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Inspection Mode: Procedure

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  1. Shift the select lever to "D" range, and then drive the vehicle with changing the gear from 1st to 5th.
  2. When driving the vehicle at 5th speed of "D" range, set the gear to manual mode and drive the vehicle by downshifting using "-" of the paddle shift switch from 5th → 4th, 4th → 3rd, 3rd → 2nd, and 2nd → 1st.
    NOTE: At shifting down, drive the vehicle at least 10 seconds in each speed.
  3. Shift the select lever to "R" range and drive the vehicle for 2 seconds or more.
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