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Starting the Hybrid System
1.Carry the smart key into the vehi-cle.
2.Make sure the parking brake is firmly applied.
3.Place the shift lever in the P(Park) position.
In N (neutral) position, the engine
(hybrid system) will not start.
4.Depress the brake pedal.
5.Press the engine start/stop button.
6.The engine should be started with- out pressing the accelerator. In
extremely cold weather or after the
vehicle has not been operated for
several days, let the engine warm
up without depressing the acceler-
ator.
• Even if the smart key is in thevehicle, it muse be within range of
the antenna before the engine
(hybrid system) will not start.
ton is in the ACC or ON position,
if any door is open, the system
checks for the smart key. If the
smart key is not in the vehicle, the
warning, "Key is not in vehicle"
will come on, and if all doors are
closed, the chime will also sound
for about 5 seconds. The indica-
tor will turn off while the vehicle is
moving. Keep the smart key in the
vehicle when using the ACC posi-
tion or if the vehicle engine is on. If the starting procedure is fol-
lowed, the "READY" symbol on
the instrument cluster will turn on.
For more details, Please check
chapter 5.
STARTING THE HYBRID VEHICLE (SMART KEY)
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ECONOMICAL and SAFE
OPERATION of Hybrid system
Drive smoothly. Accelerate at amoderate rate and maintain a
steady cruising speed. Don't make
"jack-rabbit" starts. Don't race
between stoplights.
Avoid excessive idling.
Obey the speed limit.
Monitor the Eco Guide Indicator.
Use Cruise control Whenever
Possible.
Use Auto Mode when setting the
Air Conditioning.
Avoid heavy traffic whenever pos-
sible. Always maintain a safe dis-
tance from other vehicles so you
can avoid unnecessary braking.
This also reduces brake wear.
The regenerative brake generates energy when the vehicle deceler-
ates. When the hybrid battery power is
low, the hybrid system automatical-
ly recharges the hybrid battery.
When the engine runs in "N" posi- tion, the hybrid system cannot gen-
erate electricity. The hybrid battery
cannot recharge in "N" position.
Please refer to chapter 5.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When the hybrid system is in
READY mode, the engine will auto-
matically start and stop as needed.
The "READY" symbol will illumi-
nate in the cluster when the system
is operational.
STARTING THE HYBRID VEHICLE (SMART KEY) (CONT.)
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Index
Front seat adjustment - power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Rear seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Seat warmer (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Seat warmer (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Seatback pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
3-18 Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Pre-tensioner seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Seat belt precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Seat belt restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
4-4 Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Remote keyless entry system operations . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Smart key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Smart key precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Special driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45 Driving at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Driving in flooded areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Driving in the rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Hazardous driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Highway driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Rocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Smooth cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Starting the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 Starting the hybrid system with a smart key . . . . . . . 5-9
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Electric power steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-38
Tilt and telescoping steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117 Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-31 Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34\
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43, 8-5 Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
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