Driving Your Vehicle
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4. Press and hold the OK button on
the steering wheel for more than 1
second.
5. When the message ‘Vehicle will stay in
(N). Change gear to cancel’ (or ‘N will
stay engaged when the vehicle is Off’)
will appear on the cluster LCD display,
press the Start/Stop button while
depressing the brake pedal.
However, if you open the driver’s door
within 3 minutes in the ACC state, the
gear will automatically shift to P (Park)
and the Start/Stop button will change
to the OFF position.
NOTICE
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With the gear in N (Neutral) the
Start/Stop button will be in the ACC
position. Note that the doors cannot
be locked in the ACC position or the
battery (12V) may discharge if left in
the ACC position for a long period.
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Before entering an automatic car
wash, release the Electronic Parking
Brake (EPB) manually. If EPB is
applied, it may damage the vehicle
or automatic car wash.
Information
When the Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)
is applied, press the EPB switch while
depressing the brake pedal.
The Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) must
be released manually because EPB does
not release automatically even though the
gear is shifted to N (Neutral).
D (Drive)
This is the normal driving position.
The reduction gear automatically
activates the regenerative braking
system according to the road conditions.
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To shift the gear to D (Drive), rotate the
rotary gear shift dial to D (Drive) while
depressing the brake pedal.
When the vehicle is stopped in the D
(Drive) position, if you open the driver's
door, the gear will automatically shift to
P (Park).
However, if the vehicle is in motion, the
gear may not automatically shift to P
(Park) to prevent reduction gear damage.
NOTICE
Always come to a complete stop before
shifting into D (Drive).
CAUTION
When you start after stopping on a steep
incline, even if the gear is in D (Drive),
if you do not depress the accelerator
or brake pedal, the vehicle may roll
backwards, which can cause an accident.