General precautions:
Instead, drive either straight up or straight down the slopes. A vehicle can much more easily tip over sideways than it can end over end. Avoid driving straight up or down slopes that are too steep.
Precautions when driving under especially dangerous situations:
If driving through water, such as when crossing shallow streams:
Water entering the engine air intake or the exhaust pipe or water splashing onto electrical parts may damage your vehicle and may cause it to stall. Never drive through rushing water. Regardless of its depth, it can wash away the ground from under your tires, resulting in possible loss of traction and even vehicle rollover.
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from 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 MTand CVT). For CVT models, refer to "Selection of manual mode" F7-26.
Manual transmission
The manual transmission is a fully synchromeshed,
5-forward-speed and 1-reverse-
speed transmission.
The shift pattern is shown on the shift
lever knob. When shifting from 5th gear to
reverse gear, first return the shift lever to
the neutral position then shift into reverse
gear.
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Using the phone switch/microphone
Steering switch
By pressing the steering switch, a call can
be received or ended without taking your
hands off the steering wheel.
Volume control switch
Off hook switch
On hook switch
Microphone
The microphone is used when talking on
the phone.
Type A
Type B
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Caution
AIRBAG SYSTEM > General DescriptionCAUTION1. BEFORE STARTING ALL WORKS• Before performing vehicle maintenance, turn the ignition switch to OFF and disconnect the negative terminal from battery. NOTE">• The airbag system (including pretensioner) is fitted with a backup power s ...