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Driving your vehicle Intelligent variable transmission (IVT)
parking brake fully and shut the
engine off. Unexpected and sudden
vehicle movement can occur if these
precautions are not followed in the
order identified.
僅 Do not use the engine brake (shifting
from a high gear to lower gear) rap
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idly on slippery roads.
The vehicle may slip causing an acci
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dent.
CAUTION
僅 To avoid damage to your transmis
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sion, do not accelerate the engine in R
(Reverse) or any forward gear posi
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tion with the brakes on.
僅 When stopped on an incline, do not
hold the vehicle stationary with
engine power. Use the service brake
or the parking brake.
僅 Do not shift from N (Neutral) or P
(Park) into D (Drive), or R (Reverse)
when the engine is above idle speed.
IVT warning message
A warning message is displayed on the
LCD in a warning condition.
Transmission overheated
僅 When driving under severe conditions
such as repeated suddenstarts and
sudden acceleration, the transmis
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sion may overheat, and a warning
sound and a waring message appear
on the instrument cluster due to the
self-protection mode.
僅 If this occurs, pull over to a safe loca
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tion, stop the vehicle with the engine
running, apply brakes and shift the
gear to P (Park), and allow the trans
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mission to cool.
僅 If the warning message continues to
appear, have the system checked by a
professional workshop to prevent
unexpected accidents.
Vehicle power limited
僅 If the transmission continues to drive
overheating and reaches its maxi
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mum temperature, the above warning
message appears.In this case, the
vehicle limits transmission power by
its self-protection mode.
僅 When such a situation occurs, normal
driving is restricted until the transmis
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sion goes down to normal tempera
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ture, so after moving the vehicle to a
safe place, shift the gear to P (Park)
with the engine running and wait sev
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OMQ4050023R
OBD041618R