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Driving your vehicle Dual clutch transmission (DCT)
僅 Avoid high speeds when cornering or
turning.
僅 Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
僅 The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
僅 Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver oversteers to reenter
the roadway.
僅 In the event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
僅 Never exceed posted speed limits.
If your vehicle becomes stuck in snow,
mud, sand, etc., then you may attempt
to rock the vehicle free by moving it for
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ward and backward. Do not attempt this
procedure if people or objects are any
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where near the vehicle. During the rock
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ing operation the vehicle may suddenly
move forward of backward as it
becomes unstuck, causing injury or
damage to nearby people or objects.
Paddle shifter (if equipped)
The paddle shift function is available
when the shift lever is in the D (Drive)
position or the manual mode.
With the shift lever in the D posi
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tion
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once to
shift up or down one gear and the sys
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tem changes from automatic mode to
manual mode.
The Paddle shifter will operate when the
vehicle speed is more than 3km/h
(2mph)
To change back to automatic shift mode
from manual shift mode, do one of the
followings:
僅 Pull the [+] paddle shifter for more
than one second
僅 Move the shift lever from D (Drive) to
manual gate and return it to D posi
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tion again
The manual shift mode also changes
back to automatic shift mode in one of
following situations
僅 When the accelerator pedal is gently
depressed for more than 6 seconds
while driving (not available in sport
mode)
僅 When the vehicle speed decreases
below 2km/h (1mph)