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CAUTION
General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your
vehicle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the cigarette lighter, the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the
vehicle. In addition, heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the
vehicle can be fatal to children.
Your vehicle contains batteries and/or accumulators. Do not discard them into
the environment but cooperate with separate collection (Directive 2006/66/
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2-4. Using other driving systems
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To help enhance driving safety and performance, the following sys-
tems operate automatically in response to various driving situations.
Be aware, however, that these systems are supplementary and should
not be relied upon too heavily when operating the vehicle.
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System)
Helps to prevent wheel lock when the brakes are applied suddenly,
or if the brakes are applied while driving on a slippery road surface.
Brake assist
Generates an increased level of braking force after the brake pedal
is depressed, when the system detects a panic stop situation.
VSC (Vehicle Stability Control)
Helps the driver to control skidding when swerving suddenly or
turning on slippery road surfaces.
TRC (Traction Control)
Maintains drive power and prevents the rear wheels from spinning
when starting the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads.
Hill-start assist control
Helps to prevent the vehicle from rolling backward when starting
on an incline or slippery slope.
EPS (Electric Power Steering)
Employs an electric motor to reduce the amount of effort needed to
turn the steering wheel.
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety system) (if equipped)
P. 213
VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management)
Provides integrated control of the ABS, brake assist, TRC, VSC,
hill-start assist control, and EPS systems.
Helps to maintain vehicle stability when swerving on slippery road
surfaces by controlling the brakes, engine output and steering assist.
When the F-sport mode total control switch is pressed, “Sport”
mode is activated. (P. 209)

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Abbreviation list
Abbreviation/Acronym list
ABBREVIA-
TIONSMEANING
ABSAnti-lock Brake System
AI-SHIFTArtificial Intelligence Shift
CRSChild Restraint System
DISPDisplay
DRLDaytime running light system
ECTElectronic Controlled Transmission
ELREmergency Locking Retractor
EPSElectric Power Steering
LEDLight Emitting Diode
LSDLimited Slip Differential
PCSPre-Crash Safety system
SRSSupplemental Restraint System
TRCTraction Control
VDIMVehicle Dynamics Integrated Management
VINVehicle Identification Number
VSCVehicle Stability Control

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Alphabetical index
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Tachometer ................................161
Tail lights
Switch ...................................172
Talk switch* ..............................301
Telephone switch* ....................301
Theft deterrent system
Alarm ......................................97
Double locking system ...........96
Engine immobilizer system ....92
Tire inflation pressure ...............382
Tires
Chains ...................................222
Checking ...............................379
If you have a flat tire ............444
Inflation pressure ..................382
Replacing ..............................444
Rotating tires ........................379
Size .......................................480
Snow tires .............................222
Tools ..........................................444
Towing
Emergency towing ................417
Trailer towing .......................225
Traction control .........................206
Transmission shift switches ....153,
155
TRC ...........................................206
Trip meter ..................................161Trunk
Extending trunk space ......... 342
Opener ................................... 59
Trunk light
Trunk light ............................. 60
Wattage ................................ 481
Turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ........... 407
Switch .................................. 159
Wattage ................................ 481
USB port* ......................... 260, 268
Vanity lights
Vanity lights ........................ 331
Wattage ................................ 481
Vanity mirrors .......................... 331
VDIM ....................................... 207
Vehicle dynamics integrated
management ........................... 207
Vehicle identification number .. 473
Vehicle stability control ........... 206
VSC .......................................... 206T
*: For vehicles with a navigation system, refer to the “Navigation System Owner’s
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