Driving your vehicle
Before driving ............................................................5-4
• Before entering vehicle ..................................................5-4
• Necessary inspections ....................................................5-4
• Before starting ................................................................5-5
Key ..............................................................................5-6
• Illuminated ignition switch............................................5-6
• Ignition switch position..................................................5-6
• Starting the engine ........................................................5-7
Engine start/stop button ..........................................5-9
• Illuminated engine start/stop button ............................5-9
• Engine start/stop button position..................................5-9
• Starting the engine ......................................................5-11
Manual transaxle ....................................................5-14
• Manual transaxle operation ........................................5-14
• Good driving practices ................................................5-16
Automatic transaxle ................................................5-17
• Automatic transaxle operation ....................................5-17
• Good driving practices ................................................5-21
Brake system............................................................5-24
• Power brakes ................................................................5-24
• Parking brake - Hand type..........................................5-26
• Electric parking brake (EPB) ....................................5-28
• Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ....................................5-33
• Electronic stability control (ESC) ..............................5-35
• Vehicle stability management (VSM) ........................5-38
• Good braking practices................................................5-39
Cruise control system..............................................5-41
• To set cruise control speed ..........................................5-42
• To increase cruise control set speed............................5-42
• To decrease the cruising speed ....................................5-43
• To temporarily accelerate with the cruise
control on ......................................................................5-43
• To cancel cruise control, do one of the following ......5-43
• To resume cruising speed at more than
approximately 30 km/h (20 mph) ..............................5-44
• To turn cruise control off, do one of the following ....5-45
Active ECO system..................................................5-46
• Active ECO operation ..................................................5-46
• Limitation of Active ECO operation ..........................5-46
Economical operation ............................................5-47
Special driving conditions ......................................5-49
• Hazardous driving conditions ....................................5-49
• Rocking the vehicle ......................................................5-49
• Smooth cornering ........................................................5-50
• Driving at night ............................................................5-50
• Driving in the rain........................................................5-51
• Driving in flooded areas ..............................................5-52
• Highway driving ..........................................................5-52
Winter driving ........................................................5-54
• Snowy or Icy conditions ..............................................5-54
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