Tips
1) How to extend the life time of dual clutch ?
- Avoid inching
Wait till the front vehicle move forward for sufficient distance and start your Vezel to move forward. Avoid stop-and-go style driving which increase the number of engaging and disengaging times of the dual clutch and may result premature failure due to heat generated in clutch transferred to actuator fluid (Clutch oil).
- Avoid using ECON mode
According to the user experience, using ECON mode leads to premature failure of dual clutch system. Therefore use ECON mode OFF driving mode as much as possible. According to the user experience, Fuel consumption at this mode is around 18 km/l.
- Keep the shift position in N or P (When the engine runs)
When the engine of the vehicle is running and you have to wait in a traffic for considerable amount of time, shift the gear to "N" or "P" position. This will helps to reduce the heat generated in dual clutch system in a small amount but negligible. In this case gear is in second position but clutch is in released status.
- Use EV mode as much as possible (Economical but difficult to manage option)
EV mode managed by vehicle itself depending on the condition. You have to reduce the electric power usage of the battery and encourage the vehicle to keep in EV mode as much as possible. In order to do that, you can increase the air-conditioner temperature level of the Vezel in between 22 - 25 degree celsius and reduce the electric power usage. In that case, when your hybrid battery charge reduced, vehicle shows battery charging bar in the display and you won't be able to move forward. At that point you have to stop the vehicle and wait for a while.
- Do proper maintenance (Costly but easy to manage and the best option)
- Regularly check whether any brake binds exists and if so repair immediately
- Do Engine tune-up between every 30,000km - 35,000km of milage
- Change clutch actuator fluid (Clutch oil) at least after every 10,000km (5,000km for the safe side) of mileage. when the vehicle travel too much, specially in the sport mode and heavy traffics, the engine keeps running and it gets heated the clutch system. In this situation, dual clutch oil can be vaporize. So if the vehicle is traveling lot under heavy traffic and sport mode, the clutch oil level will reduce and at some point vehicle will show an fault message like below. At this stage, it needs to check the clutch oil level and refill.
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When the Honda smart key battery runs out
Follow the steps below to start the power system.
1) Press POWER button
-The buzzer sounds and the POWER flashes for about 30 seconds.
2) While the POWER button is blinking, touch the Honda logo of the Honda smart key to the POWER button.
- A beep sounds and POWER lights up for about 10 seconds.
3) While POWER is lit, press POWER while stepping on the brake pedal with your right foot.
- The READY indicator lights up.
- When the brake pedal is not depressed, the accessory mode is set.
How to stop the power system in an emergency?
POWER switch can be used to shut down the power system in case of emergency while driving.
If you have to shut down the power system, do one of the following:
- Press POWER for about 2 seconds or longer
- Firmly press the Power button three times.
When the power system is stopped, the power mode becomes the accessory mode. When the car stops, the shift position is automatically set to P and the power mode is turned off.
Note:- Do not press POWER while driving unless it is necessary, such as in an emergency.