SSANGYONG 2010 Kyron User Manual page 99

Starting and Driving Off
1. Always start the engine while the selector lever is in
and the brake pedal is depressed. For your safety, avoid
"N"
starting the engine from
2. Check whether or not the engine speed is in a normal
operating range (below 1,000 rpm). Keep the brake pedal
depressed and shift into
3. Depress the brake pedal, release the parking brake, and
move the gear selector lever to "D" position. Wait for a
while several seconds before driving off with the brake
pedal depressed.
4. To move the vehicle, release the brake pedal and depress
the accelerator pedal gradually.
WARNING
• For your safety, always depress the brake pedal before moving
the gear selector lever with the vehicle stopped.
• Never depress the accelerator pedal when moving the gear se-
lector lever.
• If you have to stop on a hill, depress the brake pedal securely.
• When starting the engine with the accelerator depressed, your
vehicle may abruptly move and cause an accident.
• When the parking brake is released while the engine is running
at a high rpm, your vehicle may abruptly move. Therefore, wait
until the engine speed becomes stable.
• To avoid any mechanical damages or accidents, never shift into
"P" or "N" while the vehicle is in motion.
• When driving at a high speed, any sudden attempt to shift from
a higher to a lower gear can severely damage the vehicle. In
addition, your vehicle may lose its stability and be at a high risk.
even though you can do so.
"D" "R"
or .
"P"
CAUTION
• Do not abruptly drive off or sharply accelerate the vehicle after
shifting into "D". Otherwise the transmission will be damaged.
Especially, when you start off after stopping, wait for a while
until the "D" shift indicator comes on for several seconds with
the brake pedal depressed.
• When driving on a down hill, never shift the selector lever to
"N". If you try to shift the lever to "D" from "N", a sudden gear
engagement can damage the driving train.
• HDC is designed for driving down a steep hill. When HDC is
applied, do not shift to "N". Otherwise, HDC will be deactivated.
• Even though you can start the engine with the selector lever in
both "P" or "N", for your safety, always start the engine with
the selector lever in "P".
• As a safety function, the gear selector lever cannot be moved
into the "P" or "R" position when the vehicle speed about 8 km/h.
• Never shift into "R" when the vehicle is moving.
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