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IntroductionHow to use this manual / Fuel requirements / Vehicle break-in process /Vehicle data collection and event data recorders
Your vehicle at a glance
Exterior overview / Interior overview / Instrument panel overview / Engi\
ne compartment
Safety features of your vehicle
Seats / Seat belts / Child restraint system / Air bag
Features of your vehicleKeys / Door locks / Tailgate / Windows / Hood / Fuel filler lid / Panoramic sunroof / Steering wheel / Mirrors
/ Instrument cluster / Lighting / Wipers & Washers / Climate control system / Audio system / Etc.
Driving your vehicleBefore driving / Engine start/stop button / Transaxle / Brake system / Cruise control system
Active ECO system / ISG (Idel Stop and Go) system / Winter driving / Vehicle load limit / Etc.
What to do in an emergencyRoad warning / Emergency while driving / Emergency starting / Engine overheat / TPMS / Flat tire / Towing / Etc.
MaintenanceEngine compartment / Maintenance service / Engine oil / Engine coolant /\
Brake fluid / Washer fluid /
Parking brake / Air cleaner / Wiper blades / Battery / Tire and wheels / Fuses / Light bulbs / Etc.
Specifications, Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
Index
table of contents

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Your vehicle at a glance
INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
1. Audio remote control buttons..............4-144
2. Driver’s front air bag .............................3-49
3. Horn ......................................................4-42
4. Cruise control button ............................5-37
5. Instrument cluster .................................4-50
6. Lighting control lever.............................4-86
7.Wiper and washer control lever .............4-90
8. Ignition switch or Engine start/stopbutton...............................................5-6, 5-9
9. Audio...................................................4-143
10. Hazard warning flasher.........................6-2
11. Climate control system ..........4-100, 4-110
12. Front seat warmer/ Seat air ventilation .................4-132, 4-134
13. Power outlet ......................................4-135
14. Center console storage box..............4-128
15. Glove box ..........................................4-128
16. Passenger’s front air bag ....................3-49
17. Parking brake......................................5-25
OPS013003N
❈The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-52
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
62
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68

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4-69
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Rear camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90

. . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93\
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
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air conditioner refrigerant and
compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-108
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
. . . . . . . . . 4-111
. . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
air conditioner refrigerant and
compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
Windshield defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-123
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124

Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128
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129
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
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132
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134
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Exterior features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141

Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143
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143

USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-145

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Features of your vehicle
DOOR LOCKS
.Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
Turn the key clockwise to lock andcounterclockwise to unlock.
If you lock the driver's door with a key
- all vehicle doors will lock auto-
matically. (for normal key)
- only the driver's door will lock. (for folding key, smart key) From the driver's door
- turn the key to the left once tounlock the door and once more
within 4 seconds to unlock all
doors. (for normal key).
- turn the key to the left once to unlock the driver's door. (for fold-
ing key, smart key.
Doors can also be locked and unlocked with the transmitter.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure the doors
are closed securely.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing con-
ditions.
• If the door is locked/unlocked multiple times in rapid succession
with either the vehicle key or door
lock switch, the system may stop
operating temporarily in order to
protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
OPS043011
LockLock
Unlock
■ Type A■ Type B
Unlock

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Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter
(or smart key) or central door lock
switch.
If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle
switch and then pulling the handle
up.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tailgate unlock button on the smart
key is pressed (if equipped). Once
the tailgate is opened and then
closed, the tailgate is locked auto-
matically.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
The tailgate swings upward. Make
sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when opening
the tailgate.
Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate firmly. Make sure
that the tailgate is securely latched.
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are safely
out of the way before closing the tail-
gate.
TAILGATE
CAUTION- Tailgate lift
Make certain that you close the
tailgate before driving yourvehicle. Possible damage mayoccur to the tailgate lift cylin-ders and attached hardware ifthe tailgate is not closed prior todriving.OPS043017OPS043018

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(1) Driver’s door power window
switch
(2) Front passenger’s door power window switch
(3) Rear door (left) power window switch
(4) Rear door (right) power window switch
(5) Window opening and closing
(6) Automatic power window up/down
(7) Power window lock switch
In cold and wet climates, power win-
dows may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
WINDOWS
OPS043020

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If your vehicle is equipped with a
sunroof, you can slide or tilt your
sunroof with the sunroof glass con-
trol lever located on the overhead
console (1).
The sunroof can only be opened,
closed, or tilted when the ignition
switch is in the ON position.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, the sun-
roof may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
• After a vehicle is washed or in a rainstorm be sure to wipe off any
water that is on the sunroof before
operating it.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
The sunroof cannot tilt when it is in
the slide position but can be slid
while in a tilt position.
PANORAMIC SUNROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
CAUTION- Sunroof control
Do not continue to pull or push
the sunroof glass control leverafter the sunroof is fullyopened, closed, or tilted.Damage to the motor or systemcomponents could occur.OPS043028
WARNING- Roof cargo
Do not operate the sun roof
while using the roof rack to
transport cargo. This may cause
the cargo to come loose and
distract the driver.

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MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
OPS043154
1. Fan speed control knob
2. Air intake control button 3. Mode selection knob
4. Rear window defroster button5. Temperature control knob
6. Air conditioning button
(if equipped)

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Air intake control
The air intake control is used to
select the outside (fresh) air position
or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control posi-
tion, press the control button. Recirculated air position
With the recirculated airposition selected, air
from the passenger com-
partment will be drawn
through the heating sys-
tem and heated or
cooled according to the
function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position With the outside (fresh)
air position selected, air
enters the vehicle from
outside and is heated or
cooled according to the
function selected.
Prolonged operation of the heater in
the recirculated air position (without
air conditioning selected) may cause
fogging of the windshield and side
windows and the air within the pas-
senger compartment may become
stale. In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the recirculated air
position selected will result in exces-
sively dry air in the passenger com-
partment.
OPS043160
WARNING- Recirculated
air
Continuous use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position can cause
drowsiness or sleepiness, and
loss of vehicle control. Set the
air intake control to the outside
(fresh) air position as much as
possible while driving.
WARNING- Reduced visi- bilty
Continued use of the climate
control system in the recirculat-
ed air position may allow
humidity to increase inside the
vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.