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7-1. Essential information
7-1.Essential information
Emergency flashers
If your vehicle has to
be stopped in an emer-
gency
The emergency flashers are
used to warn other drivers
when the vehicle has to be
stopped on the road due to
a breakdown, etc.
Only in an emergency, such
as if it becomes impossible
to stop the vehicle in the
normal way, stop the vehicle
using the following proce-
dure:
Operating instructions
Press the switch to flash all of
the turn signal lights.
Stopping the vehicle
To turn them off, press the switch
once again.
1 Steadily step on the brake
pedal with both feet and
firmly depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal
repeatedly as this will increase the
effort required to slow the vehicle.
2 Shift the shift lever to N.
If the shift lever is shifted to N
3 After slowing down, stop the
vehicle in a safe place by the
road.
■Emergency flashers
●If the emergency flashers are
used for a long time while the
engine is not running, the battery
may discharge.
4 Stop the engine.
If the shift lever cannot be
shifted to N
●If any of the SRS airbags deploy
(inflate) or in the event of a strong
rear impact, the emergency flash-
ers will turn on automatically.
The emergency flashers will turn
off automatically after operating
for approximately 20 minutes. To
manually turn the emergency
flashers off, press the switch
twice.
3 Keep depressing the brake
pedal with both feet to reduce
vehicle speed as much as
possible.
4 To stop the engine, press and
hold the engine switch for 2
consecutive seconds or
(The emergency flashers may not
turn on automatically depending
on the force of the impact and
conditions of the collision.)
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