06
Parking
Good driving practices
To park your vehicle, always come to
a complete stop and continue to
depress the brake pedal.
ꢀ 1HYHUꢀPRYHꢀWKHꢀVKLIWꢀOHYHUꢀIURPꢀ1ꢀ
(Neutral) to any other position with
the accelerator pedal depressed.
ꢀ :KHQꢀ SDUNLQJꢀ RQꢀ WKHꢀ IODWꢀ URDGꢁꢀ ꢀ %Hꢀ VXUHꢀ WKHꢀ YHKLFOHꢀ LVꢀ FRPSOHWHO\ꢀ
move the shift lever from D (Drive)/R
(Reverse) to N (Neutral) position.
Then, engage the parking brake
firmly before turning off the engine.
stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
ꢀ 'Rꢀ QRWꢀ PRYHꢀ WKHꢀ VKLIWꢀ OHYHUꢀ WRꢀ 1ꢀ
(Neutral) when driving. Doing so
may result in an accident because
of a loss of engine braking and the
transmission could be damaged.
ꢀ :KHQꢀSDUNLQJꢀRQꢀDꢀVORSHꢁꢀLWꢀLVꢀUHF-
ommended to place the shift lever
in D (Drive) for uphill and R
(Reverse) for downhill and to
engage the parking brake before
turning off the engine.
ꢀ 'RꢀQRWꢀGULYHꢀZLWKꢀ\RXUꢀIRRWꢀUHVWLQJꢀ
on the brake pedal. Even light, but
consistent pedal pressure can
result in the brakes overheating,
brake wear and possibly even
brake failure.
If the engine was turned off with the
shift lever in D (Drive) or R (Reverse)
position, it is necessary to depress
the brake pedal and move the shift
lever to N (Neutral) position to turn on
the engine. Take the Key with you
when exiting the vehicle.
ꢀ 'HSUHVVLQJꢀ ERWKꢀ DFFHOHUDWRUꢀ DQGꢀ
brake pedals at the same time can
trigger logic for engine power
reduction to assure vehicle decel-
HUDWLRQꢂꢀ 9HKLFOHꢀ DFFHOHUDWLRQꢀ ZLOOꢀ
resume after the brake pedal is
released.
WARNING
When you stay in the vehicle with
the engine running, be careful not
to depress the accelerator pedal
for a long period of time. The
engine or exhaust system may
overheat and start a fire.
ꢀ :KHQꢀGULYLQJꢀLQꢀ0DQXDOꢀVKLIWꢀPRGHꢁꢀ
slow down before shifting to a lower
gear. Otherwise, the lower gear
may not be engaged if the engine
rpms are outside of the allowable
range.
The exhaust gas and the exhaust
system are very hot. Keep away
from the exhaust system compo-
nents.
ꢀ $OZD\Vꢀ DSSO\ꢀ WKHꢀ SDUNLQJꢀ EUDNHꢀ
when leaving the vehicle. Do not
depend on placing the transmission
in N (Neutral) to keep the vehicle
from moving.
Do not stop or park over flamma-
ble materials, such as dry grass,
paper or leaves. They may ignite
and cause a fire.
6-31