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Driving your vehicle
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Using the clutch
The clutch should be pressed all the
way to the floor before shifting, then
released slowly. The clutch pedal
should always be fully released while
driving. Do not rest your foot on the
clutch pedal while driving. This can
cause unnecessary wear. Do not par-
tially engage the clutch to hold the
vehicle on an incline. This causes
unnecessary wear.Use the foot brake
or parking brake to hold the vehicle on
an incline. Do not operate the clutch
pedal rapidly and repeatedly.
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1)
: Half clutch?
A condition where the clutch is half-
engaged and sliding. It may occur when
the clutch pedal is partially depressed
(not fully depressed), or vehicle power is
transferred to the clutch before the pedal
is fully let go.
CAUTION
• If half-clutch*
1)
driving style is
adopted, or driver’s foot is
placed on the pedal while driv-
ing, the clutch may be dam-
aged or worn out prematurely.
• While parking on a steep
grade, do not use half clutch
method to park the vehicle. It
will cause premature wear of
the clutch disc.
• While driving at fast speed, do
not abruptly shift to low
speed. It may lead to engine
and transaxle damage.
CAUTION
• When starting a fully stopped
vehicle, refrain to start in 2nd
gear. When starting in 2nd
gear, abnormal clutch disc fric-
tion heat may occur and result
in clutch cover and clutch disc
damage.
• When the vehicle is in motion,
please refrain from using half
clutch. The use of half clutch
while the vehicle is in motion
may result in early clutch disc
wear, abnormal vibration or
noise.
• The clutch pedal should be
depressed fully for any opera-
tion. When letting go of the
depressed pedal, make sure
not to depress the pedal again
before the pedal goes back to
its initial position. If such unin-
tended re-depressing occurs,
the clutch system may be dam-
aged.
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