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Driving your vehicle
move while driving, interfere with the
driver and lead to an accident.
Starting the engine
WARNING
僅 Always wear appropriate shoes when
operating your vehicle. Unsuitable
shoes (high heels, ski boots, etc.) may
interfere with your ability to use the
brake, accelerator and clutch pedal.
僅 Do not start the vehicle with the accel-
erator pedal depressed. The vehicle
can move and lead to an accident.
僅 Wait until the engine rpm is normal.
The vehicle may suddenly move if the
brake pedal is released when the rpm
is high.
Starting the gasoline engine
1. Carry the smart key or leave it inside
the vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is firmly
applied.
3. Manual Transmission - Depress the
clutch pedal fully and shift the trans-
mission into Neutral. Keep the clutch
pedal and brake pedal depressed
while starting the engine.
Dual Clutch Transmission/Intelli-
gent Variable Transmission - Place
the transmission shift lever in P (Park).
Depress the brake pedal fully.
You can also start the engine when
the shift lever is in the N (Neutral)
position.
4. Press the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton.
It should be started without depress-
ing the accelerator pedal.
5. Do not wait for the engine to warm up
while the vehicle remains stationary.
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ENGINE START/STOP button
Start driving at moderate engine
speeds. (Steep accelerating and
decelerating should be avoided.)
Starting and stopping the engine
for turbocharger intercooler
1. Do not race or accelerate the engine
immediately after starting.
If the engine is cold, idle for several
seconds before sufficient lubrication
is ensured in the turbocharger unit.
2. After high speed or extended driving,
requiring a heavy engine load, idle the
engine about 1 minute before turning
it off.This idle time will allow the tur-
bocharger to cool prior to shutting the
engine off.
CAUTION
Do not turn the engine off immediately
after it has been subjected to a heavy
load. Doing so may cause severe dam-
age to the engine or turbocharger unit.
Starting the engine with smart
key
僅 Even if the smart key is in the vehicle,
if it is far away from you, the engine
may not start.
僅 When the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton is in the ACC position or above, if
any door is opened, the system
checks for the smart key. If the smart
key is not in the vehicle, the "
cator will blink or the warning "Key is
not in vehicle" will illuminate on the
LCD display. And if all doors are
closed, the chime will sound for 5 sec-
onds. The indicator or warning will
turn off while the vehicle is moving.
Always have the smart key with you.
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