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Starting the engine

  • Always wear appropriate shoes when operating your vehicle. Unsuitable shoes, such as high heels, ski boots, sandals, thongs, etc., may interfere with your ability to use the brake and accelerator pedals. Do not drive barefoot.

  • Do not start the vehicle with the accelerator pedal pressed. Place your foot firmly on the brake pedal whilst starting your vehicle.

  • Wait until the engine is at normal idle before shifting gears and releasing the brake. Your vehicle may move suddenly if your vehicle is shifted whilst the engine RPM is high. It may cause damage to the transmission system.

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.

  • The vehicle starts by pressing the Engine Start/Stop button, only when the smart key is in the vehicle.

  • The vehicle may not start even if the smart key is in the vehicle but it is not near you (e.g. in the luggage compartment).

  • When the Engine 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 vehicle, the indicator blinks and the warning "Key not detected" appears. When all doors are closed, the chime also sounds for about 5 seconds.

Starting the engine

  1. Always carry the smart key with you.

  2. Make sure the parking brake is applied.

  3. Make sure to the vehicle is in P (Park).

  4. Press the brake pedal.

  5. Press the Engine Start/Stop button.

  • Do not wait for the engine to warm up or race the engine whilst the vehicle remains stationary.

  • Start driving at moderate engine speeds. Do not rapidly accelerate and decelerate whilst driving.

To prevent damage to the vehicle:

  • Do not press the Engine Start/Stop button for more than 10 seconds except when the stop light fuse is blown.

    When the stop light fuse is blown, replace the fuse, start the engine by pressing and holding the Engine Start/Stop button for 10 seconds with the Engine Start/Stop button in the ACC position.

  • If the engine stalls whilst the vehicle is moving, shift to N (Neutral) and use the Engine Start/Stop button to attempt to restart the engine.

  • Do not push or tow your vehicle to start the engine.

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If the smart key battery is weak or the smart key does not work correctly press the Engine Start/Stop button with the smart key.