist Only)
67 Fuel System Control Module
68 Not Used
69 Battery Sensor
70 Right Low Beam Headlamp/DRL
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Vehicle Care 10-39
Fuse
Number Usage
71 Not Used
Relay
Number Usage
1 Air Conditioning Control
2 Starter
3 Not Used
4 Front Wiper (Step 2)
5 Front Wiper (Step 1, Interval)
6 Right Low Beam Headlamp/DRL
7 Main Relay
8 Auxiliary Heater Pump (eAssist Only)
9 Cooling Fan
10 Cooling Fan Relay
Number Usage
11 Transmission Auxiliary Pump
(eAssist Only)
12 Not Used
13 Cooling Fan
14 High Intensity Discharge
Headlamp/Left Low
Beam
Headlamp/DRL
15 Ignition
16 Secondary AIR Pump (eAssist Only)
17 Window/Mirror DefogInstrument Panel Fuse
Block
The instrument panel fuse block is
located in the instrument panel, on
the driver side of the vehicle.
To access the fuses, open the
storage compartment. Press in on
the sides of the compartment to
release it from the instrument panel.
Pull the door toward you to release
it from the hinge.