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DRIVING
Shifting
Change the gear position based on your driving needs.
Electronic Gear Selector
n
Select the vehicle's gear using a simple button interface. Apply the brake
pedal and select a gear.
Park (P): Press the (P) button to put the vehicle in Park.
Reverse (R): Pull back the (R) button to put the vehicle in Reverse.
Neutral (N): Press the (N) button to put the vehicle in Neutral. Transmission
is not locked.
Drive: Press the (D) button to put the vehicle in Drive. Release the electric
parking brake to begin driving. Used for normal driving. The deceleration
paddle selector can be used temporarily. The deceleration paddle selector
can be used when SPORT mode is on.
The vehicle can roll away if left unattended without confirming that Park
(P) is engaged. Always keep your foot on the brake pedal until you have
confirmed that (P) is shown on the gear position indicator.
When you change from D to R and vice versa, or want to change to Park (P),
come to a complete stop and keep the brake pedal applied. Operating the
gear buttons before the vehicle has come to a complete standstill can
damage the transmission.
Car wash mode
Follow the procedure below to use a conveyor-style car wash where you or
an attendant do not remain in the vehicle. Make sure the wiper lever is in
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the OFF position. You should inform the car wash attendant of this
procedure.
With the power system on:
1. Depress the brake pedal and bring the vehicle to a stop.
2. Set the power mode to VEHICLE OFF and then within 2 seconds push
down the parking brake switch.
• Activation and deactivation settings for the feature will not be
affected.
• Before temporarily deactivating the feature, make sure to first turn off
both ACC with LSF and the automatic brake hold system.
• To confirm that the parking brake is applied, check if the parking
brake indicator (red) is on.
This puts the vehicle in car wash mode which must be used when your
vehicle is pulled through a conveyor type automatic car wash where you or
an attendant do not remain in the vehicle.
If the POWER button is pressed while the vehicle is in car wash mode, the
power mode will change to ACCESSORY .
Deceleration Paddle Selectors
When you release the accelerator pedal, you can control the rate of
deceleration without removing your hands from the steering wheel. Using the
deceleration paddle selector situated on the steering wheel, you can
sequentially shift through four stages of deceleration.
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