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Driving your vehicle Reduction gear
Reduction gear
Electric cars transmit the rotation of the
motor to the wheel through the reducer.
Reduction gear operation
Select gear positions by turning the
shifter dial.
To reduce the risk of serious injury or
death:
僅 ALWAYS check the surrounding areas
near your vehicle for people, espe
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cially children, before shifting a vehi
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cle into D (Drive) or R (Reverse).
僅 Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the gear is in the P
(Park) position, then set the parking
brake, and place the Power button in
the OFF position. Unexpected and
sudden vehicle movement can occur
if these precautions are not followed.
For your safety, always depress the
brake pedal while shifting to another
gear.
Gear position
The indicator in the instrument cluster
displays the gear position when the EV
button is in the ON position.
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop before
shifting into P (Park).
To shift the gear from R (Reverse), N
(Neutral) or D (Drive) to P (Park), press
the [P] button.
If you turn off the vehicle while it is
stopped, the gear automatically shifts to
P (Park).
With the vehicle on, the gear automati
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cally shifts to P (Park) if you open the
driver's door when the gear is in N (Neu
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tral), R (Reverse) or D (Drive) and the fol
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lowing conditions are met:
僅 The vehicle speed is below 1 mph (2
km/h).
When the vehicle is over a certain speed,
the gear does not shift to P (Park) when
the [P] button is pressed.
僅 Shifting into P (Park) while the vehicle
is in motion may cause you to lose
control of the vehicle.
僅 After the vehicle has stopped, always
make sure the gear is in P (Park),
apply the parking brake, and turn the
vehicle off.
僅 Do not use the P (Park) position in
place of the parking brake.
R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle
backward.
To shift to R (Reverse), turn the shifter
dial to R (Reverse) position while
depressing the brake pedal.
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