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Multi-Information Display

Customized Settings You can customize some vehicle control settings. To change the settings, the ignition switch must be in the ON (II) position, and the vehicle must be stopped with the transmission in Park (automatic) or with the parking brake set (manual).

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If you turn the ignition switch to the ACCESSORY (I) or the LOCK (0) position, move the shift lever out of Park (automatic) or release the parking brake (manual), the display will change to the normal screen.

If you try to enter the customizing mode while the vehicle is moving, you will see a ‘‘MUST STOP AND SHIFT TO PARK TO CHANGE SETTINGS’’ (automatic) or ‘‘MUST STOP AND SET PARK BRAKE TO CHANGE SETTINGS’’ (manual) message and you cannot change the settings.

You can customize some vehicle control settings for ‘‘DRIVER 1’’ and ‘‘DRIVER 2’’ separately. To have the driver’s ID detected, make sure the driver’s door is unlocked with a corresponding remote transmitter/keyless access remote.

＊ Models equipped with the

keyless access system have an engine start/stop button instead of an ignition switch. VEHICLE OFF (LOCK) Mode is the equivalent of LOCK (0) and ACCESSORY Mode is the equivalent of ACCESSORY (I). For more information, see pages 184

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Onmodelswithout keylessaccesssystem If you use the key to unlock the driver’s door, the system cannot recognize either ‘‘DRIVER 1’’ or ‘‘DRIVER 2.’’

Multi-Information Display

DRIVER’S ID

Press the SEL/RESET button.

U.S. model is shown.

To enter the customizing mode, press either INFO button ( / ) ▲ ▼ repeatedly until ‘‘CUSTOMIZE SETTINGS’’ is displayed, then press the SEL/RESET button.

Refer to the table on the following pages about the settings you want to customize.

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Multi-Information Display

Menu Item

Description

Setting Option

Page

Group Setup METER SETUP (P.101)

LANGUAGE SELECTION

Changes the language used in the display.

ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP. DISPLAY

Changes the outside temperature reading above or below its current reading.

TRIP A RESET WITH REFUEL ELAPSED TIME RESET

ADJUST ALARM VOLUME

AUTO INTERIOR ILLUMINATION

Causes trip meter A and the average fuel economy to reset when you refuel. Resets the elapsed time of your current trip.

Changes the indicator alarm volumes into three levels.

Changes the interior light sensitivity to your liking.

POSITION SETUP (P.112)

KEYLESS START GUIDANCE SCREENS MEMORY POSITION LINK

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Changes the display of the keyless start guidance screens. Changes the driver’s seat and the outside mirror positions to a stored setting.

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ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH 5°F − 〜 ± (U.S.) 3°C − 〜 ± (Canada) ON OFF IGN OFF TRIP A TRIP B HIGH MID ＊ LOW MAX HIGH MID ＊ ON ＊ OFF ON OFF

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LOW MIN OFF

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Group Setup

KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP (P.115)

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LIGHTING SETUP (P.120)

Menu Item

DOOR UNLOCK MODE

KEYLESS ACCESS LIGHT FLASH

KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP

INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING TIME HEADLIGHT AUTO OFF TIMER

AUTO LIGHT SENSITIVITY

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Description

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Changes which doors unlock when you use the remote or grab the driver’s door handle. Causes some exterior lights to blink when you unlock/lock the doors by grabbing or touching the sensor/pushing the button on the driver’s door handle. Causes the beeper to sound when you unlock/lock the doors by grabbing or touching the sensor/ pushing the button on the driver’s door handle. Changes how long (in seconds) the interior lights stay on after you close the doors. Changes how long (in seconds) the exterior lights stay on after you close the driver’s door.

Changes the timing of when the headlights come on. The headlight switch needs to be in the AUTO position.

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DRIVER DOOR ALL DOORS ON OFF

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ON OFF

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LOW MIN

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Group Setup

DOOR SETUP (P.125)

Menu Item AUTO DOOR LOCK

Description

Setting Option

Changes when the doors automatically lock.

AUTO DOOR UNLOCK

Changes when the doors automatically unlock.

KEY AND REMOTE UNLOCK MODE

KEYLESS LOCK ACKNOWLEDGMENT

SECURITY RELOCK TIMER

DEFAULT ALL (P.134)

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Changes which doors unlock with the remote transmitter/keyless access remote on the first push. The exterior lights flash each time you press the LOCK or UNLOCK button. A beeper will also sound when you press the LOCK button twice. Changes how long it takes (in seconds) for the doors to relock and the security system to set after you unlock but do not open the door. Set/Cancel all the customized settings as default.

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OFF WITH VEH SPD SHIFT FROM P (A/T only) OFF DRIVER DOOR With SHIFT to P (A/T only) ALL DOORS With SHIFT to P (A/T only) DRIVER DOOR With IGN OFF ALL DOORS With IGN OFF DRIVER DOOR ALL DOORS

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ON OFF

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Customize Settings You can customize some of the vehicle control settings to your preference. Here are the settings you can customize:

METER SETUP POSITION SETUP KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP LIGHTING SETUP DOOR SETUP

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: Only on models with keyless access system

When you want to change the vehicle control settings, press the INFO ( / ) button to select CHANGE SETTINGS, then press the SEL/RESET button.

▲ ▼

Multi-Information Display

Each time you press the INFO ( / ▲ ) button, the screen changes as ▼ shown on the next page. Press the INFO ( / ) button until you see the setup you want to customize, then press the SEL/RESET button to enter your selection.

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If you do not make any changes, select ‘‘EXIT.’’ The display returns to the normal display.

If you want the settings as they were when the vehicle left the factory, select DEFAULT ALL, as described on page

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Multi-Information Display

: Press the SEL/RESET button.

: Press the INFO button (

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DEFAULT ALL See page 134.

METER SETUP See page 101.

POSITION SETUP See page 112.

KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP ＊ See page 115.

LIGHTING SETUP See page 120.

DOOR SETUP See page 125.

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Meter Setup Here are the selectable custom settings for the meter setup:

LANGUAGE SELECTION ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP. DISPLAY TRIP A RESET WITH REFUEL ELAPSED TIME RESET ADJUST ALARM VOLUME AUTO INTERIOR ILLUMINATION

Onmodelswithkeylessaccess system KEYLESS START GUIDANCE SCREENS

While ‘‘METER SETUP’’ is shown, press the SEL/RESET button to enter the customize mode.

Multi-Information Display

Each time you press the INFO ( / ▲ ) button, the screen changes as ▼ shown in the illustration. Press the INFO ( / ) button until you see the setting you want to customize, then press the SEL/RESET button to enter your selection.

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: Press the SEL/RESET button.

: Press the INFO button (

▲ ▼ ).

See page 103.

See page 104. See page 105. See page 106. See page 108.

See page 109.

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LanguageSelection

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There are three language selections you can make: English, French, and Spanish. To choose the language you want, follow these instructions:

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘METER SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ) button repeatedly.

▲ ▼

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select the desired language by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/RESET button.

▲ ▼

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘LANGUAGE SELECTION’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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AdjustOutsideTemp.Display

If you sometimes find that the temperature reading is a few degrees above or below the actual temperature, you can adjust it by following these instructions:

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘METER SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ) button repeatedly. Press the SEL/RESET button to enter the setting.

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Canadian models

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Canadian models

The displayed number is the current adjustment above or below the outside temperature.

Adjust the outside temperature value by pressing the INFO ( / ) button repeatedly. Press the SEL/RESET button to set the desired value.

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When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘ADJUST OUTSIDE TEMP. DISPLAY’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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TripAResetWithRefuel

Multi-Information Display

To cause Trip A and average fuel for trip A to reset every time you refuel your vehicle, follow these instructions:

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘METER SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ) button repeatedly.

▲ ▼

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select ON or OFF by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘TRIP A RESET WITH REFUEL’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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ElapsedTimeReset There are three elapsed time reset choices you can make:

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IGN OFF The elapsed time is reset when you turn the ignition switch to the LOCK (0) position.

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TRIP A when Trip A is reset.

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The elapsed time is reset

TRIP B when Trip B is reset.

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The elapsed time is reset

s ＊ Models equipped with the keyless

access system have an engine start/ stop button instead of an ignition switch. ON Mode is the equivalent of ON (II). For more information, see pages

and

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You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘METER SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ) ▲ ▼ button repeatedly.

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select the desired setting by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/RESET button.

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Multi-Information Display

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘ELAPSED TIME RESET’’ and repeat the procedure again.

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

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Multi-Information Display

AdjustAlarmVolume

Select the warning alarm volume from three levels.

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘METER SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ) button repeatedly.

▲ ▼

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select the desired level by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘ADJUST ALARM VOLUME’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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AutoInteriorIllumination While the headlight switch is turned on, the interior lights gradually dim, as the outside light level gets low. You can customize at which outside light level the lights start to dim.

There are MAX, HIGH, MID, LOW and MIN levels and OFF for the auto interior illumination settings.

If you want the illuminations to start dimming as early as possible, select MAX. For illuminations to start dimming as late as possible, select MIN. Choose HIGH, MID, or LOW for levels in between.

To disable the auto interior illumination function, select OFF.

Multi-Information Display

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘METER SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ) button repeatedly.

▲ ▼

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select the desired setting by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/RESET button.

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Multi-Information Display

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘AUTO INTERIOR ILLUMINATION’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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KeylessStartGuidanceScreens Onmodelswithkeylessaccesssystem When this item is set to ON, you will see some guidance messages on the multi-information display. You can change this setting between on and off. For more information on start guidance messages, see page 188

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘METER SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ) button repeatedly.

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Multi-Information Display

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select ON or OFF by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘KEYLESS START GUIDANCE SCREENS’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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Multi-Information Display

Position Setup You can customize the MEMORY POSITION LINK setting in position setup.

While ‘‘POSITION SETUP’’ is shown, press the SEL/RESET button to enter the customize mode.

Each time you press the INFO ( / ▲ ) button, the screen changes as ▼ shown in the illustration. Press the INFO ( / ) button until you see the custom setting then press the SEL/RESET button to enter your selection.

▲ ▼

: Press the SEL/RESET button.

: Press the INFO button (

▲ ▼

).

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MemoryPositionLink When Memory Position Link is set to ON, the driver’s seat and the outside mirrors move to the positions stored in memory. To cause the memory to activate, open the driver’s door with the remote transmitter. On models with keyless access system, open the driver’s door with the remote, or grab the door handle while carrying the remote.

To set the memory positions, see page

170

Onmodelswithkeylessaccesssystem For information on using the remote, see page

173

Multi-Information Display

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘POSITION SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ▲ ▼

) button repeatedly.

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select ON or OFF by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

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Multi-Information Display

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘MEMORY POSITION LINK’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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Keyless Access Setup Onmodelswithkeylessaccesssystem There are three custom settings for the keyless access setup:

DOOR UNLOCK MODE KEYLESS ACCESS LIGHT FLASH KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP

While ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP’’ is shown, press the SEL/RESET button to enter the customize mode.

Each time you press the INFO ( / ▲ ) button, the screen changes as ▼ shown in the illustration. Press the INFO ( / ) button, until you see the setting you want to customize, then press the SEL/RESET button to enter your selection.

▲ ▼

Multi-Information Display

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: Press the SEL/RESET button.

: Press the INFO button (

▲ ▼

).

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Multi-Information Display

DoorUnlockMode

To select whether the driver’s door or all doors unlock when you open the driver’s door with the remote or by grabbing the door handle (while carrying the remote), follow these instructions:

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ▲ ▼

) button repeatedly.

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Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select DRIVER DOOR or ALL DOORS by pressing the INFO ( / ▲ ) button, then enter your selection ▼ by pressing the SEL/RESET button.

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘DOOR UNLOCK MODE’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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KeylessAccessLightFlash When KEYLESS ACCESS LIGHT FLASH is set to ON, some exterior lights blink twice when you unlock the doors by grabbing the driver’s door handle while carrying the remote.

The same exterior lights blink once when you lock the doors by pushing the door lock button while carrying the remote.

Multi-Information Display

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ▲ ▼

) button repeatedly.

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select ON or OFF by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

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Multi-Information Display

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS LIGHT FLASH’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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KeylessAccessBeep When KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP is set to ON, the beeper sounds twice when you unlock the doors by grabbing the drivers door handle while carrying the remote.

When you lock the doors by pushing the door lock button while carrying the remote, the beeper sounds once.

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ▲ ▼

) button repeatedly.

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Multi-Information Display

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select ON or OFF by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘KEYLESS ACCESS BEEP’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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Lighting Setup Here are the three custom settings for the lighting setup:

INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING TIME HEADLIGHT AUTO OFF TIMER AUTO LIGHT SENSITIVITY

While ‘‘LIGHTING SETUP’’ is shown, press the SEL/RESET button to enter the customize mode.

Each time you press the INFO ( / ▲ ) button, the screen changes as ▼ shown in the illustration. Press the INFO ( / ) button until you see the setting you want to customize, then press the SEL/RESET button to enter your selection.

▲ ▼

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: Press the SEL/RESET button.

: Press the INFO button (

). ▲ ▼

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InteriorLightDimmingTime

Multi-Information Display

The interior lights fade out when you close all doors. To change how long the lights stay on before they fade out, follow these instructions:

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘LIGHTING SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ▲ ▼

) button repeatedly.

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select the desired setting (15sec, 30sec, or 60sec) by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING TIME’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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HeadlightAutoOffTimer The headlights, parking lights, side marker lights, taillights, and license plate lights go off after the selected time when you remove the key from the ignition switch and close the driver’s door. On models with keyless access system, the lights go off after the selected time when you close the driver’s door and take the remote with you. To change how long the lights stay on before they go off, follow these instructions:

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You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘LIGHTING SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ▲ ▼

) button repeatedly.

Press the SEL/RESET button to see the selections.

Select the desired setting (60 sec, 30
sec, 15 sec or 0 sec) by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then enter your selection by pressing the SEL/ RESET button.

▲ ▼

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When your selection is successfully completed, the display changes as shown above, and then goes back to the customizable item screen.

If the ‘‘SETTING INCOMPLETE’’ message appears, go back to ‘‘HEADLIGHT AUTO OFF TIMER’’ and repeat the procedure again.

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AutoLightSensitivity The headlights automatically come on when the headlight switch is in the AUTO position and the ambient light reaches a changeable level. You can select the auto light sensitivity from the following five levels: MAX The headlights come on when it is bright. HIGH − The headlights come on when it is somewhat bright. MID The headlights come on when it is as bright as sunset or sunrise. LOW The headlights come on when it is somewhat dark. MIN The headlights come on when it is dark.

−

−

−

Multi-Information Display

You can choose this item to customize from ‘‘LIGHTING SETUP’’ by pressing the INFO ( / ▲