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Hill start assist
6-30 Starting and driving
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The brake warning lamp illuminates to indi-
cate a fault in the braking system. Refer to
“Brake warning lamp” on page 5-13.
Check the brake system while driving at a
low speed immediately after starting, espe-
cially when the brakes are wet, to confirm
they work normally.
A film of water can be formed on the brake
discs or brake drums and prevent normal
braking after driving in heavy rain or through
large puddles, or after the vehicle is washed.
If this occurs, dry the brakes out by driving
slowly while lightly depressing the brake
pedal.
It is important to take advantage of the engine
braking by shifting to a lower shift position
while driving on steep downhill roads in
order to prevent the brakes from overheating.
 New brakes need to be broken-in by mod-
erate use for the first 200 km.
Avoid hard braking situations.
 The disc brakes are provided with a warn-
ing device which emits a shrieking metal-
lic sound while braking if the brake pads
have reached their limit.
If you hear this sound, have the brake
pads replaced immediately by your
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The hill start assist makes it easy to start off
on a steep uphill slope by preventing the
vehicle from moving backwards. It keeps the
braking force for about 2 seconds when you
move your foot from the brake pedal to the
accelerator pedal.
Warning lamp
When brakes are wet
When driving downhill
WARNING
 Do not leave any objects near the brake
pedal or let a floor mat slide under it;
doing so could prevent the full pedal
stroke that would be necessary in an
emergency. Make sure that the pedal can
be operated freely at all times. Make sure
the floor mat is securely held in place.
Brake pads
WARNING
 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 circumstances, 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 heavily
loaded, 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 key-
less operation system]
Turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK” or
“ACC” position.
[Vehicles equipped with the keyless opera-
tion system]
Put the operation mode in OFF or ACC.
The hill start assist could stop operating,
which could result in an accident.