Driving your vehicle
Starting the vehicle
1. Always carry the smart key with you.
2. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
3. Make sure the gear is in P (Park).
4. Depress the brake pedal.
Starting the vehicle
WARNING
śꢀ Always wear appropriate shoes when
operating your vehicle. Unsuitable
shoes, such as high heels, ski boots,
sandals, flipflops, etc., may interfere
with your ability to use the brake and
accelerator pedals.
5. Press the START/STOP button. If the
vehicle starts, the "
will come on.
" indicator
śꢀ Do not start the vehicle with the
accelerator pedal depressed.
Information
The vehicle can move which can lead
to an accident.
śꢀ Always start the vehicle with your foot
on the brake pedal. Do not depress the
accelerator whilst starting the vehicle.
Do not race the motor whilst warming
it up.
Information
śꢀ The vehicle will start by pressing the
Start/Stop button, only when the smart
key is in the vehicle.
śꢀ If ambient temperature is low, the
“
” indicator may remain
illuminated longer than the normal
amount of time.
śꢀ Even if the smart key is in the vehicle,
and when it is far away from the driver,
the vehicle may not start.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the vehicle:
śꢀ When the Start/Stop button is in the
ACC or ON position, if any door is
open, the system checks for the smart
key. When the smart key is not in the
śꢀ If the (
) indicator turns off
whilst you are in motion, do not
attempt to shift the gear to the P
(Park) position.
vehicle, the “
” indicator will
blink and the warning 'Key not in
vehicle' will come on. When all doors
are closed, the chime will also sound for
about 5 seconds. Keep the smart key in
the vehicle when in the ACC position
or if the vehicle is in the ready (
mode.
If traffic and road conditions permit,
you may put the gear in N (Neutral)
whilst the vehicle is still moving and
press the Start/Stop button in an
attempt to restart the vehicle.
)
śꢀ Do not push or tow your vehicle to
start the vehicle.
WARNING
People with medical devices such
as implanted pacemakers or cardiac
defibrillators should not carry the
smart key near the heart. The smart key
system may affect the operation of such
implanted medical devices.
Failure to do so may result in
interference with the medical device,
which could result in serious injury.
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