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Driving your vehicle Automatic transmission (shift-by-wire)
Good driving practices
僅 Never move the shift lever from P
(Park) or N (Neutral) to any other
position with the accelerator pedal
depressed.
僅 Never move the shift lever into P
(Park) when the vehicle is in motion.
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
僅 Do not move the shift lever to N (Neu
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tral) when driving. Doing so may
result in an accident because of a loss
of engine braking and the transmis
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sion could be damaged.
僅 Do not drive with your foot resting on
the brake pedal. Even light, but con
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sistent pedal pressure can result in
the brakes overheating, brake wear
and possibly even brake failure.
僅 Depressing both accelerator and
brake pedals at the same time can
trigger logic for engine power reduc
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tion to assure vehicle deceleration.
Vehicle acceleration will resume after
the brake pedal is released.
僅 When driving in Sports Mode, slow
down before shifting to a lower gear.
Otherwise, the lower gear may not be
engaged if the engine rpms are out
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side of the allowable range.
僅 Always apply the parking brake when
leaving the vehicle. Do not depend on
placing the transmission in P (Park) to
keep the vehicle from moving.
僅 Exercise extreme caution when driv
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ing on a slippery surface. Be espe
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cially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change in
vehicle speed can cause the drive
wheels to lose traction and may cause
loss of vehicle control resulting in an
accident.
僅 Optimum vehicle performance and
economy is obtained by smoothly
depressing and releasing the acceler
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ator.
To reduce the risk of SERIOUS INJURY
or DEATH:
僅 When driving uphill or downhill,
always shift to D (Drive) for driving
forward or shift to R (Reverse) for
driving backwards, and check the
gear position indicated on the cluster
before driving.
Driving in the opposite direction of the
selected gear can lead to a dangerous
situation by shutting off the engine
and affecting the braking perfor
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mance.
僅 ALWAYS wear your seatbelt. In a colli
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sion, an unbelted occupant is signifi
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cantly more likely to be seriously
injured or killed than a properly belted
occupant.
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 over steers 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.
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