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Driving Your Vehicle
Parking
To park your vehicle, always come to a
complete stop and continue to depress
the brake pedal.
• When parking on the flat road, move
the shift lever from D (Drive)/R
(Reverse) to N (Neutral) position.
Then, engage the parking brake firmly
before turning off the engine.
• When parking on a slope, it is
recommended to place the shift lever
in D (Drive) for uphill and R (Reverse)
for downhill and to engage the parking
brake before turning off the engine.
If the engine was turned off with the
shift lever in D (Drive) or R (Reverse)
position, it is necessary to depress the
brake pedal and move the shift lever
to N (Neutral) position to turn on the
engine. Take the Key with you when
exiting the vehicle.
WARNING
When you stay in the vehicle with
the engine running, be careful not to
depress the accelerator pedal for a long
period of time. The engine or exhaust
system may overheat and start a fire.
The exhaust gas and the exhaust
system are very hot. Keep away from
the exhaust system components.
Do not stop or park over flammable
materials, such as dry grass, paper or
leaves. They may ignite and cause a
fire.
Good driving practices
• Never move the shift lever from N
(Neutral) to any other position with the
accelerator pedal depressed.
• Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
• Do not move the shift lever to N
(Neutral) when driving. Doing so may
result in an accident because of a loss
of engine braking and the transmission
could be damaged.
• Driving uphill or downhill, always shift
to D (Drive) when driving forward or to
R (Reverse) when driving backwards,
and check the gear position indicated
on the cluster before driving. If you
drive in the opposite direction of the
selected gear, the engine will turn
off and a serious accident might be
occurred due to the degraded brake
performance.
• Do not drive with your foot resting
on the brake pedal. Even light, but
consistent pedal pressure can result
in the brakes overheating, brake wear
and possibly even brake failure.
• Depressing both accelerator and brake
pedals at the same time can trigger
logic for engine power reduction to
assure vehicle deceleration. Vehicle
acceleration will resume after the
brake pedal is released.
• When driving in Manual shift mode,
slow down before shifting to a lower
gear. Otherwise, the lower gear may
not be engaged if the engine RPMs are
outside of the allowable range.
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