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UNDERSTANDINGTHEFEATURESOFYOURVEHICLE
CompassCalibration
ManualCalibration
IfthecompassappearserraticandCALdoesnotappear,
youmustmanuallyputthecompassintothecalibration
mode.Toensurepropercompasscalibration,makesure
the compass variance is properly set before manually
calibrating the compass (refer to Compass Variation
Adjustment).
AutomaticCalibration
Once calibrated, the compass has the ability to self-
correctforchangesinmagneticfieldtokeepthecompass
accurate.ThisisreferredtoasAutomaticCalibration.If
magnetic field changes are too great, the compass will
enterCALmodeonit’sownandmanualcalibrationwill
berequired.Torecalibratethecompass,drivethevehicle
atlessthan5mph(8km/h)throughupto11⁄2360°turns
in an area free from large metal objects or power lines.
Whenthecompasshasbeencalibrated,theCALsymbol
willturnoffandthecompasswillfunctionnormally.
To put the compass into calibration mode: Turn the
ignition to the ON position. Press and hold the center
button for more than 6 seconds until CAL (calibration
mode) appears in the display. To change the display
between VAR (compass variance) and CAL (compass
calibration)modes.Releasethebuttontoinvokemanual
calibration mode. To recalibrate the compass, drive the
vehicleatlessthan5mph(8km/h)throughuptoCAL
should display for a complete 11⁄2 360° turns in an area
free from large metal objects or power lines. When the
compass has been calibrated, the CALsymbol will turn
offandthecompasswillfunctionnormally.
Whenthevehicleisnew,thecompassshouldinitiallybe
verified for correct compass variance (refer to Compass
VariationAdjustment)andcalibratedmanually(referto
ManualCalibration).Thiswillensurecorrectinitialcali-
bration and eliminate initial erroneous compass head-
ings.
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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