Starting and driving
- Precautions when starting and driving
- Push-button ignition switch
- Before starting the engine
- Starting the engine
- Driving the vehicle
- Parking brake
- Blind Spot Warning (BSW)/Lane Departure Warning (LDW) systems (if so equipped)
- Cruise control
- Break-in schedule
- Fuel efficient driving tips
- Increasing fuel economy
- All-Wheel Drive (AWD) (if so equipped)
- Parking/parking on hills
- Power steering
- Brake system
- Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system
- Cold weather driving
See also:
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M) test
WARNING
A vehicle equipped with Four-Wheel Drive
(4WD) should never be tested using a two
wheel dynamometer (such as the dynamometers
used by some states for emissions
testing), or similar equipm ...
Precautions on cruise control
• If the cruise control system
malfunctions, it
will cancel automatically. The CRUISE indicator
light on the meter panel will then
blink to warn the driver.
• If the engine coolant temperatu ...
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system
The Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) system
uses various sensors to monitor driver inputs
and vehicle motion. Under certain driving conditions,
the VDC system helps to perform the
following functions ...
