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Driving your vehicle
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• Under certain conditions such
as repeated launch on steep
grades, the clutch in the trans-
mission could overheat. When
the clutch is overheated, the
safe protection mode engages. If
the safe protection mode
engages, the gear position indi-
cator on the cluster blinks with a
chime sound. At this time, a
warning message will appear on
the LCD display and driving may
not be smooth.
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If you ignore this warning, the
driving condition may become
worse.To return the normal driv-
ing condition, stop the vehicle
and apply the foot brake for a
few minutes before driving off.
• Repetitive kick downs may lead
to overheating of the transmis-
sion. This will lead to change in
the vehicle speed shift pattern,
and illuminate some warning
message.
To return the normal driving
condition, refrain from kick
down speed changes. When the
warning message illuminates,
park the vehicle at a safe loca-
tion.
• If the ecoshift dual clutch trans-
mission starts to become over-
heated, the gear shift character-
istics may change. Gear shifts
may become more abrupt. If
continued operation includes
frequent and continuous
upshifts and downshifts, the
overheat warning message on
the cluster LCD display may illu-
minate.
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If this occurs, stop the vehicle,
apply the brakes or shift the
vehicle to P (Park), and allow the
transmission to cool with engine
on.
When possible, continue to
drive the vehicle smoothly while
trying to avoid frequent upshift-
ing and downshifting.
• Gear shifts may be more notice-
able than a conventional auto-
matic transmission. This is a
normal characteristic of this
type of Ecoshift dual clutch
transmission.
• During the first 1000 miles, you
may feel that the vehicle may not
be smooth when accelerating at
low speed. During this break-in
period, the shift quality and per-
formance of your new vehicle is
continuously optimized.
• Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into D (Drive) or
R (Reverse).
• Do not put the shift lever in N
(Neutral) while driving.
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