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CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS
The Smoother warning light comes on or flashes and the warning buzzer sounds to
warn you of the following conditions.
Smoother Warning Light and Warning Buzzer Operation
Condition and alarm type
Smoother
warning light
Warning
buzzer
Corrective action
The driver opens the door
and is leaving the vehicle
with the starter switch in
the "ON" position and the
transmission in gear.
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
Return the gearshift lever to "N"
and set the parking brake.
The accelerator pedal is
kept depressed while the
brakes are being applied.
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
Release the accelerator pedal
or return the gearshift lever to
"N".
The vehicle is stopped on
a slope with the accelerator
pedal kept depressed.
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
Release the accelerator pedal
and apply the brakes.
The vehicle continues to be
driven in an inappropriate
gear or when the vehicle is
driven on an uphill slope at
low speeds.*
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
Release the accelerator pedal
or shift down to an appropriate
gear and drive in the manual
mode.
The engine is overrunning. —
Continuous
beep
Apply the brake to slow down
vehicle speed or shift up to an
appropriate gear to slow down
engine speed.
The gearshift lever is placed
into "R" while the vehicle is
in motion.
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
Return the gearshift lever to
"N" and stop the vehicle. Then
move the lever again.
The vehicle is started and
stopped too frequently.
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
Stop the vehicle at a safe
place, return the gearshift lever
to "N" and run the engine at
idle to cool it down.
The vehicle is driven with
the parking brake lever
pulled up.
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
Release the parking brake. Or
place the gearshift lever into
"N".
The vehicle is stopped by
pulling up the parking brake
lever with the transmission
in gear for a long time.
—
Short,
repeated
beeps
*: The gear is automatically shifted down into an appropriate gear to prevent a failure due to an
excessive rise in oil temperature. At the same time, the buzzer sounds to notify the driver that this gear
shift has taken place to prevent the oil temperature from rising excessively.
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