Mitsubishi Outlander 2018 Owner's Manual

2018 OUTLANDER

OWNER’S HANDBOOK

2018 OUTLANDER

MITSUBISHICARS.COM

REV 06/17

Thank you for buying a Mitsubishi Outlander. There’s no doubt you’ve already realized how well your car
drives on the open road. What you may not know is all the great features that help your car perform the
way it does. In the pages ahead we’re going to run through the basics and prepare you for the road.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Driver’s View ................Page 2

Controls ....................Page 4

Own the Road ................Page 6

Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Advanced Technology ..........Page 8

Folding and Stowing the Second

and Third Row Seats .........Page 10

Operations .................Page 11

HomeLink® Wireless Control System

(if equipped) ...............Page 12

Audio System ................Page 14

Display Audio System

(if equipped) ...............Page 15

Smartphone Link Display Audio (SDA)

(if equipped) ...............Page 16

Bluetooth® Operation

with SDA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18

Comfort and Convenience .....Page 19

Multi-Information Display .....Page 20

Eco Driving .................Page 21

FAQ’s .....................Page 22

Some of the information contained in this booklet may not be correct due to product changes which may have occurred after the time it was
published. Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. reserves the right to make changes at any time, without notice, to prices, color, materials,
specification and models.

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DRIVER’S VIEW

1

Climate Controls .................. Page 4

2

Headlights .......................Page 4

3

De-Icer Controls (if equipped) ........Page 4

4

Side Mirror Adjustment .............Page 5

5

Windshield Wiper Lever ............. Page 5

6

Cruise Control / Adaptive Cruise

Control (if equipped) ...............Page 6

7

Drive Mode .......................Page 6

8

Paddle Shifters (GT only) ............Page 6

9

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Switch
and Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM)

Switch (if equipped) ................ Page 7

10

Start/Stop Engine Switch

(if equipped with FAST-key) ......... Page 11

11

HomeLink® (if equipped) ........... Page 12

12

Audio Remote Control Buttons .......Page 14

13

Display Audio / Smartphone Link

Display Audio ................. Page 15-17

14

Bluetooth® Controls for SDA

(if equipped) ....................Page 18

15

Seat Heater Switch (if equipped) .....Page 19

16

Power Liftgate Main Switch

(if equipped) ....................Page 19

17

Multi-Information Display (MID) ...... Page 20

18

ECO Mode Switch .................Page 21

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CONTROLS

REGULAR HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS (IF EQUIPPED)

Headlights and other lights on.
Parking, tail, front and rear sidemarker lights, license plate

and instrument panel lights on.
Headlights and other lights turn on and off automatically in

accordance with outside light level.
All lights off.

DUAL-ZONE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROLS

A

- Push to select the desired temperature

B

A A

C

FB

D

G

E

H

- Push to select outside air (Indicator light off) or recirculated air
(Indicator light on)

C

- Push for air conditioning ON/OFF

D

- Push to select the blower speed

E

- Push to select the position of air flowing from the vents

F

- Push to defog windshield.

G

- When the AUTO switch is pushed, the settings are automatically
controlled. Passenger’s side temperature will be changed to the same
temperature set as the driver’s side

H

- Push to defog the rear windows and to activate the De-Icer Controls
(if equipped)

CONTROLS

5

WINDSHIELD WIPERS

A

REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

The wipers will operate once.

INT: Intermittent intervals can be adjusted
by turning the knob

.

AUTO: The wipers will be operated
automatically by rain sensor (if equipped).

Slow

Fast

Turn the knob to operate the rear
window wiper.

The wiper operates continuously for several
seconds then operates intermittently at
intervals of about 8 seconds.

Washer fluid is sprayed, the wiper will
automatically operate 2 or 3 times.

SIDE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT

A

The outside rearview mirrors can
be adjusted when the ignition
switch is in the “ON” or “ACC”
position or the operation mode is
put in ON or ACC.

Move the lever

A

to the same side

as the mirror you wish to adjust.

POWER FOLDING SIDE MIRROR SWITCH (IF EQUIPPED)

Press switch to fold in mirrors (if
needed) within 30 seconds of the
ignition switch being in the "ON"
or "ACC" position or the operation
mode is put in ON or ACC.

FOLDING SIDE MIRRORS (IF EQUIPPED)

The mirrors will
automatically fold
in when the vehicle
is turned off and
the vehicle is placed
in Park under
the following two
conditions:

1. The FAST-Key button located on the door handle is
pressed to lock the doors.

2. The Lock button on the remote control is pressed.

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OWN THE ROAD

PADDLE SHIFTERS (GT ONLY) DRIVE MODE SELECTOR (IF EQUIPPED)

Simply upshift or downshift with a tap of your
fingers – without moving your hands from the

The drive mode can be switched by pressing the drive mode button
while the ignition switch is in the ON position.

steering wheel.
You can return to the “D” operation by pulling

the + (SHIFT UP) side paddle shifter rearwards
(toward the driver) and holding for over

2 seconds.

CRUISE CONTROL / ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)

A

- CANCEL: To deactivate the ACC or cruise control.

B

A

B

C

D

E

- RES + : To increase the set speed or resume control

after cancelling the ACC or cruise control function.

C

- SET – : To set the desired speed and to reduce the

set speed.

D

- ON/OFF: To turn cruise control ON or OFF.

E

- ACC DISTANCE SWITCH: Used to set or change the

following distance between your vehicle and the
vehicle in front of you.

PRESSING THE BUTTON WILL CHANGE THE DRIVE MODE IN ORDER TO:
4WD: 4WD ECO, 4WD AUTO, 4WD LOCK
S-AWC: AWC ECO, NORMAL, SNOW, LOCK

TO SET A CRUISING SPEED

D

1. Press

and the “ACC” (if equipped) or “CRUISE” indicators will appear in

the Multi-information Display.

2. Accelerate or decelerate to your desired speed (above 25 mph). Press

C

and

remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.

TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE SPEED

Push up
Push down

B

to increase set cruising speed.

C

to decrease set cruising speed.

TO CANCEL THE CRUISING SPEED

A

Press

or press the brake pedal, or press D.

ACTIVE STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) OFF SWITCH LANE DEPARTURE WARNING (LDW) SWITCH (IF EQUIPPED)

You can deactivate the system by pressing
down the “ASC OFF” switch for 3 seconds
or longer. When the ASC is deactivated, the
display/indicator will turn on.

When you press the LDW switch located
on the left side of the steering column, the
“LDW” indicator on the information screen of
the Multi-information Display turns OFF and
the LDW system is inactive.

To reactivate the ASC, momentarily press the
“ASC OFF” switch; the display/indicator is
turned off.

Press the switch again, the system
will activate.

FORWARD COLLISION MITIGATION (FCM) SWITCH (IF EQUIPPED)

Every time the operation mode is turned to
“ON”, the FCM will automatically be
turned on.

To turn off the FCM, press and hold the FCM
switch located on the left side of the steering
column. The “FCM OFF” message and
indicator will appear in the Multi-information
Display.

SWITCHES

7

To change the warning distance mode, briefly
press the FCM switch.

The Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system is a driver aid only and is not a
substitute for safe and careful driving. Under certain circumstances, the system
may not detect other vehicles and/or pedestrians correctly.