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DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
How to start the vehicle
1. Holding the smart key, sit in the
driver’s seat.
2. Fasten the seat belt before starting
the vehicle.
3. Make sure to engage the parking
brake.
4. Turn OFF all electrical devices.
5. Check the position of the accelera‐
tor pedal and the brake pedal and
the clearance with your right foot.
6. Make sure to depress and hold the
brake pedal.
7. While depressing the brake pedal,
shift to P (Park).
8. Depress and hold the brake pedal
while pressing the START/STOP
button.
9. When the indicator is ON, you
can drive the vehicle. When the
indicator is OFF, you cannot drive
the vehicle. Start the vehicle again.
10. Depress and hold the brake pedal
and shift to the desired position
11. Release the parking brake and
slowly release the brake pedal.
Check if the vehicle slowly moves
forward, then depress the acceler‐
ator pedal.
How to stop the vehicle
1. Hold down the brake pedal while
the vehicle is parked.
2. While depressing the brake pedal,
shift to P (Park).
3. While depressing the brake pedal,
engage the parking brake.
4. While depressing the brake pedal,
press the START/STOP button and
turn off the vehicle.
5. Check if the indicator is turned
OFF in the instrument cluster.
When the indicator in ON and
the gear is in a position other than
P (Park), the driver can accidently
depress the accelerator pedal,
causing the vehicle to move unex‐
pectedly.
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