Honda 2007 Civic Hatchback Owner's Manual page 332

Make sure the gear position
indicator in the upper display
shows you the appropriate gear
position before starting the vehicle.
Before turning off the engine, the
transmission should be shifted to
the first gear when facing uphill.
On a downhill slope, it should be in
reverse gear.
If there is a problem in the i-SHIFT
control system while you are driving,
the i-SHIFT system indicator comes
on in the instrument panel. For more
information, see page 336
Neutral (N)
press on the brake pedal whenever
you start the engine. If the shift lever
is not in neutral (N) position or the
brake pedal is not pressed, you
cannot start the engine. When you
are moving the shift lever from
neutral to another gear, press on the
brake pedal and have your foot off
the accelerator pedal.
To start driving the vehicle, release
the parking brake and release the
brake pedal gradually, then press the
accelerator pedal slowly.
.
As starting the vehicle is assisted by
creeping for smooth operation, you
can start out slowly on level ground
without pressing the accelerator
pedal firmly. On uphill slopes, this
creeping is not effective, so always
set the parking brake for starting.
i-SHIFT (Automated Manual Transmission)
− Use Neutral and If you move the shift lever from
neutral to the driving position or
reverse without pressing the brake
pedal, the gear position indicator
begins to blink and the transmission
cannot be shifted. The control
system still allows you to start the
vehicle by pressing and releasing the
brake pedal within about 25 seconds.
If you need to restart a stalled engine,
also use neutral position (see page
456 for Jump Starting ).
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