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Driving your vehicle ENGINE START/STOP button
If the ENGINE START/STOP button is in
the ACC position for more than 1 hour,
the button is turned off automatically to
prevent battery discharge.
ON
With Manual Transmission
Press the ENGINE START/STOP button
when the button is in the ACC position
without depressing the clutch pedal.
With Dual Clutch Transmission/
Intelligent Variable Transmission
Press the ENGINE START/STOP button
while it is in the ACC position without
depressing the brake pedal.
The warning lights can be checked
before the engine is started. Do not
leave the ENGINE START/STOP button
in the ON position for a long time. The
battery may discharge, because the
engine is not running.
START/RUN
With Manual Transmission
To start the engine, depress the clutch
pedal and brake pedal, then press the
ENGINE START/STOP button with the
shift lever in the N (Neutral) position.
With Dual Clutch Transmission/
Intelligent Variable Transmission
To start the engine, depress the brake
pedal and press the ENGINE START/
STOP button with the shift lever in the P
(Park) or the N (Neutral) position. For
your safety, start the engine with the
shift lever in the P (Park) position.
NOTICE
If you press the ENGINE START/STOP
button without depressing the clutch
pedal for Manual Transmission vehicles
or without depressing the brake pedal
for Dual Clutch Transmission/Intelligent
Variable Transmission vehicles, the
engine will not start and the ENGINE
START/STOP button changes as follow:
OFF → ACC → ON → OFF or ACC
NOTICE
If you leave the ENGINE START/ STOP
button in the ACC or ON position for a
long time, the battery will discharge.
WARNING
僅 Never press the ENGINE START/STOP
button while the vehicle is in motion.
This would result in loss of directional
control and braking function, which
could cause an accident.
僅 The anti-theft steering column lock is
not a substitute for the parking brake.
Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the shift lever is
engaged in P (Park), set the parking
brake fully and shut the engine off.
Unexpected and sudden vehicle
movement may occur if these precau
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tions are not taken.
僅 Never reach for the ENGINE START/
STOP button or any other controls
through the steering wheel while the
vehicle is in motion. The presence of
your hand or arm in the area could
cause loss of vehicle control, an acci
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dent and serious bodily injury or
death.
僅 Do not place any movable objects
around the driver's seat as they may