User's Guide Part 1

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When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
Engine Start Function When Key
Battery is Dead
CAUTION
When starting the engine by holding
the transmitter over the push button
start due to a dead key battery or a
malfunctioning key, be careful not to
allow the following.
Otherwise the signal from the key
will not be received correctly and the
engine may not start.
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Metal parts of other keys or metal
objects touch the key.
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Spare keys or keys for other vehicles
equipped with an immobilizer system
touch or come near the key.
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Devices for electronic purchases, or
security passage which touch or come
near the key.
If the engine cannot be started due to a
dead key battery, the engine can be started
using the following procedure:
1. Depress the brake pedal fi rmly.
2. (Manual transaxle)
Continue to depress the clutch pedal
fi rmly until the engine has completely
started.
3. Verify that the push button start
indication light (green) fl ashes.
NOTE
The push button start indicator light
(green) will fl ash even if the push button
start is pressed before depressing the
brake pedal (automatic transaxle) or
the clutch pedal (manual transaxle). If
the clutch pedal is depressed (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal is depressed
(automatic transaxle) under this condition,
the engine can be started by resuming the
procedure following this.
4. Touch the push button start using the
backside of the key (as shown) while
the push button start indicator light
(green) fl ashes.
Transmitter
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