ECO MODE SWITCH
When the Rear Door Alert system is
activated and a driver exits the vehicle
after arriving at a destination:
WARNING
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When the driver puts the vehicle in the
P (Park) position, a message appears
in the vehicle information display for
the driver to “Dismiss Message” or
“Disable Alert” if desired.
With the system enabled, when the
driver exits the vehicle, an audible alert
(horn sound) will occur unless a rear
door is opened and closed within a
short time to deactivate the alert.
If the doors are locked before the alert
is deactivated by opening a rear door,
the horn will sound.
If the system is activated but the
liftgate is opened before opening a
rear door, the horn will be delayed
until after the liftgate is closed.
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If the driver selects “Disable
Alert”, no audible alert will be
provided regardless of rear door
open/close status.
There may be times when there is
an object or passenger in the rear
seat(s) but the audible alert does
not sound. For example, this may
occur if rear seat passengers
enter or exit the vehicle during a
trip.
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JVS0185X
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The system does not directly
detect objects or passengers in
the rear seat(s). Instead, it can
The ECO mode system helps to enhance
the fuel economy by controlling the
engine and CVT operation (for CVT mod-
els) automatically to avoid rapid accelera-
tion.
To turn on the ECO mode system, push
the ECO switch. The ECO mode indicator
appears on the meter.
detect when
a
rear door is
opened and closed, indicating
that there may be something in
the rear seat(s).
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If the audible horn alert occurs, a
message will also appear in the vehi-
cle information display that states,
“Check Back Seat for all articles”. For
additional information, see “45. Check
Back Seat For all articles” (P.2-36).
NOTE:
There may be times when the horn
sounds but there are no objects or
passengers in the rear seat(s).
To turn off the ECO mode, push the ECO
switch again. The ECO mode indicator will
turn off.
For additional information, see “44. Rear
.
The ECO mode system cannot be
turned off while the accelerator pedal
is depressed even if the ECO switch is
pushed to OFF. Release the accelera-
tor pedal to turn off the ECO mode
Door Alert is activated” (P.2-36).
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