instrument cluster MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2011 4.G Owners Manual

Overview
Instruments and controls (Driver’s area)
N00100201114
Combination headlights and
dimmer switch P.3-126
Turn signal lever P.3-130
Supplemental restraint system
- air bag (for driver’s seat)
P. 2 - 3 6
Horn switch P.3-137
Electric remote-controlled
outside mirror switch
P.3-58
Front fog light switch
(if so equipped)
P. 3 - 1 3 2Steering wheel audio
remote control switch
(if so equipped) P.5-65 Instrument cluster P.3-105
Cruise control lever
P. 3 - 9 0 Ignition switch P.3-60 Wiper and washer
switch P.3-133
Fuses P.7-38
ASC off switch (if so equipped) P.3-86 Engine hood release lever
P. 7 - 4Steering wheel tilt lock
lever P.3-55
Front fog light switch
(if so equipped)
P. 3 - 1 3 2 Headlights leveling switch
(if so equipped) P.3-129
ASC off switch
(if so equipped) P.3-86
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Features and controls
Break-in recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 2
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 2
Electronic immobilizer
(Anti-theft starting system). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 3
Keyless entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 7
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 13
Power door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 15
Rear hatch (ECLIPSE)/
Trunk lid (ECLIPSE SPYDER) . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 16
Inside rear hatch/trunk lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 18
Inside emergency trunk lid release
(ECLIPSE SPYDER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 20
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 22
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 26
Sunroof (ECLIPSE only, if so equipped). . . . . . . .3- 28
Electric convertible top (ECLIPSE SPYDER) . . .3- 31
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 54
Steering wheel tilt lock lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 55
Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 56
Outside rearview mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 58
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 60
Steering wheel lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 63
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 64
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 67
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 71
Service brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 80
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 82
Active stability control (ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 85
Power steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3- 90Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 90
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 97
Rear-view camera (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 102
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 105
Indicator and warning light package . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 111
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 112
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 112
Multi center display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 115
Combination headlights and dimmer switch . . . . . 3- 126
Headlight levelling switch (if so equipped) . . . . . 3- 129
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 130
Hazard warning flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 131
Front fog light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 132
Wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 133
Electric rear window defogger switch. . . . . . . . . . 3- 136
Horn switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 137
Hands-free Bluetooth
® cellular phone interface
system with voice recognition (if so equipped) . 3- 138
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 167
Vanity mirror (if so equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 168
Power outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 169
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 170
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 175
Floor console box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 176
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 178
Rear shelf panel (ECLIPSE only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 178
Coat hooks (ECLIPSE only, if so equipped) . . . . . 3- 180
Luggage hooks (ECLIPSE only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 180
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3Parking brake
N00511400168
To park the vehicle, first bring it to a complete stop, fully
engage the parking brake, and then move the gearshift lever to
1st (on a uphill) or “R” (Reverse) (on a downhill) position, for
vehicles with a manual transaxle or set the selector lever to “P”
(PARK) position on automatic transaxle vehicles.To apply To release
When parking on a hill, apply the parking brake and turn the
front wheels toward the curb on a downhill grade, away from
the curb on an uphill grade.
1- Pull the lever up without pushing the button at the end of
hand grip.
When the parking brake is set and the ignition key is in the
“ON” position, the brake warning light in the instrument
cluster will come on.
Before driving, be sure to release the parking brake.
1- Pull the lever up slightly.
2- Press and hold the button at the end of the hand grip.
3- Push the lever downward.
CAUTION
!
Before driving, be sure that the parking brake is
fully released and brake warning light is off.
If a vehicle is driven without releasing the parking
brake, the brakes will be overheated, resulting in
ineffective braking and possible brake failure.
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3-74 Features and controls
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NOTE
If the brake pedal is not depressed and held, the shift-lock
device activates to prevent the selector lever from being
moved from the “P” (PARK) position.
Selector lever position indicator
N00513900327
When the ignition key is turned to the “ON” position, the cur-
rently position of the selector lever is indicated by the indicator
(A) shown on the instrument cluster {i.e. “P” (PARK), “R”
(REVERSE), “N” (NEUTRAL) or “D” (DRIVE)}.
In sports mode, the currently selected gear is indicated by the
indicator (A).

Always depress the brake pedal when shifting the
selector lever into a gear from the “N” (NEUTRAL)
position. When beginning to drive, do not shift the
selector lever from the “N” (NEUTRAL) position
while depressing the accelerator pedal. This will
cause the vehicle to “jump” forward or backward.
WA R N I N G
!
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Features and controls
3-105
3 Instrument cluster
N00519000186
1- Speedometer
2- Tachometer
3- Fuel gauge
4- Light dimmer/Trip odometer control
5- Odometer/Trip odometer
6- Engine coolant temperature gauge
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3-128 Features and controls
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When you want to keep the lights on: If the light switch is turned to the “ ” or “ ” position again
after the engine is turned off, the 3 minute auto-cutout function
described above will not work. The lights (the parking lights,
tail lights and license plate lights) will stay on and will not turn
off automatically. NOTE
When the driver’s door is opened, a continuous high-
pitched tone will sound if the key has been removed; a
continuous low-pitched tone will sound if the key is in the
ignition switch.
The tone stops sounding when the driver’s door is closed.Headlight reminder buzzer
N00549800138
If the driver’s door is opened with the key in the “LOCK” or
“ACC” position or removed from the ignition switch while the
lights are on, the tone will sound to remind you to turn off the
lights. The lights will turn off automatically and so will the
tone. Or you can turn the light switch to the “OFF” position to
stop the tone.
Dimmer (high/low beam change)
N00549900168
To change the headlights from high beam to low beam and vice
versa, turn the light switch to the “ ” position, then pull the
turn signal lever to fully toward you (1). Switch the headlights
to low beam as a courtesy whenever there are oncoming vehi-
cles, or when there is traffic moving ahead of you. An illumi-
nated blue light in the instrument cluster indicates when the
headlights are on high beam.
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3-132 Features and controls
3Front fog light switch
N00522800380
The front fog lights illuminate only when the headlights are on
low beam. Press the switch to illuminate. Press the switch
again to turn the lights off.
The indicator in the instrument cluster will illuminate while the
front fog lights are on.
NOTE
If the daytime running lights are on, the front fog lights
will not illuminate.
The headlights must be on for the front fog lights to illu-
minate.

If the headlights are switched to high beam, the front fog
lights will go out; they will illuminate again when the
headlights are switched back to low beam.

If the light switch is rotated to the “OFF” or “ ” posi-
tion while the front fog lights are illuminated, they will
automatically turn off. They can be turned back on again
by rotating the light switch back to “ ” position, and
pressing the front fog light switch once again.
Ty p e 1
Ty p e 2
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Alphabetical index
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G
Gauges 3-105
General maintenance 7-33
General vehicle data 9-5
Genuine parts 1-9
Glove compartment 3-175
Glove compartment light
Bulb capacity 7-50
,7-51
Replacement 7-69
H
Hands-free Bluetooth
® cellular phone interface system with
voice recognition 3-138
Hazard warning flasher switch 3-131
Hazard warning lights 3-112
Head restraints 2-12
Headlight levelling switch 3-129
Headlights
Bulb capacity 7-48
Dimmer 3-128
Headlight flasher 3-129
High beam indicator 3-112
Levelling switch 3-129
Replacement 7-51,7-52
Switch 3-126
High-mounted stop light
Bulb capacity 7-49
Hood lock release mechanism and safety catch 7-36Horn switch 3-137
I
If the vehicle breaks down 6-2
Ignition switch 3-60
Important facts to know in case of an accident 8-4
Indicator 3-112
Indicator and warning light package 3-111
Inside emergency trunk lid release 3-20
Inside rear hatch/trunk lid release 3-18
Inside rearview mirror 3-56
Instrument cluster 3-105
Instrument panel control switch 3-139
Interior lights 3-170
J
Jack 6-9
Storage 6-8
Jump-starting the engine 6-2
K
Key reminder buzzer 3-14
,3-62
Keyless entry system 3-7
Keys 3-2L
Labeling 9-2
License plate light
Bulb capacity 7-49
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