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But airbags would not help in
many types of collisions,
primarily because the
occupant's motion is not
toward those airbags. See
When Should an Airbag
Inflate?069.
Airbags should never be
regarded as anything more
than a supplement to seat
belts.
What Will You See
after an Airbag
Inflates?
After frontal, knee, and
seat-mounted side impact
airbags inflate, they quickly
deflate, so quickly that some
people may not even realize
the airbags inflated. Roof-rail
airbags may still be at least
partially inflated for some time
after they inflate. Some
components of the airbag
module may be hot for several
minutes. For location of the
airbags, see Where Are the
Airbags? 067. The parts of the airbag that
come into contact with you
may be warm, but not too hot
to touch. There may be some
smoke and dust coming from
the vents in the deflated
airbags. Airbag inflation does
not prevent the driver from
seeing out of the windshield or
being able to steer the vehicle,
nor does it prevent people
from leaving the vehicle.
{Warning
When an airbag inflates,
there may be dust in the air.
This dust could cause
breathing problems for
people with a history of
asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this,
everyone in the vehicle
should get out as soon as it
is safe to do so. If you have
breathing problems but
cannot get out of the vehicle
after an airbag inflates, then
get fresh air by opening a
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window or a door. If you
experience breathing
problems following an airbag
deployment, you should seek
medical attention.
The vehicle has a feature that
may automatically unlock the
doors, turn on the interior
lamps and hazard warning
flashers, and shut off the fuel
system after the airbags
inflate. The feature may also
activate, without airbag
inflation, after an event that
exceeds a predetermined
threshold. After turning the
ignition off and then on again,
the fuel system will return to
normal operation; the doors
can be locked, the interior
lamps can be turned off, and
the hazard warning flashers
can be turned off using the
controls for those features.
If any of these systems are
damaged in the crash they
may not operate as normal.

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{Warning
The power seats will work
with the ignition off. Children
could operate the power
seats and be injured. Never
leave children alone in the
vehicle.
Caution
Do not let the LATCH
attachments rub against the
vehicle’s seat belts. This may
damage these parts.
If necessary, move buckled
seat belts to avoid rubbing
the LATCH attachments.
If you need to secure more
than one child restraint in the
rear seat, see Where to Put
the Restraint 085.
1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the
lower anchors. If the child
restraint does not have
lower attachments or the
desired seating position does not have lower
anchors, secure the child
restraint with the top
tether and the seat belt.
Refer to the child restraint
manufacturer instructions
and the instructions in this
manual.
1.1. Find the lower anchors
for the desired seating
position.
1.2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
1.3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments on
the child restraint to
the lower anchors.
2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends
that the top tether be
attached, adjust the top
tether to its full length and
attach it to the anchor.
Refer to the child restraint
instructions and the
following steps:
2.1. Find the top tether anchor. 2.2. Open the top tether
anchor cover to expose
the anchor.
2.3.Route, attach, and tighten the top tether
according to your child
restraint instructions
and the following
instructions:
.If the position you
are using does not
have a headrest or
head restraint and
you are using a
single tether, route
the tether over the
seatback.

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To set the power tilt wheel
memory position, see Memory
Seats048.
Heated Steering
Wheel
(:If equipped, press to turn
the heated steering wheel on
or off. An indicator light next
to the button displays when
the feature is turned on.
The steering wheel takes
about three minutes to be fully
heated. If equipped with a remote
start heated steering wheel,
the heated steering wheel and
indicator will turn on
automatically.
If equipped with auto heated
seats, the heated steering
wheel will turn on along with
the heated seats when it is
cold outside. The heated
steering wheel indicator light
may not come on. See Heated
and Ventilated Front Seats
0
51.
Horn
Pressaon the steering
wheel pad to sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/
Washer
With the ignition on or in
accessory mode, move the
windshield wiper lever to
select the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
INT : Use this setting for
intermittent wipes or for
Rainsense wipes, when
Rainsense is enabled. For
intermittent wipes, move the
lever up to INT, then turn the
xINT band up for more
frequent wipes or down for
less frequent wipes.
If Rainsense is enabled, see
“Rainsense” later in this
section.
If the windshield wipers are in
use for a while when driving,
the exterior lamps come on
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lamp control is in AUTO. See
“Wiper-Activated Headlamps”
later in this section.
OFF :Use to turn the
wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly
move the wiper lever down.
For several wipes, hold the
wiper lever down.
n L: Pull the windshield wiper
lever toward you to spray
windshield washer fluid and
activate the wipers. The
wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the
maximum wash time is
reached. When the windshield
wiper lever is released,
additional wipes may occur
depending on how long the
windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid
0 399 for information on filling
the windshield washer fluid
reservoir.
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not
use the washer until the
windshield is warmed.
Otherwise the washer fluid
can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your
vision.
{Warning
Before driving the vehicle,
always clear snow and ice
from the hood, windshield,
washer nozzles, roof, and
rear of the vehicle, including
all lamps and windows.
Reduced visibility from snow
and ice buildup could lead to
a crash.
Clear snow and ice from the
wiper blades and windshield
before using them. If frozen to
the windshield, carefully
loosen or thaw them. Damaged blades should be
replaced. See Wiper Blade
Replacement
0407.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is turned off
while the wipers are on LO, HI,
or INT, they will
immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is
then moved to OFF before the
driver door is opened or within
10 minutes, the wipers will
restart and move to the base
of the windshield.
If the ignition is turned off
while the wipers are
performing wipes due to
windshield washing or
Rainsense wipes, the wipers
continue to run until they
reach the base of the
windshield.
Rainsense
There is a sensor near the top
center of the windshield
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on the windshield and controls
the frequency of the
windshield wiper.
To turn the Rainsense feature
on or off, select Settings >
Vehicle > Comfort and
Convenience > Rainsense
Wipers > Select ON or OFF.
Keep this area of the
windshield clear of debris to
allow for best system
performance.
AUTO :When enabled, move
the windshield wiper lever to
AUTO. Turn the
xAUTO
band on the wiper lever to
adjust the sensitivity.
.Turn the band up for more
sensitivity to moisture.
.Turn the band down for less
sensitivity to moisture.
.Move the windshield wiper
lever out of the AUTO
position to deactivate
Rainsense.
Wiper Arm Assembly
Protection
If equipped with wiper arm
assembly protection, when
using an automatic car wash,
move the windshield wiper
lever to OFF. This disables the
automatic Rainsense
windshield wipers.
With Rainsense, if the
transmission is in N (Neutral)
and the vehicle speed is very
slow, the wipers will
automatically stop at the base
of the windshield.
The wiper operations return
to normal when the
transmission is no longer in
N (Neutral) or the vehicle
speed has increased.Wiper-Activated
Headlamps
This feature activates the
headlamps and parking lamps
after the windshield wipers
have been in use for a while.
The transition time for the
lamps coming on varies based
on the wiper speed. For this
feature to work, the exterior
lamp control must be in AUTO.
The wiper-activated
headlamps immediately turn
off when the ignition is turned
to off, or the windshield wiper
control is turned off.
Compass
The vehicle may have a
compass display on the Driver
Information Center (DIC). The
compass receives its heading
and other information from
the Global Positioning
System (GPS) antenna,
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC), and vehicle
speed information.

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Tachometer
The tachometer displays the
engine speed in revolutions
per minute (rpm).
For vehicles with the Stop/
Start system, when the
ignition is on, the tachometer
indicates the vehicle status.
When pointing to AUTO STOP
(Base Level) or the cluster
displays AUTO STOP text
(Uplevel), the engine is off but
the vehicle is on and can move.
The engine could auto start at
any time. When the indicator
points to OFF, the vehicle
is off.
The tachometer may vary by
several hundred rpm, during
Auto Stop mode, when the
engine is shutting off and
restarting.
Uplevel
The redline of the tachometer
adjusts dynamically based on
engine temperature. The
redline displays a lowerindication when the vehicles
odometer value is less than
805 kilometers (500 miles).
If equipped, the shift
indicators are displayed on
instrument cluster and
Head-Up Display (HUD). The
shift indicators are only
operational when the
automatic transmission is in
Manual mode, or the vehicle
has a manual transmission.
See Manual Mode
0282. When
the vehicle engine is less than
70°C (158°F) and the vehicle
odometer value is less than
805 kilometers (500 miles) the
shift indications are not
displayed.
A strong visual indicator is
displayed as the vehicle
approaches the red line. Tour
and Sport themes feature
shift rings while the Track
theme features shift lights
accompanied by a numerical
tachometer display.
Fuel Gauge
Base Level
Metric Uplevel Sport Mode
Shown, Other Modes Similar

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English Uplevel Sport Mode
Shown, Other Modes Similar
When the ignition is on, the
fuel gauge indicates the
approximate amount of fuel
left in the tank.
There is an arrow near the
fuel gauge pointing to the side
of the vehicle the fuel door
is on.
When the indicator nears
empty, the low fuel light
comes on. There still is a little
fuel left, but the vehicle should
be refueled soon.
The fuel gauge may:
.Take a little more, or less
fuel to fill up than it
indicates. For example, the
gauge may have indicated
the tank is half full, but it actually takes a little more,
or less than half the tank's
capacity to fill the tank.
.Move a little while turning a
corner, speeding up,
or braking.
.Take a few seconds to
stabilize after the ignition is
turned on and goes back to
empty when the ignition is
turned off.
These are normal conditions,
none of which indicate a
problem with the fuel gauge.
Fuel Range
The uplevel instrument cluster
has a estimated fuel range
located at the bottom center
of the display. The fuel range
is displayed with the
approximate distance the
vehicle can be driven without
refueling. The fuel range
estimate is based on an
average of the vehicle’s fuel
economy over recent driving
history and the amount of fuel
remaining in the fuel tank. When the estimated fuel
range is low, the range shows
LOW and a message may also
display in the Driver
Information Center (DIC).
Engine Coolant
Temperature Gauge
(Base Level)
Metric

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Passenger Airbag
Status Indicator
The vehicle has a passenger
sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System
072 for important safety
information. The overhead
console has a passenger
airbag status indicator.
When the vehicle is started,
the passenger airbag status
indicator will light ON and OFF,
and the symbols for on and
off, for several seconds as a
system check. Then, after
several more seconds, the
status indicator will light either
ON or OFF, and either the
symbol for on or off, to let you
know the status of the front
outboard passenger frontal
airbag and knee airbag. If the word ON, and the on
symbol, is lit on the passenger
airbag status indicator, it
means that the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and
knee airbag are allowed to
inflate.
If the word OFF, and the off
symbol, is lit on the passenger
airbag status indicator, it
means that the passenger
sensing system has turned off
the front outboard passenger
frontal airbag and knee airbag.
If, after several seconds, all of
the symbols remain lit, or if no
symbols are lit, or if the airbag
readiness light is on, there
may be a problem with the
lights or the passenger
sensing system. See your
dealer for service right away.
{Warning
If the airbag readiness light
ever comes on and stays on,
it means that something may
be wrong with the airbag
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system. To help avoid injury
to yourself or others, have
the vehicle serviced right
away. See Airbag Readiness
Light0123 for more
information, including
important safety
information.
Charging System
Light
The charging system light
comes on briefly when the
ignition is turned on, but the
engine is not running, as a
check to show the light is
working. It should go out when
the engine is started.

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If the light stays on, or comes
on while driving, there may be
a problem with the electrical
charging system. Have it
checked by your dealer.
Driving while this light is on
could drain the battery.
When this light comes on, or is
flashing, the Driver Information
Center (DIC) also displays a
message.
If a short distance must be
driven with the light on, be
sure to turn off all
accessories, such as the radio
and air conditioner. Find a safe
place to stop the vehicle.
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Check Engine
Light)
This light is part of the
vehicle’s emission control
on-board diagnostic system.
If this light is on while the
engine is running, a
malfunction has been
detected and the vehicle mayrequire service. The light
should come on to show that it
is working when the ignition is
in Service Mode. See Ignition
Positions
0267.
Malfunctions are often
indicated by the system
before any problem is
noticeable. Being aware of the
light and seeking service
promptly when it comes on
may prevent damage.
Caution
If the vehicle is driven
continually with this light on,
the emission control system
may not work as well, the
fuel economy may be lower,
and the vehicle may not run
smoothly. This could lead to
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costly repairs that might not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty.
Caution
Modifications to the engine,
transmission, exhaust,
intake, or fuel system, or the
use of replacement tires
that do not meet the original
tire specifications, can cause
this light to come on. This
could lead to costly repairs
not covered by the vehicle
warranty. This could also
affect the vehicle’s ability to
pass an Emissions
Inspection/Maintenance
test. See Accessories and
Modifications0374.
If the light is flashing : A
malfunction has been
detected that could damage
the emission control system

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The vehicle may not pass
inspection if:
.The light is on when the
engine is running.
.The light does not come on
when the ignition is in
Service Mode.
.Critical emission control
systems have not been
completely diagnosed. If this
happens, the vehicle would
not be ready for inspection
and might require
several days of routine
driving before the system is
ready for inspection. This
can happen if the 12-volt
battery has recently been
replaced or run down, or if
the vehicle has been
recently serviced.
See your dealer if the vehicle
will not pass or cannot be
made ready for the test.
Brake System
Warning Light
MetricEnglish
This light comes on briefly
when the vehicle is turned on
to show that the light is
working. If it does not come on
then, have it fixed so it will be
ready to warn you if there is a
problem.
If the light comes on and stays
on, there is a brake problem.
Have the brake system
inspected right away. This
light may come on if the brake
fluid is low. See Brake Fluid
0 404. If the light comes on while
driving, pull off the road and
stop carefully. The brake
system has electric brake
boost. Vehicle speed may be
limited when the brake system
warning light comes on. The
brake pedal might be harder to
push, or the brake pedal may
go closer to the floor. It could
take longer to stop. If the light
is still on, have the vehicle
towed for service. See
Transporting a Disabled
Vehicle
0455.
{Warning
The brake system might not
be working properly if the
brake system warning light
is on. Driving with the brake
system warning light on can
lead to a crash. If the light is
still on after the vehicle has
been pulled off the road and
carefully stopped, have the
vehicle towed for service.