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• Do not allow a child to touch the driver’s controls
and other equipment. A child’s interference
could cause a fault or accident.
1 When driving a manual transmission
vehicle
•
Avoid slipping the clutch excessively. Partially
depressing the clutch pedal while the vehicle is
in motion causes the clutch to slip and shortens
the service life of the clutch.
• Avoid suddenly releasing the clutch pedal since
this places undue stress on the vehicle and
shortens the service life of the clutch.
• Do not operate the vehicle with the clutch disen-
gaged or the gearshift lever in neutral.
Doing so will render the engine braking and
exhaust brake features ineffective, forcing you
to rely only on the service brakes and overusing
them in the process.
• Before shifting down, wait for the tachometer
needle to drop below 2,000 rpm. Not shifting
down in this manner could cause the engine to
overrev.
CAUTION
“Overrev” refers to an operating state of the
engine in which it rotates at an RPM higher than
the recommended maximum RPM. Overrevving
the engine could lead to an engine failure.
2 When driving an automatic transmis-
sion vehicle
•
For normal driving, select the “D” range and use
the overdrive switch depending on conditions.
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It is possible to pull away using the range selec-
tor lever in the same way as a manual gearshift
lever, starting in “2”, then upshifting through “3”
to “D”.
• Do not push the range selector lever into the “N”
or “P” position while the vehicle is in motion.
This would make engine braking and exhaust
braking impossible and force you to overuse the
service brakes. It could also damage the trans-
mission.
• When the vehicle is driving fast, shifting down
will be prohibited by a safety device. In such
cases, depress the brake pedal and reduce the
vehicle speed.
• If you stop the vehicle momentarily, for example,
at a red light, keep the brake pedal firmly
depressed. If you must wait for longer than
expected, select the “N” or “P” range and pull
the parking brake lever.
• If you stop temporarily when driving uphill,
depress the brake pedal and pull the parking
brake lever. Do not attempt to stop the vehicle
from rolling backwards with the accelerator
pedal.
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