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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE WARNING! • Do not let children play with the sunroof, or leave children unattended in the vehicle with the key fob in or near the vehicle. Occupants, particularly unattended children, can become entrapped by the power sunroof while operating the power sunroof switch. Such entrapment may result in serious injury or death. In a collision, there is a greater risk of being thrown from a vehicle with an open sunroof. You could also be severely injured or killed. Always fasten your seat belt properly and make sure all passengers are properly secured. Do not allow small children to operate the sunroof. Never allow your fingers, other body parts, or any object to project through the sunroof opening. Injury may result. • • WIND BUFFETING • Wind buffeting can be described as a helicopter-type percussion sound. If buffeting occurs with the rear windows open, adjust the front and rear windows together. • If buffeting occurs with the sunroof open, adjust the sunroof opening, or adjust any window. This will minimize buffeting. SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • This vehicle may be equipped with a fuel efficient Dual-Dry Clutch, Six Speed Automatic Transmission. This transmission offers a sportier driving experience with faster AutoStick® shifting. • During low-speed driving conditions in first gear, vehicle momentum changes may feel exaggerated in response to changes in accelerator pedal position. This behavior is normal and is similar to vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. NOTE: • Very aggressive driving may result in some clutch odor similar to a manual transmission. An active warning message will display in the Instrument Cluster if cool down actions are needed. • The first few shifts on a new vehicle may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal condition, and precision shifts will develop within a few hundred miles (kilometers). • At low speeds you may hear mechanical noises similar to a manual transmission as the transmission changes gears. These noises are normal and will not damage the transmission. • Before and after the engine is started, you may hear a hydraulic pump for a short period of time. This noise is normal and will not damage the transmission. Shifting The Transmission • The transmission shift lever position (PRND) is displayed both on the shift lever and in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC). 33

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WARNING!
• Donotletchildrenplaywiththesunroof,orleavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthekeyfobinornearthevehicle.Occupants,particularlyunattendedchildren,
canbecomeentrappedbythepowersunroofwhileoperatingthepowersunroof
switch.Suchentrapmentmayresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
• Inacollision,thereisagreaterriskofbeingthrownfromavehiclewithanopen
sunroof.Youcouldalsobeseverelyinjuredorkilled.Alwaysfastenyourseatbelt
properlyandmakesureallpassengersareproperlysecured.
• Donotallowsmallchildrentooperatethesunroof.Neverallowyourfingers,other
bodyparts,oranyobjecttoprojectthroughthesunroofopening.Injurymayresult.
WINDBUFFETING
• Windbuffetingcanbedescribedasahelicopter-typepercussionsound.Ifbuffeting
occurswiththerearwindowsopen,adjustthefrontandrearwindowstogether.
• Ifbuffetingoccurswiththesunroofopen,adjustthesunroofopening,oradjustany
window.Thiswillminimizebuffeting.
SIX-SPEEDAUTOMATICTRANSMISSION
• ThisvehiclemaybeequippedwithafuelefficientDual-DryClutch,SixSpeedAutomatic
Transmission. This transmission offers a sportier driving experience with faster
AutoStick®shifting.
• Duringlow-speeddrivingconditionsinfirstgear,vehiclemomentumchangesmayfeel
exaggerated in response to changes in accelerator pedal position.This behavior is
normalandissimilartovehiclesequippedwithamanualtransmission.
NOTE:
• Veryaggressivedrivingmayresultinsomeclutchodorsimilartoamanualtransmission.
AnactivewarningmessagewilldisplayintheInstrumentClusterifcooldownactionsare
needed.
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Thefirstfewshiftsonanewvehiclemaybesomewhatabrupt.Thisisanormalcondition,
andprecisionshiftswilldevelopwithinafewhundredmiles(kilometers).
• Atlowspeedsyoumayhearmechanicalnoisessimilartoamanualtransmissionasthe
transmissionchangesgears.Thesenoisesarenormalandwillnotdamagethetrans-
mission.
• Beforeandaftertheengineisstarted,youmayhearahydraulicpumpforashortperiod
oftime.Thisnoiseisnormalandwillnotdamagethetransmission.
ShiftingTheTransmission
• Thetransmissionshiftleverposition(PRND)isdisplayedbothontheshiftleverandinthe
ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC).
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