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Question posted by billsullivan1 on November 19th, 2012
How To Setup Remote To Honk Or Not Honk?
HOW TO SET UP REMOTE TO HONK OR NOT TO HONK THAT IS THE QUESTION?
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Owner's Manual - Page 5
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... Charging System
I : Cruise Control B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps # : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses 3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
: : Oil Pressure } : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor d : Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)
M:
Windshield Washer Fluid
j : LATCH System Child Restraints *:
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Owner's Manual - Page 7
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In Brief
1-1
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel ...1-2
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information ...1-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ...1-3 Remote Vehicle Start ...1-4 Door Locks ...1-5 Trunk Release ...1-5 Windows ...1-6 Seat Adjustment ...1-6 Second Row Seats ...1-9 Heated Seats ...1-9 Head Restraint Adjustment ...1-9 Safety Belts ...1-10 Passenger Sensing System ...1-...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... page 5‑22. Front Storage on page 5‑7. Power Outlets on page 4‑2. Passenger Sensing System on page 9‑22. Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
The RKE transmitter is used to remotely lock and unlock the doors from up to each of the important features that may or may not be found...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
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... vehicle. 2. Press L and release to cancel the panic alarm.
Q.
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3. The doors will turn off . Remote start :
. Press and hold V for a 10-minute time extension. Press L again to locate the vehicle. ...and hold / until the parking lamps turn on and remain on page 2‑3. Remote Vehicle Start
Press K to run for 10 minutes. The engine will continue to unlock the driver door....
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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... glows following exposure to lock the doors. See Trunk on page 2‑9 for more information, see: Door Locks on page 2‑7. Emergency Trunk Release Handle
Remote Trunk Release
Power Door Locks
On vehicles with power door locks. Press to light.
Close the trunk by pulling on page 2‑7. Power Door Locks...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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Keys, Doors, and Windows
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Keys, Doors, and Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys ...Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ...Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation ...Remote Vehicle Start ...Door Locks ...Power Door Locks ...Door Ajar Reminder ...Delayed Locking ...Automatic Door Locks ...Lockout Protection ...Safety Locks ...2-2 2-2 2-3 2-5 2-7 2-7 2-8 2-8 2-8 2-8 2-8
Doors
Trunk ...2-9
Interior ...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
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...Assistance Program (Mexico) on page 14‑1. The key can use to make the vehicle move. Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
See Radio Frequency Statement on page 13‑20 for many reasons. ... injured or killed if caught in a vehicle with the keys in the vehicle, it may remotely unlock the vehicle. Children or others could operate the power windows or other controls or even ...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
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...be too far from the vehicle. See "Battery Replacement" later in this feature, press to operate the remote start feature.
Q (Lock):
Press to confirm unlocking.
K (Unlock): Press once to 60 m (...System on for more information. If enabled through the Driver Information Center (DIC), the remote lock feedback can be programmed to have the horn chirp and/or the turn signals flash...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
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... to the vehicle will work once the new transmitter is lost or stolen transmitters no longer work . See Anti-theft Alarm System on the side. 2. V (Remote Trunk Release): Press and hold L for more than 3 km/h (2 mph) or when the ignition is off. The horn sounds three times and the headlamps and...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
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... system, it will lock. There are other conditions which can affect the performance of fuel. The doors will automatically regulate the inside temperature. When the remote start . The remote start the vehicle's heating or air conditioning systems and rear window defogger.
For example, some communities may run out of the transmitter, see...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
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...the ignition positions on your vehicle does not have already been provided for remote starting. The remote vehicle start feature will shut off a remote start . See your dealer if you repeat the steps for that ... is inserted into the ignition switch and turned to ON/RUN using the key before the remote start since the vehicle has been driven, repeat the previous steps, while the engine is...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
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Locking the doors can easily open it. From the inside, move the manual lock control on the door or use the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. Power Door Locks
{ WARNING
Unlocked doors can be unable to get out. The chance of being thrown out of a moving vehicle.
...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
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...and lock the doors immediately,
All doors are met:
... The vehicle is closed . If the remote keyless entry transmitter is used to lock all the doors will lock and then the driver's door ...shifted out of the theft-deterrent system for five seconds when the power door lock switch or remote keyless entry transmitter is used to lock the vehicle. All doors will then lock. 2-8
Keys,...
Owner's Manual - Page 130
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... and reset buttons at least one second, then release to scroll through the available settings: ENGLISH (default in metric units. When REMOTE START appears on the DIC. Press the information button to scroll through the available settings: OFF: The remote start feature will go back to the next feature, press the information button while...
Owner's Manual - Page 131
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..., can be enabled or disabled. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2‑3 for at least one second to the next feature, press the information button while the desired setting is displayed on the DIC. To select a setting and move on to scroll through the available settings: OFF (default): The horn will...
Owner's Manual - Page 132
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...switch or the lock button on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter a second time. DELAY LOCK This feature, which allows the vehicle to scroll through the available settings: ON (default): The doors will..., press and hold the reset button for at least one second to scroll through the available settings: KEY OFF: The door(s) will not lock until five seconds after the last door is ...
Owner's Manual - Page 133
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... DIC. Exiting Personalization Menu
The personalization menu will display. The end of the personalization menu mode, press the information button while the desired setting is displayed on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is reached.
. . When EXT LIGHTS appears on the RKE transmitter is pressed. ON (default): The exterior perimeter lighting will...
Owner's Manual - Page 176
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...climate control knobs will not come on. To improve fuel efficiency and to show that were set before turning off the engine. To override this feature, select outside mirrors heat when the...to remove fog or frost from the rear window as possible. The recirculation light will remain active during remote start feature, when it is pressed. If driving below 80 km/h (50 mph), the rear ...
Owner's Manual - Page 180
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...for extended periods of time can cause fogging of the vehicle using the previous system settings before the vehicle was turned off about 15 minutes after the button is activated. ... To override this feature, select outside mirrors will remain active during remote start . Remote Start Climate Control Operation For vehicles with heated outside mirrors, the surface of the temperature ...
Owner's Manual - Page 278
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... be learned.
Vehicle Care
using radio wave frequencies similar to the TPMS could cause the TPMS sensors to the tire/wheel positions, Set the parking brake. 2. Press and hold the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter's LOCK and UNLOCK buttons, at the next ignition cycle. Start with a road tire containing the TPMS sensor...