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Special Notes For Vehicle Inspection

  1. VEHICLE CONDITIONS 
    1. Before activating the service mode, turn the air conditioner off, start the engine with the shift lever at P position, and check that the engine stops within several seconds after starting. (Engine warm up check).
    2. Activate the service mode and inspect the vehicle. The shift position for each test is as described in Fig 1.
      Fig 1: Shift Position Testing Procedure
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    3. Reset the service mode immediately after completion of inspection.
      CAUTION: Traveling on a road without resetting the service mode may damage the transaxle.
  2. SPECIAL NOTES FOR SPEEDOMETER TEST 
    1. Depress the accelerator pedal slowly, and gradually accelerate at the time of measurement.
      CAUTION: Rapid starting or quick acceleration/deceleration based on the speedometer tester without load setting may damage the transaxle.
    2. After the measurement, use the brake to decelerate gradually and stop.
  3. Special note for using the chassis dynamometer. Always set an appropriate load before starting the test.
    CAUTION: Rapid starting or quick acceleration/deceleration with insufficient load may damage the transaxle.