Operation Manual

Driving your vehicle
Before driving ............................................................5-4
• Before entering vehicle ..................................................5-4
• Necessary inspections ....................................................5-4
• Before starting ................................................................5-4
Key positions..............................................................5-6
• Illuminated ignition switch............................................5-6
• Ignition switch position..................................................5-6
• Starting the engine ........................................................5-7
Engine start/stop button ........................................5-10
• Illuminated engine start/stop button ..........................5-10
• Engine start/stop button position................................5-10
• Starting the engine ......................................................5-13
Manual transaxle ....................................................5-16
• Manual transaxle operation ........................................5-16
• Good driving practices ................................................5-18
Automatic transaxle ................................................5-19
• Automatic transaxle operation ....................................5-19
• Good driving practices ................................................5-23
Active ECO system..................................................5-25
• Active ECO operation ..................................................5-25
• Limitation of Active ECO operation ..........................5-25
Brake system............................................................5-26
• Power brakes ................................................................5-26
• Parking brake - Hand type..........................................5-27
• Electric parking brake (EPB) ....................................5-29
• Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ....................................5-33
• Electronic stability progam (ESP) ..............................5-35
• Vehicle stability management (VSM) ........................5-38
• Good braking practices................................................5-39
Cruise control system..............................................5-41
• Cruise control switch ..................................................5-42
• To set cruise control speed ..........................................5-42
• To increase cruise control set speed............................5-43
• To decrease the cruising speed ....................................5-43
• To temporarily accelerate with the cruise
control on ......................................................................5-43
• To cancel cruise control, do one of the following ......5-44
• To resume cruising speed at more than
approximately 30 km/h (20 mph) ..............................5-44
• To turn cruise control off, do one of the following....5-45
Economical operation ............................................5-45
Special driving conditions ......................................5-47
• Hazardous driving conditions ....................................5-47
• Rocking the vehicle ......................................................5-47
• Smooth cornering ........................................................5-48
• Driving at night ............................................................5-48
• Driving in the rain........................................................5-48
• Driving in flooded areas ..............................................5-49
• Highway driving ..........................................................5-49
Winter driving ........................................................5-50
• Snowy or Icy conditions ..............................................5-50
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