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Driving your vehicle Launch Control
Launch Control (if equipped)
The Launch Control controls the vehicle
to reduce wheel spin or slip on a hard
acceleration from a standing start.
Operation
Requirements for activation
Launch Control gets ready to be acti
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vated, when the following requirements
are satisfied.
僅 All the doors, hood and trunk are
closed.
僅 The driver's seat belt is fastened.
僅 If the engine temperature is over
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heated, cool the engine down before
using the launch control.
僅 If the engine temperature is too low,
warm up the engine.
僅 The vehicle is at a complete stop.
Then align the steering wheel straight.
僅 Release the parking brake by pressing
the EPB switch and turn off the AUTO
HOLD function by releasing the AUTO
HOLD button.
僅 Turn off Cruise Control. (Launch Con
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trol function is prohibited during
cruise ready condition)
僅 Launch Control is intended for use at
a closed race track and not intended
for use on public roads. It will not
compensate for drivers who are inex
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perienced or lacking familiarity with
the race track.
僅 The launch performance may be var
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ied by fuel, environment, tire and road
condition.
僅 We recommend you use the function
after breaking in your vehicle, and
constant use of launch control can put
enormous stress on the vehicle result
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ing in premature wear of related com
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ponents.
Launch Control Ready
1. Select SPORT+ mode using the drive
mode selection switch. (SPORT+
mode indicator will appear on the
instrument cluster LCD display.)
2. Turn ESC off by pressing the ESC OFF
button for more than 3 seconds. (The
ESC OFF indicator will appear on the
LCD display.)
3. Shift to the D (Drive) position.
4. Depress the brake pedal firmly with
your left foot, and depress the accel
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erator pedal down fully with your right
foot. If the launch control is ready for
operation, "Launch Control Ready"
message will appear on the LCD dis
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play.
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