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RainsenseŸ Wipers
Your vehicle is equipped with RainsenseŸ windshield
wipers. When active, these wipers are able to detect
moisture on the windshield and automatically turn on the
wipers.
The moisture sensor is located next to the inside
rearview mirror and is mounted on the windshield.
To turn on the RainsenseŸ feature, the wipers must be
set to one of the ®ve delay settings on the multifunction
lever. Each of the ®ve settings adjusts the sensitivity
of the rainsensor. For more wipes, select the higher
settings; for fewer wipes, select the lower settings
located closer to off on the multifunction lever.
The rainsensor will automatically control the frequency
of the wipes from off to high speed according to the
weather conditions. The wipers can be left in a
rainsense mode even when it is not raining.
Notice:If you do not turn off the windshield wipers
when driving through an automatic car wash, you
could damage the wipers. Always turn off the
windshield wipers before entering an automatic
car wash.
Windshield Washer
L
(Windshield Washer):To spray washer ¯uid on
the windshield, press the windshield washer paddle.
The wipers will clear the window and then either stop or
return to your preset speed.
{CAUTION:
In freezing weather, do not use your washer
until the windshield is warmed. Otherwise the
washer ¯uid can form ice on the windshield,
blocking your vision.
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Rear Window Defogger
The lines you see on the rear window warm the glass.
Press this button to turn the rear window defogger on or
off. The rear window defogger can only be activated if
the tailgate window is fully closed. The Driver
Information Center will display ªTailgate Glass Downº to
indicate that the rear window defogger has been
disabled because the window is not fully closed. An
indicator light in the button will come on to let you know
that the rear window defogger is active. The rear
window defogger will automatically turn off approximately
ten minutes after the button is pressed.
If your vehicle is equipped with heated mirrors, this
button will activate them.
Notice:Don't use anything sharp on the inside of
the rear window. If you do, you could cut or damage
the warming grid, and the repairs wouldn't be
covered by your warranty. Do not attach a temporary
vehicle license, tape, a decal or anything similar
to the defogger grid.
Outlet Adjustment
Use the air outlets located in the center and on the side
of your instrument panel to direct the air¯ow.
Ventilation System
For mild outside temperatures when little heating or
cooling is needed, use the vent setting to direct outside
air through your vehicle.
Your vehicle's ventilation system supplies outside air to
the inside of your vehicle when it is moving. With the
side windows closed, air will ¯ow into the front air inlet
grilles, through the vehicle and out the air exhaust
valves.
Outside air will also enter the vehicle when the heater
or the air conditioning is running, unless you have
selected recirculation mode.
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Personalization
You can program certain features to a preferred setting
for up to two people. Press the personalization button
to scroll through the following personalization features.
All of the personalization options may not be available
on your vehicle. Only the options available will be
displayed on your DIC.
·ALARM WARNING TYPE
·AUTOMATIC LOCKING
·AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING
·SEAT POSITION RECALL
·PERIMETER LIGHTING
·REMOTE LOCK FEEDBACK
·REMOTE UNLOCK FEEDBACK
·HEADLAMPS ON AT EXIT
·MIRROR CURB VIEW ASSIST
·EASY EXIT DRIVER SEAT
·DISPLAY UNITS Ð U.S./MET
·DISPLAY LANGUAGE
The driver's preferences are recalled by pressing the
unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter or
by pressing the appropriate memory button 1 or 2
located on the driver's door.
Alarm Warning Type
Press the personalization button until ALARM
WARNING TYPE appears in the display. To select your
personalization for alarm warning type, press the
select button while ALARM WARNING TYPE is
displayed on the DIC. Pressing the select button will
scroll through the following choices:
·ALARM WARNING: BOTH (default): If you choose
BOTH, the headlamps will ¯ash and the horn will
chirp when the alarm is active.
·ALARM WARNING: OFF: If you choose OFF, there
will be no alarm warning on activation.
·ALARM WARNING: HORN: If you choose HORN,
the horn will chirp when the alarm is active.
·ALARM WARNING: LAMPS: If you choose LAMPS,
the headlamps will ¯ash when the alarm is active.
Choose one of the four settings and press the
personalization button while it is displayed on the DIC to
select it and move on to the next feature. For more
information on alarm warning type see
Content
Theft-Deterrent on page 2-22.
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Headlamps on at Exit
Press the personalization button until HEADLAMPS ON
AT EXIT appears in the display. To select your
personalization for how long the headlamps will stay on
when you turn off the vehicle, press the select button
while HEADLAMPS ON AT EXIT is displayed on
the DIC. Pressing the select button will scroll through
the following choices:
·HEADLAMP DELAY: 10 SEC (default)
·HEADLAMP DELAY: 20 SEC
·HEADLAMP DELAY: 40 SEC
·HEADLAMP DELAY: 60 SEC
·HEADLAMP DELAY: 120 SEC
·HEADLAMP DELAY: 180 SEC
·HEADLAMP DELAY OFF
The amount of time you choose will be the amount of
time that the headlamps stay on after you turn off
the vehicle. If you choose off, the headlamps will turn
off as soon as you turn off the vehicle.
Choose one of the seven settings and press the
personalization button while it is displayed on the DIC to
select it and move on to the next feature.
Mirror Curb View Assist
Press the personalization button until MIRROR CURB
VIEW ASSIST appears in the display. To select
your personalization for curb view assist, press the
select button while MIRROR CURB VIEW ASSIST is
displayed on the DIC. With the engine running, engage
the parking brake, press the brake pedal and place
the vehicle in REVERSE (R) gear. Adjust the
passenger's side and then the driver's side outside
mirrors to the desired tilt positions. These positions will
be stored in memory once the vehicle is shifted out
of REVERSE (R). Pressing the select button will scroll
through the following choices:
·CURB VIEW: OFF (default): If you choose off,
neither outside mirror will be tilted down when
the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE (R).
·CURB VIEW: PASSENGER: If you choose
passenger, the passenger's outside mirror will be
tilted down when the vehicle is shifted into
REVERSE (R).
·CURB VIEW: DRIVER: If you choose driver, the
driver's outside mirror will be tilted down when
the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE (R)
·CURB VIEW: BOTH: If you choose both, the
driver's and passenger's outside mirror will be tilted
down when the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE (R).
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When the vehicle is placed in PARK (P) or in any
forward gear, the mirror(s) will return to normal driving
position, following a short delay.
Choose one of the four settings and press the
personalization button while it is displayed on the DIC to
select it and move on to the next feature.
Easy Exit Driver Seat
Press the personalization button until EASY EXIT
DRIVER SEAT appears in the display. To select your
personalization for seat position exit, press the
select button while EASY EXIT DRIVER SEAT is
displayed on the DIC. Pressing the select button will
scroll through the following choices:
·EASY EXIT SEAT: OFF (default): If you choose for
the easy exit seat feature to be on, the driver's seat
will move to the exit position when the key is
removed from the ignition.
·EASY EXIT SEAT: ON: If you choose for this
feature to be off, no seat exit recall will occur.
Choose one of the two settings and press the
personalization button while it is displayed on the DIC to
select it and move on to the next feature. For more
information on seat position exit, see
Memory Seat on
page 2-54.
Display Units -U.S./MET
Press the personalization button until DISPLAY UNITS
-U.S./METappears in the display. To select English
or metric, press the select button while DISPLAY
UNITS- U.S./MET is displayed on the DIC. Pressing the
select button will scroll through the following choices:
·UNITS: U.S. (ENGLISH): If you choose U.S.
(English), all information will be displayed in U.S.
units. For example, distance in miles and fuel
economy in miles per gallon (U.S. gallon).
·UNITS: METRIC KM/L: If you choose metric KM/L,
all information will be displayed in metric units. For
example, distance in kilometers and fuel economy
in KM/L.
·UNITS: METRIC L/100KM: If you choose metric
L/100KM, all information will be displayed in
metric units. For example, distance in kilometers
and fuel economy in L/100KM.
Choose one of the three settings and press the
personalization button while it is displayed on the DIC to
select it and end out of the personalization options.
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PASSENGER DOOR AJAR
If the passenger's door is not fully closed, this message
will appear on the display and you will hear a chime.
Stop and turn off the vehicle, check the door for
obstacles, and close the door again. Check to see if the
message still appears on the DIC. Pressing the select
button will acknowledge this message and clear it
from the DIC display.
LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR
If the driver's side rear door is not fully closed this
message will appear on the display and you will hear a
chime. Stop and turn off the vehicle, check the door
for obstacles, and close the door again. Check to see if
the message still appears on the DIC. Pressing the
select button will acknowledge this message and clear it
from the DIC display.
RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR
If the passenger's side rear door is not fully closed this
message will appear on the display and you will
hear a chime. Stop and turn off the vehicle, check the
door for obstacles, and close the door again. Check
to see if the message still appears on the DIC. Pressing
the select button will acknowledge this message and
clear it from the DIC display.
RFA # BATTERY LOW
If a remote keyless entry transmitter battery is low, this
message will appear on the DIC. The battery needs
to be replaced in the transmitter. Pressing the select
button will acknowledge this message and clear it from
the DIC display.
CURB VIEW ACTIVATED
The curb view activated message is displayed when
one of the outside rear view mirrors move into the curb
view position. Refer to ªOutside Automatic Dimming
Mirror with Curb View Assistº for more information.
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·Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to
pass while you are awaiting an opportunity. For one
thing, following too closely reduces your area of
vision, especially if you are following a larger
vehicle. Also, you will not have adequate space if
the vehicle ahead suddenly slows or stops.
Keep back a reasonable distance.
·When it looks like a chance to pass is coming up,
start to accelerate but stay in the right lane and
do not get too close. Time your move so you will be
increasing speed as the time comes to move into
the other lane. If the way is clear to pass, you
will have a ªrunning startº that more than makes up
for the distance you would lose by dropping
back. And if something happens to cause you to
cancel your pass, you need only slow down
and drop back again and wait for another
opportunity.
·If other vehicles are lined up to pass a slow vehicle,
wait your turn. But take care that someone is not
trying to pass you as you pull out to pass the slow
vehicle. Remember to glance over your shoulder
and check the blind spot.
·Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and
start your left lane change signal before moving out
of the right lane to pass. When you are far
enough ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front
in your inside mirror, activate your right lane
change signal and move back into the right lane.
(Remember that your right outside mirror is convex.
The vehicle you just passed may seem to be
farther away from you than it really is.)
·Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on
two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the
next vehicle.
·Do not overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly.
Even though the brake lamps are not ¯ashing, it
may be slowing down or starting to turn.
·If you are being passed, make it easy for the
following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps
you can ease a little to the right.
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Loss of Control
Let us review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems (brakes,
steering and acceleration) do not have enough friction
where the tires meet the road to do what the driver
has asked.
In any emergency, do not give up. Keep trying to steer
and constantly seek an escape route or area of less
danger.
Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable
care suited to existing conditions, and by not
ªoverdrivingº those conditions. But skids are always
possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your vehicle's
three control systems. In the braking skid, your wheels
are not rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much
speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and lose
cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too much
throttle causes the driving wheels to spin.
A cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot off
the accelerator pedal.If you have the Traction Assist System, remember: It
helps avoid only the acceleration skid. If you do not have
this system, or if the system is off, then an acceleration
skid is also best handled by easing your foot off the
accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want
the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough,
your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready
for a second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel or other material is on the road. For safety,
you will want to slow down and adjust your driving to
these conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration
or braking (including engine braking by shifting to a
lower gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires
to slide. You may not realize the surface is slippery
until your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning
clues Ð such as enough water, ice or packed snow
on the road to make a ªmirrored surfaceº Ð and slow
down when you have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti-lock brake system (ABS) helps
avoid only the braking skid.
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Freeway Driving
Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways,
expressways, turnpikes or superhighways) are the
safest of all roads. But they have their own special rules.The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep
up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive at the
same speed most of the other drivers are driving.
Too-fast or too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic ¯ow.
Treat the left lane on a freeway as a passing lane.
At the entrance, there is usually a ramp that leads to
the freeway. If you have a clear view of the freeway as
you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin
to check traffic. Try to determine where you expect
to blend with the ¯ow. Try to merge into the gap at close
to the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal,
check your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as
often as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the
traffic ¯ow.
Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the
posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it is slower.
Stay in the right lane unless you want to pass.
Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use
your turn signal.
Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your
shoulder to make sure there is not another vehicle in
your ªblindº spot.
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Highway Hypnosis
Is there actually such a condition as ªhighway
hypnosisº? Or is it just plain falling asleep at the wheel?
Call it highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, or
whatever.
There is something about an easy stretch of road with
the same scenery, along with the hum of the tires on the
road, the drone of the engine, and the rush of the
wind against the vehicle that can make you sleepy.
Do not let it happen to you! If it does, your vehicle can
leave the road in
less than a second,and you could
crash and be injured.What can you do about highway hypnosis? First, be
aware that it can happen.
Then here are some tips:
·Make sure your vehicle is well ventilated, with a
comfortably cool interior.
·Keep your eyes moving. Scan the road ahead and
to the sides. Check your mirrors and your
instruments frequently.
·If you get sleepy, pull off the road into a rest,
service or parking area and take a nap, get some
exercise, or both. For safety, treat drowsiness
on the highway as an emergency.
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