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When Driving

Start/Stop Engine

 Engine Start Function When Key 

Battery is Dead

CAUTION

  When starting the engine by holding 
the transmitter over the push button 
start due to a dead key battery or a 
malfunctioning key, be careful not 
to allow the following, otherwise the 
signal from the key will not be received 
correctly and the engine may not start.

¾

  Metal parts of other keys or metal 

objects touch the key.

¾

  Spare keys or keys for other vehicles 

equipped with an immobilizer 
system touch or come near the key.

¾

  Devices for electronic purchases, 

or security passage touch or come 
near the key.

  If the engine cannot be started due to a 
dead key battery, the engine can be started 
using the following procedure:

   1.   Depress  the  brake  pedal  fi rmly.
   2.    

(Manual transaxle)

Continue to depress the clutch pedal 
fi rmly until the engine has completely 
started.

   3.   Verify that the push button start 

indication light (green) fl ashes. 

 NOTE

  The push button start indicator light 
(green) will fl ash even if the push button 
start is pressed before depressing the 
brake pedal (automatic transaxle) or 
the clutch pedal (manual transaxle). If 
the clutch pedal is depressed (manual 
transaxle) or the brake pedal is depressed 
(automatic transaxle) under this condition, 
the engine can be started by resuming the 
procedure following this.

   4.   Touch the push button start using the 

backside of the key (as shown) while 
the push button start indicator light 
(green) fl ashes.

Transm itter

   NOTE

  When touching the push button start using 
the backside of the key as shown in the 
illustration, touch the push button start 
with the lock switch side of the key facing 
up.

   5.   Verify that the push button start 

indicator light (green) turns on.

   6.   Press the push button start to start the 

engine.