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If the Light Is Flashing
The following can prevent more serious damage to your
vehicle:
Reduce vehicle speed.
Avoid hard accelerations.
Avoid steep uphill grades.
If you are towing a trailer, reduce the amount of
cargo being hauled as soon as it is possible
If the light stops ashing and remains on steady,
see “If the Light Is On Steady” following.
If the light continues to ash, when it is safe to do so,
stop the vehicle. Find a safe place to park your vehicle.
Turn the key off, wait at least 10 seconds and restart the
engine. If the light remains on steady, see “If the Light Is
On Steady” following. If the light is still ashing, follow the
previous steps, and see your dealer/retailer for service as
soon as possible.
If the Light Is On Steady
You might be able to correct the emission system
malfunction by considering the following:
Did you recently put fuel into your vehicle?
If so, reinstall the fuel cap, making sure to fully install the
cap. SeeFilling the Tank on page 5-7. The diagnostic
system can determine if the fuel cap has been left off orimproperly installed. A loose or missing fuel cap allows
fuel to evaporate into the atmosphere. A few driving trips
with the cap properly installed should turn the light off.
Did you just drive through a deep puddle of water?
If so, your vehicle’s electrical system might be wet.
The condition is usually corrected when the electrical
system dries out. A few driving trips should turn the
light off.
Have you recently changed brands of fuel?
If so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel. See
Gasoline Octane on page 5-5. Poor fuel quality causes
the engine not to run as efficiently as designed. You
might notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when
you put the vehicle into gear, mis ring, hesitation on
acceleration, or stumbling on acceleration — these
conditions might go away once the engine is warmed up.
This will be detected by the system and cause the light to
turn on.
If you experience one or more of these conditions,
change the fuel brand you use. It will require at least
one full tank of the proper fuel to turn the light off.
If none of the above steps have made the light turn
off, your dealer/retailer can check the vehicle. Your
dealer/retailer has the proper test equipment and
diagnostic tools to x any mechanical or electrical
problems that may have developed.
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TRAF (Traffic):If TRAF displays, the tuned station
broadcasts traffic announcements. To receive the
traffic announcement from the tuned station, press
this button. Brackets are displayed around TRAF and
when a traffic announcement broadcasts on the
tuned radio station, you will hear it.
If the station does not broadcast traffic announcements,
press the TRAF button and the radio seeks to a station
that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic
announcements is found, the radio stops seeking
and brackets are displayed around TRAF. If no station
is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO
TRAFFIC displays.
If the brackets are on the display and TRAF is not,
press the TRAF button to remove the brackets or use
the TUNE knob or the SEEK arrows to go to a station
that supports traffic announcements. If no station is found
that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC
displays.
The radio plays the traffic announcement if the volume is
low. The radio interrupts the play of a CD if the last tuned
station broadcasts traffic announcements and the
brackets display.
This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite Radio
Service.Radio Messages
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
Radio Messages for XM™ Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-63later in this
section for further detail.
Playing a CD
For the Radio with CD (Base), insert a CD partway into
the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the
CD should begin playing. If you insert a CD with
the radio off and the ignition on, it starts to play.
For the Radio with CD (MP3) Insert a CD partway into the
slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and READING
DISC and the CD symbol displays. If you want to insert a
CD with the ignition off, rst press the eject button or push
the RCL button.
If the ignition or radio is turned off while a CD is in
the player, it stays in the player. When the ignition
or radio is turned on, the CD starts to play where
it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays. As
each new track starts to play, the track number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and
the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
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4sor{REV (Reverse):Depending on the
radio that your vehicle has, the reverse arrows will look
different, but they function the same. Press and hold this
button to reverse quickly within a track. Sound is heard at
a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the
passage. The elapsed time of the track displays.
6
!(Previous Folder):This button does not have a
function for non-MP3 CDs. Press this button to go to
the previous MP3 folder.
EQ or AUTO EQ (Equalization):Press EQ, or
depending on the radio, AUTO EQ, to select the desired
customized equalization setting while playing a CD. The
equalization is automatically set when a CD is played.
See “EQ” or “AUTO EQ” listed previously for more
information.
wSEEKx(Radios with CD):Press the SEEK
arrows to go to the previous or to the next track.
Pressing either arrow for more than two seconds
searches the previous or next tracks at two tracks
per second. When the desired track number displays,
release the arrow to stop searching and to play the
track.
sSEEKt(Radio with Six-Disc CD Player):Press
the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more
than ten seconds have played. Press the right arrow to go
to the next track. If either arrow is held or pressed more
than once, the player continues moving backward or
forward through the CD.
wSCANx(Radios with CD):Press and hold either
arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN and the
track number displays and a beep sounds. The CD goes
to the next track, plays for a few seconds, then goes
to the next track. Press either arrow again to stop
scanning.
sSCANt(Radio with Six-Disc CD Player):
To scan one CD, press and hold either SCAN arrow
for more than two seconds until SCAN displays
and a beep sounds. The radio goes to the next track,
plays for 10 seconds, then goes to the next track.
Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either
SCAN arrow for more than four seconds until CD SCAN
displays and a beep sounds. Use this feature to listen
to 10 seconds of the rst track of each loaded CD.
Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning.
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Playing an MP3
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in, and READING DISC displays.
The CD should begin playing and the CD symbol
displays. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition
off, rst press the eject button or the RCL button.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the
player it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio
is turned on, the CD starts to play where it stopped,
if it was the last selected audio source.
\1 (Forward):Press and hold this pushbutton to
advance quickly within a track. Press and hold this
pushbutton for less than two seconds to advance at
10 times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it
for more than two seconds to advance at 20 times the
normal playing speed. Release this pushbutton to play
the track. FWD and the elapsed time of the track displays.
RDM 2 (Random):To repeat the tracks in the current
folder or playlist, press and release this pushbutton.
FOLDER RANDOM displays. Once all of the tracks
in the current folder or playlist have been played,
the system moves on to the next folder or playlist
and plays all of the tracks in random order.To repeat the tracks on the CD, press and hold this
pushbutton for two seconds. A beep sounds and DISC
RANDOM displays. This feature does not work with
playlists.
While in random, pressing and releasing either SEEK
arrow goes to the next or previous random track.
Press and release this pushbutton again to turn off
random play. NO RANDOM displays.
#3 (Next Folder):Press this pushbutton to go to the
rst track in the next folder or playlist. If the disc contains
playlists, it goes through the playlist, then the folders.
Pressing this button while in folder random mode takes
you to the next folder and randomizes the tracks in that
folder. This function does not work on a CD that does not
contain folders or playlists.
4
s(Reverse):Press and hold this pushbutton
to reverse quickly within a track. Press and hold this
pushbutton for less than two seconds to reverse at
10 times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it for
more than two seconds to reverse at 20 times the normal
playing speed. Release this pushbutton to play the track.
REV and the elapsed time of the track appears on the
display. If this pushbutton is pressed for more than
20 seconds, the radio stops reversing and begins to play.
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