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Driving your vehicle Key positions
䳜 Never reach for the ignition
switch, or any other controls
through the steering wheel whilst
the vehicle is in motion. The pres
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ence of your hand or arm in this
area could cause a loss of vehicle
control, an accident and serious
bodily injury or death.
䳜 Do not place any movable objects
around the driver's seat as they
may move whilst driving, interfere
with the driver and lead to an
accident.
Starting the engine
䳜 Always wear appropriate shoes
when operating your vehicle.
Unsuitable shoes (high heels, ski
boots, etc.) may interfere with
your ability to use the brake and
accelerator pedal, and the clutch.
(if equipped)
䳜 Do not start the vehicle with the
accelerator pedal depressed. The
vehicle can move and lead to an
accident.
䳜 Wait until the engine rpm is nor
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mal. The vehicle may suddenly
move if the brake pedal is
released when the rpm is high.
Manual Transmission
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Depress the clutch pedal fully and
shift the transmission into Neu
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tral. Keep the clutch pedal and
brake pedal depressed whilst
turning the ignition switch to the
start position.
3. Turn the ignition switch to START
and hold it there until the engine
starts (a maximum of 10 sec
-
onds), then release the key.
It should be started without
depressing the accelerator pedal.
4. Do not wait for the engine to
warm up whilst the vehicle
remains stationary. Start driving
at moderate engine speeds.
(Steep accelerating and deceler
-
ating should be avoided.)
Automatic transmission / Dual
clutch transmission / Intelligent
variable transmission
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Place the transmission shift lever
in P (Park). Depress the brake
pedal fully.
You can also start the engine
when the shift lever is in the N
(Neutral) position.
3. Turn the ignition switch to START
and hold it there until the engine
starts (a maximum of 10 sec
-
onds), then release the key.
It should be started without
depressing the accelerator pedal.
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