Read the following pages to become familiar with these features.
Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for too long or too often while using any infotainment feature can cause a crash. You or others could be injured or killed. Do not give extended attention to infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle displays and focus your attention on driving. Use voice commands whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in features intended to help avoid distraction by disabling some functions when driving. These functions may gray out when they are unavailable. Many infotainment features are also available through the instrument cluster and steering wheel controls.
Before driving:
See Defensive Driving on page 9-2 To play the infotainment system with the ignition off, see Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 9-18.
Introduction
Theft-Deterrent FeatureDinghy Towing (with Automatic Transmission)
Caution
If the vehicle is towed with all four wheels on the ground, the
drivetrain components could be damaged. The repairs would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Do not tow the vehicle with all four wheels on the ground.
Vehicles with an automatic transmission should not be towed w ...
Vehicle Messages
DIC messages display when the status of the vehicle has changed and action may
be needed to correct the condition. Multiple messages appear one after another.
All messages should be taken seriously.
Vehicle messages appear as code numbers. The owner manual indicator and service
vehicle soon li ...
Tire Chains
Warning
Do not use tire chains. There is not enough clearance. Tire chains
used on a vehicle without the proper amount of clearance can cause damage to the
brakes, suspension, or other vehicle parts. The area damaged by the tire chains
could cause loss of control and a crash.
Use another typ ...