Honda Pilot 2012 Owner's Manual

2012 Pilot

Owner’s Manual

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Owner’s Identification

OWNER

ADDRESS

STREET

CITY STATE/PROVINCE/TERRITORY ZIP CODE/

V. I. N.

DELIVERY DATE

(Date sold to original retail purchaser)

DEALER NAME DEALER NO.

ADDRESS

STREET

CITY STATE/PROVINCE/TERRITORY ZIP CODE/

OWNER’S SIGNATURE

DEALER’S SIGNATURE

POSTAL CODE

This owner’s manual should be considered a permanent part of the vehicle and should remain with the vehicle when it is sold.

This owner’s manual covers all models of the Pilot. You may find descriptions of equipment and features that are not on your particular model.

Images throughout this owner’s manual (including the front cover) represent features and equipment that are available on some, but not all, models. Y our particular model may not have some of these features.

The inf ormation and specif ications included in this publication were in eff ect at the time of approval for printing. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. reserves the right, however, to discontinue or change specif ications or design at any time without notice and without incurring any obligation whatsoever.

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Introduction

Congratulations! Your selection of a 2012 Honda Pilot was a wise investment. It will give you years of driving pleasure.

One of the best ways to enhance the enjoyment of your new vehicle is to read this manual. In it, you will learn how to operate its driving controls and convenience items. Afterwards, keep this owner’s manual in your vehicle so youcanrefertoitatanytime.

Several warranties protect your new vehicle. Read the warranty booklet thoroughly so you understand the coverages and are aware of your rights and responsibilities.

Maintaining your vehicle according to the Maintenance Minder shown in

the instrument panel helps to keep your driving trouble-free while it preserves your investment. When your vehicle needs maintenance, keep in mind that your dealer’s staff is specially trained in servicing the many systems unique to your vehicle. Your dealer is dedicated to your satisfaction and will be pleased to answer any questions and concerns.

As you read this manual, you will find inf ormation that is preceded by a symbol. This information is intended to help you avoid damage to your vehicle, other property, or the environment.

Introduction

California Proposition 65 Warning

WARNING:

defects or other reproductive harm.

Service Diagnostic Recorders This vehicle is equipped with service-related devices that record information about powertrain performance. The data can be used to verify emissions law requirements and/or help technicians diagnose and solve service problems. It may also be combined with data f rom other sources for research purposes, but it remains confidential.

California Perchlorate Contamination Prevention Act The airbags, seat belt tensioners, and CR type batteries in this vehicle may contain perchlorate materials special handling may apply. See

This product contains or emits chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth

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www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/

Introduction

Event Data Recorders This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR).

The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

How various systems in your vehicle were operating; Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened; How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and, How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

The data belongs to the vehicle owner and may not be accessed by anyone else except as legally required or with the permission of the vehicle owner.

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AFewWordsAboutSafety

Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. And operating this vehicle safely is an important responsibility.

To help you make informed decisions about safety, we have provided operating procedures and other information on labels and in this manual. This information alerts you to potential hazards that could hurt you or others.

Of course, it is not practical or possible to warn you about all the hazards associated with operating or maintaining your vehicle. You must use your own good judgement.

You will f ind this important saf ety information in a variety of forms, including:

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Safety Labels Safety Messages

three signal words: , , or . These signal words mean:

Safety Headings

Safety Precautions.

Safety Section Instructions

This entire book is f illed with important safety information please read it carefully.

on the vehicle.

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preceded by a safety alert symbol and one of

DANGER WARNING CAUTION

You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT ifyou don’t follow instructions.

You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT ifyou don’t follow instructions.

You CAN be HURT if you don’t follow instructions.

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such as Important Safety Reminders or Important

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such as Driver and Passenger Safety.

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how to use this vehicle correctly and safely.

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Important Handling Information

Your Pilot has higher ground clearance than a passenger vehicle designed for use only on pavement. Higher ground clearance has many advantages for off -highway driving. It allows you to travel over bumps, obstacles, and rough terrain. It also provides good visibility so you can anticipate problems earlier.

These advantages come at some cost. Because your vehicle is taller and rides higher off the ground, it has a high center of gravity. This means your vehicle can tip or roll over if you make abrupt turns. Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than other types of vehicles. In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is signif icantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt. As a reminder, make sure you and your passengers always wear seat belts.

For information on how to reduce the risk of rollover, read ‘‘Driving Guidelines’’ on page of this manual and the

Off-Highway Driving Guidelines

control, a crash, or rollover.

section on page . Failure to operate your vehicle correctly might result in loss of

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Contents

(main controls)

(seat belts, SRS, and child protection)

(indicators, gauges, multi-information display, dashboard, and steering column)

(climate control, audio, steering wheel, rear entertainment, security, cruise control, and HomeLink

(fuel, vehicle break-in, and cargo loading)

(engine and transmission operation)

(minder, fluid checking, minor services, and vehicle storage)

(flat tire, jump starting, overheating, and fuses)

(vehicle specifications, tires, and emissions controls)

(how to order)

................................................................................................................................................Index .I

(fluid capacities and tire pressures)

...............................................................................................Your Vehicle at a Glance .3

............................................................Driver and Passenger Safety .5

.......Instruments and Controls .63

)

..Features .191

.......................................................................Before Driving .493

.........................................................................................Driving .511

.................................................Maintenance .557

........................................Taking Care of the Unexpected .611

..............................................Technical Information .639

(warranty and contact information)

..................................................................................Authorized Manuals (U.S. only) .661

..................................................Service Information Summary . last page

..................Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada only) . 657

INDEX

Overview of Contents

Contents

A convenient reference to the sections in this manual.

Your Vehicle at a Glance

A quick reference to the main controls in your vehicle.

Driver and Passenger Safety

Important information about the proper use and care of your vehicle’s seat belts, an overview of the supplemental restraint system, and valuable inf ormation on how to protect children with child restraints.

Instruments and Controls

Explains the purpose of each instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to use the controls on the dashboard and steering column.

Features

How to operate the climate control system, the audio system, rear entertainment system, and other convenience features.

Before Driving

What gasoline to use, how to breakin your new vehicle, and how to load luggage and other cargo.

Driving

The proper way to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park; plus what you need to know if you’re planning to tow a trailer.

Maintenance

The Maintenance Minder shows

you when you need to take your vehicle to the dealer for maintenance service. There is also a list of things to check and instructions on how to check them.

Taking Care of the Unexpected

This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, and details how to handle them.

Technical Information

ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, and technical information.

Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada only)

A summary of the warranties covering your new vehicle, and how to contact us for any reason. Refer to your warranty manual for detailed information.

Authorized Manuals (U.S. only)

How to order manuals and other technical literature.

Index

Service Information Summary

A summary of the information you need when you pull up to the fuel pump.

Your Vehicle at a Glance

DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG

(P.11, 28)

DRIVING POSITION MEMORY SYSTEM

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INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS GAUGES

(P.174)

PARKING BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE (P.171)

POWER DOOR LOCK MASTER SWITCH (P.137)

POWER WINDOW SWITCHES (P.167)

FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE HANDLE (P.497)

GLASS HATCH RELEASE BUTTON/ POWER TAILGATE SWITCH (P.144, 149)

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HOOD RELEASE HANDLE

(P.499)

PARKING BRAKE PEDAL

Vehicle with navigation system is shown.

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: If equipped

(P.80)

(P.171)

(P.67)

MOONROOF SWITCH (P.170)

AUXILIARY INPUT

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JACKS

(P.428)

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HomeLink BUTTONS (P.437)

HEADPHONE CONNECTORS (P.428)

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MIRROR CONTROL AUTO BUTTON (P.172)

PASSENGER’S FRONT AIRBAG (P.11, 28)

AUDIO SYSTEM (P.209)

HEATING/COOLING CONTROLS CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM

(P.199)

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (P.515)

REAR HEATING/ COOLING CONTROLS (P.197) REAR CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (P.205)

ACCESSORY POWER SOCKET

(P.186)

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(P.192)

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Your Vehicle at a Glance

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HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL/ FRONT FOG LIGHTS

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(P.125)

VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM OFF SWITCH

PARKING SENSOR SYSTEM SWITCH

DRIVING POSITION MEMORY SYSTEM

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(P.484)

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(P.174)

MIRROR CONTROLS

POWER DOOR LOCK MASTER SWITCH

POWER WINDOW SWITCHES

(P.137)

(P.167)

(P.534)

(P.172)

STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS (P.392)

BLUETOOTH HANDSFREELINK SYSTEM VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS (P.441, 462)

FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE HANDLE

GLASS HATCH RELEASE BUTTON/ POWER TAILGATE SWITCH (P.144, 149)

Vehicle with navigation system is shown.

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4 : 4WD models only

(P.497)

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PARKING BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE

(P.171)

HORN

VOICE CONTROL BUTTONS

To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel. Only on vehicles equipped with navigation system. Refer to the navigation system manual. If equipped

HAZARD WARNING BUTTON

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STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT (P.132) (P.85)

(P.129)

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR (P.35)

WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS (P.123)

VTM-4 LOCK BUTTON

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(P.520)

REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/ HEATED MIRROR BUTTON

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(P.129, 173)

ACCESSORY POWER SOCKET

SEAT HEATER SWITCHES

CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS

MULTI-INFORMATION BUTTONS

(P.186)

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(P.165)

(P.430)

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Driver and Passenger Safety

This section gives you important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers. It shows you how to use seat belts. It explains how your airbags work. And it tells you how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.

.........Important Safety Precautions . 6

.......Your Vehicle’s Safety Features . 8

.......................................Seat Belts . 9

.........................................Airbags . 11

.........Protecting Adults and Teens . 13

.....1. Close and Lock the Doors . 13

...........2. Adjust the Front Seats . 15

............3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 16

...4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 16

5. Fasten and Position the

.............................Seat Belts . 17

6. Maintain a Proper Sitting

................................Position . 19

.....Advice for Pregnant Women . 20

...Additional Safety Precautions . 21

Additional Information About

.......................Your Seat Belts . 22

......................Lap/Shoulder Belt . 23

Automatic Seat Belt

...............................Tensioners . 24

...............Seat Belt Maintenance . 25

Additional Information About

...........................Your Airbags . 26

How Your Front Airbags

.........................................Work . 28

How Your Side Curtain Airbags

.........................................Work . 33

How the Side Airbag Off

......................Indicator Works . 34

How the Passenger Airbag

...............Off Indicator Works . 35

.............................Airbag Service . 36

Protecting Children General

All Children Must Be

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................................Guidelines . 38

...............................Restrained . 38

..Seat Belt System Components . 22

......Airbag System Components . 26

...How Your Side Airbags Work . 31

..How the SRS Indicator Works . 34

...Additional Safety Precautions . 36

All Children Should Sit in a

.................................Back Seat . 39

The Passenger’s Front Airbag

If You Must Drive with Several

...................................Children . 41

If a Child Requires Close

..................................Attention . 41

Protecting Infants and

.........................Small Children . 43

.......................Protecting Infants . 43

.....................Selecting a Child Seat . 46

....................Installing a Child Seat . 47

...............................With LATCH . 48

..............................With a Tether . 53

...............Checking Seat Belt Fit . 56

..................Using a Booster Seat . 57

When Can a Larger Child Sit in

.........................................Front . 58

.............Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 60

...................................Safety Labels . 61

.........Can Pose Serious Risks . 39

...Additional Safety Precautions . 42

.........Protecting Small Children . 44

.........With a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 52

...........Protecting Larger Children . 56

...Additional Safety Precautions . 59

Driver and Passenger Safety

Important Safety Precautions

You’ll find many safety recommendations throughout this section, and throughout this manual. Therecommendationsonthispage are the ones we consider to be the most important.

Always Wear Your Seat Belt

A seat belt is your best protection in all types of collisions. Airbags are designed to supplement seat belts, not replace them. So even though your vehicle is equipped with airbags, make sure you and your passengers always wear your seat belts, and wear them properly (see page ).

Restrain All Children

Children age 12 and under should ride properly restrained in a back seat, not the front seat. Infants and smallchildrenshouldberestrained in a child seat. Larger children should use a booster seat and a lap/ shoulder belt until they can use the belt properly without a booster seat (see pages ).

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Be Aware of Airbag Hazards

While airbags can save lives, they can cause serious or fatal injuries to occupants who sit too close to them, or are not properly restrained. Infants, young children, and short adults are at the greatest risk. Be sure to f ollow all instructions and warnings in this manual.

Don’t Drink and Drive

Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even one drink can reduce your ability to respond to changing conditions, and your reaction time gets worse with every additional drink. So don’t drink and drive, and don’t let your friends drink and drive, either.

Important Safety Precautions

Pay Appropriate Attention to the Task of Driving Safely

Engaging in mobile phone conversation or other activities that keep you from paying close attention to the road, other vehicles and pedestrians could lead to a crash. Remember, situations can change quickly, and only you can decide when it is saf e to divert attention away f rom driving.

Control Your Speed Keep Your Vehicle in Saf e

Excessive speed is a major factor in crash injuries and deaths. Generally, the higher the speed, the greater the risk, but serious injuries can also occur at lower speeds. Never drive faster than is safe for current conditions, regardless of the maximum speed posted.

Condition

Having a tire blowout or a mechanical failure can be extremely hazardous. To reduce the possibility of such problems, check your tire pressures and condition frequently, and perform all regularly scheduled maintenance (see page ).599

Driver and Passenger Safety

Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

Your vehicle is equipped with many features that work together to protect you and your passengers during a crash.

Some features do not require any action on your part. These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment, front and rear crush zones, a collapsible steering column, and tensioners that tighten the front seat belts in a crash.

However, you and your passengers can’t take full advantage of these features unless you remain sitting in the correct position and

your seat belts

features can contribute to injuries if they are not used properly.

The f ollowing pages explain how you cantakeanactiveroleinprotecting yourself and your passengers.

. In fact, some safety

always wear

(9)

(6)

(5)

(1)(2)

(2)

(12)

(7)

(3)

(4)

(8)

(11)

(10)

(1) Safety Cage (2) Crush Zones (3) Seats and Seat-Backs (4) Head Restraints (5) Collapsible Steering Column (6) Seat Belts (7) Front Airbags (8) Side Airbags (9) Side Curtain Airbags (10) Front Seat Belt Tensioners (11) Door Locks (12) Occupant Position Detection

System (OPDS) Sensors

Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

Seat Belts

Your vehicle is equipped with seat belts in all seating positions.

Your seat belt system also includes an indicator on the instrument panel and a beeper to remind you and your passengers to fasten your seat belts.

Why Wear Seat Belts

Seat belts are the single most effectivesafetydeviceforadultsand larger children. (Infants and smaller children must be properly restrained in child seats.)

Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of serious injury or death in a crash, even though your vehicle has airbags.

In addition, most states and all Canadian provinces and territories require you to wear seat belts.

Not wearinga seat belt properly increases the chance of serious injury or death in a crash, even though yourvehicle has airbags.

Be sureyou and your passengers always wear seat belts and wear them properly.

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Driver and Passenger Safety

Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

When properly worn, seat belts:

Keep you connected to the vehicle so you can take advantage of the vehicle’s built-in safety features.

Help protect you in almost every type of crash, including:

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frontal impacts

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side impacts

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rear impacts

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rollovers

Help keep you from being thrown against the inside of the vehicle and against other occupants.

Keep you from being thrown out of the vehicle.

Help keep you in a good position should the airbags ever deploy. A good position reduces the risk of injury from an inflating airbag and allows you to get the best advantage from the airbag.

Of course, seat belts cannot completely protect you in every crash.Butinmostcases,seatbelts can reduce your risk of serious injury.

What you should do:

your seat belt, and make sure you wear it properly.

Always wear

Airbags

Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

Driver and Passenger Safety

Your vehicle has a supplemental restraint system (SRS) with front airbags to help protect the heads and chests of the driver and a front seat passenger during a moderate to severe f rontal collision (see page

for more information on how

your front airbags work).

Your vehicle also has side airbags to help protect the torso and pelvis of thedriverorafrontseatpassenger during a moderate to severe side impact (see page for more information on how your side airbags work).

In addition, your vehicle has side curtain airbags to help protect the heads of the driver, front passenger, and passengers in the outer rear seating positions during a moderate to severe side impact or rollover (see page f or more information on how

your side curtain airbags work).

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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

The most important things you need to know about your airbags are:

Airbags do not replace seat belts.

They are designed to supplement the seat belts.

Airbags off er no protection in rear collisions, or minor frontal or side collisions.

Airbags can pose serious hazards.

To do their job, airbags must inflate with tremendous force. So while airbags help save lives, they can cause minor injuries or more serious or even fatal injuries if occupants are not properly restrained or sitting properly.

What you should do:

your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back from the steering wheel as possible while allowing full control of the vehicle. A front passenger should move their seat as far back from the dashboard as possible.

Always wear

The rest of this section gives more detailed inf ormation about how you can maximize your safety.

Remember, however, that no safety system can prevent all injuries or deaths that can occur in a severe crash, even when seat belts are properly worn and the airbags deploy.

Protecting Adults and Teens

Introduction

The f ollowing pages provide instructions on how to properly protect the driver, adult passengers, and teenage children who are large enough and mature enough to drive or ride in the front.

See pages for important guidelines on how to properly protect infants, small children, and larger children who ride in your vehicle.

Close and Lock the Doors1.

After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure the doors and the tailgate are closed and locked.

instrument panel to indicate when any door is open.

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Your vehicle has a dooropenindicatoronthe

Except Touring models On Touring models

Your vehicle also has a

tailgate, glass hatch, and door open indicator on the information display to indicate when the tailgate, the glass hatch, or a specific door is open. You will see the appropriate indicator(s) f or each condition.

Your vehicle also has a tailgate, glass hatch, and door open indicator on the multi-information display to indicate when the tailgate, the glass hatch, or a specific door is open. You will see the appropriate indicator(s) and message(s) for each condition.

When one or more doors are open, the ‘‘DOOR OPEN’’ message will come on.

Driver and Passenger Safety

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Protecting Adults and Teens

When the glass hatch, the tailgate, or both glass hatch and tailgate are open, the ‘‘HATCH OPEN,’’ ‘‘TAILGATE OPEN,’’ or ‘‘HATCH & TAILGATE OPEN’’ message will come on.

one or more doors are open, the ‘‘DOOR, HATCH & TAILGATE OPEN’’ message will come on.

Locking the doors, the glass hatch, and the tailgate reduces the chance of someone being thrown out of the vehicle during a crash, and it helps prevent passengers from accidentally opening a door, the glass hatch, or the tailgate and falling out.

Locking the doors, the glass hatch and the tailgate also helps prevent an outsider f rom unexpectedly opening a door, the glass hatch, or the tailgate when you come to a stop.When the glass hatch, tailgate, and

Except Touring models

This vehicle has auto door locking/ unlocking features. See page for how to set them.

On Touring models

This vehicle has auto door locking/ unlocking features. See pages

and for how to set them.

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Protecting Adults and Teens

Adjust the Front Seats2.

Adjust the driver’s seat as far to the rear as possible while allowing you to maintain f ull control of the vehicle. Have a f ront passenger adjust their seat as far to the rear as possible.

If you sit too close to the steering wheel or dashboard, you can be seriously injured by an inflating front airbag, or by striking the steering wheel or dashboard.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Canada recommend that drivers allow at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the center of the steering wheel and the chest. In addition to adjusting the seat, you can adjust the steering wheel up and down, and in and out (see page ).

If you cannot get far enough away from the steering wheel and still reach the controls, we recommend that you investigate whether some type of adaptive equipment may help.

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Sitting too close to a front airbag can result in serious injury or death if the front airbags inflate.

Always sitas far back from the front airbags as possible.

On vehicles with manual adjustable seats

Once your seat is adjusted correctly, rock it back and forth to make sure the seat is locked in position.

See page for how to adjust a front seat (power adjustment) and page for a manual adjustment.

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Driver and Passenger Safety

Protecting Adults and Teens

Adjust the driver’s seat-back to a comfortable, upright position, leaving ample space between your chest and the airbag cover in the center of the steering wheel.

Passengers with adjustable seatbacks should also adjust their seatback to a comfortable, upright position.

Reclining theseat-back too far can resultin serious injury or death in a crash.

Adjust theseat-back to an upright position,and sit well back in the seat.

Reclining a seat-back so that the shoulder part of the belt no longer rests against the occupant’s chest reduces the protective capability of the belt. It also increases the chance of sliding under the belt in a crash and being seriously injured. The farther a seat-back is reclined, the greater the risk of injury.

See page for how to adjust the manual adjustable seat-back, and page for the power adjustable seat-back.

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Adjust the Head RestraintsAdjust the Seat-Backs 4.3.

Adjust the driver’s head restraint so the center of the back of your head rests against the center of the restraint.

Have passengers adjust their head restraints properly as well. Taller persons should adjust their restraint as high as possible.

Improperly positioning head restraints reduces their effectiveness and you can be seriously injured in a crash.

Make sure head restraints are in place and positioned properly before driving.

Properly adjusted head restraints will help protect occupants from whiplash and other crash injuries.

See page for how to adjust the head restraints and how the driver’s and front passenger’s active head restraints work.

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Fasten and Position the Seat

Belts

Insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the belt to make sure the belt is securely latched. Check that the belt is not twisted, because a twisted belt can cause serious injuries in a crash.

The center seating position in the second row and all third row seats have a detachable seat belt that can be unlatched and retracted into the ceiling to allow the seats to be folded down. See page for how to unlatch and relatch a belt.

Detachable seat belts should normally be latched whenever the seat-backs are in an upright position. See page for how to unlatch a belt, and page for how to relatch abelt.

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Driver and Passenger Safety

Position the lap part of the belt as low as possible across your hips, then pull up on the shoulder part of thebeltsothelappartfitssnugly. This lets your strong pelvic bones take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of internal injuries.

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Protecting Adults and Teens

If necessary, pull up on the belt again to remove any slack, then check that the belt rests across the center of your chest and over your shoulder.

This spreads the forces of a crash over the strongest bones in your upper body.

Improperly positioning the seat belts can cause serious injury or deathin a crash.

Make sure all seat belts are properly positioned before driving.

If the seat belt touches or crosses your neck, or if it crosses your arm instead of your shoulder, you need to adjust the seat belt anchor height.

RELEASE BUTTON

The front seats and second row seats have adjustable seat belt anchors. To adjust the height of an anchor, squeeze the two release buttons, and slide the anchor up or down as needed (it has four positions).

Protecting Adults and Teens

Never place the shoulder portion of a lap/shoulder belt under your arm or behind your back.

This could cause

very serious injuries in a crash.

If a seat belt does not seem to work properly, it may not protect the occupant in a crash.

No one should sit in a seat with an inoperative seat belt.

Using a seat belt that is not working properly can result in serious injury or death. Have your dealer check the belt as soon as possible.

See page for additional

22 information about your seat belts and how to take care of them.

Maintain a Proper Sitting

6. Position

After all occupants have adjusted their seats and head restraints, and put on their seat belts, it is very important that they continue to sit upright, well back in their seats, with their feet on the floor, until the vehicle is safely parked and the engine is off.

Sitting improperly can increase the chance of injury during a crash. For example, if an occupant slouches, lies down, turns sideways, sits forward, leans forward or sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the chance of injury during a crash is greatly increased.

In addition, an occupant who is out of position in the front seat can be seriously or f atally injured in a crash by striking interior parts of the vehicle or being struck by an inflating front airbag.

Sitting improperly or out of position can result in serious injury or death in a crash.

Always sit upright, well back in the seat, with your feet on the floor.

Driver and Passenger Safety

Protecting Adults and Teens

Advice for Pregnant Women

If you are pregnant, the best way to protect yourself and your unborn child when driving or riding in a vehicle is to always wear a seat belt, and keep the lap part of the belt as low as possible across the hips.

When driving, remember to sit upright and adjust the seat as far back as possible while allowing f ull control of the vehicle. When riding as a front passenger, adjust the seat as far back as possible.

This will reduce the risk of injuries to both you and your unborn child that can be caused by a crash or an inflating front airbag.

Each time you have a checkup, ask your doctor if it’s okay f or you to drive.

Protecting Adults and Teens

Additional Safety Precautions

Never let passengers ride in the cargo area or on top of a f oldeddown back seat.

If they do, they could be very seriously injured in a crash.

Passengers should not stand up or change seats while the vehicle is moving.

A passenger who is not wearing a seat belt during a crash or emergency stop can be thrown against the inside of the vehicle, against other occupants, or out of the vehicle.

Two people should never use the same seat belt.

If they do, they could be very seriously injured in a crash.

Do not put any accessories on seat belts.

Devices intended to improve occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can reduce the protective capability of thebeltandincreasethechanceof serious injury in a crash.

Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself and a f ront airbag.

Carrying hard or sharp objects on your lap, or driving with a pipe or other sharp object in your mouth, can result in injuries if your front airbag inf lates.

Keep your hands and arms away from the airbag covers.

If your hands or arms are close to an airbag cover, they could be injured if the airbag inflates.

Do not attach or place objects on the front airbag covers.

Objects on the covers marked ‘‘SRS AIRBAG’’ could interf ere with the proper operation of the airbags or be propelled inside the vehicle and hurt someone if the airbags inflate.

Do not attach hard objects on or near a door.

If a side airbag or a side curtain airbag inflates, a cup holder or other hard object attached on or near the door could be propelled inside the vehicle and hurt someone.

Do not cover or replace f ront seatback covers without consulting your dealer.

Improperly replacing or covering front seat-back covers can prevent your side airbags from inflating during a side impact.

Driver and Passenger Safety

Additional Information About Your Seat Belts

Seat Belt System Components

Your seat belt system includes lap/ shoulder belts in all seating positions. The front seat belts are also equipped with automatic seat belt tensioners.

The seat belt system

includes an indicator on the instrument panel and a beeper to remind you and your f ront passenger to fasten your seat belts.

This system monitors the front seat belts. If you turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position before your seat belt is fastened, the beeper will sound and the indicator will flash. If your seat belt is not fastened before the beeper stops, the indicator will stop flashing but remain on.

If a front passenger does not fasten their seat belt, the indicator will come on about 6 seconds after the ignition switch is turned to the ON (II) position.

If either the driver or a front passenger does not fasten their seat belt while driving, the beeper will sound and the indicator will flash again at regular intervals.

On Touring models

You will also see a ‘‘FASTEN SEAT BELT’’ or ‘‘FASTEN PASSENGER SEAT BELT’’ message on the multiinformation display (see page ).

When an inf ant or small child is riding there, the indicator may not come on and the beeper may not sound.

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