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In Brie f 1-1
In Brie fIn str u m en t P an elIn str u m en t P anel.. .. .. .. ... .. . 1-2In it ia l D riv e In fo rm atio nIn it ia lD riv e In fo rm atio n ... .. ... 1-3
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 1-4
T a ilg a te .. .. .. ............ ..... 1-5
W in do w s ... . . ... ... . .. .. ... . .. 1-5
S eat A dju stm ent ... . .. .. . .. ... 1-6
H eate d Sea ts ... . .. .......... . 1-7
H ead Restr a in t A dju stm ent .. .. 1-7
S afe ty Belt s .. .. .. . . .. .. ... .. .. 1-8 S
ensin g Sys te m fo r P asse nge r
A ir b ag ... . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1-8
M ir ro r A dju stm ent .. .. .. ....... 1-9
S te erin g W hee l
A dju stm ent .. .. .. ... . .. ... .. 1-1 0
I n te rio r Lig htin g ... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 0
E xte rio r Lig htin g .. .. ... .. . .. . 1-1 1
W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash er .... 1-1 1
C li m ate Contr o ls ... . ... ...... 1-1 2
F our- W heelD riv e .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-1 3
V eh ic le Fea tu re sR adio (s ) .. .. . .. ... ...... ..... 1-1 4
S ate lli t e Radio ... . ... .... .... 1-1 5
C ru is e Contr o l.. .. . ... ... .... 1-1 5
D riv e r In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )... . .. .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
P ow er O utle ts .. .. .. ... ... .. . 1-1 6
P erfo rm an ce an d Main te n an ceT ra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m .. .. .... . 1-1 7
T ir e Pre ss u re Monit o r ... . . . .. 1-1 7
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . ..1-1 7
D riv in g fo r B ette r Fuel
E co nom y.... .... ... .... .... 1-1 8
R oadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro gra m ... . .. ... ... ..... .. . 1-1 8
O nS ta r
®... . .. ..... ..... .. ... 1-1 9

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1 -4 In Brie fR em ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE)S yste mT he RKE tr a nsm it te r is use d to
l o ck and un lo ck th e doo rs fr o m up
t o 9m (3 0 ft) aw ay fr o m th e ve hic le .P re ss UNLO CK to unlo ck th e doors
a nd pre ss LO CK to lo ck th em .
P re ss
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to so und th e ho rn and
t o fla sh th e exte rio r la m ps fo r
3 0 se co nds. L
ock and un lo ck fe e dba ck ca n
b e pers o na li z e d . S ee Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1.
S ee Keys on pa ge 22 an d Rem ote
K eyle ss Entr y (R KE )S ys te m
O pera tio n on pag e 23 .
D oor LocksM an ual D oor Lock sL ock or unlo ck th e door fr o m th e
o uts id e wit h th e ke y in th e driv e r
o r fr o nt passe ng er do or or pre ss
t h e LO CK or U NLO CK butto n
o n th e Rem ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)tr a n sm it te r.
L ock th e do or fr o m th e in sid e by
m ovin g th e manu alle ve r on th e
d oor fo rw ard or re a rw ard .
P ow er D oo r LocksP re ss L or U on th e sw it c h on th e
a rm re st to lo ck or unlo ck th e doors .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e:.
D oor Locks on page 24 .
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P ow er D oor Locks on page 25 .

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-1
K ey s, D oors an d
W in dow sKeys an d Lock sK eys .... . . .. ... ... . ... .. ... ... 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m Ope ra tio n .. .. ...... . 2-3
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 2-4
P ow er D oor Locks .. .. .. ... .. . 2-5
A uto m atic Door Locks .... .. ... 2-5
L ocko u t P ro te ctio n ... . . . ... ... 2-6
S afe ty Lo ck s (C re w Cab) ... . .2-6
D oorsR ear D oo rs
( E xte n ded Cab) ... . .. ... ..... 2-7
T a il g ate .. .. .............. ..... 2-7V eh ic le Secu rit yV ehic le Secu rit y ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 2-9
A nti- T heft A la rm Syste m ... . .. 2-9
I m mob il iz e r .. .. ... ........... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P A SS -K ey II I+
C an ada Only ) .. .. . .... .. ... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P ass lo ck U.S .O nly ) .. .. ... 2-1 2
E xte rio r M ir ro rsC onve x M ir ro rs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
M anualM ir ro rs .... .. . .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
P ow er M ir r o rs ... .. ... ... ... .. 2-1 3In te rio r M ir ro rsM anualR earv ie w Mir ro r .... .. 2-1 3
A uto m atic Dim min g Rearv ie w
M ir ro r ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 2-1 4W in do w sW in dow s ... .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 2-1 5
M anualW in dow s ... . . .. ... .. 2-1 5
P ow er W in dow s ... . .. . .... .. 2-1 6
R ear W in dow s ... . .. ..... .... 2-1 7
S un Vis o rs ... . .. .. . ... ... .... 2-1 7

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2 -2 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sKeys an d Lo ck sK eys
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W ARNIN G
Leavin g ch ild re n in ave h ic le wit h
t h e ig nit io n ke y is da ngero us fo r
m any re aso ns. C hild re n or oth ers
c o uld be ba dly in ju re d or eve n
k ille d. T he y co uld ope ra te th e
p ow er w in d ow s or oth er co ntr o ls
o r eve n make th e ve h ic le move .
T he win do w s will fu n ctio n wit h th e
k e ys in th e ig n it io n and ch ild re n
c o uld be se rio u sly in ju re d or kille d
i f ca ught in th e path of a clo sin g
w in dow .D o not le ave th e ke ys in
a ve h ic le wit h ch ild re n.
T he ke y ca n be use d fo r th e ig nit io n,
a ll d oor lo cks, and th e ta ilg a te .
T he ke y ha s a ba r- c o ded ke y ta g
t h at th e de ale r or qu alif ie d lo cksm it h
c a n use to make new ke ys. S to re
t h is in fo rm atio n in a sa fe pla ce , no t
i n yo ur ve h ic le .
N otic e: If th e ke ys get lo ck ed in
t h e veh ic le , it m ay have to be
d am ag ed to get th em out. A lw ays
c arry asp are ke y. I
f yo u are lo cke d out of yo ur ve hic le ,
c a ll th e Roadsid e Assis ta nce
C en te r. S ee Roadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro g ra m (U .S .and Canada) on
p a ge 13 8 or R oadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro g ra m (M exic o ) on page 131 0 .
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)S yste mS ee Radio Fre quency Sta te m ent on
p a ge 131 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
r e gard in g Part 15 of th e Federa l
C om munic a tio ns Com mis sio n (F C C )
r u le s and In dustr y Canada
S ta ndard s RSS -2 10/2 20/3 10.
I f th ere is a decre ase in th e RKE
o p era tin g ra nge:.
C heck th e dis ta nce . T he
t r a nsm it te r m ay be to o fa r fr o m
t h e ve hic le .
.
C heck th e lo ca tio n. O th er
v e hic le s or obje cts m ay be
b lo ckin g th e sig nal.

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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-3
.
C heck th e tr a n sm it te r's batte ry .
S ee B atte ry Rep la ce m ent la te r
i n th is se ctio n.
.
If th e tr a nsm it t e r is still n ot
w ork in g co rre ctly , se e yo ur
d eale r or a qu alif ie d te ch nic ia n
f o r se rv ic e .
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)S yste m Opera tio nV ehic le s wit h Rem ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE), tr a n sm it te r fu nctio ns
w ork up to 9m (3 0 ft) aw ay fr o m th e
v e hic le .
T here are oth er co ndit io ns whic h
c a n aff e ct th e perfo rm ance of th e
t r a nsm it te r. S ee Rem ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE)S yste m on page 22 .
U NLO CK : Pre ss to unlo ck th e
d riv e r doo r and tu rn on th e in te rio r
l a m ps. T he park in g la m ps m ay fla sh
a nd th e horn may so u nd.
P re ss UNLO CK again wit h in
t h re e se co nds and all o f th e doo rs
u nlo ck.
L O CK: Pre ss to lo ck all th e doors .
T he park in g la m ps m ay fla sh an d
t h e horn may so und . I
f a door is open or aja r w hen
L O CK is pre sse d, th e horn so und s
s e ve ra ltim es to le t yo u kn ow th e
d o ors did not lo ck and th e co nte nt
t h eft d ete rr e nt syste m is not arm ed.
P re ssin g LO CK again while th e ho rn
i s so undin g or w it h in th re e se co nds
a ft e r th e horn sto ps so undin g,
t h e doors lo ck but th e co nte nt
t h eft d ete rr e nt syste m does not arm
u n til th e opened door is clo se d.
D if fe re nt fe edback m odes ca n be
p ro gra m med th ro ugh th e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r(D IC ). S ee
 R em ote Keyle ss Entr y Feedback 
u n der D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r
( D IC )on page 52 1.
L
(P an ic ): Pre ss to make th e
h orn so und and th e headla m ps and
t a illa m ps fla sh fo r up to 30 se co nd s.
T o tu rn th em off w ait fo r 30 se co n ds,
o r pre ss
L
a gain , or sta rt th e
v e h ic le .

Bla ck pla te (4 ,1 )
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2 -4 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sPro gra m m in g Tra n sm it te rs to
t h e Veh ic leO nly RKE tr a nsm it t e rs pro gra m med
t o th e ve h ic le will w ork . If a
t r a nsm it te r is lo st or sto le n , a
r e pla ce m ent ca n be purc h ase d and
p ro g ra m med th ro ug h yo ur deale r.
W hen th e re p la ce m ent tr a nsm it te r
i s pro gra m med to th e ve hic le , all
r e m ain in g tr a nsm it te rs m ust als o
b e pro gra m med. A ny lo st or sto le n
t r a nsm it te rs no lo ng er w ork once th e
n ew tr a n sm it te r is pro g ra m m ed.
E ach ve hic le ca n have up to
f o ur tr a nsm it te rs pro gra m med to it .B atte ry Rep la c em en tN otic e : W hen re p la cin g th e
b atte ry , d o not to uch an y of th e
c ir c u it r y on th e tr a n sm it te r. S ta tic
f r o m yo ur body co uld dam ag e th e
t r a n sm it te r. T
o re pla ce th e ba tte ry :
1 . Separa te th e tr a nsm it te r w it h a
f la t, th in obje ct in se rte d in th e
s lo t be tw een th e co ve rs of th e
t r a nsm it te r housin g .
2 . Rem ove th e old ba tte ry . D o no t
u se ameta lo bje ct.
3 . In se rt th e new batte ry . R epla ce
w it h aCR203 2 or equiv a le nt
b att e ry .
4 . Put th e tr a n sm it te r ba ck
t o geth e r.
D oor Locks
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W ARNIN G
U nlo cke d doors ca n be
d a ngero us..P asse ngers , esp ecia ll y
c h ild re n, ca n easily open th e
d oors and fa ll o ut of a movin g
v e hic le . W hen adoor is
l o cke d, th e handle will n ot
o pen it . T he ch ance of bein g
t h ro w n out of th e ve hic le in
a cra sh is in cre ase d if th e
d oors are not lo cke d. S o, all
p ass e ngers sh ould wear
s a fe ty belt s pro perly and th e
d oors sh ould be lo cke d
w heneve r th e ve hic le is
d riv e n..Y oung ch il d re n who get in to
u nlo ck e d ve hic le s m ay be
u nable to get out. A ch ild ca n
b e ove rc o m e by extr e m e hea t
a nd ca n su ffe r perm anent
( C ontin ued)

Bla ck pla te (5 ,1 )
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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-5
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )in ju rie s or eve n death fr o m
h eat str o ke . A lw ays lo ck th e
v e hic le when eve r le avin g it ..O uts id e rs ca n easily ente r
t h ro ugh an unlo cke d door
w hen yo u slo w dow n or sto p
y o ur ve hic le . Lockin g yo ur
d oors ca n help pre ve nt th is
f r o m ha pp enin g .
T o lo ck or unlo ck th e door fr o m th e
o uts id e , use th e ke y in th e driv e r or
f r o nt passe ng er doo r or pre ss th e
L O CK or U NLO CK butto n on th e
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE )
t r a nsm it te r.
T o lo ck a do or fr o m th e in sid e ,
m ove th e man ua lle ve r on th e door
f o rw ard . To unlo ck a do or fr o m th e
i n sid e, m ove th e le ve r on th e door
r e arw ard .
Y ou will se e aco lo re d are a on th e
l e ve r w hen th e doo r is unlo cke d.
P ow er D oo r Locks
D riv e r Sw it c h Show n
O n ve hic le s wit h po w er do or lo ck s,
t h e sw it c h es are lo ca te d on th e
d riv e r and th e fr o nt passe nge r
a rm re sts .
P re ss L to lo ck all th e doo rs at once .
T o unlo ck all th e do ors , pre ss U .
O n cre w ca b mod els , use th e
m anuald oor lo ck le ve r on each re ar
d oor to lo ck or unlo ck th e doo rs
f r o m th e re a r se atin g are as.
A uto m atic Door LocksIf th e ve hic le has pow er door
l o cks and th e re m ote ke yle ss
e ntr y syste m ,it has an auto m atic
l o ck/u nlo ck fe atu re .
I f th e ve hic le has an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n, it is pro gra m med
f r o m th e fa cto ry to lo ck all d oors
a uto m atic a lly when th e sh if t le ve r is
m ove d out of P (P ark ). A ll th e do ors
w ill u nlo ck when th e sh if t le ve r is
m ove d back in to P (P ark ).
I f th e ve hic le has a manual
t r a nsm is sio n, it is pro gra m med fr o m
t h e fa cto ry to lo ck all th e doors
w hen th e ve hic le sp eed is gre ate r
t h a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph). T he doo rs
w ill u nlo ck when th e ke y is re m ove d
f r o m th e ig nit io n.
T o ch ange th e auto m atic door
l o ck and unlo ck se ttin gs, se e
 A uto m atic Door Locks  under
D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1.

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2 -6 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sLocko ut P ro te ctio nIf th e ve hic le ha s po w er doo r lo cks,
t h is fe atu re pro te cts yo u fr o m
l o ckin g th e ke y in th e ve hic le when
t h e ke y is in th e ig nit io n and adoor
i s open .
I f th e pow er doo r lo ck sw it c h is
p re sse d whe n a door is open and
t h e ke y is in th e ig nit io n , all o f th e
d oors will lo ck an d th e n th e driv e r
d oor w ill u nlo ck.S afe ty Lo cks (C re w Cab )If th e ve hic le is a cre w ca b mod el, it
m ay have re a r doo r se cu rit y lo cks.
W it h th is fe atu re , th e re ar doors are
l o cke d so th e y ca nn ot be opened
f r o m th e in sid e.
T he re ar doo r se cu rit y lo ck is
l o ca te d on th e in sid e edge of each
r e ar door belo w th e se cu rit y lo ck
l a bel.
T o engage th e se cu rit y lo cks:
1 . Open one of th e re a r do ors .
2 . Usin g th e ig n it io n ke y, tu rn th e
l o ck to th e horiz o nta lp osit io n.
3 . Clo se th e do or.
4 . Repeat th ese ste ps on th e oth er
r e ar doo r. T
o op en are ar door w hen th e
s e cu rit y lo ck is on, unlo ck th e door
a n d open th e door fr o m th e outs id e .
T o dis e ngage th e se cu rit y lo cks:
1 . Open one of th e re ar doors .
2 . Usin g th e ig nit io n ke y, tu rn th e
l o ck to th e ve rtic a lp osit io n.
3 . Clo se th e door.
4 . Repeat th ese ste ps on th e oth e r
r e ar door.

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2 -8 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sTa ilg ate Rem ovalTo re m ove th e ta ilg ate :
1 . Wit h th e ta il g ate fu lly open, lif t
u p sli g h tly on th e en tir e ta ilg ate
a sse m bly .2 . Rem ove th e re ta in in g ca ble s
f r o m both sid es of th e ta ilg ate by
p ullin g th e clip s aw ay fr o m th e
b olt head s while push in g th e
c a ble bra cke t fo rw ard . W
hen th e la rg er part of th e ho le
o n th e bra cke t is ove r th e bo lt ,
s li d e th e bra ck e t off of th e bolt .
3 . Wit h th e ta ilg ate pa rtia lly do w n,
l i f t up on th e passe nge r sid e an d
p ull th e ta ilg a te to w ard yo u, th e n
m ove th e ta ilg a te to th e rig ht to
r e le ase th e driv e r sid e. Y ou ca n
t h en re m ove th e entir e ta ilg ate
a ss e m bly .
R eve rs e th e pro ce du re to re in sta ll
t h e ta il g ate . M ake su re it is se cu re . T
o pa rtia lly lo w er th e ta ilg ate :
1 . Wit h th e ta ilg ate fu lly open, li f t
u p slig htly on th e entir e ta il g ate
a sse m bly .
T a ilg ate Partia lly Dow n
2 . Rem ove th e re ta in in g ca ble
f r o m th e pass e nger sid e of th e
t a ilg ate by pull in g th e clip aw ay
f r o m th e bolt head while push in g
t h e ca ble bra cke t fo rw ard .

Bla ck pla te (1 0,1 )
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2 -1 0 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sHere is ho w to avo id se ttin g off th e
a la rm by accid ent:.
If yo u do not w ant to activ a te
t h e th eft- d ete rre n t sy ste m ,th e
v e hic le sh ou ld be lo cke d wit h
t h e door ke y afte r th e doo rs are
c lo se d .
.
A lw ays un lo ck a doo r w it h th e
R KE tr a n sm it te r. U nlo ckin g a
d oor any oth e r w ay will se t off
t h e ala rm .
I f yo u se t off th e ala rm by accid ent,
y o u ca n tu rn off th e ala rm by
p re ssin g UNLO CK on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r. T he ala rm wil l n ot sto p
i f yo u tr y to unlo ck a do or any
o th er w ay.
T e stin g th e Ala rmT o te st th e ala rm :
1 . Fro m in sid e th e ve hic le , activ a te
t h e syste m by lo ckin g th e do ors
w it h th e RKE tr a n sm it te r.
2 . Unlo ck th e do or w it h th e manual
d oor lo ck and ope n th e door.
T his sh ou ld se t off th e ala rm . 3
. To tu rn th e ala rm off , pre ss th e
U NLO CK butto n on th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r or sta rt th e eng in e.
I f th e ala rm doe s not so un d whe n it
s h ould but th e lig h ts fla sh , ch eck to
s e e if th e horn work s. T he horn fu se
m ay be blo w n. To re pla ce th e fu se ,
s e e Fuse s and Cir c u it B re ake rs on
p age 10 4 3.
I f th e ala rm doe s not so un d or th e
f r o nt tu rn sig na lla m ps do not fla sh ,
s e e yo ur deale r fo r se rv ic e .
Im mobiliz e rS ee Radio Fre q uen cy Sta te m ent on
p age 13 1 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
r e gard in g Part 15 of th e Federa l
C om munic a tio n s Com mis sio n
( F C C)ru le s and In d ustr y Can ada
S ta ndard s RSS-2 1 0/2 20/3 1 0.
Im mobiliz e r O pera tio n
( P A SS-K ey III+
C an ad a Only )T his ve hic le has a passiv e
t h e ft- d ete rre nt syste m .
T he syste m is auto m atic a lly arm ed
w hen th e ke y is re m ove d fr o m th e
i g nit io n.
T he syste m is auto m atic a lly
d is a rm ed when th e ke y is tu rn ed
t o ON/R UN.
Y ou do not have to manually arm or
d is a rm th e syste m .
T he se cu rit y li g ht co m es on if
t h e re is a pro ble m wit h arm in g or
d is a rm in g th e th eft- d ete rr e nt
s yste m .
T he ke y use s a tr a nsp onder th at
m atc h es an im m obil iz e r co ntr o lu n it
i n th e ve hic le . O nly th e co rre ct ke y
s ta rts th e ve hic le . If th e ke y is eve r
d a m aged, th e ve hic le may not sta rt.