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Advanced Key (Rear)
STARTING THE ENGINE
While Carrying the Advanced Key…
• Start the enginebypushingthestartknobinandturningit(likea
normalkey)whilepushingtheclutchpedal(manualtransmission)orthe
brakepedal(automatictransmission).
• Shut the engine OFFbyturningthestartknobtotheACCposition
andthenpushinginandturningtotheLockposition.
NOTE:
TheKEY indicatorlightwillilluminateGREENwhenthe
advancedkeyisdetected.IftheKEYindicatorlightashesGREEN,
theadvancedkeytransmitterbatterypowerislow.
• Iftheadvancedkeycannotbeusedduetoamalfunctionordead
advancedkeybattery,usetheauxiliarykeytolock/unlockthedoors
andtostarttheengine.
Key
Release
Auxiliary Key
(for opening the doors and
starting the engine)
NOTE: RED KeyIndicatorLightmayashifthekeyisplacedinthecup
holder.Thekeymaynotbedetectedinthecupholder.
With the Auxiliary Key…
1 Tostartengine,remove
thestartknobcover
bysqueezingboth
releasebuttonsand
pullingthecoveroff.
2 Pushthekeyreleaseto
removetheauxiliarykey.
3Inserttheauxiliarykeyinto
thekeycylinderandturn
ittostarttheengine.
Release Buttons
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