2004 Chevrolet SSR Owners Manual

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Reduced Engine Power Light This symbol appears on your instrument panel whenever you set your cruise control. See “Cruise Control” under Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 3-5. This light is displayed when a noticeable reduction in the vehicle’s performance may occur. The vehicle may be driven at a reduced speed when the reduced engine power light is on but acceleration and speed may be reduced. The performance may be reduced until the next time you drive your vehicle. If this light stays on, see your dealer as soon as possible for diagnosis and repair. This light may also come on if there is a problem with the Throttle Actuator Control (TAC) system. If this happens, take the vehicle in for service as soon as possible. 3-38 Highbeam On Light Check Gages Warning Light This light comes on whenever the high-beam headlamps are on. The Check Gages light will come on brieﬂy when you are starting the engine. If the light comes on and stays on while you are driving, check your coolant temperature and engine oil pressure gages to see if they are in the warning zones. See Engine Coolant Temperature Gage on page 3-32 and Oil Pressure Gage on page 3-36. When the fuel level is low in your vehicle, the check gages light will come on and a chime will sound. You will also see a FUEL LEVEL LOW message on the DIC. See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-48 for more information. 3-39 Here are four things that some owners ask about. None of these show a problem with your fuel gage: (cid:127) At the gas station, the gas pump shuts off before the gage reads full. It takes a little more or less fuel to ﬁll up than the gage indicated. For example, the gage may have indicated the tank was half full, but it actually took a little more or less than half the tank’s capacity to ﬁll the tank. The gage moves a little when you turn a corner or speed up. The gage doesn’t go back to empty when you turn off the ignition. Fuel Gage United States Canada When the ignition is on, the fuel gage tells you about how much fuel you have remaining. A chime will sound and the check gages warning light will come on when your fuel level is low. FUEL LEVEL LOW will appear on the DIC display. See Check Gages Warning Light on page 3-39, “Fuel Range” under DIC Controls and Displays on page 3-44, and DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-48 for more information. 3-40 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Auxiliary Gage Package Voltmeter Gage This gage (A) is located on the left side of the gage package. A. Voltmeter Gage B. Instantaneous Fuel Consumption Gage C. Transmission Temperature Gage Your vehicle may have an auxiliary gage package located at the front of the center console. When your engine is not running, but the ignition is in RUN, this gage shows your battery’s state of charge in DC volts. When the ignition is on and the engine is running, the gage shows the condition of the charging system. Readings between the low and high warning zones indicate the normal operating range. 3-41 Readings in the low warning zone may occur when a large number of electrical accessories are operating in the vehicle and the engine is left at an idle for an extended period. This condition is normal since the charging system is not able to provide full power at engine idle. As engine speeds are increased, this condition should correct itself as higher engine speeds allow the charging system to create maximum power. You can only drive for a short time with the reading in either warning zone. If you must drive while the gage is in the warning zone, turn off all unnecessary accessories. Readings in either warning zone indicate a possible problem in the electrical system. Have the vehicle serviced as soon as possible. Instantaneous Fuel Consumption Gage This gage (B) is located in the center of the gage package. The instantaneous fuel consumption gage shows the rate of fuel that is being used in gallons per hour (gph). 3-42 Pull the vehicle off the roadway when it is safe to do so. Set the parking brake, place the transmission in PARK (P) and allow the engine to idle until the transmission temperature falls below 260°F (127°C). If the transmission continues to operate above 260°F (127°C), see your dealer for service or contact GM Roadside Assistance. See Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-6. Notice: transmission temperature gage above normal operating range, you can damage the transmission. This could lead to costly repairs that would not be covered by your warranty. Do not drive your vehicle while the transmission temperature gage reading is above normal. See your dealer for service. If you drive your vehicle with the Transmission Temperature Gage This gage (C) is located on the right side of the gage package. When your ignition is on, the gage shows the temperature of the transmission ﬂuid. The normal operating range is from 100°F (38°C) to about 265°F (130°C). At approximately 265°F (130°C), the transmission will enter a transmission protection mode. When the transmission enters the protection mode, you may notice a change in the transmission shifting patterns. The transmission will return to normal shifting patterns when the transmission ﬂuid temperature falls below 260°F (127°C). 3-43 The following situations can cause the transmission to operate at higher temperatures: Towing a trailer (cid:127) Hot outside air temperatures (cid:127) Hauling a large or heavy load Low transmission ﬂuid level (cid:127) High transmission ﬂuid level (cid:127) Engine overheating A temporary solution to hotter transmission operating temperatures may be to let the transmission cool down. If the transmission is operated at higher temperatures on a frequent basis, see Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4 for the proper transmission maintenance intervals. Driver Information Center (DIC) The Driver Information Center (DIC) gives you the status of many of your vehicle’s systems. It is also used to display driver personalization features and warning/status messages. The DIC display is located on the instrument panel cluster. The DIC buttons are located on the steering wheel. The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. After a short delay the DIC will display the current driver and the information that was last displayed before the engine was turned off. If a problem is detected, a warning message will appear on the display. Be sure to take any message that appears on the display seriously and remember that clearing the message will only make the message disappear, not correct the problem. DIC Controls and Displays The DIC has different modes which can be accessed by pressing the four buttons located on the steering wheel. The button functions are listed in the following pages. 3-44 (cid:127) (cid:127) A. 3 (Trip Information): Press this button to display the odometer, trip odometer, and the timer. B. . (Fuel Information): Press this button to display the current fuel and engine oil information. C. y (Personalization): Press this button to access the vehicle personalization menu and customize the personalization settings on your vehicle. D. r (Select): Press this button to reset certain DIC functions, acknowledge DIC warning messages and clear them from the DIC, and set your personalization settings. 3-45 Trip Information 3 (Trip Information): Press this button to scroll through the odometer, TRIP A, TRIP B, and TIMER. Odometer Press the trip information button until the odometer appears on the display. This shows the total distance the vehicle has been driven in either miles or kilometers. Trip Odometer Press the trip information button until TRIP A or TRIP B is displayed. This shows the current distance traveled since the last reset for each trip odometer in either miles or kilometers. Both odometers can be used at the same time. Each trip odometer can be reset to zero separately by pressing and holding the select button while the desired trip odometer is displayed. Timer The DIC can be used as a stopwatch. Press the trip information button until TIMER is displayed. Press the select button to start the timer. The display will show the amount of time that has passed since the timer was last reset (not including time the ignition is off). Time will continue to be counted as long as the ignition is on, even if another display is being shown on the DIC. The timer will record up to 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds (99:59:59) after which the display will roll back to zero. To stop the counting of time, press the select button brieﬂy while TIMER is displayed. To reset the timer to zero, press and hold the select button while TIMER is displayed. Fuel Information . (Fuel Information): Press this button to scroll through the range, average fuel economy, instant fuel economy and engine oil life. 3-46 Fuel Range Press the fuel information button until RANGE appears to display the remaining distance you can drive without refueling. It’s based on fuel economy and the fuel remaining in the tank. The display will show FUEL LEVEL LOW if the fuel level is low and a chime will sound. The check gages warning light on the instrument panel cluster will also be illuminated. See Check Gages Warning Light on page 3-39 for more information. The fuel economy data used to determine fuel range is an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving conditions change, this data is gradually updated. Fuel range cannot be reset. Average Fuel Economy Press the fuel information button until AVG. ECON appears in the display. Average fuel economy is how many miles per gallon your vehicle is getting based on current and past driving conditions. Press and hold the select button while AVG. ECON is displayed to reset the average fuel economy. Average fuel economy will then be calculated starting from that point. If the average fuel economy is not reset, it will be continually updated each time you drive. Instant Fuel Economy Press the fuel information button until INST. ECON appears in the display. Instant fuel economy is how many miles per gallon your vehicle is at the particular moment in time. The instant fuel economy cannot be reset. Engine Oil Life Press the fuel information button until ENGINE OIL LIFE appears in the display. The GM Oil Life System™ shows an estimate of the oil’s remaining useful life. It will show 100% when the system is reset after an oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a schedule consistent with your driving conditions. Always reset the engine oil life after an oil change. To reset the engine oil life system, press and hold the select button while ENGINE OIL LIFE is displayed. The engine oil life reading in the DIC does not replace the need to maintain your vehicle as recommended in the Maintenance Schedule in this manual. See Engine Oil on page 5-13, Change Engine Oil Light on page 3-37, and Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4. 3-47 Personalization y (Personalization): Press this button to access the vehicle personalization menu and customize the personalization settings on your vehicle. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-55 for more information. Select r (Select): Press this button to reset certain DIC functions, acknowledge DIC warning messages and clear them from the DIC, and set your personalization settings. DIC Warnings and Messages Messages are displayed on the DIC to notify the driver that the status of the vehicle has changed and that some action may be needed by the driver to correct the condition. Multiple messages may appear one after another. Some messages may not require immediate action but you should press the select button to acknowledge that you received the message and clear it from the display. Some messages cannot be cleared from the display because they are more urgent. These messages require action before they can be removed from the DIC display. The following are the possible messages that can be displayed and some information about them. Battery Not Charging If the battery is not charging during operation, this message will appear on the DIC. The charging system light may also be displayed on the instrument panel cluster. See Charging System Light on page 3-29 for more information. Driving your vehicle when the battery is not charging properly can drain the battery. Have the electrical system checked as soon as possible. Press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the DIC display. 3-48 Battery Voltage Too High This message will be displayed when the battery voltage is higher than normal and you try to raise or lower the convertible top. The charging system light may also be displayed on the instrument panel cluster. See Charging System Light on page 3-29 for more information. Press the select button to acknowledge the message and clear it from the DIC display. Battery Voltage Too Low This message will be displayed when the battery voltage is lower than normal and you try to raise or lower the convertible top. The charging system light may also be displayed on the instrument panel cluster. See Charging System Light on page 3-29 for more information. Press the select button to acknowledge the message and clear it from the DIC display. Cargo Cover Ajar This message will be displayed when trying to open or close the convertible top while the cargo cover is open. Make sure the cargo cover is fully closed before trying to open or close the convertible top. This message will clear itself from the DIC once the cargo cover is closed. Change Trans (Transmission) Fluid If your transmission ﬂuid in your vehicle needs to be changed, this message will appear on the DIC. See Automatic Transmission Fluid on page 5-20 and Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4 for more information. Check Oil Level If the oil level in the vehicle is low this message will appear on the DIC. Check the oil level and add oil as necessary. See Engine Oil on page 5-13 for more information. Press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the DIC display. Depress Brake This message will be displayed on the DIC when you try to raise or lower the convertible top without ﬁrst pressing the brake pedal. The brake pedal must be pressed in order to operate the convertible top. See Convertible Top on page 2-45 for more information. Pressing the brake pedal will clear the message, or you can press the select button to acknowledge and clear the message from the DIC display. 3-49 If your engine catches ﬁre because you Driver Door Ajar This message will be displayed on the DIC when the driver’s door was not closed completely. A chime will sound. Stop the vehicle, check the door for obstacles, and close the door again. Fully closing the driver’s door will clear this message from the display, or you can press the select button to acknowledge the message and clear it from the DIC display. Engine Coolant Hot Idle Engine Notice: keep driving with no coolant, your vehicle can be badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be covered by your warranty. If the cooling system temperature becomes too hot, this message will appear in the DIC and you will hear a chime. Stop the vehicle and let the engine idle in PARK (P) to allow the coolant to reach a safe temperature. You may need to add more coolant to your vehicle before driving again. See Engine Coolant on page 5-23 and Engine Coolant Temperature Gage on page 3-32 for more information. This message will clear from the DIC display when the coolant temperature drops to a safe operating temperature. Engine Overheated Stop Engine Notice: keep driving with no coolant, your vehicle can be badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be covered by your warranty. If your engine catches ﬁre because you If your engine is overheated, this message will be displayed on the DIC. Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and do not drive it until the engine cools down. You may need to add more coolant to your vehicle before driving again. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 and Engine Coolant Temperature Gage on page 3-32 for more information. This message will clear from the DIC display when the coolant temperature drops to a safe operating temperature. Flip Hall Switch Fault This message will be displayed on the DIC when trying to raise or lower the convertible top and there is a fault with this switch. If the message persists, see your dealer for service. 3-50 Fuel Level Low If the fuel level is low in the vehicle’s gas tank this message will appear on the DIC and you will hear a chime. You will also see the check gages warning light on the instrument panel cluster. See Check Gages Warning Light on page 3-39 for more information. Refuel as soon as possible. See Filling Your Tank on page 5-7 and Fuel Gage on page 3-40 for more information. Press the select button to acknowledge and clear the message from the display. Hdr (Header) Latch Switch Fault This message will be displayed on the DIC when trying to raise or lower the convertible top and there is a fault with this switch. If the message persists, see your dealer for service. Manually Open Tonneau This message will be displayed on the DIC when trying to raise or lower the convertible top while the convertible top and roof tonneau are where the system cannot verify their position. The roof system may need to be restored manually to a stable position by fully opening the roof tonneau and boot cover panel. See Convertible Top on page 2-45 for more information. Oil Pressure Low Stop Engine {CAUTION: Do not keep driving if the oil pressure is low. If you do, your engine can become so hot that it catches ﬁre. You or others could be burned. Check your oil as soon as possible and have your vehicle serviced. Notice: Lack of proper engine oil maintenance may damage the engine. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this manual for changing engine oil. If the oil pressure is low in your vehicle, this message will be displayed on the DIC. Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and do not drive it until the cause of the low oil pressure has been corrected. Check your oil as soon as possible and have your vehicle serviced. See Engine Oil on page 5-13 and Oil Pressure Gage on page 3-36 for more information. 3-51 Rfa X 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. Press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the DIC display. See “Battery Replacement” under Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4 for battery replacement instructions. Roof Ajar This message will be displayed on the DIC when trying to release the cargo cover and the convertible top is not fully open or closed. Make sure your convertible top is in the full-closed or full-open position before trying to release your cargo cover. See Convertible Top on page 2-45 and Cargo Cover on page 2-31 for more information. This message will clear once the convertible top is open or closed, or you can press the select button to acknowledge the message and clear it from the DIC display. 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 the vehicle, check the door for obstacles, and close the door again. Fully closing the passenger’s door will clear this message from the display, or you can press the select button to acknowledge the message and clear it from the DIC display. Put Vehicle in Park This message will be displayed on the DIC when attempting to release the cargo cover when the vehicle is not in PARK (P). The vehicle must stopped and the transmission placed in PARK (P) to release the cargo cover. See Cargo Cover on page 2-31 for more information. Reduce Speed This message will be displayed on the DIC when trying to raise or lower the convertible top while the vehicle is in motion. Stop the vehicle and continue pressing the brake pedal before trying to raise or lower the top again. See Convertible Top on page 2-45 for more information. The message will clear from the display once the vehicle is stopped, or you can press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the DIC display. 3-52 Roof Cycle Timeout This message will be displayed on the DIC when the convertible top has not completed its movement from one position to another within the programmed time limit. If you operate the convertible top switch Notice: continuously while the ignition is in ACCESSORY, the battery will drain and you might not be able to start your vehicle. Do not use the convertible top switch for extended periods of time when the ignition is in ACCESSORY. When this message appears, the convertible top will stop moving. Release the convertible top switch and make sure there is nothing blocking the path of the top. If the path is clear, turn the ignition off and on again. Then press the convertible top switch again. See Convertible Top on page 2-45 for more information. Roof Hall Switch Fault This message will be displayed on the DIC when trying to raise or lower the convertible top and there is a fault with this switch. If the message persists, see your dealer for service. Service Air Bag If there is a problem with the air bag system this message will be displayed on the DIC. The air bag readiness light may also be displayed on the instrument panel cluster. See your dealer for service. Press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the display. See Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle on page 1-55 and Air Bag Readiness Light on page 3-26 for more information. Service Brake System If a problem occurs with the brake system this message will appear on the DIC. The brake system warning light and the anti-lock brake system warning light may also be displayed on the instrument panel cluster. See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-30 and Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light on page 3-31 for more information. If this message appears, stop as soon as possible and turn off the vehicle. Restart the vehicle and check for the message on the DIC display. If the message is still displayed, or appears again when you begin driving, the brake system needs service. See Brakes on page 5-33 for more information. Press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the display. 3-53 Traction Active This message, along with the light on the Traction Control System (TCS) warning light on the instrument panel cluster, will be displayed when the TCS system is active. Press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the DIC display. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-9 and Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on page 3-31 for more information. Trans (Transmission) Hot Idle If the transmission ﬂuid in the vehicle becomes too hot, this message will appear on the DIC. Stop the vehicle and let it idle to allow the transmission ﬂuid to cool. This message will clear when the ﬂuid temperature reaches a safe level. See Automatic Transmission Fluid on page 5-20 and if your vehicle is equipped with the auxiliary gage package, see “Transmission Temperature Gage” under Auxiliary Gage Package on page 3-41 for more information. Stop Vehicle This message will be displayed when attempting to release the cargo cover while the vehicle is in motion. The vehicle must stopped and the transmission placed in PARK (P) to release the cargo cover. See Cargo Cover on page 2-31 for more information. Tlat (Tonneau Latch) Hall Switch Fault This message will be displayed when trying to raise or lower the convertible top and there is a problem with this switch. If the message persists, see your dealer for service. Tonn (Tonneau) Hall Switch Fault This message will be displayed when trying to raise or lower the convertible top and there is a fault with this switch. If the message persists, see your dealer for service. Tonn (Tonneau) Latd (Latched) Switch Fault This message will be displayed when trying to raise or lower the convertible top and there is a fault with this switch. If the message persists, see your dealer for service. 3-54 Turn Signal On If a turn signal is left on for 3/4 mile (1.2 km), this message will appear on the display and you will hear a chime. Move the turn signal/multifunction lever to the off position. Press the select button to acknowledge this message and clear it from the display. See Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 3-5 for more information. Unknown Speed This message will be displayed when trying to raise or lower the convertible top and the roof controller cannot communicate with the Powertrain Control Module (PCM). See your dealer for service. DIC Vehicle Personalization Your vehicle has a personalization feature that allows you to program certain features to a preferred setting for up to two drivers. The number of programmable features varies depending upon which model of the vehicle you purchased. Once the features are programmed, the saved settings are recalled by pressing the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter, 1 or 2, or by pressing the appropriate memory button, 1 or 2, located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat. See Memory Seat on page 2-52 for more information. The following is a list of available programmable options: (cid:127) AUTOMATIC LOCKING (cid:127) AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING (cid:127) REMOTE LOCK FEEDBACK (cid:127) REMOTE UNLOCK FEEDBACK (cid:127) HEADLAMPS ON AT EXIT (cid:127) PERIMETER LIGHTING (cid:127) SEAT POSITION RECALL (If equipped) (cid:127) DISPLAY LANGUAGE (cid:127) DISPLAY UNITS (U.S./MET) y (Personalization): Press this button located on the steering wheel to access the vehicle personalization menu and customize the personalization settings on your vehicle. 3-55 Automatic Locking This feature allows you to choose how the vehicle’s doors are locked. Press the personalization button until AUTOMATIC LOCKING appears in the display. To access the modes for AUTOMATIC LOCKING, press the select button. Once AUTOMATIC LOCKING is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: LOCK DOORS OUT OF PARK Mode 2: LOCK DOORS WITH SPEED If you choose Mode 1, the doors will lock when the vehicle is shifted out of PARK (P). If you choose Mode 2, the doors will lock when the vehicle speed is above 8 mph (13 km/h) for three seconds. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. For more information on automatic door locks see Programmable Automatic Door Locks on page 2-8. 3-56 Automatic Unlocking This feature allows you to choose how the vehicle’s doors are unlocked. Press the personalization button until AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING appears in the display. To access the modes for AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING, press the select button. Once AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: UNLOCK ALL IN PARK Mode 2: UNLOCK ALL AT KEY OUT Mode 3: UNLOCK DRIVER IN PARK Mode 4: UNLOCK DOORS MANUALLY If you choose Mode 1, all of the doors will unlock when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). If you choose Mode 2, all of the doors will unlock when the key is taken out of the ignition. If you choose Mode 3, the driver’s door ill be unlocked when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). If you choose Mode 4, the doors will not be unlocked automatically. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. For more information on automatic door locks see Programmable Automatic Door Locks on page 2-8. Remote Lock Feedback This feature allows you to choose whether or not the horn honks and the parking lamps ﬂash when you lock the vehicle with the remote keyless entry transmitter. Press the personalization button until REMOTE LOCK FEEDBACK appears in the display. To access the modes for REMOTE LOCK FEEDBACK, press the select button. Once REMOTE LOCK FEEDBACK is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: LOCK FEEDBACK: BOTH Mode 2: LOCK FEEDBACK: OFF Mode 3: LOCK FEEDBACK: HORN Mode 4: LOCK FEEDBACK: LAMPS If you choose Mode 1, the parking lamps will ﬂash each time you press the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter and the horn will chirp the second time you press the lock button. If you choose Mode 2, there will be no feedback when locking the vehicle. If you choose Mode 3, the horn will chirp the second time you press the button with the lock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you choose Mode 4, the parking lamps will ﬂash each time you press the button with the lock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. Remote Unlock Feedback This feature allows you to choose whether or not the parking lamps ﬂash and the horn honks when you unlock the vehicle with the remote keyless entry transmitter. Press the personalization button until REMOTE UNLOCK FEEDBACK appears in the display. To access the modes for REMOTE UNLOCK FEEDBACK, press the select button. Once REMOTE UNLOCK FEEDBACK is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: UNLOCK FEEDBACK: BOTH Mode 2: UNLOCK FEEDBACK: OFF Mode 3: UNLOCK FEEDBACK: HORN Mode 4: UNLOCK FEEDBACK: LAMPS 3-57 If you choose Mode 1, the parking lamps will ﬂash each time you press the button with the unlock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter. The horn will chirp the second time you press the unlock button. If you choose Mode 2, there will be no feedback when unlocking the vehicle. If you choose Mode 3, the horn will chirp the second time you press the button with the unlock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you choose Mode 4, the parking lamps will ﬂash each time you press the button with the unlock symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. Headlamps on at Exit This feature allows you to set the amount of time you want the headlamps to remain on after you exit the vehicle. Press the personalization button until HEADLAMPS ON AT EXIT appears in the display. To access the modes for HEADLAMPS ON AT EXIT, press the select button. Once HEADLAMPS ON AT EXIT is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: HEADLAMP DELAY: 10 SEC Mode 2: HEADLAMP DELAY: 20 SEC Mode 3: HEADLAMP DELAY: 40 SEC Mode 4: HEADLAMP DELAY: 60 SEC Mode 5: HEADLAMP DELAY: 120 SEC Mode 6: HEADLAMP DELAY: 180 SEC Mode 7: HEADLAMP DELAY: OFF If you choose Mode 7, the headlamps will turn off as soon as you turn off the vehicle. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. 3-58 Perimeter Lighting This feature allows you to choose whether or not certain exterior lamps turn on when the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. Press the personalization button until PERIMETER LIGHTING appears in the display. To access the modes for PERIMETER LIGHTING, press the select button. Once PERIMETER LIGHTING is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: PERIMETER LIGHTING ON Mode 2: PERIMETER LIGHTING OFF If you choose Mode 1, the headlamps and back-up lamps will come on for 40 seconds, if it is dark enough outside, when you unlock the vehicle with the remote keyless entry transmitter. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. Seat Position Recall This feature allows you to choose how any previously programmed seat position is recalled. Press the personalization button until SEAT POSITION RECALL appears in the display. To access the modes for SEAT POSITION RECALL, press the select button. Once SEAT POSITION RECALL is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: SEAT POSITION RECALL OFF Mode 2: SEAT POSITION RECALL AT KEY IN Mode 3: SEAT POSITION RECALL ON REMOTE If you choose Mode 1, the memory seat position you saved will only be recalled when the memory button 1 or 2 is pressed. If you choose Mode 2, the memory seat position you saved will be recalled when you put the key in the ignition. If you choose Mode 3, the memory seat position you saved will be recalled when you unlock the vehicle with the remote keyless entry transmitter. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. See Memory Seat on page 2-52 for more information. 3-59 Display Language This feature allows you to choose the language in which the DIC information will be displayed. Press the select button until DISPLAY LANGUAGE appears on the DIC. Once DISPLAY LANGUAGE is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: ENGLISH Mode 2: FRANCAIS (French) Mode 3: ESPANOL (Spanish) When the language you desire is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. If you accidentally choose a language that you don’t want, press and hold the personalization button and the trip information button at the same time. The DIC will begin scrolling through the languages in their particular language. English will be in English, French will be in French and so on. When you see the language that you would like, release both buttons. The DIC will then display the information in the language you chose. Display Units (U.S./MET) The feature allows you to choose the measurement units. Press the personalization button until DISPLAY UNITS appears in the display. To access the modes for DISPLAY UNITS, press the select button. Once DISPLAY UNITS is selected, press the select button to scroll through the following modes: Mode 1: UNITS: U.S. (ENGLISH) Mode 2: UNITS: METRIC (km/L) Mode 3: UNITS: METRIC (L/100km) If you choose Mode 1, all information will be displayed in English units. If you choose Mode 2 or 3, all information will be displayed in metric units. Scroll through the list of modes. When the mode you want is displayed on the DIC, press personalization button to set your choice, return to the personalization menu, and advance to the next programmable feature. 3-60 Audio System(s) Notice: Before adding any sound equipment to your vehicle, like a tape player, CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make sure that it can be added by checking with your dealer. Also, check federal rules covering mobile radio and telephone units. If sound equipment can be added, it is very important to do it properly. Added sound equipment may interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s engine, radio, or other systems, and even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the operation of sound equipment that has been added improperly. Figure out which audio system is in your vehicle, ﬁnd out what your audio system can do, and how to operate all of its controls. Setting the Time The radio may have a button marked with an H or HR to represent hours and an M or MN to represent minutes. Press and hold the hour button until the correct hour appears on the display. AM or PM will appear on the display for morning or evening hours. Press and hold the minute button until the correct minute appears on the display. The time can be set with the ignition on or off. To synchronize the time with an FM station broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS) information, press and hold the hour and minute buttons at the same time for two seconds until UPDATED and the clock symbol appear on the display. If the time is not available from the station, NO UPDAT will appear on the display. RDS time is broadcast once a minute. After tuning to an RDS broadcast station, it may take a few minutes for the time to update. 3-61 Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AVOL will appear on the display. Each higher setting will provide more volume compensation as vehicle speed increases. To turn automatic volume off, press this button until AVOL OFF appears on the display. DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch the display between the radio station frequency and the time. Time display is available with the ignition turned off. For RDS, press this knob to change what appears on the display while using RDS. The display options are station name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the name of the program (if available). To change the default on the display, press this knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep and selected display will now be the default. Radio with CD Playing the Radio PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on and off. VOL (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease volume. AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): With automatic volume, your audio system will adjust automatically to make up for road and wind noise as you drive by increasing the volume as vehicle speed increases. 3-62 Setting Preset Stations The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM), by performing the following steps: 1. Turn the radio on. 2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization. 5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons. The radio will produce one beep. Whenever you press that numbered pushbutton, the station you set will return and the equalization that you selected will be automatically stored for that pushbutton. 6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. Finding a Station BAND: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, or AM. The display will show your selection. TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations. q SEEK r: Press the right or the left arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. The radio will seek only to stations that are in the selected band and only to those with a strong signal. q SCAN r: Press and hold either arrow for more than two seconds. SCAN will appear on the display and you will hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for more than four seconds. PSCN will appear on the display and you will hear two beeps. The radio will go to the ﬁrst preset station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either arrow again or one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning. The radio will scan only to stations that are in the selected band and only to those with a strong signal. 3-63 Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) AUDIO: Push and release the AUDIO knob until BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob to increase or to decrease. The display will show the bass or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble. To adjust the bass and treble to the middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one beep and adjust the display level to the middle position. To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone or speaker control is displayed. ALL will appear on the display, you will hear a beep, and the display level will be adjusted to the middle position. AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. Selecting CUSTOM or changing bass or treble, returns the EQ to the manual bass and treble settings. The radio will save separate AUTO EQ settings for each preset and source. AUDIO: To adjust the balance to the right and the left speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob until BAL appears on the display. Turn the knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade to the front and the rear speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob until FADE appears on the display. Turn the knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance and fade to the middle position, push the AUDIO knob, then push it again and hold it until the radio produces one beep. The balance and fade will be adjusted to the middle position and the display will show the speaker balance. To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone or speaker control is displayed. ALL will appear on the display, you will hear a beep, and the display level will be adjusted to the middle position. 3-64 Radio Data System (RDS) Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. With RDS, your radio can do the following: (cid:127) Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of programming (cid:127) Receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies (cid:127) Display messages from radio stations (cid:127) Seek to stations with traffic announcements This system relies upon receiving speciﬁc information from these stations and will only work when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station. While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station name or the call letters will appear on the display instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current programming, and the name of the program being broadcast. Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station To select and ﬁnd a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob to activate program type select mode. TYPE and a PTY will appear on the display. 2. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the SEEK TYPE button or either SEEK arrow to take you to the PTY’s ﬁrst station. 4. If you want to go to another station within that PTY and the PTY is displayed, press the SEEK TYPE button once. If the PTY is not displayed, press the SEEK TYPE button twice to display the PTY and then to go to another station. 5. Press the P-TYPE LIST knob to exit program type select mode. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go back to Step 1. If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. If the radio cannot ﬁnd the desired program type, NONE will appear on the display and the radio will return to the last station you were listening to. 3-65 Setting Preset PTYs The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your favorite PTYs. These buttons have factory PTY presets. You can set up to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the following steps: 1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2. 2. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob to activate program type select mode. TYPE and a PTY will appear on the display. 3. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob to select a PTY. 4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return. 5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. SCAN: You can also scan through the channels within a PTY by performing the following: 1. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob to activate program type select mode. TYPE and a PTY will appear on the display. 2. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press either SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin scanning the stations in the PTY. 4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop scanning. If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio will scan for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for two seconds. AF ON will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stronger stations. To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. AF OFF will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to other stations. 3-66 RDS Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is muted or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play will stop during the announcement. You will not be able to turn off alert announcements. ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. INFO (Information): If the current station has a message, the information symbol will appear on the display. Press this button to see the message. The message may display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the whole message is not displayed, parts of the message will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the message at your own speed, press the INFO button repeatedly. A new group of words will appear on the display with each press. Once the complete message has been displayed, the information symbol will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The old message can be displayed by pressing the INFO button. You can view an old message until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. When a message is not available from a station, NO INFO will appear on the display. TRAF (Traffic): If TRAF appears on the display, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and when a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. 3-67 If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press this button and the radio will seek to a station that does. When the radio ﬁnds a station that broadcasts traffic announcements, it will stop and TRAF will be displayed. When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If no station is found, NO TRAFFIC will appear on the display. If TRAF is on the display you can press the TRAF button to turn off the traffic announcements. Your radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. Your radio will interrupt the play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. Radio Messages CAL ERR (Calibration Error): Your audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CAL ERR appears on the display it means that your radio has not been conﬁgured properly for your vehicle and must be returned to the dealer for service. LOCKED: This message is displayed when the Theftlock® system has locked up. Your vehicle must be returned to the dealer for service. Playing a CD Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing. The CD symbol will appear on the display. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, ﬁrst press the eject button or the DISP knob. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the player, it will stay in the player. When you turn on the ignition or radio, the CD will start playing, where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. The CD player can play the smaller 8 cm single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner. If playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. You may experience an increase in skipping, difficulty in ﬁnding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a known good CD. 3-68 Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught in the CD player. Do not play 3 inch CDs without a standard adapter CD. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. 1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the start of the current track if it has been playing for more than eight seconds. TRACK and the track number will appear on the display. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the CD. 2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next track. TRACK and the track number will appear on the display. If you hold this pushbutton or press it more than once, the player will continue moving forward through the CD. 3 REV (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 six times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds to reverse at 17 times the normal playing speed. Release the pushbutton to play the passage. ET and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 4 FWD (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 six times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds to advance at 17 times the normal playing speed. Release the pushbutton to play the passage. ET and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 6 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM ON will appear on the display. RDM T and the track number will appear on the display when each track starts to play. Press this pushbutton again to turn off random play. RDM OFF will appear on the display. q SEEK r: Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current or to the previous track. Press the right arrow to go to the start of the next track. If you hold either arrow or press it more than once, the player will continue moving backward or forward through the CD. q SCAN r: To scan the CD, press and hold either SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN appears on the display and you hear a beep. The radio will go to the next track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next track. Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning. 3-69 DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the current track has been playing. ET and the elapsed time will appear on the display. To change the default on the display (track or elapsed time), press the knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep and the selected display will now be the default. BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening. CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press this button to play a CD when listening to the radio. Z (Eject): Press this button to stop a CD when it is playing or to eject a CD when it is not playing. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the radio and ignition off if this button is pressed ﬁrst. CD Messages If the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. (cid:127) You are driving on a very rough road. When the road becomes smooth, the CD should play. The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again. There may have been a problem while burning the CD. The label may be caught in the CD player. If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason, try a known good CD. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer when reporting the problem. 3-70 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Radio with Six-Disc CD Base Radio Shown, Bose® Similar Playing the Radio PWR (Power): Push this knob to turn the system on and off. VOL (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease volume. AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): With automatic volume, your audio system will adjust automatically to make up for road and wind noise as you drive by increasing the volume as vehicle speed increases. Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AVOL will appear on the display. Each higher setting will provide more volume compensation as vehicle speed increases. To turn automatic volume off, press this button until AVOL OFF appears on the display. If your vehicle is equipped with Bose the system will have AudioPilot® noise compensation technology. AudioPilot monitors the level of noise in the vehicle and automatically increases or decreases the level of the audio to keep your audio above the noise. 3-71 To use this feature set the volume at the desires level. Press the AUTO VOL button until AVOL appears on the display. This feature works best at lower volume settings where background noise may be louder than the audio. At high volume settings, where the audio is much louder than the background noise, there will be no change in the audio level. To turn automatic volume off, press the AUTO VOL button until AVOL OFF appears on the display. RCL (Recall): Press this knob to switch the display between the radio station frequency and the time. Press this knob with the ignition off to display the time. To change the default on the display, press the knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep and the selected display will now be the default. Finding a Station AM FM: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, and AM. The display will show your selection. TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations. sSEEK t: Press the right or the left arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. The radio will seek only to stations that are in the selected band and only to those with a strong signal. sSCAN t: Press and hold either SCAN arrow for two seconds until SC appears on the display and you hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either SCAN arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either SCAN arrow for more than four seconds. PRESET SCAN will appear on the display and you will hear a double beep. The radio will go to a preset station stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either SCAN arrow again to stop scanning presets. The radio will scan only to stations that are in the selected band and only to those with a strong signal. 3-72 Setting Preset Stations The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM) by performing the following steps: 1. Turn the radio on. 2. Press AM FM to select FM1, FM2, or AM. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization. 5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that numbered pushbutton, the station you set will return and the equalization that you selected will be automatically stored for that pushbutton. 6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) AUDIO: Push the AUDIO knob until BASS, MID, or TREB appears on the display. Turn the knob to increase or to decrease. If a station is weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble. To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle position, select BASS, MID, or TREB and push and hold the AUDIO knob. The radio will produce one beep and adjust the display level to zero. To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone or speaker control is displayed. CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear a beep. AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the display. Then you will be able to manually adjust the bass, midrange, and treble using the AUDIO knob. If your vehicle is equipped with Bose®, your audio system allows you to choose from three different equalization settings: normal, driver, and spacious. These settings can be used while listening to the radio or the CD player. 3-73 NORMAL: This setting provides the best overall vehicle sound quality for all seating locations. DRIVER: This setting gives the driver the best sound quality. SPACIOUS: This setting makes the listening space seem larger. The radio can save separate AUTO EQ settings for each preset and source. The Bose system will automatically adjust the equalization to compensate for the change in acoustics when the convertible top is down. You will hear a momentary mute when the equalization switches just at the end of the top down cycle and just at the beginning of the top up cycle. Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, push the AUDIO knob until BAL appears on the display. Turn the knob to move the sound toward the left or the right speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers, push and hold the AUDIO knob until FAD appears on the display. Turn the knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle position, select balance or fade and push and hold the AUDIO knob. The radio will beep once and will adjust the display level to the middle position. To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone or speaker controls are displayed. CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear a beep. 3-74 Radio Data System (RDS) Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. With RDS, your radio can do the following: (cid:127) Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of programming (cid:127) Receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies (cid:127) Display messages from radio stations (cid:127) Seek to stations with traffic announcements This system relies upon receiving speciﬁc information from these stations and will only work when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station. While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station name or the call letters will appear on the display instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current programming, and the name of the program being broadcast. Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station To select and ﬁnd a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type select mode. P-TYPE and the last selected PTY will appear on the display. 2. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press either SEEK arrow to select the PTY and take you to the PTY’s ﬁrst station. 4. If you want to go to another station within that PTY and the PTY is displayed, press either SEEK arrow once. If the PTY is not displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display the PTY and then to go to another station. 5. Press the P-TYPE button to exit program type select mode. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go back to Step 1. If both P-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. 3-75 AM FM (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold AM FM for two seconds. AF ON will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stronger stations. To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold AM FM again for two seconds. AF OFF will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to other stations. To use the PTY interrupt feature, press and hold the P-TYPE button until you hear a beep on the PTY you want to interrupt with. When selected, an asterisk will appear beside that PTY on the display. You may select multiple interrupts if desired. When you are listening to a CD, the last selected RDS station will interrupt play if that selected program type format is broadcast. SCAN: You can scan the stations within a PTY by performing the following: 1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type select mode. P-TYPE and the last selected PTY will appear on the display. 2. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press and hold either SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin scanning the stations in the PTY. 4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop at a station. If both P-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will scan for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. 3-76 Setting Preset PTYs The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your favorite PTYs. These buttons have factory PTY presets. You can set up to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2) by performing the following steps: 1. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2. 2. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type select mode. P-TYPE and the last selected PTY will appear on the display. 3. Turn the P-TYPE knob to select a PTY. 4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever you press that numbered pushbutton, the PTY you set will return. 5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. RDS Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is muted or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play will stop during the announcement. You will not be able to turn off alert announcements. ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. INFO (Information): If the current station has a message, INFO will appear on the display. Press this button to see the message. The message may display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the whole message is not displayed, parts of the message will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the message at your own speed, press the INFO button repeatedly. A new group of words will appear on the display with each press. Once the complete message has been displayed, INFO will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The old message can be displayed by pressing the INFO button. You can view an old message until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. 3-77 Playing a CD The CD player can play the smaller 8 cm single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner. If playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. You may experience an increase in skipping, difficulty in ﬁnding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a known good CD. Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught in the CD player. Do not play 3 inch CDs without a standard adapter CD. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. TRAF (Traffic): If TRAF appears on the display, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. To receive the traffic announcement from the tuned station, press this button. Brackets will be displayed around TRAF and when a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press this button and the radio will seek to a station that does. When the radio ﬁnds a station that broadcasts traffic announcements, the radio will stop and brackets will be displayed around TRAF. When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If no station is found, NO TRAFFIC will appear on the display. If the brackets are on the display and TRAF is not, you can then 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, NO TRAFFIC will appear on the display. Your radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. Your radio will interrupt the play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and the brackets are displayed. 3-78 LOAD CD Z: Press the LOAD side of this button to load CDs into the CD player. This CD player will hold up to six CDs. To insert one CD, do the following: 1. Turn the ignition on. 2. Press and release the LOAD side of the LOAD CD button. 3. Wait for the light, located to the right of the slot, to turn green. 4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull the CD in. When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol will appear on the display. If you select an equalization setting for your CD, it will be activated each time you play a CD. The CD will begin to play automatically. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. To insert multiple CDs, do the following: 1. Turn the ignition on. 2. Press and hold the LOAD side of the LOAD CD button for two seconds. You will hear a beep and the light, located to the right of the slot, will begin to ﬂash. 3. Once the light stops ﬂashing and turns green, load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull the CD in. Once the CD is loaded, the light will begin ﬂashing again. Once the light stops ﬂashing and turns green you can load another CD. The CD player takes up to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six. 3-79 To load more than one CD but less than six, complete Steps 1 through 3. When you have ﬁnished loading CDs, with the radio on or off, press the LOAD side of the LOAD CD button to cancel the loading function. The radio will begin to play the last CD loaded. When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol will appear on the display. If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for each CD will appear on the display. If you select an equalization setting for your CD, it will be activated each time you play a CD. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. Playing a Speciﬁc Loaded CD For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the display. To play a speciﬁc CD, ﬁrst press the CD AUX. Then press the numbered pushbutton that corresponds to the CD you want to play. A small bar will appear under the CD number that is playing, and the track number will appear. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. LOAD CD Z (Eject): Press the CD eject side of this button to eject a single CD or multiple CDs. To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and release this button. To eject multiple CDs, press and hold this button for two seconds. You will hear a beep and the light will ﬂash to let you know when a CD is being ejected. REMOVE CD will appear on the display. You can now remove the CD. If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD will be automatically pulled back into the receiver. If you try to push the CD back into the receiver, before the 25 second time period is complete, the receiver will sense an error and will try to eject the CD several times before stopping. 3-80 Do not repeatedly press the CD eject button to eject a CD after you have tried to push it in manually. The receivers 25-second eject timer will reset at each press of eject, which will cause the receiver to not eject the CD until the 25-second time period has elapsed. Once the player stops and the CD is ejected, remove the CD. After removing the CD, push the PWR knob off and then on again. This will clear the CD-sensing feature and enable CDs to be loaded into the player again. { REV (Reverse): Press and hold this button to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. FWD | (Forward): Press and hold this button to advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. RPT (Repeat): With repeat, you can repeat one track or an entire CD. To use repeat, do the following: To repeat the track you are listening to, press and release the RPT button. RPT will appear on the display. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. To repeat the CD you are listening to, press and hold the RPT button for two seconds. RPT will appear on the display. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. RDM (Random): With random, you can listen to the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order, on one CD or on all of the CDs. To use random, do one of the following: To play the tracks on the CD you are listening to in random order, press and release the RDM button. RANDOM ONE will appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off random play. To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded in random order, press and hold RDM for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and RANDOM ALL will appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off random play. 3-81 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) RCL (Recall): Press this knob to see how long the current track has been playing. To change the default on the display (track and elapsed time), press the knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob until the display ﬂashes. The selected display will now be the default. AM FM: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD(s) is playing. The inactive CD(s) will remain in the radio for future listening. CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press this button to play a CD when listening to the radio. AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press AUTO EQ to select the desired equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be automatically set whenever you play a CD. For more information on AUTO EQ, see “AUTO EQ” listed previously in this section. sSEEK t: Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more than ten seconds have passed. Press the right arrow to go to the next track. If you hold either arrow or press it more than once, the player will continue moving backward or forward through the CD. sSCAN t: To scan one CD, press and hold either SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN appears on the display and you hear a beep. Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of each track of the currently selected CD. 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 appears on the display and you hear a beep. Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of the ﬁrst tracks of each CD loaded. Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning. 3-82 Using Song List Mode The six-disc CD changer has a feature called song list. This feature is capable of saving 20 track selections. To save tracks into the song list feature, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the CD player on and load it with at least one CD. See “LOAD CD” listed previously in this section for more information. 2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in song list mode. S-LIST should not appear in the display. If S-LIST is present, press the SONG LIST button to turn it off. 3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered pushbutton and then use the SEEK SCAN right arrow button to locate the track that you want to save. The track will begin to play. 4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button to save the track into memory. When SONG LIST is pressed a beep will be heard immediately. After two seconds of continuously pressing SONG LIST, two beeps will sound to conﬁrm that the track has been saved. 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections. S-LIST FULL will appear on the display if you try to save more than 20 selections. To play the song list, press the SONG LIST button. One beep will be heard and S-LIST will appear on the display. The recorded tracks will begin to play in the order that they were saved. You may seek through the song list by using the SEEK SCAN arrows. Seeking past the last saved track will return you to the ﬁrst saved track. 3-83 To delete tracks from the song list, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the CD player on. 2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on. S-LIST will appear on the display. To delete the entire song list, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the CD player on. 2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on. S-LIST will appear on the display. 3. Press the SEEK SCAN arrows to select the desired track to be deleted. 4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for two seconds. When SONG LIST is pressed, a beep will be heard immediately. After two seconds of continuously pressing the SONG LIST button, two beeps will be heard to conﬁrm that the track has been deleted. After a track has been deleted, the remaining tracks are moved up the list. When another track is added to the song list, the track will be added to the end of the list. 3. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for more than four seconds. A beep will be heard, followed by two beeps after two seconds and a ﬁnal beep will be heard after four seconds. S-LIST EMPTY will appear on the display indicating that the song list has been deleted. If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains saved tracks from that CD, those tracks are automatically deleted from the song list. Any tracks saved to the song list again are added to the bottom of the list. To end song list mode, press the SONG LIST button. One beep will be heard and S-LIST will be removed from the display. 3-84 Theft-Deterrent Feature THEFTLOCK® is designed to discourage theft of your vehicle’s radio. The feature works automatically by learning a portion of the Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN). If the radio is moved to a different vehicle, it will not operate and LOCKED will appear on the display. When the radio and vehicle are turned off, the blinking red light indicates that THEFTLOCK® is armed. With THEFTLOCK® activated, the radio will not operate if stolen. CD Messages CHECK CD: If this message appears on the radio display, it could be for one of the following reasons: It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. (cid:127) You are driving on a very rough road. When the road becomes smooth, the CD should play. The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again. There may have been a problem while burning the CD. The label may be caught in the CD player. If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason, try a known good CD. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer. If your radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer when reporting the problem. 3-85 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Audio Steering Wheel Controls Some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. They include the following: Q SEEK R: Press the up or the down arrow to go to the next or to the previous radio station and stay there. The radio will only seek stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. When a CD is playing, press the up or the down arrow to fast forward or reverse. Q u R (Volume): Press the up or the down arrow to increase or to decrease the volume. 3-86 Care of Your CD Player The use of CD lens cleaners for CD players is not advised, due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with lubricants internal to the CD mechanism. Integrated Windshield Antenna The antenna in your vehicle is a very thin, metal layer in the windshield. The outline of the antenna can be seen near the edges of the windshield. The connector is at the top of the windshield, where the headliner ends. If difficulty with remote transmitters is experienced, such as a garage door opener, try pointing the device through the very top of the windshield. Radio Reception AM The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM, especially at night. The longer range, however, can cause stations to interfere with each other. AM can pick up noise from things like storms and power lines. Try reducing the treble to reduce this noise. FM FM stereo will give you the best sound, but FM signals will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals, causing the sound to come and go. Care of Your CDs Handle CDs carefully. Store them in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. If the surface of a CD is soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and clean it, wiping from the center to the edge. Be sure never to touch the side without writing when handling CDs. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge. 3-87 ✍ NOTES 3-88 Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..........4-2 Defensive Driving ...........................................4-2 Drunken Driving .............................................4-3 Control of a Vehicle ........................................4-6 Braking .........................................................4-6 Traction Control System (TCS) .........................4-9 Steering ......................................................4-11 Off-Road Recovery .......................................4-13 Passing .......................................................4-13 Loss of Control .............................................4-15 Driving at Night ............................................4-16 Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..................4-17 City Driving ..................................................4-20 Freeway Driving ...........................................4-21 Before Leaving on a Long Trip .......................4-23 Highway Hypnosis ........................................4-24 Hill and Mountain Roads ................................4-24 Winter Driving ..............................................4-26 If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...4-31 Towing ..........................................................4-32 Towing Your Vehicle .....................................4-32 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...........................4-32 Loading Your Vehicle ....................................4-32 Trailer Recommendations ...............................4-38 Towing a Trailer ...........................................4-39 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your vehicle: Buckle up. See Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone on page 1-6. Defensive driving really means “be ready for anything.” On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means “always expect the unexpected.” Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It is the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task — such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call, reading, or reaching for something on the ﬂoor — makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life. 4-2 Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It is the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment (cid:127) Muscular Coordination (cid:127) Vision (cid:127) Attentiveness. Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, more than 16,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults — by some estimates, nearly half the adult population — choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, it is against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. The obvious way to eliminate the leading highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is “too much” if someone plans to drive? It is a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker’s body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. 4-3 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) According to the American Medical Association, a 180 lb (82 kg) person who drinks three 12 ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4 ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of liquors like whiskey, gin or vodka. It is the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank three double martinis (3 ounces or 90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person’s BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who consumes food just before or during drinking will have a somewhat lower BAC level. There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have a lower relative percentage of body water than men. Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means that a woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight will when each has the same number of drinks. The law in an increasing number of U.S. states, and throughout Canada, sets the legal limit at 0.08 percent. In some other countries, the limit is even lower. For example, it is 0.05 percent in both France and Germany. The BAC limit for all commercial drivers in the United States is 0.04 percent. The BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we have seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinks them. 4-4 But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is 25 times greater! The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. “I will be careful” is not the right answer. What if there is an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There is something else about drinking and driving that many people do not know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person’s system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking — driver or passenger — is in a crash, that person’s chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. {CAUTION: Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your reﬂexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious — or even fatal — collision if you drive after drinking. Please do not drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you are with a group, designate a driver who will not drink. 4-5 Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. Braking Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal. That is perception time. Then you have to bring up your foot and do it. That is reaction time. Average reaction time is about 3/4 of a second. But that is only an average. It might be less with one driver and as long as two or three seconds or more with another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination and eyesight all play a part. So do alcohol, drugs and frustration. But even in 3/4 of a second, a vehicle moving at 60 mph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m). That could be a lot of distance in an emergency, so keeping enough space between your vehicle and others is important. And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface of the road (whether it is pavement or gravel); the condition of the road (wet, dry, icy); tire tread; the condition of your brakes; the weight of the vehicle and the amount of brake force applied. Sometimes, as when you are driving on snow or ice, it is easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires and road can provide. That means you can lose control of your vehicle. 4-6 Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts — heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking — rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking. If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. If your engine ever stops while you are driving, brake normally but do not pump your brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. Anti-lock Brake System Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes. ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. When you start your engine and begin to drive away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test is going on. This is normal. If there is a problem with the anti-lock brake system, this warning light will stay on. See Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light on page 3-31. 4-7 The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most of available tire and road conditions. This can help you steer around the obstacle while braking hard. Let us say the road is wet and you are driving safely. Suddenly, an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam on the brakes and continue braking. Here is what happens with ABS: A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakes at each front wheel and at both rear wheels. 4-8 As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls braking pressure accordingly. Remember: Anti-lock does not change the time you need to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in front of you, you will not have time to apply your brakes if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave enough room up ahead to stop, even though you have anti-lock brakes. Using Anti-Lock Do not pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down ﬁrmly and let anti-lock work for you. You may feel the brakes vibrate, or you may notice some noise, but this is normal. Braking in Emergencies With anti-lock, you can steer and brake at the same time. In many emergencies, steering can help you more

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