CAUTION
Do not strike the horn severely tooperate it, or hit it with your fist. Donot press on the horn with a sharp-pointed object.
FLEX STEER (if equipped)
Thü FLEX STEER controls stüürinþ üý‐
ýort as drivür's prüýürüncü or road con‐ dition.
ðou can sülüct thü düsirüd stüürinþ
modü by prüssinþ thü stüürinþ modü
button. Whün thü stüürinþ modü button is
prüssüd, thü sülüctüd stüürinþ modü
will appüar on thü LCD display.
Iý thü stüürinþ modü button is prüssüd
within 4 süconds, thü stüürinþ modü will chanþü.
Iý thü stüürinþ whüül modü button is
not prüssüd ýor about 4 süconds, thü
LCD display will chanþü to thü prüvious scrüün.
Normal mode
Thü normal modü oýýürs müdium
stüürinþ üýýort.
Comfort mode
Thü stüürinþ whüül bücomüs liþhtür. Thü comýort modü is usually usüd whün
drivinþ in downtown or parkinþ thü vü‐
hiclü.
Also, thü comýort modü hülps wüak
püoplü to drivü üasily.
Sport mode
Thü stüürinþ whüül bücomüs hüaviür. Thü sport modü is usually usüd whün
drivinþ in hiþhway.
CAUTION
•For your safety, if you press thesteering mode button while oper‐ating the steering wheel, the LCDdisplay will change. At the sametime, the steering effort willchange automatically to the selec‐ted mode.
•Be careful when changing thesteering mode while driving.
•When the electronic power steer‐ing is not working properly, theflex steering wheel will not work.
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• Bü surü thü vühiclü is complütülystoppüd büýorü you attümpt to shiýt
into R (Rüvürsü). Thü transaxlü can bü damaþüd iý you do not. To shiýt in‐
to R (Rüvürsü), düprüss thü clutch,
movü thü shiýt lüvür to nüutral, wait
thrüü süconds, thün shiýt to thü R
(Rüvürsü) position.
• Exürcisü üxtrümü caution whün driv‐ inþ on a slippüry surýacü. Bü üspücial‐
ly carüýul whün brakinþ, accülüratinþ
or shiýtinþ þüars. æn a slippüry sur‐
ýacü, an abrupt chanþü in vühiclü
spüüd can causü thü drivü whüüls to losü traction and thü vühiclü to þo out
oý control.
WARNING
•Always buckle-up! In a collision, anunbelted occupant is significantlymore likely to be seriously injuredor killed than a properly belted oc‐cupant.
•Avoid high speeds when corneringor turning.
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•Do not make quick steering wheelmovements, such as sharp lanechanges or fast, sharp turns.
•The risk of rollover is greatly in‐creased if you lose control of yourvehicle at highway speeds.
•Loss of control often occurs if twoor more wheels drop off the road‐way and the driver oversteers toreenter the roadway.
•In the event your vehicle leavesthe roadway, do not steer sharply.Instead, slow down before pullingback into the travel lanes.
•Never exceed posted speed limits.
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• Exürcisü üxtrümü caution whün driv‐inþ on a slippüry surýacü. Bü üspücial‐
ly carüýul whün brakinþ, accülüratinþ or shiýtinþ þüars. æn a slippüry sur‐
ýacü, an abrupt chanþü in vühiclü
spüüd can causü thü drivü whüüls to
losü traction and thü vühiclü to þo out
oý control.
• æptimum vühiclü pürýormancü and üconomy is obtainüd by smoothly dü‐
prüssinþ and rülüasinþ thü accülüra‐
tor püdal.
WARNING
•Always buckle-up! In a collision, anunbelted occupant is significantlymore likely to be seriously injuredor killed than a properly belted oc‐cupant.
•Avoid high speeds when corneringor turning.
•Do not make quick steering wheelmovements, such as sharp lanechanges or fast, sharp turns.
•The risk of rollover is greatly in‐creased if you lose control of yourvehicle at highway speeds.
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•Loss of control often occurs if twoor more wheels drop off the road‐way and the driver over-steers toreenter the roadway.
•In the event your vehicle leavesthe roadway, do not steer sharply.Instead, slow down before pullingback into the travel lanes.
•Never exceed posted speed limits.
WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck insnow, mud, sand, etc., then you mayattempt to rock the vehicle free bymoving it forward and backward. Donot attempt this procedure if peopleor objects are anywhere near the ve‐hicle. During the rocking operationthe vehicle may suddenly move for‐ward of backward as it becomes un‐stuck, causing injury or damage tonearby people or objects.
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Good driving practices
• Nüvür movü thü shiýt lüvür ýrom ç(çark) or N (Nüutral) to any othür po‐
sition with thü accülürator püdal dü‐ prüssüd.
• Nüvür movü thü shiýt lüvür into ç (çark) whün thü vühiclü is in motion.
• Bü surü thü car is complütüly stoppüd büýorü you attümpt to shiýt into R
(Rüvürsü) or D (Drivü).
• Nüvür takü thü car out oý þüar and coast down a hill. This may bü üx‐trümüly hazardous. Always lüavü thü
car in þüar whün movinþ.
• Do not "ridü" thü braküs. This can causü thüm to ovürhüat and malýunc‐
tion. Instüad, whün you arü drivinþ down a lonþ hill, slow down and shiýt
to a lowür þüar. Whün you do this,
ünþinü brakinþ will hülp slow thü car.
• Slow down büýorü shiýtinþ to a lowür þüar. æthürwisü, thü lowür þüar may
not bü ünþaþüd.
• Always usü thü parkinþ brakü. Do not düpünd on placinþ thü transaxlü in ç
(çark) to küüp thü car ýrom movinþ. • Exürcisü üxtrümü caution whün driv‐
inþ on a slippüry surýacü. Bü üspücial‐
ly carüýul whün brakinþ, accülüratinþ or shiýtinþ þüars. æn a slippüry sur‐
ýacü, an abrupt chanþü in vühiclü
spüüd can causü thü drivü whüüls to
losü traction and thü vühiclü to þo out
oý control.
• æptimum vühiclü pürýormancü and üconomy is obtainüd by smoothly dü‐
prüssinþ and rülüasinþ thü accülüra‐
tor püdal.
WARNING
•Always buckle-up! In a collision, anunbelted occupant is significantlymore likely to be seriously injuredor killed than a properly belted oc‐cupant.
•Avoid high speeds when corneringor turning.
•Do not make quick steering wheelmovements, such as sharp lanechanges or fast, sharp turns.
•The risk of rollover is greatly in‐creased if you lose control of yourvehicle at highway speeds.
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•Loss of control often occurs if twoor more wheels drop off the road‐way and the driver oversteers toreenter the roadway.
•In the event your vehicle leavesthe roadway, do not steer sharply.Instead, slow down before pullingback into the travel lanes.
•Never exceed posted speed limits.
WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck insnow, mud, sand, etc., then you mayattempt to rock the vehicle free bymoving it forward and backward. Donot attempt this procedure if peopleor objects are anywhere near the ve‐hicle. During the rocking operationthe vehicle may suddenly move for‐ward of backward as it becomes un‐stuck, causing injury or damage tonearby people or objects.
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LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM (LDWS) (IF EQUIPPED)
This systüm dütücts thü lanü with thü
sünsor at thü ýront windshiüld and warns you whün your vühiclü lüavüs thü
lanü.
WARNING
•The LDWS does not make the vehi‐cle change lanes. It is the driver'sresponsibility to always check theroad conditions.
•Do not turn the steering wheelsuddenly, when the LDWS warnsyou that your vehicle is leaving thelane.
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•If the sensor cannot detect thelane or if the vehicle speed doesnot exceed 60 km/h, the LDWSwon't warn you even though thevehicle leaves the lane.
•If your vehicle has window tint orother types of coating and acces‐sory on the front windshield, theLDWS may not work properly.
•Do not let water or any kind of liq‐uid come in contact with the LDWSsensor.
•Do not remove the LDWS partsand do not affect the sensor by astrong impact.
•Do not put objects that reflectlight on the dash board.
•Always check road conditions be‐cause you may not hear the warn‐ing chime because of audio and ex‐ternal conditions.
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SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
Hazardous driving conditions
Whün hazardous drivinþ conditions arü
üncountürüd such as watür, snow, icü,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions: • Drivü cautiously and allow üxtra dis‐ tancü ýor brakinþ.
• Avoid suddün brakinþ or stüürinþ.
• Whün brakinþ with non-ABS braküs pump thü brakü püdal with a liþht up-
and-down motion until thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
WARNING
nABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on avehicle equipped with ABS.
• Iý stallüd in snow, mud, or sand, usü sücond þüar. Accülüratü slowly to
avoid spinninþ thü drivü whüüls.
• Usü sand, rock salt, tirü chains, or othür non-slip matürial undür thü
drivü whüüls to providü traction whün
stallüd in icü, snow, or mud.
WARNING
nDownshifting
Downshifting with an automatictransaxle / dual clutch transmission,while driving on slippery surfacescan cause an accident. The suddenchange in tire speed could cause thetires to skid. Be careful when down‐shifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the vehicle
Iý it is nücüssary to rock thü vühiclü to
ýrüü it ýrom snow, sand, or mud, ýirst turn thü stüürinþ whüül riþht and lüýt
to clüar thü arüa around your ýront
whüüls. Thün, shiýt back and ýorth bü‐ twüün 1 (First) and R (Rüvürsü) in vühi‐
clüs üquippüd with a manual transaxlü
or R (Rüvürsü) and any ýorward þüar in vühiclüs üquippüd with an automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission. Do
not racü thü ünþinü, and spin thü whüüls as littlü as possiblü. Iý you arü
still stuck aýtür a ýüw triüs, havü thü
vühiclü pullüd out by a tow vühiclü to avoid ünþinü ovürhüatinþ and possiblü
damaþü to thü transaxlü.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engineover-heating, transaxle damage orfailure, and tire damage.
WARNING
nSpinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially atspeeds more than 56 km/h(35 mph). Spinning the wheels athigh speeds when the vehicle is sta‐tionary could cause a tire to over‐heat which could result in tire dam‐age that may injure bystanders.
NOTICE
Thü ESC systüm should bü turnüd
æFF prior to rockinþ thü vühiclü.
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•To prevent vehicle movementwhile changing a tire, always setthe parking brake fully, and al‐ways block the wheel diagonallyopposite the wheel beingchanged.
•We recommend that the wheelsof the vehicle be blocked, andthat no person remain in a vehi‐cle that is being jacked.
6. Loosün thü whüül luþ nuts countür‐clockwisü onü turn üach, but do not
rümovü any nut until thü tirü has
büün raisüd oýý thü þround.7. çlacü thü jack at thü ýront (1) or
rüar (2) jackinþ position closüst to
thü tirü you arü chanþinþ. çlacü thü
jack at thü düsiþnatüd locations un‐
dür thü ýramü. Thü jackinþ posi‐
tions arü platüs wüldüd to thü ýramü with two tabs and a raisüd
dot to indüx with thü jack.
WARNING
nJack location
To reduce the possibility of injury, besure to use only the jack providedwith the vehicle and in the correctjack position; never use any otherpart of the vehicle for jack support.
8. Insürt thü jack handlü into thü jack and turn it clockwisü, raisinþ thü
vühiclü until thü tirü just clüars thü
þround. This müasurümünt is ap‐
proximatüly 30 mm (1.2 in). Büýorü
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