Starting the vehicle

  1. Holding the smart key or registered digital key 2, sit in the driver’s seat.

  2. Fasten the seat belt before starting the vehicle.

  3. Apply the parking brake.

  4. Check the positions of the accelerator and brake pedals and the clearance with your right foot.

  5. Engage and hold the brake pedal.

  6. While depressing the brake pedal, shift to P (Park).

  7. Depress and hold the brake pedal while pressing the EV button.

  8. When the READY indicator is ON, you can drive the vehicle. When the READY indicator is off, you cannot drive the vehicle. Restart the vehicle.

    Figure 1. Vehicle POWER ON to DRIVE READY (green)
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  9. Engage and hold the brake pedal and shift the gear to the desired position.

  10. Release the parking brake and slowly release the brake pedal. Check to see if the vehicle moves slowly, then engage the accelerator pedal.

NOTE

While the charging cable is connected, the gear cannot be shift from P (Park) to any other gear for safety reasons.