Your vehicle could go too fast for the conditions, and you could lose control. An accident could be the result. Do not use Electronic Speed Control in heavy traffic or on roads that are winding, icy, snow-covered or slippery.

Your vehicle may experience a downshift automatic transmissions only while climbing uphill or descending downhill. This downshift is necessary to maintain vehicle set speed. It provides both visual and will turn ON indicating the system status. As the vehicle moves closer to the object the EVIC display will show fewer arcs and the sound tone will change from slow, to fast, to continuous. Do not use rough or hard cloths.

Under this Assist system. Information Center EVIC after making sure the rear bumper is clean and free of snow, ice, mud, or other debris, see your authorized dealer. The sensors must not be covered with ice, snow, slush, mud, dirt, or debris. Failure to do so can result in the system not working properly. Parking curbs might be temporarily detected or not detected at all.

Always check carefully behind your vehicle, look behind you, and be sure to check for pedestrians, animals, other vehicles, obstructions, and blind spots before backing up. You are responsible for safety and must continue to pay attention to your surroundings.

Failure to do so can result in serious injury or death. Failure to do so can result in injury or damage to vehicles or obstacles because the hitch ball will be much closer to the obstacle than the rear bumper when the warning display turns on the single flashing arc and sounds the continuous tone.

Always check carefully behind your vehicle, and be sure to check for pedestrians, animals, other vehicles, obstructions, or blind spots before backing up. You are responsible for the safety of your surroundings and must continue to pay attention while backing up. NOTE: If snow, ice, mud, or anything else builds up on the camera lens, clean the lens, rinse with water, and dry with a soft cloth.

Do not cover the lens. Enable or disable the rear camera feature by selecting 4. After five seconds this note will disappear. The overhead console contains the appears again. These lights are also operated individually as reading lights by pressing on the corresponding lens. If the interior lights are left on after the ignition is turned OFF, they will extinguish after 15 minutes.

Do not train the transceiver if people, pets or other objects are in the path of the door or gate. This includes most garage door opener models manufactured after Do not use a garage door opener without these safety features.

Call toll-free 1——— or, on the Internet at www. Do not run your vehicle in the garage while training the transceiver. Exhaust gas can cause serious injury or death. If the signal is too weak, replace the battery in the training. It may take up to 30 seconds or longer in rare cases. The garage door may open and close while you train. NOT the button normally used to open and close the door.

Similar to this Canadian law, some U. If the device is plugged in and process to prevent possible overheating of the garage activates, programming is complete. If the device does not activate, press the button a third If you are having difficulties programming a garage door time for two seconds to complete the training. DO NOT erase the channels. The EVIC 1. Activation will now occur for the To do this, press and hold the two outside buttons for trained device i.

The handheld transmitter of the device may also be vidual channels cannot be erased. This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference that may be are some of the most common solutions: received including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not complete the training for rolling code. You could also be seriously injured or killed. Always fasten your seat belt properly and make sure all passengers are properly secured too.

Never allow your fingers, other body parts, or any object to project through the sunroof opening. Injury may result. During Express Close operation, any movement of the switch will stop the sunroof. Pinch Protect Feature This feature will detect an obstruction in the opening of the sunroof during Express Close operation. If an obstruction in the path of the sunroof is detected, the sunroof will automatically retract. Remove the obstrucOpen Sunroof — Express Mode Momentarily pressing the switch rearward will activate tion if this occurs.

Next, press the switch forward and the Express Open Feature, causing the sunroof to open release to Express Close. During the Express Open operation, any Pinch Protect Override movement of the switch will stop the sunroof and it will If a known obstruction ice, debris, etc. Again, momentarily press the switch forward and hold for two seconds after pressing the switch rearward will activate the Express the reversal occurs.

This allows the sunroof to move Open Feature. The sunroof will close fully and stop automatically. During Express Vent operation, any movement of the switch will stop the sunroof.

To close the sunroof from the vented position, press forward on the sunroof switch. If the buffeting occurs with the sunroof open, adjust the sunroof opening to minimize the buffeting or open any window. Wind Buffeting Wind buffeting can be described as the perception of pressure on the ears or a helicopter-type sound in the ears.

Sunroof Maintenance Sunshade Operation Use only a non-abrasive cleaner and a soft cloth to clean The sunshade can be opened manually.

However, the the glass panel. Sunroof Fully Closed NOTE: The sunshade cannot be closed if the sunroof is Press the switch forward and release to ensure that the sunroof is fully closed.

The battery symbol indicates that the outlet is connected to the battery, and can provide power at all times. If the Watt 13 Amp power rating is exceeded the fuse protecting the system will need to be replaced. All accessories connected to the outlet s should be removed or turned off when the vehicle is not in use to protect the battery against discharge. Only use these intermittently and with greater caution. For vehicles with a bench seat the cupholder tray can be used to hold the ash receiver.

This outlet can power cellular phones, electronics and other low power devices requiring power up to Watts. Certain high-end video games, such as Playstation3 and XBox will exceed this power limit, as will most power tools. The power inverter is designed with built-in overload protection.

If the power rating of Watts is exceeded, the power inverter will automatically shut down. Once the electrical device has been removed from the outlet the inverter should automatically reset. If the power rating exceeds approximately Watts, the power inverter may have to be reset manually.

To avoid overloading the circuit, check the power ratings on electrical devices prior to using the inverter. Power Inverter Outlet The power inverter switch is located on the switch bank below the Climate Controls. To turn on the power outlet, press the switch once.

Press the switch a second time to turn the power outlet off. The status indicator of the AC power inverter indicates whether the inverter is producing AC power. The pull-out tray must be secured when opened. The glove box is located on the passenger side of the instrument panel and features both an upper and lower storage area. The glove box door will automatically open.

Rear Door Storage — Crew Cab Storage compartments are located in both the driver and passenger door trim panels. The storage compartment provides an armrest and contains both and upper and lower storage area. Anyone seated on the armrest could be seriously injured during vehicle operation, or an accident. Only use the center seating position when the armrest is fully upright. These items could be thrown about endangering occupants of the vehicle. Items stored should not exceed a total of 10 lbs 4.

The upper storage area contains a 12 Volt open the lower storage bin. The storage bins have removable liners that can be easily removed for cleaning. To open in-floor storage bin, lift upward on the handle of the latch and open the lid. NOTE: The front seat may have to be moved forward to fully open the lid.

Lift the seats to access the storage compartment. To open the storage compartments, lift upward on the handle of the latch and open the lid.

Always lift the storage compartment lids by using the handle. Failure to lift the lids by using the handle can result in damage to the lids. Press this button to turn on the rear seat. An indicator in the button will illuminate when the rear window defroster is on. The rear window defroster automatically turns off after approximately 10 minutes.

For an additional five minutes of operation, press the button a second time. NOTE: To prevent excessive battery drain, use the rear window defroster only when the engine is operating. Do not use abrasive window cleaners on the interior surface of the window. Use a soft cloth and a mild washing solution, wiping parallel to the heating elements.

Labels can be peeled off after soaking with warm water. Power Sliding Rear Window — If Equipped The switch for the power sliding rear window is located on the overhead console. Press the left side of the switch to open the glass and the right side of the switch to close the glass. Squeeze the lock to release the window. Do not operate the vehicle with loose items stored on the load floor.

While driving or in an accident you may experience abrupt stopping, rapid acceleration, or sharp turns. Loose objects stored on the load floor may move around with force and strike occupants, resulting in serious or fatal injury. Grasp the knob on the load floor and lift the knob until Positioning the Load Floor for Storage Access Under the load floor unfolds into position. Unsnap the securing snap located at either side of the load floor. Lift the load floor up to access storage under the load floor.

Load Floor In Open Position 3. Reverse the procedure to store the load floor. Do not drive with the load floor in the up position. When stopping fast or in an accident, the load floor could move to the down position causing serious injury.

Reverse the procedure to put the load floor back in the secured down position before you operate the vehicle. The cargo storage bins provide watertight, lockable, illuminated storage for up to lbs 68 kg of evenly distributed cargo. In addition to the automatic allow hand access. Lift the lid to fully open. Pushing the switch once will turn off the bin lights, pushing the switch again will turn the lights back on.

Continued Leaving the lid open for extended periods of time could cause the vehicle battery to discharge. To lock the storage bin, insert the key into the keyhole on the pushbutton and turn clockwise to lock. Cargo bins feature two removable drain plugs to allow water to drain from bins. To remove plug, pull up on the edge. To install push plug downward into drain hole.

Once in the storage bin, young children may not be able to escape. If trapped in the storage bin, children can die from suffocation or heat stroke. Make sure the center handle is unlocked using the the storage bin, the storage bin cover can be opened from vehicle key and rotate the center handle vertically to inside of the bin by pulling on the glow-in-the-dark lever release the extender side gates. With the side gates open, position the extender fully 3.

Rotate the side gates closed allowing the outboard forward in the bed against the front panel. Rotate the center handle horizontally to secure the side Divider Position The divider position is intended for managing your cargo gates in the closed position. There are 11 divider slots along the bed inner panels which allow for various positions to assist in managing your cargo.

Side Gates Closed 5. Lock the center handle using the vehicle key to secure the panel into place and assist against theft. Make sure the center handle is unlocked using the vehicle key and rotate the center handle vertically to release the extender side gates. With the side gates open, position the extender so the 4. Rotate the center handle horizontally to secure the side outboard ends align with the intended slots in the sides gates in the closed position.

Lock the center handle to secure the panel into place 3. Rotate the side gates closed so that the outboard ends and assist against theft. The bed extender will add an additional 15 in 38 cm in the back of the truck when additional cargo room is needed.

The extender position utilizes a locating pin and rotating handle located on both sides of the truck bed near the tailgate. To install the bed extender into the extender position perform the following: 1. Lower the tailgate. Make sure the center handle is unlocked and rotate the center handle vertically in order to release the extender side gates.

Fit the end of the side gate ends onto the pin and handle. Rotate the handles to the horizontal position to secure into place. The maximum load per cleat should not exceed lbs kg and the angle of the load on each cleat should not exceed 60 degrees above horizontal, or damage to the cleat or cleat rail may occur. There are two adjustable cleats on each side of the bed that can be used to assist in securing cargo. Make sure the cleat is seated in the detent and tighten the nut.

To move the cleat to any position on the rail, turn the nut counterclockwise, approximately three turns. Slide the cleat off the end of the Certain truck models are not recommended for slide-in rail. For safety reasons, follow all instructions in this important document. Utility Rail End Cap NOTE: If your vehicle is equipped with a rear camera the electrical connector must be disconnected prior to removing the tailgate. Open the tailgate to access the rear camera connector bracket located on the rear sill.

Disconnect the chassis wiring harness, ensuring the connector bracket does not fall into the sill. Connect the chassis plug and bracket provided in the Connector Bracket 2.

Remove the connector bracket from the sill by press- glove box to the chassis wiring harness and insert the bracket back into the sill. Connect the tailgate plug provided in the glove box to the tailgate wiring harness to ensure that the terminals do not corrode. Tape the tailgate harness and bracket against the forward-facing surface of the tailgate. This will prevent damaging the connector and bracket when storing or reinstalling the tailgate. Removing the Tailgate 1.

Locking Tang 2. Unlatch the tailgate and remove the support cables by 3. Raise the right side of the tailgate until the right side pivot clears the hanger bracket.

Slide the entire tailgate to the right to free the left side pivot. Remove the tailgate from the vehicle. Locking Tailgate — If Equipped The lock is located next to the tailgate handle. The tailgate can be locked using the vehicle key. Lower Switch Bank The lower switch bank is located on the center of the 1.

ON position. Do not operate the engine with the tachometer pointer at high RPM for extended periods. Engine damage may occur. Temperature Gauge The temperature gauge shows engine coolant temperature. Any reading within the normal range indicates that the engine cooling system is operating satisfactorily. Turn Signal Indicators The gauge pointer will likely indicate a higher temperaThe arrow will flash with the exterior turn signal ture when driving in hot weather, up mountain grades, when the turn signal lever is operated.

It should not be allowed to exceed the upper limits of the normal operating range. Driving with a hot engine cooling system could damage your vehicle. Idle the vehicle with the air conditioner turned off until the pointer drops back into the normal range. A hot engine cooling system is dangerous.

You or others could be badly burned by steam or boiling coolant. You may want to call an authorized dealership for service if your vehicle overheats.

Follow the warnings under the Cooling System Pressure Cap paragraph. Low range provides a greater If the light remains lit with the engine running, your gear reduction ratio to provide increased torque at the vehicle will usually be drivable; however, see an authorized dealer for service as soon as possible. If the light is wheels. If the light does not come on during starting, have 8. This light indicates the vehicle is in four-wheel drive and 4LOCK. Cycle the ignition key when the ously.

This light will matically engaged. If the SERV 4WD If this indicator light flashes during acceleralight stays on or comes on during driving, it tion, apply as little throttle as possible.

While means that the four-wheel drive system is not driving, ease up on the accelerator. Adapt your functioning properly and that service is required. This light will flash at a fast rate for approximately 15 seconds, when the vehicle security alarm is arming, and then will flash slowly until the vehicle is disarmed. Oil Pressure Gauge The pointer should always indicate some oil pressure when the engine is running.

A continuous high or low reading under normal driving conditions may indicate a lubrication system malfunction. Immediate service should be obtained from an authorized dealer. Holding the button in resets the trip odometer reading when in trip mode. Federal regulations require that upon transfer of vehicle ownership, the seller certify to the purchaser the correct mileage that the vehicle has been driven.

If your odometer needs to be repaired or serviced, the repair technician should leave the odometer reading the same as it was before the repair or service.

To running. With the odometer value displayed, hold the TRIP button down for a period of six seconds. To reset a trip odometer, display the desired trip odomThe odometer will change to trip value first, then it will eter to be reset then push and hold the button for display the engine hour value. The engine hours will be approximately two seconds until the display resets. When the appropriate conditions exist, the following If equipped, some of the above warnings will be dismessages will display in the odometer: played in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center EVIC in the instrument cluster.

Fuel Saver Indicator On further information. Lo tirE. Low Washer Fluid driving in a fuel efficient manner and can be used to modify driving habits in order to increase fuel economy. NOTE: There is also an engine hour function. If the vehicle diagnostic system determines that the fuel filler cap is loose, improperly installed, or damaged, a loose gascap indicator Loose will display in the odometer display area.

If the problem continues, the message will appear the next time the vehicle is started. The CHAngE OIL message will flash in the instrument cluster odometer for approximately 12 seconds after a single chime has sounded to indicate A loose, improperly installed, or damaged fuel filler cap the next scheduled oil change interval. When the appropriate condition exists, the odometer display will toggle between Lo and tirE for three cycles.

Unless reset, this message will continue to display each time you turn the ignition switch to the ON position. To reset the oil change indicator system after performing the scheduled maintenance , refer to the following procedure: single chime will sound after reaching a set threshold. Further overheating will cause the temperature gauge to pass H, the indicator will continuously flash and a continuous chime will occur until the engine is allowed to cool.

Turn the ignition switch to the ON position Do not If the light turns on while driving, safely pull over and start the engine. Fully depress the accelerator pedal slowly three hicle. If the temperature reading does not return to times within 10 seconds. NOTE: If the indicator message illuminates when you start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system did not For vehicles equipped with a premium cluster this indicator will display in the Electronic Vehicle Information reset.

If necessary repeat this procedure. Center EVIC. This light warns of an overheated engine condition. It displays the gear position of the High Beam Indicator automatic transmission. Push the multifunction lever forward to available transmission gear is displayed in the lower switch the headlights to high beam, and pull toward right corner of the Electronic Vehicle Information Center yourself normal position to return to low beam.

Voltmeter ture is active. If the pointer moves to either extreme left or right and remains there Low Fuel Light When the fuel level reaches approximately 3.

NOTE: The voltmeter may show a gauge fluctuation at For vehicles equipped with a premium cluster this indi- various engine temperatures. This cycling operation is cator will display in the Electronic Vehicle Information caused by the post-heat cycle of the intake manifold heater system.

In this case, the light will remain on until the Cargo Light condition has been corrected. If the problem is related to The cargo light will illuminate when the cargo the brake booster, the ABS pump will run when applying light is activated by pressing the cargo light the brake and a brake pedal pulsation may be felt during button on the headlight switch. Post-heat operation can run for several minutes, and then the electrical system and voltmeter needle will stabilize.

Brake Warning Light This light monitors various brake functions, including brake fluid level and parking brake application.

If the brake light turns on, it may indicate that the parking brake is applied, that the brake fluid level is low, or that there is a problem with the Anti-lock Brake System reservoir. If the light remains on when the parking brake has been disengaged, and the fluid level is at the full mark on the The dual brake system provides a reserve braking capacity in the event of a failure to a portion of the hydraulic system. A leak in either half of the dual brake system is indicated by the Brake Warning Light, which will turn on when the brake fluid level in the master cylinder has dropped below a specified level.

The light will remain on until the cause is corrected. The vehicle should have service performed, and the brake fluid level checked. The light should illuminate for approximately two seconds. The light should then turn off unless the parking brake is applied or a brake fault is detected.

If brake failure is indicated, immediate repair is necesIf the light does not illuminate, have the light inspected sary. Driving a vehicle with the red brake light on is dangerous. Part of the brake system may have failed. It will take longer to stop the vehicle. The interior is bigger and better shaped in terms of comfort, with buttons and knobs placed well within reach.

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