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Driving Your Vehicle

Starting the Gasoline Engine

In this manual: Driving Your Vehicle
Your Vehicle at a Glance — 6Safety Features of Your Vehicle — 58Vehicle Specifications — 387Driving Your Vehicle — 142What to Do in an Emergency — 34Maintenance — 106Specifications and Consumer Information — 16
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1. Carry the smart key or leave it inside the vehicle.

2. Make sure the parking brake is securely applied.

3. Manual transaxle: Fully depress the clutch pedal and shift the transaxle into neutral. Keep the clutch pedal and brake pedal depressed while starting the engine.

Automatic transaxle/DCT* - Place the shift lever in P (Park).

Fully depress the brake pedal.

You can also start the engine when the shift lever is in N (Neutral).

* DCT: Dual Clutch Transmission

4. Press the engine START/STOP button. Do not depress the accelerator pedal.

5. Do not wait for the engine to warm up while the vehicle is stationary. Start moving at moderate engine speed. (Avoid rapid acceleration and deceleration.)

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