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Driving the vehicle
4-1.Before driving
The following procedures
should be observed to
ensure safe driving:
Driving procedure
■
Starting the engine
P.212
■
Driving
Automatic transmission
1
With the brake pedal
depressed, shift the shift
lever to D.
2
Release the parking brake.
(P.225)
If the parking brake is in automatic
mode, the parking brake will be
released automatically. (P.226)
3
Gradually release the brake
pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal to acceler-
ate the vehicle.
Manual transmission
1
With the clutch pedal fully
depressed, shift the shift
lever to 1. (P.221)
2
Release the parking brake.
(P.225)
If the parking brake is in automatic
mode, the parking brake will be
released automatically.
3
Gradually release the clutch
pedal. At the same time, gen-
tly depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehi-
cle.
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4-1. Before driving
■
Stopping
Automatic transmission
1
With the shift lever in D,
depress the brake pedal.
Vehicles with a Stop & Start system:
If the Stop & Start system is
enabled, depressing the brake
pedal will stop the engine.
(P.302)
2
If necessary, set the parking
brake.
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the
shift lever to P. (P.217)
Manual transmission
1
While depressing the clutch
pedal, depress the brake
pedal.
2
If necessary, set the parking
brake.
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the
shift lever to N. (P.221)
■
Parking the vehicle
Automatic transmission
1
With the shift lever in D,
depress the brake pedal to
stop the vehicle completely.
2
Set the parking brake
(P.225), and shift the shift
lever to P. (P.217)
Make sure the parking brake indi-
cator light is on.
Do not press the shift lever button
after shifting the shift position to P.
3
Turn the engine switch to
OFF to stop the engine.
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