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1Stop the vehicle completely.
2Set the parking brake (P.23), and shift the shift lever to P. ( P.19)
3Press the engine switch.
4Release the brake pedal and check that “ACCESSORY” or “IGNITION ON” is not
shown on the meter.
Modes can be changed by pressing the engine switch with the brake pedal released. (The
mode changes each time the switch is pressed.)
1Off*
The emergency flashers can be used.
2ACCESSORY mode
Some electrical components such as
the audio system can be used.
“ACCESSORY” will be displayed on
the meter.
3IGNITION ON mode
All electrical components can be used.
“IGNITION ON” will be displayed on
the meter.
*: If the shift lever is in a position other than
P when turning off the engine, the
engine switch will be turned to ACCES-
SORY mode, not to off.
Stopping the engine
Changing engine switch modes
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Only in an emergency, such as if it becomes impossible to stop the vehicle in the normal way,
stop the vehicle using the following procedure:
1Steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet and firmly depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal re peatedly as this will increase the effort required to slow
the vehicle.
2Shift the shift lever to N.
If the shift lever is shifted to N
3After slowing down, stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
4Stop the engine.
If the shift lever cannot be shifted to N
3Keep depressing the brake pedal with both feet to reduce vehicle speed as much as
possible.
4To stop the engine, press and hold the
engine switch for 2 consecutive sec-
onds or more, or press it briefly 3 times
or more in succession.
5Stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency
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While the engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode and the brake pedal
depressed
*, shift the shift lever while pushing the shift release button on the shift knob.
Shift the shift lever while pushing the shift release button on the shift knob.
Shift the shift lever normally.
When shifting the shift lever between P and D, make sure that the vehicle is completely
stopped and the brake pedal is depressed.
*: For the vehicle be able to be shifted from P, the brake pedal must be depressed before
the shift release button is pushed. If the shift release button is pushed first, the shift lock
will not be released.
Automatic Transmission
Shifting the shift lever
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*1: Shifting to the D position allows the system to select a gear suitable for the driving condi-
tions. Setting the shift lever to the D position is recommended for normal driving. You
can choose shift range suitable for your driving situation by operating the paddle shift
switches.
*2: Selecting shift ranges using S mode restricts the upper limit of the possible gear ranges,
controls engine braking force, an d prevents unnecessary upshifting.
To drive using temporary shift ra nge selection, operate the “-” paddle shift switch. The shift
range can then be selected by operatin g the “-” and “+” paddle shift switches.
1Upshifting
2Downshifting
The selected shift range, from D1 to D8, will
be displayed in the meter.
Shift position purpose and functions
Shift positionObjective or function
PParking the vehicle/starting the engine
RReversing
NNeutral
DNormal driving*1
SS mode driving*2 ( P.21)
Selecting shift ranges in the D position
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To enter S mode, shift the shift lever to S. Shift ranges can be selected by operating the shift
lever or paddle shift switches, allowing yo u to drive in the gear of your choosing.
1Upshifting
2Downshifting
The initial shift range in S mode is set auto-
matically to 4, 5 or 6 according to vehicle’s
speed. However, the in itial shift range may
be set to 3 if AI-SHIFT has operated while
the shift lever was in the D position. (P.19)
A lower shift range will provid e greater engine braking forces than a higher shift range.
Selecting shift ranges in the S mode
Meter displayFunction
S2 - S8A gear in the range between 1 and the selected gear is automati-
cally chosen depending on vehicle speed and driving conditions
S1Setting the gear at 1
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1Right turn
2Lane change to the right (move the
lever partway and release it)
The right hand signals will flash 3 times.
3Lane change to the left (move the lever
partway and release it)
The left hand signals will flash 3 times.
4Left turn
Turn Signal Lever
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The parking brake can be set and released manually.
U.S.A.
Canada
1Push the switch to set the parking
brake
The parking brake indicator light will
turn on.
Press and hold the parking brake
switch if an emergency occurs and it is
necessary to operate the parking
brake while driving.
2Pull the switch to release the parking
brake
• Operate the parking brake switchwhile depressing the brake pedal.
• Using the parking brake automatic release function, the parking brake
can be released by depressing the
accelerator pedal. When using this
function, slowly depress the acceler-
ator pedal.
Make sure that the parking brake indi-
cator light turn off.
Parking Brake
The parking brake can be set or re leased automatically or manually.
Using the manual mode
A
B
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In automatic mode, the parking brake can be set or released automatically according to shift
lever operation. Also, even in automatic mo de, the parking brake can be set or released
manually.
While the vehicle is stopped, press and hold
the parking brake switch until a message is
shown on the multi-information display
When the automatic mode is turned on, the
parking brake operates as follows.
●When the shift lever is shifted from P, the
parking brake will be released, and the
parking brake indicator light will turn off.
● When the shift lever is shifted to P, the
parking brake will be set, and the park-
ing brake indicator light will turn on.
Operate the shift lever with the vehicle stopped and the brake pedal depressed.
While the vehicle is stopped, pull and hold
the parking brake switch until a message is
shown on the multi-information display
Turns automatic mode on
Turns automatic mode off
