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Getting started
Parking and locking
Parking and locking
You have now completed your first drive.
You have properly stopped and parked
your vehicle. End your drive as follows:
Warning!
Wait until the vehicle is stationary before re-
moving the key from the starter switch. The
vehicle cannot be steered when the key is
removed.
Warning!
With the engine not running, there is no
power assistance for the brake and steering
systems. In this case, it is important to keep
in mind that a considerably higher degree of
effort is necessary to stop or steer the vehi-
cle.
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Warning!
Do not park this vehicle in areas where com-
bustible materials such as grass, hay or
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leaves can come into contact with the hot
exhaust system, as these materials could be
ignited and cause a vehicle fire.
To reduce the risk of personal injury as a re-
sult of inadvertent vehicle movement, be-
fore turning off the engine and leaving the
vehicle always:
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Keep right foot on brake pedal.
Firmly depress parking brake pedal.
Move the selector lever to position P.
Slowly release brake pedal.
When parked on an incline, turn front
wheel towards the road curb.
Turn the key to starter switch position 0
and remove, or press start/stop button
(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*).
Take the key or the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* (if so equipped) and lock
vehicle when leaving.
Parking brake
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1 Parking brake
2 Release handle
Step firmly on parking brake 1.
When the engine is running, the indica-
tor lamp ; (USA only)
or 3 (Canada only) in the instru-
ment cluster will be illuminated.
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