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When a menu is opened, it generally opens with the panel that was last selected in that menu. To display the first panel of a menu:

▷ Move the controller to the left repeatedly until the first panel is displayed.
▷ Press the menu button on the controller twice.

    Changing between panels
    After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap. ▷ Move the controller to the left. The current panel is closed and the previous panel ...

    Opening the Options menu
    Press the button. The "Options" menu is displayed. Additional options: move the controller to the right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is displayed. Options menu The ...

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    Temperature sensors
    1) Solar sensor 2) Interior air temperature sensor The automatic climate control system employs several sensors. These sensors are delicate. If they are treated incorrectly and become damaged, t ...

    Panic mode
    Vehicles without a smart key system When is pressed for longer than about one second, an alarm will sound intermittently and the vehicle lights will flash to deter any person from trying t ...

    Event Data Recorders
    This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data th ...