Driving your vehicle
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Trailer Towing (For Europe)
At this time, a warning message
will appear on the LCD display and
driving may not be smooth. If you
ignore this warning, the driving
condition may become worse.
To return to normal driving condi
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tion, stop the vehicle on a flat
road and apply the foot brake for
a few minutes before driving off.
Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer
attached to your vehicle, you should
not park your vehicle on a hill. Peo
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ple can be seriously or fatally
injured, and both your vehicle and
the trailer can be damaged if unex
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pectedly roll down hill.
Parking on a hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill with a
trailer attached could cause serious
injury or death, should the trailer
break loose.
However, if you ever have to park
your trailer on a hill, here's how to
do it:
1. Pull the vehicle into the parking
space. Turn the steering wheel in
the direction of the kerb (left if
headed down hill, right if headed
up hill).
2. If the vehicle has a Manual Trans
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mission/Intelligent Manual Trans
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mission, place the car in neutral. If
the vehicle has an Automatic
Transmission/Dual Clutch Trans
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mission, place the car in P (Park).
3. Set the parking brake and shut off
the vehicle.
4. Place chocks under the trailer
wheels on the down hill side of
the wheels.
5. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes,
shift to neutral, release the park
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ing brake and slowly release the
brakes until the trailer chocks
absorb the load.
6. Reapply the brakes, reapply the
parking brake and shift the vehicle
to R (Reverse) for Manual Trans
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mission/Intelligent Manual Trans
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mission or P (Park) for Automatic
Transmission/Dual Clutch Trans
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mission.
7. Shut off the vehicle and release
the vehicle brakes but leave the
parking brake set.
Parking brake
It can be dangerous to get out of
your vehicle if the parking brake is
not firmly set.
If you have left the engine running,
the vehicle can move suddenly. You
or others could be seriously or
fatally injured.
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