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Keys
■Electronic key
Smart access system with push-button start
(P.9 , 1 7 )
*: If equipped
■Mechanical key
●Locks and unlocks the doors
●Opens the trunk
●Locks and unlocks the glove box
The mechanical key is stored inside the electronic
key. To extract the key, release the latch and pull,
or if equipped with a card key, press the button
and pull.
■Wireless remote control
Locks the doors
Unlocks the doors
Opens the trunk
Sounds the alarm
(To stop the alarm, push any button on the
wireless remote control.)
Card key*
1
2
3
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Theft Deterrent System
■Immobilizer system
The immobilizer system prevents the hybrid sys-
tem from being started in the event that an
attempt is made to start the vehicle using an
unregistered key.
The security indicator light flashes to indicate that
the system is set.
■Alarm
The system sounds the alarm and flashes light when an attempt to steal the vehicle is
detected.
To s e t t h e a l a r m : close the doors, trunk and hood, and lock all doors. The indicator light
comes on to indicate that the alarm is in its preparation state. When the indicator light
begins to flash, the system is armed.
To deactivate or stop the alarm: turn the “POWER” switch to the ACCESSORY or ON
mode, or unlock the doors or trunk.
■Steering lock
The steering lock is engaged when the driver’s
door is opened with the “POWER” switch OFF.
The theft deterrent system includes the following features to help protect your vehicle from
theft.

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Starting
■Starting the hybrid system
Make sure the parking brake is engaged and the
shift lever is in “P”.
Depress the brake pedal.
The “POWER” switch indicator light turns
green.
Press the “POWER” switch.
The “READY” light comes on, showing
that’s the vehicle is ready to drive.
■Stopping the hybrid system
Engage the parking brake and shift the shift lever to “P”.
Press the “POWER” switch.
■Changing “POWER” switch modes
To change “POWER” switch modes without turning on the hybrid system, press the
“POWER” switch without depressing the brake pedal. The modes can be changed in the
following order:
With the electronic key on your person, the hybrid system can be started by simply press-
ing the “POWER” switch, while depressing the brake pedal.
(The mechanical key cannot be used to start the hybrid system.)
ACCESSORY modeON mode
(Indicator light: amber) OFF
(Indicator light: off)