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Pictorial Index ............................................................................................................................. 3
Floor Mat Installation
Floor Mat Installation......................................................................................................... ..............11
Entering and Exiting
Keys ........................................................................................................................... ........................... 12
Smart Access System with Push-button Start .................................................................... 14
When Driving
Front Seats .................................................................................................................... ..................... 16
Power Rear Seat ................................................................................................................ ............. 18
Driving Position Memory ........................................................................................................ .... 19
Digital Rearview Mirror ........................................................................................................ ....... 21
Engine (Ignition) Switch ....................................................................................................... ....... 22
Automatic Transmission ......................................................................................................... ....25
Turn Signal Lever .............................................................................................................. ............. 29
Parking Brake.................................................................................................................. ............... 30
Brake Hold ..................................................................................................................... .................. 32
Multi-information Display...................................................................................................... .....33
Head-up Display ................................................................................................................ ............35
Headlight Switch ............................................................................................................... ............. 37
AHB (Automatic High Beam)................................................................................................. 38
Windshield Wipers and Washer.............................................................................................40
Driving Mode Select Switch ..................................................................................................... 42
Contents
The Quick Guide is not intended as a substitute for yourOWNER’S MANUAL. We strongly encourage you to review the OWNER’S MANUAL and supplementary manuals so youwill have a better understandin g of your vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.
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Parking brake switch ............................................................................................... P.30
Applying/releasing the parking brake ....................................................................... P.30
Precautions for winter season*
Warning buzzer/messages*
Turn signal lever ........................................................................................................ P.29
Headlight switch ....................................................................................................... P.37
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/license plate lights/
daytime running lights ........................................................................................................ P .37
AHB (Automatic High Beam) ....................................................................................... P.38
Windshield wiper and washer switch ................................................................. P.40
Usage .......................................................................................................................... ..............P.40
Adding washer fluid*
Warning messages*
Emergency flasher switch*
Hood lock release lever*
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch*
Adjustment*
Driving position memory ................................................................................................... P.19
Air conditioning system .......................................................................................... P.66
Usage .......................................................................................................................... ..............P.66
Rear window defogger ......................................................................................................P.66
Audio system.............................................................................................................. P.58
Brake hold switch ..................................................................................................... P.32
Trunk opener main switch*
*: Refer to the “OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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1Press the parking brake switch to check that the parking brake is set.
The parking brake indicator will come on.
2Firmly depress the brake pedal.
and a message will be displayed on the multi-information display.
If it is not displayed, th e engine cannot be started.
3Press the engine switch shortly and
firmly.
When operating the engine switch,
one short, firm press is enough. It is not
necessary to press an d hold the switch.
The engine will crank until it starts or
for up to 30 second s, whichever is less.
Continue depressing the brake pedal
until the engine is completely started.
The engine can be started from any
engine switch mode.
Engine (Ignition) Switch
Performing the following operations when carrying the electronic key on your person
starts the engine or changes engine switch modes.
Starting the engine
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1Stop the vehicle completely.
2If the parking brake is in manual mode, set the parking brake.
3Press the P position switch. (P.25)
Check that the shift position indicator shows P and the parking brake indicator is illumi-
nated.
4Press the engine switch.
5Release 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.
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 position to N.
If the shift position is shifted to N
3After slowing down, stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
4Stop the engine.
If the shift position 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 sa fe place by the road.
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency
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Shift lever
Operate the shift lever gently and
securely in the dire ction of the arrow
on the shift position indicator.
To shift to N, slide the shift lever in the
direction of the arrow and hold it.
Release the shift leve r after each shift-
ing operation to allow it to return to its
regular position ( ).
Shifting to M is only possible when the
shift position is in D.
When shifting from P to N, D or R,
from N, D, M or R to P, from D or M to
R, or from R to D, ensure that the brake
pedal is being depressed and the vehi-
cle is stationary.
Shift position indicator
Meter display:
The current shift position is highlighted.
When any shift position other than D or M is selected, the arrow toward M and the M
position indicator ar e displayed in gray.
Shift lever display:
The current shift position is illuminated.
When selecting the shift positi on, make sure that the shift position has been changed to
the desired position by checking the shift position indicator provided on the instrument
cluster.
P position switch
Fully stop the vehicle and set the parking br ake, and then press the P position switch.
When the shift position is changed to P, the switch illuminates.
Check that the shift posi tion indicator shows P.
Automatic Transmission
Shift position display and how to change the shift position
A
B
C
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The parking brake can be set and released manually.
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 emerge ncy occurs and it is
necessary to operate the parking
brake while driving.
2Pull the switch to release the parking
brake
• Operate the parking brake switch
while 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.
U.S.A.
Canada
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 the
shift lever operation. Also, even in automatic mode, 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 position is shifted from P,
the parking brake will be released, and
the parking brake indicator light will turn
off.
● When the shift position is shifted to P, the
parking brake will be set, and the park-
ing brake indicator light will turn on.
Operate the shift lever and P position switch 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