Lexus RC 300 2019, Owner'S Manual

Page: 160 / 475

158 4-1. Before driving
4-1.Before driving
■
Starting the engine

P.166
■
Driving
1 With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D. (

P.169)
2 Release the parking brake.
(

P.175)
3 Gradually release the brake pedal
and gently depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehicle.
■
Stopping
1 With the shift lever in D, depress the
brake pedal.
Vehicles with a Stop & Start system: If the
Stop & Start system is enabled, depressing
the brake pedal will stop the engine.
2 If necessary, set the parking brake.
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the shift lever
to P or N. (

P.169)
■
Parking the vehicle
1 With the shift lever in D, depress the
brake pedal.
2 Set the parking brake (

P.175),
and shift the shift lever to P
(

P.169).
3 Press the engine switch to stop the
engine.
4 Lock the door, making sure that you
have the electronic key on your
person.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels as
needed.
■
Starting off on a steep uphill
1 Make sure that the parking brake is
set and shift the shift lever to D.
2 Gently depress the accelerator
pedal.
3 Release the parking brake.
■
When starting off on an uphill
The hill-start assist control will activate.
(

P.248)
■
Driving in the rain
●
Drive carefully when it is raining, because
visibility will be reduced, the windows
may become fogged-up, and the road
will be slippery.
●
Drive carefully when it starts to rain,
because the road surface will be espe-
cially slippery.
●
Refrain from high speeds when driving on
an expressway in the rain, because there
may be a layer of water between the tires
and the road surface, preventing the
steering and brakes from operating prop-
erly.
■
Engine speed while driving
In the following conditions, the engine
speed may become high while driving. This
is due to automatic up-shifting control or
down-shifting implementation to meet driv-
ing conditions. It does not indicate sudden
acceleration.
●
The vehicle is judged to be driving uphill
or downhill
●
When the accelerator pedal is released
●
When the brake pedal is depressed while
sport mode is selected
Driving the vehicle
The following procedures should be
observed to ensure safe driving:
Driving procedure
RC350-RC300_OM_General_OM24884E