ECO mode MITSUBISHI MIRAGE 2017 6.G Owner's Manual

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) (if so equipped)
Features and controls 5-39
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At high altitude locati
ons, upshift as listed
below.
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It is recommended th
at you downshift to a
lower gear when needed to maintain the desired speed, according to the table. Avoid downshifting at
too high a speed. The
engine may suffer damage. To maintain a safe speed and prolong brake life, shift down to 2nd or 1st when descend-ing a steep hill. Downshifting is also important to avoid “lug- ging” the engine at too low a speed, such aswhen turning a corner or when driving up a steep hill.
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 Do not use the gearshift lever as a han- drest. This can result
in premature wear of
the transaxle shift forks.  The table above shows the maximum rec- ommended driving speed for in each gear. Do not drive near or at these speeds forprolonged periods of time.
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The CVT will automatically and continuouslychange its gear ratio depending on road anddriving conditions. This helps achieve smooth driving and excellent fuel efficiency. The transmission prevents unnecessary upshifts even when the accelerator pedal isreleased and ensures smooth driving. According to the conditions, the transmission will automatically shift to a lower gear ratio to achieve stronger engine braking. This may help reduce your need
to use the service
brake.
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As an additional safe
ty precaution, models
equipped with a continuously variable trans- mission have a shift-lock device that holds
Shift point
Upshift speeds
1st gear to 2nd gear 15 mph (24 km/h)2nd gear to 3rd gear 25 mph (40 km/h)3rd gear to 4th gear 40 mph (64 km/h)4th gear to 5th gear 45 mph (72 km/h)Downshifting

Recommended downshifting speed

Downshifting speed
Shift point
Under 20 mph (32 km/h)
Shift down from cur- rent gear to 2nd gear.
20 to 30 mph (32 to
48 km/h)
Shift down from cur- rent gear to 3rd gear.
Driving precautions

Maximum possible driving speed

Shift points
Maximum possible driving
speed
1st gear 28 mph (45 km/h)2nd gear 53 mph (85 km/h)3rd gear 78 mph (125 km/h)4th gear 105 mph (170 km/h)Downshifting speed
Shift point
Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
(if so
equipped)DRIVING UPHILL

DRIVING DOWNHILL

Selector lever operation

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Hill start assist
Features and controls 5-45
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If the power brake unit or either of the two brake hydraulic systems stops working prop-erly, the rest of the brake system will still work, but the vehicle will not slow down as quickly.You will know this ha
s happened if you find
you need to press the brake down farther, or harder when slowing down or stopping, or ifthe brake warning light and the warning dis- play in the multi-information display comes on. Have the brake system repaired at an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of y
our choice immediately.
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The disc brakes have an alarm that makes a metallic squeal when
the brake pads have
worn down enough to need service.If you hear this sound, have the brake pads replaced at an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of your choice.
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The hill start assist makes it easy to start offon a steep uphill slope by preventing the vehicle from moving backwards. It keeps the brakes applied for about 2 seconds when youmove your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal.
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1. Stop the vehicle completely using the brake pedal.
WA R N I N G Never coast downhill
with the engine OFF.
Keep the engine running whenever your vehicle is in motion. If you turn off theengine while driving, the power brake booster will stop wo
rking and your brakes
will not work as well. If the power assist is lost or if either brake hydraulic system stop
s working properly,
take your vehicle
to an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer
or a repair facil-
ity of your choice immediately.
Brake pad wear alarm
WA R N I N G Driving with worn brake pads will make it harder to stop, and can cause an accident.
Hill start assist
CAUTION Do not overly rely on the hill start assist to prevent backwards movement of the vehicle.Under certain circumstan
ces, even when hill
start assist is activated, the vehicle may move backwards if the brake pedal is not suf- ficiently depressed, if the vehicle is heavilyloaded, or if the road is very steep or slip- pery.  The hill start assist is
not designed to keep
the vehicle stopped in place on uphill slopes for more than 2 seconds. When facing uphill, do not rely on using the hill start assist to
maintain a stopped position
as an alternative to depressing the brake pedal. Doing so could cause an accident. Do not perform the following operation while the hill start assist is operating.[Except for vehicles equipped with the F. A . S . T. - k e y ] Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” or“ACC” position. [Vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key] Put the operation mode
in OFF or ACC. The
hill start assist coul
d stop operating, which
could result in an accident.
To operate
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Anti-lock braking system 5-48 Features and controls
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If there is a malfunction in the system, the anti-lock braking system warning light will come on.Under normal conditions, the ABS warning light comes on when the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position or the operationmode is put in ON and goes off a few seconds later.
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 Avoid hard braking and high-speed driv- ing. Stop the vehicl
e in a safe place.
Test the system by restarting the engine and driving at a speed of about 12 mph (20 km/h) or higher.If the warning light then remains off dur- ing driving, there is no abnormal condi- tion.However, if the warning light does not disappear, or if they come on again when the vehicle is driven, have the vehiclechecked by an authorized MITSUBISHI MOTORS dealer or repair facility of your choice as soon as possible.
The anti-lock braking system and brake force distribution function ma
y not work, so hard
braking could make the vehicle unstable. Avoid hard braking and high-speed driving.Stop the vehicle in a safe place and contact an authorized MITSUBISHI MOTORS dealer or repair facility of your choice.
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After driving on snow
or icy roads, remove
any snow and ice whic
h may have be left
around the wheels. On vehicles that have an anti-lock braking syst
em, be careful not to
damage the wheel spee
d sensors (A) or the
cables located at each wheel.
Anti-lock braking system warn- ing light
CAUTION Any of the following indicates that the anti- lock braking system is not functioning andonly the standard brake system is working. (The standard brake system is functioning normally.) If this happe
ns, take your vehicle
to an authorized Mits
ubishi Motors dealer or
a repair facility of your choice.
• When the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position or the operation mode is putin ON, the warning li
ght does not come on
or it remains on and does not go off.• The warning light comes on while driving
If the warning light illuminate while driving If only the anti-lock braking sys- tem warning light illuminate
CAUTION
If the anti-lock braking system warning light and brake warning light illuminate at the same time After driving on icy roads
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Electric power steering system (EPS)
Features and controls 5-49
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The power steering system operates while the engine is running. It helps reduce the effort needed to turn the steering wheel. The power steering system has mechanicalsteering capability in ca
se the power assist is
lost. If the power assist is lost for some rea- son, you will still be ab
le to steer your vehi-
cle, but you will notice it takes much more effort to steer. If this happens, have your vehi- cle inspected at an authorized MitsubishiMotors dealer or a repair facility of your choice.
If there is a malfunction in the system, the warning light will come on. Under normal conditions
, the warning lamp
comes on when the ignition switch is turnedto the “ON” position or the operation mode is put in ON, and goes off after the engine has started.
Electric power steering sys- tem (EPS) Front Rear
WA R N I N G Do not stop the engine while the vehicle is moving. Stopping the engine would makethe steering wheel extremely hard to turn,possibly resulting
in an ac
cident.
NOTE
During repeated full-lock turning of the steering wheel (for example, while you are manoeuvring the vehicl
e into a parking
space), a protection
function may be acti-
vated to prevent overheating of the power steering system. This f
unction will make the
steering wheel graduall
y harder to turn. In
this event, limit your turning of the steering wheel for a while. When the system hascooled down, the steeri
ng effort will return
to normal.  If you turn the steering wheel while the vehi- cle is stationary with
the headlights on, the
headlights may become
dim. This behavior
is not abnormal. The he
adlights will return to
their original brightne
ss after a short while.
Electric power steering system warning light
CAUTION If the warning light appears while the engine is running, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or arepair facility of your choice as soon as pos- sible. It may become ha
rder to turn the steer-
ing wheel.
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Tire pressure monitoring system (if so equipped)
Features and controls 5-57
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When the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position or the ope
ration mode is put in
ON, the tire pressure monitoring system warning light normally
illuminates and goes
off a few seconds later. If one or more of the vehicle tires (except for the spare tire) is signi
ficantly under-inflated,
the warning light will remain illuminated while the ignition switch or the operationmode is in ON. Refer to “If the warning light illuminates while driving” on page 5-58 and take the nec-essary measures.
For details, please
contact your authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer.NOTE
Type 1Type 2
Tire pressure monitoring sys- tem warning light

CAUTION If the tire pressure monitoring system warn- ing light does not illumi
nate when the igni-
tion switch is turned to the “ON” position orthe operation mode is put in ON, it means that the tire pressure monitoring system is not working properly. Have the systeminspected by an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer. In such situations, a malfunctioning of thesystem may be preventing the monitoring of the tire pressure. Avoid sudden braking, sharp turning and high-speed driving. If a malfunction is detected in the tire pres- sure monitoring system, the tire pressuremonitoring system warning light will blink for approximately 1 mi
nute and then remain
continuously illuminate
d. The warning light
will issue further warnings each time the engine is restarted as
long as the malfunction
exists.Check to see whether the warning light goes off after few minutes driving. If it then goes off during driving, there is noproblem. However, if the warning light does not go off, or if it blinks again when the engine isrestarted, have the
vehicle inspected by an
authorized Mitsubish
i Motors dealer.
In such situations, a malfunctioning of thesystem may be preventing the monitoring of the tire pressure. For safety reasons, when the warning light appears while driving,avoid sudden braking, sharp turning and high-speed driving.
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Multi-information display 5-66 Features and controls
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Displays the approximate time until the next recommended periodic
inspection. “---” is
displayed when the inspection time hasarrived. 1. Shows the time until the next periodic inspection.
2. This informs you that a periodic inspec- tion is due. Contact an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer
or a repair facil-
ity of your choice to have the system checked. 3. After your vehicle
is inspected at an
authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer, it displays the time unt
il the next periodic
inspection.
The “---” display can be
reset while the igni-
tion switch or the opera
tion mode is in OFF.
1. When you lightly press the multi-informa- tion display switch a few times, the infor-mation display switches to the service reminder display. 2. Press and hold the multi-information dis- play switch for about 1 second or more tomake the wrench symbol start flashing. (If there is no operation for about 10 seconds with flashing, the displa
y will revert to its
original indication.)
NOTE
 The service reminder time can be modified by an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer,to adjust for severe usage, etc. Refer to “Severe maintenance sc
hedule” in your vehi-
cle’s Warranty and Ma
intenance Manual. For
further information, please contact your authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer.Distance Month
NOTE
 Shows the distance in
units of 100 miles (100
km) and the time in units of 1 month.NOTE
 When the next periodic inspection is approaching, the wrench symbol will be dis-played whenever the ignition switch is turned from the “OFF” position to the “ON”changed from OFF to ON. The wrench symbol will continuously be dis- played, even on non-service reminder dis-plays (odometer, trip meter, etc.), until the service reminder is reset. When the service reminder resets, thewrench symbol will not be displayed untilthe next periodic inspection.
To r e s e t
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Multi-information display
Features and controls 5-67
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3. With this indicator
flashing, if you lightly
press the multi-information meter switch,the display switches from “---” to “cLEAr”. After that, the time until the next periodic inspection is shown.
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The “Average fuel c
onsumption reset mode”,
“Fuel consumption uni
t” and “Temperature
unit” setting can be m
odified as desired,
when the ignition switch or the operation mode is ON.
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You can change the mode condition for theaverage fuel consumpt
ion display to “Auto
reset” or “Manual reset”.
1. When you lightly press the multi-informa- tion display switch a few times, the infor-mation display switches to the driving range display. Refer to “Information display” on page5-62. 2. Each time you press th
e multi-information
display switch for 1 second or more ondriving range disp
lay, you can switch
reset mode for average fuel consumption. (A: Auto reset mode, B: Manual reset mode)  When the average fuel consumption is being displayed, if you hold down themulti-information display switch, these calculations will be reset to zero.  When the following operation is per- formed, the mode setting changes auto- matically from manual to auto.
CAUTION The customer is responsible for making sure that regular inspections and maintenance and periodic inspections
and maintenance are
performed.Inspections and mainte
nance must be per-
formed to prevent accidents and malfunc- tions.NOTE
 The “---” display cannot
be reset while the
ignition switch or the operation mode is inON.
 When “---” is displayed, after a certain dis- tance and a certain pe
riod of time, the dis-
play is reset and th
e time until the next
periodic inspection is displayed.  If you accidentally reset
the display, consult
an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer for assistance.
Changing the function settings
CAUTION The driver should not operate the display while the vehicle is in motion. When operating the system, stop the vehicle in a safe area.
Changing the reset mode for aver- age fuel consumption
NOTE
Manual reset modeAuto reset mode Manual reset mode
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Multi-information display 5-68 Features and controls
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[Except for vehicles
equipped with the
F. A . S . T. - k e y ]Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” posi- tion from the “ACC” or “OFF” position. [For vehicles equipped
with the F.A.S.T.-
key]Change the operation mode to ON from ACC or OFF.  When the average fuel consumption is being displayed, if you hold down the multi-information display switch, these calculations will
be reset to zero.
 When the engine switch or the operation mode is in the following conditions, the average fuel consumption display willautomatically reset. [Except for vehicles
equipped with the
F. A . S . T. - k e y ] The ignition switch has been set to the“ACC” or “OFF” position for about 4 hours or more. [For vehicles equipped
with the F.A.S.T.-
key]The operation mode has been set to ACC or OFF for about 4 hours or more.
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The fuel consumption display unit can bechanged. The distance
and amount units are
also switched to match the selected fuel con-sumption unit. 1. When you lightly press the multi-informa- tion display switch a few times, the infor- mation display switches to the averagefuel consumption display. Refer to “Information display” on page 5-62.2. Press and hold the mu
lti-information dis-
play switch for about 5 seconds or more until buzzer sound is heard twice.
3. Press and hold the multi-information dis- play switch to switch in sequence from“km/L”
 “L/100 km”
 “mpg”
The distance units is al
so changed in the fol-
lowing combinations to match the selected fuel consumption unit.
Auto reset mode
NOTE
 The average fuel cons
umption display can be
reset separately for the auto reset mode andfor the manual reset mode.  Disconnecting th
e battery cable will erase
from memory the manual reset mode or autoreset mode setting for the average fuel con- sumption display.  The initial (default) setting is “Auto reset mode”.
Changing the fuel consumption display unit
NOTE
 The display units for the driving range, the average fuel consumption are changed, but the units for the indicating needle (speedom- eter), the odometer, the trip odometer and theservice reminder will
remain unchanged.
 If the battery is disconnected, the memory of the unit setting is erased and it returns auto- matically to factory setting.
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Warning lights 5-72 Features and controls
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This indicator is a part of the onboard diag- nostic (OBD) system which monitors the emissions, engine cont
rol system or continu-
ously variable transmission (CVT) controlsystem. If a problem is detected in one of these systems, this indicator illuminates or flashes. When the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position or
the operation mode is
put in ON, this indicator normally comes onand goes off after the engine has started. This indicator will come on if the fuel tank filler cap is not properly tightened. If this indicator comes on and stays on after refuel-ing, stop the engine and check that the cap is properly tightened. (Turn the cap clockwise until you hear clicking sounds.)If this indicator does not go off after several seconds or lights up while driving, have the system checked as soon as possible at anauthorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer or a repair facility of your choice.
CAUTION If the brake warning light and the Anti-lock braking system warning
light are illuminated
at the same time, the braking force distribu-tion function will not
operate, the vehicle
may be destab
ilized during sudden braking
under the following conditions.• When the brake warning light does not goout even when the parking brake isreleased.• When the brake warning light stays onwhile driving.If the above occurs, avoid sudden brakingand high-speed driving.
Park the vehicle in a
safe place, and contact an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer
or a repair facility
of your choice as soon as possible. The vehicle should be brought to a halt in the following manner when
brake performance
is deteriorated.• Confirm that the vehicle slows down whenyou press down on the brake pedal harder than usual. In some cases, the brake pedalmay go all the way to the floor.• Should the brakes fail, use engine brakingto reduce your speed and slowly apply the parking brake. Depress the brake peda
l to illuminate the
stop lights and to alert the vehicles behind you.
Engine malfunction indicator (“SERVICE ENGINE SOON” or “Check engine light”)
CAUTION Driving for a long time with the engine mal- function indicator on
may cause more dam-
age to the emission control system. Thiscould also affect fuel economy and drivabil- ity. If this indicator does not come on when the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” posi- tion or the operation mode
is put in ON, have
the system checked at an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer
or a repair facility
of your choice. If the engine malfuncti
on indicator comes on
while the engine is running, avoid driving athigh speeds. During vehicle operation
with the indicator
on, the vehicle may not
accelerate when you
depress the accelerator pedal. When the vehicle is stat
ionary with the indi-
cator on, you must depress the brake pedalmore firmly than usual since the engine idling speed is higher than usual and a vehi- cle with a CVT has a stronger tendency tocreep forward.
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Warning lights
Features and controls 5-73
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This light comes on in the event of a malfunc- tion in the charging system or when the igni-tion switch is turned to the “ON” position (engine off) or the operation mode is put in ON. When the engine is started, the lightshould go out. Check to make sure that the light has gone out before driving.
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This light comes on when the engine oil pres-sure is below normal. If the light stays on while driving, stop the engine as soon as pos-sible. Do not run the engine until the cause of the low oil pressure is corrected.
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This light comes on in red if the coolant tem- perature becomes excessively high.
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This light comes on when any door or the lift-gate is open or not completely closed. When the vehicle is moving at more than 5 mph (8 km/h) and any door or the liftgate isopen or ajar, a tone will sound 4 times to inform the driver that any door or the liftgate is not properly shut.
NOTE
 Do not disconnect the battery cable when the engine malfunction i
ndicator (“SERVICE
ENGINE SOON” or “Che
ck engine light”) is
on. The engine electronic control module stores critical OBD information (especially exhaustemission data), which ma
y be lost if the bat-
tery cable is disconne
cted while the engine
malfunction indicator is
on. This will make it
difficult to diagnose the cause of future prob- lems.
Charging system warning light
CAUTION If the warning light stays on while the engine is running, park your ve
hicle in a safe place
as soon as possible and
contact an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer
or a repair facility
of your choice to have the system checked.
Oil pressure warning light
CAUTION If this light comes on when the engine oil level is not low, have
your vehicle checked at
an authorized Mitsubish
i Motors dealer or a
repair facility
of your choice.
This warning light does not show the amount of oil in the crankcase. This can only be determined by checking the oil level with the dipstick with the engine turned off.
High coolant temperature warning light - red
CAUTION If the light comes on
during vehicle opera-
tion, it indicates that
the engine is possibly
overheating. Continue
d driving could make
the engine fail. Immedi
ately stop the vehicle
in a safe place and ta
ke appropriate action.
(Refer to