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Information
• You can set the EPB, even thoughthe Engine Start/Stop button is OFF.
However, for your safety, you can-
not release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake pedal and manually release the
parking brake by pressing the EPB
switch, when driving down on a
slope and driving back up.
When the parking brake warning light is still ON, even when the
EPB is released, have the sys-
tem be checked by an author-
ized EQUUS dealer.
Do not drive your vehicle with the EPB set. It may excessively
wear down the brake pad and
brake rotor.
EPB may automatically applies,
when:
It is requested by other systems.
The engine is turned OFF and theEPB is set ON. If the accelerator is depressed, but
still the EPB is not automatically
released, a warning message will
be displayed with a warning sound.
When the driver's seat belt is unfastened, the engine hood is
open with the shift lever in
D(Drive), or the trunk is open with
the shift lever in R(Reverse), a
warning message will be displayed
with a warning sound.
When there is a problem with the vehicle, a warning message will be
displayed with a warning sound.
If any of the above situations occurs,
depress the brake pedal and release
EPB by pressing the EPB switch.
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• The Auto Hold does not operate,when:
- The driver's seat belt is unfastenedand driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The shift lever is in P (Park)
- The EPB is set
• For your safety, the Auto Hold auto- matically switches to EPB, when:
- The driver's seat belt is unfastenedand driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened with the shift lever in D (Drive)
- The trunk is opened with the shift lever in R (Reverse)
- The vehicle stops for more than 10 minutes
- The vehicle stands on a steep slope
- The vehicle moves several times
In these cases, the brake warning
light illuminates, the AUTO HOLD
indicator color changes from green
to white, and a message will be dis-
played with warming sound to
inform you that EPB is automatical-
ly set. (Continued)(Continued)
Before driving off again, depress
brake pedal, take a look around
your vehicle, and manually release
the parking brake and the EPB
switch.
• When the AUTO HOLD indicator illuminates in yellow, the Auto Hold
does not properly work. Take your
vehicle to an authorized EQUUS
dealer and have the system checked.
When there is a malfunction with
the driver’s door, hood or trunk
open detection system, the AUTO
HOLD may not properly operate.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
EQUUS dealer and have the sys-
tem checked.
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Depress the accelerator slow-ly when you start the vehicle.
For your safety, cancel the AUTO HOLD operation, when:
- Drive a downhill
- Slowly drive, park or drivebackwards
- Wash the vehicle in an auto- matic car wash
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When the EPB is set ON after
releasing the Auto Hold, a message
will illuminate on the LCD display.
Also, warning alarm sounds once.
When it is impossible to set ON the
EPB after releasing the Auto Hold, a
message will illuminate on the LCD
display. Also, warning alarm sounds
once. At this moment, depress the
brake pedal.
When this message is displayed,
the Auto Hold and EPB may not be
operable. For your safety, depress
the brake pedal.When you do not depress the brake
pedal while pressing the AUTO
HOLD switch to release it, a mes-
sage will be displayed on the LCD
display. Also, warning alarm sounds
once.
When you press the AUTO HOLD
switch with the driver door/engine
hood/trunk opened or with the seat-
belt unfastened, a message will be
displayed on the LCD display. Also,
warning alarm sounds once. At this
moment, press the AUTO HOLD
switch with the driver door/engine
hood/trunk closed and with the seat-
belt fastened.
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When the temperature gauge indi-
cates engine overheating, you may
experience a loss of power, loud
pinging, or knocking. The engine is
probably too hot. If this happens, you
should:
1.Pull off the road and stop the vehi-cle as soon as it is safe to do so.
2.Place the shift lever in P(Park), and set the parking brake. When the
A/C is turned ON, turn it OFF.
3.When the engine coolant gushes out, or when steam comes out
from the hood, stop the engine. Do
not open the hood until the coolant
outrushing or steaming stops.
Even when there is no more
coolant outrushing, leave the
engine running and operate the
engine cooling fan. When the fan
does not operate, turn the engine
OFF.
4.Check whether the water pump drive belt is missing. When it is not,
check its tightening. When it seems
to be loose, check for any coolant
leaking from the radiator or hoses
underneath the vehicle. (When the
A/C is turned ON, cold-water drain-
ing is normal upon stopping the
vehicle.) 5.When the water pump drive belt is
broken, or when engine coolant
leaks out, immediately stop the
engine and contact the nearest
authorized EQUUS dealer for
assistance.
6.When you cannot find a cause, wait until the engine temperature
cools down. When there is serious
loss of engine coolant, carefully
add coolant into the reservoir to
bring the fluid level above the
halfway mark.
7.Be cautious and keep alert for fur- ther signs of overheating. When
finding further overheating signs,
contact an authorized EQUUS
dealer for assistance.
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What to do in an emergency
While the engine is running,
keep hair, hands, and clothing
away from moving parts, such
as the fan and drive belts, in
order to prevent an injury.
WARNING
Do not remove theradiator cap, when the
engine is hot. This may
blow out the engine
coolant out of the
opening and cause a
serious burn.
WARNING
Serious loss of coolant indi-
cates a leakage in the cooling
system. This should be immedi-
ately checked by an authorized
EQUUS dealer.
CAUTION
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7-6
Owner's maintenance precau-
tions
Improper or incomplete maintenance
may lead to a vehicle problem. This
section is to instruct only the simple
maintenance procedures that are
easy to perform.
As written above, complex mainte-
nance procedures must be done only
by an authorized EQUUS dealer with
special tools.
Information
Improper vehicle maintenance may
affect your warranty coverage, even
before the warranty expires. For more
information, refer to the separate
Owner’s Handbook & Warranty
Information booklet. When you are
unsure about any services or mainte-
nance procedures, contact an author-
ized EQUUS dealer.
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Maintenance- Vehicle maintenance
Vehicle maintenance may bedangerous procedures. You
may be seriously injured
while performing some main-
tenance procedures. When
you do not have sufficient
maintenance knowledge and
experience, or you are not
equipped with the proper
tools, have those done by an
authorized EQUUS dealer.
Maintenance, with the hood opened and with the engine
running, is dangerous. It
becomes even more danger-
ous, when you wear jewelry or
loose clothes. Those items
may become entangled in
moving parts and result in a
injury.
Therefore, when you must run
the engine and open the hood,
you must take off all jewelry
(i.e. rings, bracelets, watches
and necklaces), ties, scarves,
and loose clothes before
approaching the engine or
cooling fans.
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Maintenance
Headlight, position light, turn
signal light, side marker light
and front fog light bulb
replacement
(1) Position light
(2) Headlamp (High)
(3) Headlamp (Low)
(4) Front side marker light
(5) Front turn signal light
(6) Front fog light
1. Open the hood.
2. Disconnect the negative batterycable.
3. Press the fastener to open the cover.
4. Open the cover. 5. Pull out the cover (if equipped).
6. Insert a screw driver into the hole
(1) and lift up the screw driver
while pulling out the cover (2).
7. Remove the fastener and screw under the wheel arch.
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