Driving Your Vehicle
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To stay in N (Neutral) when vehicle is OFF
(button type)
ONX4060004
ONX4E060021
If you want to stay in N (Neutral) after the
engine is OFF (ignition switch in the ACC
position), do the following:
1. Release the parking brake when the
engine is running or the Push Button
Start ignition switch is in the ON
position. If Auto Hold is activated, turn
off Auto Hold.
2. Press the N (Neutral) button while
depressing the brake pedal.
3. Take your foot off the brake pedal. The
message, "Press and hold OK button
to stay in Neutral when vehicle is Off"
appears on the cluster display.
4. Press and hold the
OK
button on
the steering wheel for more than 1
second.
5. When the message, "Vehicle will
stay in (N). Change gear to cancel“
appears on the cluster display, press
the Push Button Start ignition switch
while depressing the brake pedal.
If you open the driver's door, the gear
shifts to P (Park) and the Push Button
Start ignition switch changes to the
OFF position.
NOTICE
With the gear in N (Neutral) the Push
Button Start ignition switch is in the ACC
position. Note that the doors cannot be
locked in the ACC position. The battery
may discharge if left in the ACC position
for a long time.
D (Drive)
The transmission automatically shifts
through an 8-gear sequence, providing the
best fuel economy and power.
Shift to D (Drive) while depressing the
brake pedal with the engine ON. Then
release the brake pedal and depress the
accelerator pedal.
For extra power when passing another
vehicle or driving uphill, depress the
accelerator pedal fully. The transmission
automatically downshifts to the next lower
gear.
For shift button vehicles, when the vehicle
is stopped in D (Drive), if you open the
driver’s door with the seat belt unfastened,
the gear shifts to P (Park) automatically.
If the vehicle is moving in D (Drive), and
you open the driver’s door with the seat
belt unfastened, the gear may not shift
to P (Park) automatically to protect the
automatic transmission.