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Driving your vehicle
The dual Clutch Transmissiongives the driving feel of a manual
transmission, yet provides the
ease of a fully automatic transmis-
sion. Unlike a traditional automatic
transmission, the gear shifting can
be felt (and heard) on the dual
clutch transmission
- Think of it as an automaticallyshifting manual transmission.
- Shift into Drive range and get fully automatic shifting, similar to a con-
ventional automatic transmission.
Dual clutch transmission adopts dry-type dual clutch, which is dif-
ferent from torque converter of
automatic transmission, and
shows better acceleration perform-
ance during driving. But, initial
launch might be little bit slower
than Automatic Transmission.
The dry-type clutch transfers torque and provides a direct driving feeling
which may feel different from a con-
ventional automatic transmission
with a torque converter. This may be
more noticeable when starting from
a stop or low vehicle speed. When rapidly accelerating at low
vehicle speed, engine could rev at
high rpm depending on vehicle
drive condition.
For smooth launch uphill, press down the accelerator pedal
smoothly depending on the current
conditions.
If you release your foot from the accelerator pedal at low vehicle
speed, you may feel strong engine
brake, which is similar to manual
transmission.
When driving downhill, you may use Sports Mode to downshift to a
lower gear in order to control your
speed without using the brake
pedal excessively.
When you turn the engine on and off, you may hear clicking sounds
as the system goes through a self
test. This is a normal sound for the
dual Clutch Transmission.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death:
ALWAYS check the surround-ing areas near your vehicle for
people, especially children,
before shifting a vehicle into
D (Drive) or R (Reverse).
Before leaving the driver’s seat, always make sure the
shift lever is in the P (Park)
position, then set the parking
brake, and place the ignition
switch in the LOCK/OFF posi-
tion. Unexpected and sudden
vehicle movement can occur
if these precautions are not
followed.
Do not use engine braking (shifting from a high gear to
lower gear) rapidly on slip-
pery roads. The vehicle may
slip causing an accident.
Driving your vehicle
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Towing capacity:
We do not recommend using this
vehicle for trailer towing.
Cargo capacity:
The cargo capacity of your vehicle
will increase or decrease depending
on the weight and the number of
occupants.
Steps For Determining Correct
Load Limit -
1. Locate the statement "The com- bined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX
kg or XXX lbs.'' on your vehicle's
placard.
2. Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will
be riding in your vehicle.
3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from
XXX kg or XXX lbs.
4. The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and lug-
gage load capacity. For example, if
the "XXX" amount equals 1400
lbs. and there will be five 150 lbs.
passengers in your vehicle, the
amount of available cargo and lug-
gage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400-750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs.) 5. Determine the combined weight of
luggage and cargo being loaded
on the vehicle. That weight may
not safely exceed the available
cargo and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trail- er, load from your trailer will be
transferred to your vehicle. Consult
this manual to determine how this
reduces the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of your
vehicle.
WARNING - Loose cargo
Do not travel with unsecured
blunt objects in the passenger
compartment of your vehicle
(e.g. suit cases or unsecured
child seats). These items may
strike occupant during a sud-
den stop or crash.
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Index
Back-up lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-83
Battery saver function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Before Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Blind Spot Detection System(BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
Limitations condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70
Bonnet see the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31\
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-75
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-75
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . 6-9 California Perchlorate notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-99
Camera (Rear view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Care
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43\
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Chains - Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31 Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-35
"Securing a child restraint seatwith ""Tether Anchor"" system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
"Securing a child restraint withthe LATCH anchors system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-32
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
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