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SAFETY CHECKS
In order to maintain a high safety standard, proceed with the following checks every month.
HOOD SWITCH
• Remote start your vehicle.
• Open hood.
Engine should stop as soon as hood is opened.
If engine does not stop immediately, turn main switch to OFF position and leave it off until situation is rectified.
Contact
your service center.
GEARSHIFT CHECK APPLICABLE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES
If key must be in ignition for gearshift to be moved out of P, your vehicle is safe as long as keys are kept away from
children.
If, on the other hand, gearshift can be put in gear without key being in ignition, proceed with this simple check.
• Make sure that the parking brake is applied.
• Put gearshift in gear (D).
• Remain in the vehicle and be ready to apply brakes
.
• Start vehicle with remote starter.
• Repeat these steps with gearshift in every position other than ‘P’ and ‘N’.
If starter reacts within 90 seconds (which is not safe), turn main switch to OFF position and leave it off until situation is
rectified. Contact your service center.
• Make sure that the parking brake is applied.
• With gearshift in ‘P’, start vehicle with remote starter.
• Remain in vehicle and be ready to apply brakes
.
• Without applying brakes
, move gearshift out of P.
If, without applying brakes, engine does not stop immediately (which is not safe), turn main switch to OFF position and
leave it off until situation is rectified. Contact your service center.