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Driving your vehicle
The Launch Control system controls
the vehicle to reduce wheel spin or
slip on a hard acceleration from a
standing start.
Prerequisite for Activation
The Launch Control gets ready to be
activated, when the following prereq-
uisites are satisfied.
• The engine is warmed up.
• Malfunction warning lights related
to the engine and ESC (Electronic
Stability Control) is off.
Launch Control Activation
To activate Launch Control:
1. Select SPORT mode using the
drive mode selection knob.
SPORT indicator will illuminate on
the instrument cluster LCD dis-
play.
2. Turn off ESC by pressing the ESC
OFF button for more than 3 sec-
onds. The ESC OFF indicator will
illuminate on the instrument clus-
ter.
3. Shift to the D (Drive) position.
4. Depress the brake pedal firmly
with your left foot, while depress-
ing the accelerator pedal down
fully with your right foot.Then, the
Engine rpm will reach an opti-
mized level.
The message "Launch Control
Ready" will appear in the instru-
ment cluster LCD display.
5. A smooth, quick release of the
brake pedal, while maintaining full
depression of the accelerator
pedal will initiate launching of the
vehicle.
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For safety purposes, check the
following conditions before
using Launch control.
• The driver's seatbelt is fas-
tened.
• All doors, hood and trunk is
closed.
• The vehicle is at a complete
stop.
• Align the steering wheel
straight.
CAUTION
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