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When Driving

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Starting the Engine

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Driving

3.

Turn the ignition switch to START 

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without depressing the accelerator pedal.

1.

Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, put the shift lever in 

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. Select 

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R

when reversing.

2.

With the parking brake applied, release the brake pedal and gently depress the 
accelerator pedal.

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Make sure the parking brake and brake system indicator (red) goes off.

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Parking Brake

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Starting the Engine

Do not hold the key in START 

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 for more than 10 

seconds.

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If the engine does not start right away, wait for at 
least 30 seconds before trying again.

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If the engine starts, but then immediately stops, 
wait at least 30 seconds before repeating step 3 
while gently depressing the accelerator pedal.
Release the accelerator pedal once the engine 
starts.

The immobilizer system protects your vehicle from 
theft. If an improperly coded device is used, the 
engine’s fuel system is disabled.

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Immobilizer System

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All models

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Starting to Drive

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Starting to Drive

You can also release the parking brake by pressing 
the electric parking brake switch while depressing the 
brake pedal. When facing downhill, you can start 
your vehicle more smoothly by manually releasing it 
with the electric parking brake switch than by 
releasing it with the accelerator pedal.

Continuously variable transmission models

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