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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLEExhaust gas warning .......................................................... 3-1
Daily inspection checklist .................................... .............. 3-1
Engine oil consumption ........................................ ............. 3-2
Ignition switch
(vehicle without keyless push s tart system) ....................3-3
Engine switch
(vehicle with keyless push sta rt system) .......................... 3-5
Keyless push start system (if equipped) .......................... 3-6
Parking brake lever ........................................... .................. 3-10
Pedal ......................................................... ............................ 3-12
Starting engine
(vehicle without keyless push s tart system) ....................3-13
Starting engine
(vehicle with keyless push sta rt system) .......................... 3-14
Using transaxle ... ....................... ......................................... 3-17
Gearshift indicator (if equipped) ............................. ........... 3-33
ENG A-STOP system
(engine auto stop start system) (if equipped) ................. .3-35
Cruise control (if equipped) ............................................... 3-48
Speed limiter (if equipped) ................................... .............. 3-51
Dual camera brake support (if equipped) ......................... 3-53
Emergency stop signal (ESS) (if equipped) ......................3-71
Rearview camera (if equipped) ................................. ......... 3-72
Braking ....................................................... .......................... 3-75
Electronic stabi lity program (ESP
®) (if equipped) ........... 3-78
Tire pressure monito ring system (TPMS) (i f equipped) .. 3-85
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NOTE:
• For manual transaxle vehicle, the gear-shift indicator is not indicated when the
gear position is in “N” (Neutral).
• For manual transaxle vehicle, if you depress the clutch pedal while UP/
DOWN arrow is indicated, the indication
will disappear.
• For Auto Gear Shif t vehicle, if you
release your foot from the accelerator
pedal while UP arrow is indicated, the
indication will display the currently
selected gear position.
• The indication of gearshift indicator tim- ing may differ depending on the vehicle
condition and/or driv ing situation even in
the same vehicle speed and engine rev-
olution.
• If any of the electrical systems such as the dual camera brake support or the
ESP
® (if equipped) is working, the gear-
shift indicator will disappear temporarily. Example of the gearshift indicator
Manual transaxle
Auto Gear Shift (when using the manual mode)
Indication Description
Lower gear position is selected for the vehicle speed and/
or engine revolution. Changing to a higher gear position is
recommended.
Higher gear position is sele cted for the vehicle speed
and/or engine revolution. Chan ging to a lower gear posi-
tion is recommended.
Indication Description Lower gear position is selected for the vehicle speed and/
or engine revolution. Changing to a higher gear position is
recommended.
• In this case, shifting up 5th or upper gear position isrecommended.
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Be careful of the following when operat-
ing with the cruise control
Even if your vehicle is equipped with the
dual camera brake support, it cannot auto-
matically adjust to the speed of the vehicle
in front of you. Turn off the cruise control
system if you cannot operate safely at a
cruising speed.
Even in the following conditions, the set
indicator (5) will not go off and the cruising
speed will not be canceled.
• When the frontal collision warning isworking. If you depress the brake pedal,
the cruise speed will be canceled tempo-
rarily.
• When the stereo camera detects dirt on
the windshield and the dual camera
brake support stops functioning. For
safety purposes, push the cruise switch
(1) to turn off the cru ise indicator (4).
If the automatic brake system is working,
the cruise indicator (4) will turn off and the
cruise control system will be canceled.
Once you have determined that the condi-
tions are once again safe, reset the cruise
speed.
Changing speed temporarilyWhen the cruising speed is maintained,
you can temporarily accelerate or deceler-
ate.
To accelerate, depre ss the accelerator
pedal. When you take your foot off the
pedal, your vehicle will return to the set
speed.
To decelerate, depress the brake pedal.
The set speed will be canceled and the set
indicator (5) or “SET” indicator light (7) will
go off.
To resume the previously set speed, push
up the “RES +/SET –” switch (3) and turn
on the set indicator (5) or “SET” indicator
light (7) again when vehicle speed is
above 45 km/h (28 mph). The vehicle will
accelerate to and maintain the previously
set speed.
NOTE:
For CVT with manual mode or Auto Gear
Shift vehicle, when the cruising speed is
maintained, you cannot decelerate by
using the engine brake even if you down-
shift from higher gear to 3rd in the manual
mode.
To decelerate while the cruise control is
on, depress the brake pedal or push down
the “RES +/SET –” switch (3).
Changing cruising speedUsing the accelerator pedal
To reset at a faster cruising speed, accel-
erate to the desired speed using the accel-
erator pedal and push down the “RES +/
SET –” switch (3). The new speed will be
maintained.
Using the brake pedal
To reset at a slower cruising speed, decel-
erate to the desired speed using the brake
pedal and push down the “RES +/SET –”
switch (3). The new speed will be main-
tained.
NOTE:
When the brake pedal is depressed, the
set indicator (5) or “ SET” indicator light (7)
goes off until the cruising speed is reset.
Using “RES +/ SET –” switch
To reset at a faster cruising speed, press
repeatedly or hold push up the “RES +/
SET –” switch (3). Vehicle speed will
steadily increase. When you release the
switch, the new speed will be maintained.
To reset at a slower cruising speed, press
repeatedly or hold push down the “RES +/
SET –” switch (3) until the vehicle has
slowed to the desired speed, and then
release the switch. The new speed will be
maintained.
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Canceling speed limiter• To cancel the speed limiter, push “CAN-CEL” switch (2). The set indicator (5) will
go off.
• To resume the previously set speed, push up the “RES +/SET –” switch (3)
and turn on the set indicator (5).
To turn off the speed limiter system, push
“LIMIT” switch (1) and check that limit indi-
cator (4) is off.
Also, you can turn off the speed limiter by
turning off the engine.
NOTE:
If you turn off the speed limiter system, the
previously set speed in the memory is
cleared. Set your speed again.
Dual camera brake support (if equipped)Dual camera brake support is a system
that detects obstacles or partition lines in
front of your vehicle by the stereo camera,
attempts to avoid a crash by giving warn-
ing to the driver, and attempts to reduce
damage in the event of a crash. NOTE:
• While the system is working, if a vehicle
in front of you moves outside of the ste-
reo camera’s detection field or the vehi-
cle can no longer be detected, the
system may stop functioning.
• While the system is working, a braking sound may be heard even if you do not
depress the brake pedal, but this is nor-
mal.
WA R N I N G
• Dual camera brake support has lim-its and may not function properly
depending on the driving condi-
tions. Do not rely excessively on
the system and always drive in a
safe manner.
• For safety reasons, do not check the operation of the system by
yourself.
• Check that all passengers fasten their seat belts when the vehicle is
being operated.
When the system is activated, there
is a risk of serious injury from
being thrown.
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Situations where the system does not activateUnder the following situations, the system
does not activate.
• When the engine is off (except when theengine is automatically stopped by the
ENG A-STOP system)
• After several seconds from starting the
engine
• When the gearshift lever is in reverse gear
• When the ESP
® system is activated
(except the frontal collision warning)
• When the following switches are pushed
and the system is turned off:
– Dual camera brake support OFFswitch
– ESP
® OFF switch
• When the stereo camera is temporarily stopped or malfunctioning
Situations where the system may not activate properlyUnder the following situations, the system
may not activate.
• When the stereo camera cannot detectobstacles in front of your vehicle
• When you take evasive action with the
steering wheel or a ccelerator pedal
Situations where the vehicle may not decelerate properlyUnder the following situations, the vehicle
may not decelerate properly even when
the system is activated.
• When the outside temperature is low, or
when the temperature of the brake is low
such as right after starting
• When the brake is overheating and the brake effect is deteriorated due to con-
tinuing to travel on a downhill road
• When the brake effect is deteriorated due to passing over puddles or washing
the vehicle
• When driving on the following roads – On sharp curves or extremely roughsurfaces
– On a steep slope
• When driving on the following slippery surfaces
– Frozen or snow-covered surfaces
– Over manholes or metal constructionplates
–Gravel
• When driving in a rainy day
Situations where the system may activate by chanceUnder the following situations, the stereo
camera may judge that there is an obstacle
in front of you, and the system may acti-
vate. Drive carefully and calmly.
• When passing through a toll booth with more than recommended speeds
• Before the parking lot gates or railroad crossing gates are opened fully
• When operating on hills that have vary-
ing slopes
• When you suddenly accelerate and approach the vehicle in front of you or on
neighboring lane
• Front visibility is poor due to that there is water vapor, sand or smoke or when the
vehicle in front of you or on oncoming
lane is surrounded by exhaust, water or
snow
• When passing through masses of water vapor or smoke
• When stopping close to an obstacle in
front of you
• When passing through near a vehicle or obstacle
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• When you pass by an oncoming vehicleon a curvy road
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• When there is a roadside guard rail, orsign, on a curve
• When approaching a large shaped float-
ing object such as a vinyl sheet which is
blown by the wind.
Frontal colli sion warningWhen you are operating at a speed of
approximately 5 km/h (3 mph) or over and
there is a risk of a frontal crash, a warning
will work.
• The interior buzzer will intermittently
beep and the indication on the informa-
tion display will appear.
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• When the frontal collision warningsounds, depending on the distance from
the vehicle in front of you and driving
conditions, take evasive action with the
steering wheel or brake pedal.
Warning brake systemWhen you are operating at speeds
between approximately 5 km/h to 120 km/h
(3 mph to 75 mph) and if the driver cannot
take or is insufficient t o take evasive action
such as brake operation and steering oper-
ation after frontal collision warning acti-
vates, the system appl ies brake lightly.
• While the warning brake system is work-
ing, the interior buzz er will intermittently
beep, the dual camera brake support
indicator light will blink, the indication on
the information display will appear, and
the brake lights will be turned on.
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• While the warning brake system is work-
ing, depending on the distance from the
vehicle in front of you and driving condi-
tions, take evasive action with the brake
pedal.
EXAMPLEEXAMPLE
with tachometer without
tachometer
Information display
with tachometer without
tachometer
Information display
Indicator light
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Brake assist systemWhen you are operating at speeds
between approximately 10 km/h to 120 km/
h (6 mph to 75 mph) and there is a high
probability of a frontal crash, the brake
assist system provides more powerful
braking when you slam down on the brake
pedal. When the brake assist system
works, the frontal collision warning also
works at the same time.
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Automatic brake systemWhen a frontal crash is judged to be
unavoidable at a speed of approximately
120 km/h (75 mph) or under, the brakes
will powerfully operate automatically.
• When the automatic brake system is
activated at a speed of approximately
50 km/h (31 mph) or under toward the
vehicle in front of you (or toward the
pedestrian, approximately 30 km/h (19
mph) or under), crashes may be avoid-
able.
• While the automatic brake system is working, the interior buzzer will intermit-
tently beep, the dual camera brake sup-
port indicator light will blink rapidly, the
indication on the information display will
appear, and the brake lights will be
turned on.
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NOTE:
The indication on the information display
and the dual camera brake support indica-
tor light will go off after 3 seconds from
being released the automatic brake sys-
tem.
with tachometer without
tachometer
Information display
with tachometer without
tachometer
Information display
Indicator light
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Lane departure warningWhen you are operating at a speed of
approximately 60 km/h (37 mph) or over
and the stereo camera judges that your
vehicle is to deviate from the running lane,
the following warnings will work.
• The lane departure warning indicatorlight will blink
• A message will appear on the informa-
tion display (for the instrument cluster
with tachometer)
• The steering wheel will vibrate
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Situations where the system does not
activate
Under the following situations, the system
does not activate.
• After several seconds from starting the engine
• When the following switches are pushed and the system is turned off:
– Lane departure warning OFF switch
– ESP
® OFF switch
• When the stereo camera is temporarily stopped or malfunctioning
• When the system judges that the inten- tional lane change, such as during or
after flashing the turn signal lights Situations where the system may not
activate properly
Under the following situations, the system
may not activate.
• When turning the steering wheel sharply
or quickly
• When driving on sharp curves
• When depressing the brake pedal
• When depressing the accelerator pedal to accelerate
• During or right after using the hazard warning switch
• When you do not return to inside of the lane after the lane departure warning is
activated
• When the electric power steering light comes on
If the stereo camera cannot detect partition
lines except for above situations, the sys-
tem may also not activ ate. Refer to “Situa-
tions where the stereo camera may not
activate properly” in this section for details.
EXAMPLEIndicator light Information display
(with tachometer)
WA R N I N G
• The lane departure warning may not be suitable for every situation.
Also, the system is not designed to
avoid the lane deviations automati-
cally. Do not rely excessively on
the system and always drive in a
safe manner.
• Depending on road surface condi-
tions, you may not feel the vibra-
tion of the steering wheel even
when the lane departure warning
works.
• For safety reasons, do not check
the operation of the system by
yourself.