You can increase the engine's braking effect by
shifting down, going all the way to first gear, if
necessary.
Loading
Overloading the vehicle
Automatic transmission/Sports automatic
transmission*:
To avoid exceeding the approved carrying
capacity of the tires, never overload the vehicle.
Overloading can lead to overheating and in‐
creases the rate at which damage develops in‐
side the tires. This could result in a sudden loss
of tire inflation pressure.◀
You can increase the engine's braking effect by
shifting down in the manual mode of the auto‐
matic transmission, refer to page 66.
Avoid load on the brakes
No fluids in the trunk
Avoid placing excessive load on the brake
system. Light but consistent brake pressure can
lead to high temperatures, brake wear and pos‐
sibly even brake failure.◀
Make sure that fluids do not leak into the
trunk; otherwise, the vehicle may be dam‐
aged.◀
Do not drive in neutral
Determining the load limit
Do not drive in neutral or with the engine
stopped, as doing so disables engine braking. In
addition, steering and brake assist is unavailable
with the engine stopped.◀
No objects in the area around the pedals
Never allow floor mats, carpets or any
other objects to protrude into the area of pedal
movement and impair pedal operation.◀
Brake disc corrosion
1.
Locate the following statement on your ve‐
hicle’s placard*:
Corrosion on the brake discs and contamination
on the brake pads are furthered by:
▷
The combined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX kg or
YYY lbs. Otherwise, damage to the ve‐
hicleandunstabledrivingsituationsmay
result.
▷
▷
Low mileage.
Extended periods when the vehicle is not
used at all.
▷
Infrequent use of the brakes.
2.
3.
4.
Determine the combined weight of the
driver and passengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
Corrosion occurs when the minimum pressure
that must be exerted by the pads during brake
applications to clean the discs is not reached.
Subtract the combined weight of the driver
and passengers from XXX kilograms or YYY
pounds.
Should corrosion form on the brake discs, the
brakes will tend to respond with a pulsating ef‐
fect that generally cannot be corrected.
The resulting figure equals the available
amount of cargo and luggage load capacity.
Condensation under the parked vehicle
For example, if the YYY amount equals
When using the automatic climate control, con‐
densation water develops that exits underneath
the vehicle.
1,400
lbs and there will be five 150 lbs pas‐
sengers in your vehicle, the amount of avail‐
able cargo and luggage load capacity is
Therefore, traces of condensed water under the
vehicle are normal.
650
lbs: 1,400 lbs minus 750 lbs = 650 lbs.
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The GPS does not street names as you go
Does this manual also apply to the 2012 model?