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Dr iv ing
more force to turn or brake if necessary. Be-
cause you cannot steer and brake as you
usually would, this could lead to crashes
and serious injur ies.
- For safety reasons, you should a lways park
your vehicle with the selector lever in P.
Ot herwise, the ve hicle could inadverte ntly
roll away.
- After the engine has been sw itched off , the
rad iator fan can con t inue to ru n for up t o 10
mi nutes - even with the ig nit ion switched
off. It ca n also swit ch on again after some
t ime if t he coolant te mp erature rises as th e
resul t of a he at bu ildup or if t he eng ine is
hot an d the engine compartme nt is addi -
t iona lly heated by the sun's rays.
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Note
Do not st op t he e ngine immed iat e ly after
ha rd o r ext ende d d riving. Keep t he engine
running for approxima t ely two m inutes to
prevent excessive heat build- up.
Driver message in the instrument cluster
display
Turn off ignition before leaving car
This message appears and a warn ing tone sounds
if you open the driver's door when the ignition is
sw itched on.
Press brake pedal to start engine
This message appea rs if you press t he
I START
ENGI N E
STOP I
butt on to st ar t the engine
and do not depress the brake pedal. The eng ine
can only be started if the bra ke pe da l is de-
pressed.
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Is key in the vehicle?
If the ind icator light t urns on and the message
appears, the remote contro l key was removed
from the vehicle while the eng ine was ru nn ing. If
the ignition key is not in the vehicle yo u w ill not
be ab le to sw itch on the ign ition or restart the
engine after it has been switched off . You will a l-
so not be able to lock the ve hicle from the out-
side.
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Shift to P, othe rwi se vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if lever is not in P.
This dr iver mess age a ppears for safety reasons if
the t ra nsmission has not been shifted t o t he P
pos it ion when you switch the ignition off . Move
the se lecto r lever to the P position. Otherwise the
vehicle is not protected from rol ling and cannot
be locked .
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Key is not recognized. Hold back of key
against marked area. See owner 's manual.
If t he indicat or light turns on and th is mes sage
appea rs, t here is a ma lfunction
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83 .
Turn off ignition before leaving car. Battery is
discharging
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened wh ile the ign ition is sw itched on. Always
swi t ch off the ignition if you are leav ing the vehi-
cle. See a lso
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87.
Shift to P and turn off ignition before leaving
car, otherwise vehicle can roll away
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened wh ile the ignition is switched on and the
selector lever is not in the P position . Shift the
selector lever into the P posit ion and sw itch off
t he ign it io n when you exit the vehicle . Otherwise
t he vehicle could roll. See a lso
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87.
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