Operation Manual

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Driving your vehicle
Starting the engine
Starting the gasoline engine
Vehicle with manual transaxle:
1.Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2.Make sure the shift lever is in neu-
tral.
3.Depress the clutch and brake ped-
als.
4.Turn the ignition switch to the
START position. Hold the key
(maximum of 10 seconds) until the
engine starts and release it.
Vehicle with automatic transaxle:
1.Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2.Make sure the shift lever is in P
(Park).
3.Depress the brake pedal.
4.Turn the ignition switch to the
START position. Hold the key
(maximum of 10 seconds) until the
engine starts and release it.
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• Always wear appropriate
shoes when operating your
vehicle.
Unsuitable shoes, such as
high heels, ski boots, sandals,
flip-flops, etc., may interfere
with your ability to use the
brake, accelerator and clutch
pedals.
• Do not start the vehicle with the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle can move and lead
to an accident.
• Wait until the engine rpm is
normal. The vehicle may sud-
denly move if the brake padel
is released when the rpm is
high.
WARNING