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Starting the vehicle

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WARNING

Always place the gear selector in Park and apply the parking brake before leaving the vehicle. Never leave the vehicle unattended with the engine running.

•Always open garage doors fully before starting the engine inside a garage to ensure adequate ventilation. The exhaust gases contain carbon monox- ide, which is invisible and odorless but very poisonous.

CAUTION

Automatic transmission

•The engine should be idling when you move the gear selector. Never acceler- ate until after you feel the transmission engage! Accelerating immediately after selecting a gear will cause harsh engagement and premature transmis- sion wear.

•Selecting P or N when idling at a stand- still for prolonged periods of time will help prevent overheating of the auto- matic transmission fluid.