Rocking the vehicle
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, depress the accelerator pedal slightly and move the shift lever/select lever back and forth between “1”/“D” and “R” repeatedly. Do not race the engine. For the best possible traction, avoid spinning the wheels when trying to free the vehicle.
When the road surface is extremely slippery, you can obtain better traction by starting the vehicle with the transmission in 2nd than 1st (both for MT and AT).
If your vehicle is an AT model, for information about holding the transmission in the 2nd position, refer to “Selection of manual mode”.
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To decrease the speed (by brake pedal)
1. Depress the brake pedal to release
cruise control temporarily.
2. When the speed decreases to the
desired speed, press the “SET/COAST”
button once. Now the desired speed is set
and the veh ...
Heater operation
NOTE
● When the “” button or “”
button is pressed the air conditioner compressor automatically operates to quickly
defog the windshield. However the indicator on the air conditioner button ...
Activating and deactivating the alarm system
To change the setting of your vehicle’s alarm system for activation or deactivation,
do the following.
1. Disarm the alarm system. Refer to “Disarming the system” F2-18.
2. Sit in the driver’s sea ...