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What to do in an emergency Road warning
What to do in an emergency
Road warning
Hazard warning flasher
The hazard warning flasher serves as a
warning to other drivers to exercise
extreme caution when approaching,
overtaking, or passing your vehicle.
It should be used whenever emergency
repairs are being made or when the
vehicle is stopped near the edge of a
roadway.
Press the flasher switch with the ignition
switch or ENGINE START/STOP button
in any position. The flasher switch is
located in the center console switch
panel. All turn signal lights will flash
simultaneously.
僅 The hazard warning flasher operates
whether your vehicle is running or not.
僅 The turn signals do not work when the
hazard flasher is on.
僅 Care must be taken when using the
hazard warning flasher while the vehi
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cle is being towed.
In case of an emergency while
driving
If the engine stalls at a crossroad
or crossing
If the engine stalls at a crossroad or
crossing, set the shift lever in the N
(Neutral) position and then push the
vehicle to a safe place.
If you have a flat tire while driv
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ing
If a tire goes flat while you are driving:
1. Take your foot off the accelerator
pedal and let the vehicle slowdown
while driving straight ahead.
Do not apply the brakes immediately
or attempt to pull off the road as this
may cause a loss of control. When the
vehicle has slowed down to such a
speed that it is safe to do so, brake
carefully and pull off the road. Drive
off the road as far as possible and
park on a firm level ground. If you are
on a divided highway, do not park in
the median area between the two
traffic lanes.
2. When the vehicle is stopped, turn on
your emergency hazard flashers, set
the parking brake and put the trans
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mission in P (for Intelligent Variable
Transmission) or in reverse (for Man
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ual Transmission).
3. Have all passengers get out of the
vehicle. Be sure they all get out on the
side of the vehicle that is away from
traffic.
4. When changing a flat tire, follow the
instruction provided later in this sec
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tion.
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