INTRODUCTION This Consumer Information Guide has been If you do not read the entire Owner’s Manual, prepared to help you become acquainted with you may miss important information. Observe all important information pertaining to your vehicle. Cautions and Warnings. This guide illustrates and describes the operation of ROLLOVER WARNING features and equipment that are either standard or optional on this vehicle.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE SEATS Seats are a part of the Occupant Restraint system of the vehicle. WARNING! ● It is dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed.
Head Restraint Removal To remove the front or rear outboard head restraints, proceed as follows: Raise the head restraint to its maximum height. Push the adjustment button and the release button at the side of the two supports at the same time.
Headlights On Automatically Automatic Headlights — If With Wipers — If Equipped Equipped If your vehicle is equipped with Automatic This system automatically turns the Headlights, it also has this customer-programmable headlights on or off according to ambient feature. When your headlights are in the automatic light levels.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS AND The light will remain on until the cause is corrected. MESSAGES NOTE: The light may flash momentarily during sharp The warning/indicator lights will illuminate in the cornering maneuvers, which change fluid level instrument panel together with a dedicated message conditions.
Yellow Warning Lights Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate when the system is Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) not operating properly. The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with the low tire pressure Warning Light — If Equipped telltale.
ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Onboard Diagnostic System — OBD II (OBD II) Cybersecurity Your vehicle is equipped with a sophisticated Your vehicle is required to have an OBD II and Onboard Diagnostic system called OBD II. This a connection port to allow access to information system monitors the performance of the emissions, related to the performance of your emissions engine, and automatic transmission control systems.
SAFETY NOTE: AUXILIARY DRIVING SYSTEMS When filling warm tires, the tire pressure may need to be increased up to an additional 4 psi (28 kPa) Tire Pressure Monitoring System above the recommended cold placard pressure in order to turn the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Warning Light off.
NOTE: and off for 75 seconds and then remain on solid. It is particularly important for you to check the tire In addition, the instrument cluster will display a pressure in all of the tires on your vehicle monthly “SERVICE TPM SYSTEM” message for five and to maintain the proper pressure.
Important Safety Precautions NOTE: When filling warm tires, the tire pressure may need to be increased up to an additional 4 psi (28 kPa) Please pay close attention to the information in this above the recommended cold placard pressure in section.
Research has shown that seat belts save lives, and equipped). It is recommended that pets be restrained they can reduce the seriousness of injuries in a in the rear seat (if equipped) in pet harnesses or pet collision. Some of the worst injuries happen when carriers that are secured by seat belts, and cargo is people are thrown from the vehicle.
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The seat belt latch plate is above the back of WARNING! the front seat, and next to your arm in the rear ● Two people should never be belted into a single seat (for vehicles equipped with a rear seat). seat belt.
Lap/Shoulder Belt Untwisting Procedure WARNING! Use the following procedure to untwist a twisted ● Wearing your seat belt incorrectly could make lap/shoulder belt. your injuries in a collision much worse. You might suffer internal injuries, or you could even Position the latch plate as close as possible to slide out of the seat belt.
Seat Belts And Pregnant Women Inserting Latch Plate Into Buckle Position the lap belt so that it is snug and lies Seat Belts And Pregnant Women low across your hips, below your abdomen. To remove slack in the lap belt portion, pull up on Seat belts must be worn by all occupants including the shoulder belt.
NOTE: WARNING! These devices are not a substitute for proper seat belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still ● Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front must be worn snugly and positioned properly. of an air bag. A deploying passenger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant 12 years or younger, including a child in a rear-...
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Air Bag System Components WARNING! ● Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) Ignoring the Air Bag Warning Light in your ● Air Bag Warning Light instrument panel could mean you won’t have the ● Steering Wheel and Column air bag system to protect you in a collision. If the ●...
Front Air Bag Operation WARNING! ● Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front Front Air Bags are designed to provide additional of an air bag. A deploying passenger front air protection by supplementing the seat belts. Front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child bags are not expected to reduce the risk of injury 12 years or younger, including a child in a rear- in rear, side, or rollover collisions.
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In order for the OCS to operate as designed, it The OCS determines the front passenger’s most is important for the front passenger to be seated probable classification. The OCS estimates the properly and properly wearing the seat belt. seated weight on the front passenger seat and where that weight is located.
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Examples of improper front passenger seating include: ● The front passenger’s weight is transferred to another part of the vehicle (like the door, arm rest or instrument panel). ● The front passenger leans forward, sideways, or turns to face the rear of the vehicle. ●...
The following requirements must be strictly Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SABs) are followed: located in the outboard side of the front seats. The SABs are marked with “SRS AIRBAG” or “AIRBAG” ● Do not modify the front passenger seat assembly on a label or on the seat trim on the outboard side or components in any way.
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not a good indicator of whether or not Side Air Bags should have deployed. The Side Air Bags will not deploy in all side collisions, including some collisions at certain angles, or some side collisions that do not impact the area of the passenger compartment.
progress and whether deployment is appropriate. In Do not drive your vehicle after the air bags have the event the vehicle experiences a rollover or near deployed. If you are involved in another collision, the rollover event, and deployment is appropriate, the air bags will not be in place to protect you.
● Enhanced Accident Response System How various systems in your vehicle were operating; Reset Procedure ● Whether or not the driver and passenger safety After an event occurs requiring activation of the belts were buckled/fastened; ● Enhanced Accident Response System, when the How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the system is active, a “Service Hybrid Electric Vehicle accelerator and/or brake pedal;...
NOTE: ● For additional information, refer to http://www.nhtsa.gov/parents-and-caregivers call: 1–888–327–4236 ● Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada’s website for additional information: https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/child-car-seat-safety.html Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles Recommended Type Of Child Child Size, Height, Weight Or Age Restraint Infants and Toddlers Children who are two years old...
Does the shoulder belt cross the child’s WARNING! shoulder between the neck and arm? ● After a child restraint is installed in the Is the lap part of the belt as low as possible, vehicle, do not move the vehicle seat forward touching the child’s thighs and not the stomach? or rearward because it can loosen the child restraint attachments.
install LATCH-equipped child seats without using LATCH Positions For Installing Child the vehicle’s seat belts. Some seating positions Restraints In This Vehicle may have a top tether anchorage but no lower anchorages. In these seating positions, the seat belt must be used with the top tether anchorage to install the child restraint.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Installing Child Restraints With LATCH Can the rear head restraints be The outboard head restraints can removed? be removed it they interfere with the installation of the child restraint. Locating The LATCH Anchorages Center Seat LATCH The lower anchorages are round bars WARNING! that are found at the rear of the seat...
Test that the child restraint is installed tightly by WARNING! pulling back and forth on the child seat at the belt path. It should not move more than 1 inch ● Improper installation or failure to properly (25.4 mm) in any direction. secure a child restraint can lead to failure of the restraint.
Frequently Asked Questions About Installing Child Restraints With Seat Belts What is the weight limit (child’s Weight limit of the Child Restraint Always use the tether anchor weight + weight of the child when using the seat belt to install restraint) for using the Tether a forward-facing child restraint, up Anchor with the seat belt to...
Installing Child Restraints Using The Top Tether Anchorage: WARNING! Do not attach a tether strap for a rear-facing car seat to any location in front of the car seat, including the seat frame or a tether anchorage. Only attach the tether strap of a rear-facing car seat to the tether anchorage that is approved for that seating position, located behind the top of the ...
SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE NOTE: TIRES ● P (Passenger) — Metric tire sizing is based on US design standards. P-Metric tires have the letter Tire Safety Information “P” molded into the sidewall preceding the size designation. Example: P215/65R15 95H. Tire safety information will cover aspects of ●...
EXAMPLE: 15, 16, 18 = Rim diameter in inches (in) Service Description: 95 = Load Index ● A numerical code associated with the maximum load a tire can carry H = Speed Symbol ● A symbol indicating the range of speeds at which a tire can carry a load corresponding to its load index under certain operating conditions ●...
Tire Terminology And Definitions Term Definition The vehicle B-pillar is the structural member of the body B-pillar located behind the front door. Cold tire inflation pressure is defined as the tire pressure after the vehicle has not been driven for at least three hours, or Cold Tire Inflation Pressure driven less than 1 mile (1.6 km) after sitting for a minimum of three hours.
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Steps For Determining Correct Load on the vehicle. That weight may not Limit— safely exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity calculated in (1) Locate the statement “The Step 4. combined weight of occupants and (6) If your vehicle will be towing cargo should never exceed XXX a trailer, load from your trailer kg or XXX lbs.”...
Ride Comfort And Vehicle Stability WARNING! Proper tire inflation contributes to a comfortable Overloading of your tires is dangerous. ride. Overinflation produces a jarring and Overloading can cause tire failure, affect vehicle uncomfortable ride. handling, and increase your stopping distance. Use Tire Inflation Pressures tires of the recommended load capacity for your vehicle.
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Tire Spinning WARNING! When stuck in mud, sand, snow, or ice conditions, High speed driving with your vehicle under do not spin your vehicle's wheels above 30 mph (48 maximum load is dangerous. The added strain on km/h) or for longer than 30 seconds continuously your tires could cause them to fail.
WARNING! WARNING! ● Do not use a tire, wheel size, load rating, or Tires and the spare tire should be replaced after speed rating other than that specified for your six years, regardless of the remaining tread. Failure vehicle. Some combinations of unapproved tires to follow this warning can result in sudden tire and wheels may change suspension dimensions failure.
Temperature Grades Treadwear The Temperature grades are A (the highest), B, The Treadwear grade is a comparative rating, based and C, representing the tire's resistance to the on the wear rate of the tire when tested under generation of heat and its ability to dissipate heat, controlled conditions on a specified government test when tested under controlled conditions on a course.
CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE In Canada REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS If you believe that your vehicle has a safety In The 50 United States And defect, you should contact the Customer Service Washington, D.C. Department immediately. Canadian customers who wish to report a safety defect to the If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that Canadian government should contact Transport could cause a crash or cause injury or death, you...
INDEX Air Bag ................17 Lap/Shoulder Belts ............12 Air Bag Operation ............18 Life Of Tires ..............Air Bag Warning Light ........17, Lights Driver Knee Air Bag ..........21 Air Bag ..............6, Enhanced Accident Response ........23 Automatic Headlights ..........Front Air Bag .............18 Automatic High Beam ..........
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(continued) Tires ................36, Seat Belts Aging (Life Of Tires) ..........Lap/Shoulder Belts ........... Air Pressure ...............36 Operating Instructions ..........General Information ..........Pregnant Women ............. High Speed ..............36 Pretensioners ............Inflation Pressure ............36 Rear Seat ..............Life Of Tires .............. Reminder ..............12 Load Capacity...
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