Driving your vehicle
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ENGINE START/STOP button
䳜 Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the gear is
shifted to P (Park) position, set
the parking brake fully and shut
the engine off. Unexpected and
sudden vehicle movement may
occur if these precautions are not
taken.
䳜 Never reach for the ENGINE
START/STOP button or any other
controls through the steering
wheel whilst the vehicle is in
motion. The presence of your
hand or arm in the area could
cause loss of vehicle control, an
accident and serious bodily injury
or death.
䳜 Do not place any movable objects
around the driver's seat as they
may move whilst driving, interfere
with the driver and lead to an
accident.
ENGINE START/STOP button inter
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lock system (if equipped)
The ENGINE START/STOP button will
not change to the OFF position
unless the shift position is in the P
(Park) position.
Starting the engine
䳜 Always wear appropriate shoes
when operating your vehicle.
Unsuitable shoes (high heels, ski
boots, etc.) may interfere with
your ability to use the brake,
accelerator.
䳜 Do not start the vehicle with the
accelerator pedal engaged. The
vehicle can move and lead to an
accident.
䳜 Wait until the engine rpm is nor
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mal. The vehicle may suddenly
move if the brake pedal is
released when the rpm is high.
Kick down mechanism (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with a
kick down mechanism in the accel
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erator pedal, it prevents you from
driving at full throttle unintention
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ally by making the driver require
increased effort to depress the
accelerator pedal. However, if you
depress the pedal more than
approximately 82%, the vehicle can
be at full throttle and the accelera
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tor pedal will be easier to depress.
This is not a malfunction but a nor
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mal condition.
Starting the engine with smart key
At the time that the vehicle doors
are opened or when the ENGINE
START/STOP button is pressed the
vehicle will check for the smart key.
If the smart key is not in the vehicle,
the " " indicator and a message
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