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Driving your vehicle Automatic transmission (Shift Lever)
If the ENGINE START/STOP button is
pressed once more whilst the engine
is pre-heating, the engine may
start.
Starting and stopping the engine
for turbocharger intercooler
1. Do not race or accelerate the
engine immediately after start
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ing.
If the engine is cold, idle for sev
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eral seconds before sufficient
lubrication is ensured in the tur
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bocharger unit.
2. After high speed or extended
driving, requiring a heavy engine
load, idle the engine about 1 min
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ute before turning it off.
This idle time will allow the turbo
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charger to cool prior to shutting
the engine off.
Do not turn the engine off immedi
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ately after it has been subjected to
a heavy load. Doing so may cause
severe damage to the engine or tur
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bocharger unit.
Automatic transmission (Shift
Lever) (if equipped)
Depress the brake pedal and
the lock release button when shift
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ing.
Press the unlock button when
shifting.
The shift lever can be shifted
freely.
Automatic transmission operation
The automatic transmission has 6
or 8 forward speeds and one
reverse speed. The individual speeds
are selected automatically, depend
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ing on the balance between the fuel
economy and the power.