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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
release the parking brake and depress
the accelerator pedal to start off.
NOTICE
On an uphill slope, never hold the
vehicle at a stop using only the accel-
erator pedal or creeping function. If
you perform this operation for a cer-
tain period of time, a warning buzzer
will sound, and in some cases the
engine will stall. This can also cause
excessive damage to the clutch. In
case the warning buzzer is on, shift-
ing to 2nd gear will not be possible is
manual mode. Always use 1st gear
while starting off on an uphill slope,
otherwise you may damage the
clutch.
Downhill
1) Depress the brake pedal and shift the
gearshift lever to the "M" position.
Check the gear position indicator to
make sure that the gear is in 1st.
2) Release the brake pedal and depress
the accelerator pedal slowly. Even
though the accelerator pedal is not
depressed, the clutch will be engaged
when the vehicle speed increases.
Backing up
After the vehicle has stopped completely,
depress the brake pedal and shift the gear-
shift lever to the "R" position. Depress the
accelerator pedal slowly as when starting
off in 1st gear. Before backing up, make
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sure that reverse gear is selected by
checking the gear position indicator.
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NOTE:
• If reverse gear cannot be engaged even
though the gearshift lever has been
shifted from the "N" to the "R" position,
the system will re-try shifting automati-
cally. This will take some time, noise
may be heard from the gears, and shift-
ing gear shock may occur. However,
they do not indicate a malfunction.
• The "N" indicator will flash, the depress
brake pedal indicator will come on and a
warning buzzer (long pulse sound) will
sound if any of the following cases
occur;
– If you shift the gearshift lever from the
"N" to the "R" position without depress-
ing the brake pedal
– If the system is unable to re-try shifting
You should depress the brake pedal and
shift the gearshift lever to "N" position,
then shift to "R" position again a few sec-
onds later.
• The system will not allow shifting to the
"R" position if the vehicle speed is over
about 3 km/h (2 mph). If the gearshift
lever is operated under this condition,
the "N" indicator in the instrument cluster
will blink. However, when the vehicle
speed drops below about 3 km/h (2
mph), the gear will be shifted to reverse.
Make sure that the vehicle has stopped
completely before shifting to the "R"
position.
NOTICE
On a downhill slope, never hold the
vehicle at a stop using only the accel-
erator pedal or the creeping function.
If you perform this operation for a
certain period of time, a warning
buzzer will sound, and in some cases
the engine will stall. This can also
cause excessive damage to the
clutch.
Stopping
The vehicle can be stopped by depressing
the brake pedal regardless of the gear
position. This is because the clutch is auto-
matically disengaged to prevent the engine
from stopping.
• If the gearshift lever is in the "D" position,
the gear will be downshifted to 1st when
the vehicle stops.
• If the gearshift lever is in the "M" posi-
tion, the gear will be downshifted to 1st
when the vehicle stops.
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