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How To How to use the Head-Up Display

If equipped, the available Head-Up Display (HUD) is designed to help you keep your eyes on the road by projecting key information directly onto the windshield or onto a small screen in front of the windshield, low in your field of vision. You can select different page views and adjust the image to suit your preferences.

How does the HUD work?

  • Head-Up Display projects information and key warnings directly onto the windshield or onto a small screen in front of the windshield, depending on your model.
  • You can select the following page views:
    • Speed View, which lets you see:
      • Speedometer reading
      • Speed limit
      • Adaptive Cruise Control* speed
      • Lane Departure Warning*
      • Vehicle Ahead Indicator (if equipped
    • Audio/Phone View, shows you Speed View info plus:
      • The current radio station
      • Media type
      • Incoming calls
    • Navigation* View: shows you Speed View information plus:
      • Turn-by-Turn Navigation* information (if equipped)
      • Direction you’re heading (if you aren’t currently navigating somewhere)
    • Performance View, which lets you see:
      • Speedometer
      • RPMs
      • Transmission position
      • Gear shift indicator
  • The information shown in the HUD may vary by vehicle
  • To turn the HUD on or off, tap the Settings app icon on the center display, then “Display,” then “Head-Up DWarning*isplay.”

Before you start with the HUD

  • Before adjusting the HUD, adjust the seat to your ideal driving position. You should sit up straight in the seat to view the display.
  • In some vehicles, you have to turn on the HUD in the Settings menu of your center display.

Windshield projection HUD controls

If your vehicle projects the HUD directly on the windshield, you’ll see either:
  • Physical HUD controls to the left or right of your steering wheel.
  • A digital HUD icon on the Control Panel screen to the left of your steering wheel.
  • The controls may consist of the following functions:
    • Up/down arrows: Raise or lower the display on the windshield by pushing the switch up or down.
      • The HUD should be as low in your field of vision as possible.
    • Brightness (+/-): Increase or decrease the brightness. Turn the brightness down all the way to turn the HUD off.
    • Rotation: See “Head-Up Display Image Rotation” on the next page for more info.

Combiner HUD controls

  • Some vehicles project the HUD onto a screen in front of the windshield.
  • This is called a Combiner HUD.
  • If you have this feature, you have to turn the HUD on the first time you start the vehicle.
  • When the HUD is off, press or lift any of the switches in the HUD controls to turn it on.
    • The physical HUD controls are located on the dash to the left or right of the steering wheel.
    • You may see a digital HUD icon on the Control Panel screen to the left or right of your steering wheel, depending on your vehicle.
  • Once the HUD starts to open, release the switch and the HUD will finish opening automatically.
  • The physical controls may consist of the following functions:
    • HUD Up/Down arrows: Push the switch down or up to raise or lower the HUD image once the HUD is turned on and the HUD screen is up.
- The HUD screen will remember the last position it was left in when you turn the vehicle off and will open to that position when you turn the vehicle back on.
- If your vehicle has digital HUD controls on the Control Panel screen to the right or left of your steering wheel, you’ll see a “Height” option and arrows that will raise and lower the HUD.
  • INFO switch (not on all vehicles):

- When the HUD is on: Press down on the Info switch to cycle through and choose from available page views.

- When the HUD is on: Lift and hold the Info switch up to turn the HUD off. Once the HUD starts to close, release the switch – the HUD will finish closing automatically.

  • Dim (+/-) Brightness switch:

- Increases and decreases the HUD image brightness when the HUD is on

  • Rotation: See “Head-Up Display Image Rotation” for more info
  • HUD Control Panel
    • If your vehicle has digital HUD controls on the Control Panel screen to the left of your steering wheel, follow these steps to select what content your HUD displays:

- On the center display, tap the Settings icon, then tap “Display,” then select “Head-Up Display”

  • If your vehicle has digital HUD controls on the Control Panel screen to the left of your steering wheel, you’ll see a “Brightness” option that allows you to increase or decrease the HUD image brightness when the HUD is on

Rotate the HUD image (if equipped)

  • In some vehicles that display the HUD directly onto the windshield, it may occasionally appear slanted, with either the right or left side higher.
  • To adjust this, you can access a menu feature in your cluster display that lets you rotate the image on the windshield until it appears straight.
  • Different vehicles have different menu features, so check your Owner’s Manual to learn how to navigate the menu to find this feature. This adjustment cannot be made using the dashboard switches.
    • Once you locate the HUD Rotation feature, you’ll see a graphic with an arrow that lets you choose the preferred angle.
    • Use the steering wheel control switches to rotate the image on the windshield.
  • The Head-Up Display image follows the angle of the arrow and rotates it in small increments.
  • Push the steering wheel control switches until the angle looks straight.
    • If your vehicle has digital HUD controls on the Control Panel screen to the left of your steering wheel, follow these steps to rotate the HUD image:
- On the Infotainment system, tap the Settings icon, then tap “Display,” then select “Head-Up Display” to rotate the display.
  • Typically, you should only need to make this adjustment once, unless the battery is disconnected. That makes the HUD revert to its default setting.

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Q&As

Can I turn the Head-Up Display off?

Yes. To turn off the HUD, lift the INFO switch on the HUD controls, turn the brightness all the way down or turn the HUD off in the Settings menu of your infotainment system, depending on your vehicle’s equipment.

Can I move the HUD to the right or left?

No. The HUD cannot be positioned further to the right or left— only up and down. However, the HUD image can be lowered and raised to allow it to be seen by taller and shorter drivers.

Will the display brightness change depending on outside lighting?

Yes. The display brightness will adjust automatically, but you can also adjust brightness manually, if you want.

Will the HUD remember my settings?

Yes. The HUD settings will remain the same after you turn the vehicle off, and it will reappear when the vehicle is started. If another driver uses the vehicle and adjusts the HUD settings, you will have to readjust them to your preferences when you use the vehicle.

Can I see the HUD when I’m wearing sunglasses?

It depends on the type of sunglasses. If you’re wearing polarized sunglasses, it will impact the visibility of the HUD. That is because polarized sunglasses block out horizontal light, letting only vertical light through and the windshield reflects very little vertical light. Increasing the brightness of the display can help somewhat, but the display will always look much dimmer if you’re wearing polarized sunglasses.

My vehicle displays the HUD onto a screen in front of the windshield. Why does the HUD image distort when I shift in the seat?

This occurs because of the curvature of the HUD display screen. As you move in the seat, the image may rotate or stretch slightly.

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To find out if your vehicle has this feature, contact your dealer or refer to your vehicle’s equipment list. Please check your Owner’s Manual for more information about features.