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When Driving
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Starting the Engine
Dr
ivi
ng
1.
Depress the brake pedal and press the
ENGINE START/STOP
button
simultaneously.
2.
Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, release the parking brake. Check
that the parking brake and brake system indicator has gone off.
3.
Put the transmission into
(
D
. Select
(
R
when reversing.
4.
Gradually release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator pedal to pull
away.
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Hill start assist system
Hill start assist keeps the brake engaged briefly to help prevent the vehicle from
rolling on inclines as you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator.
Put the transmission into
(
D
or
(
S
when facing uphill, or
(
R
when facing downhill,
then release the brake pedal.
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Starting to Drive
1
Starting to Drive
The engine stops when the transmission position is
changed from
(
P
before the
ENGINE START/STOP
button is pressed. Follow step 1 when starting to
drive.
When the engine was started using the smart entry
remote
When the engine was started using the smart entry remote
When the engine was started in any case
1
Hill start assist system
Hill start assist may not prevent the vehicle from
rolling downhill on a very steep or slippery slope, and
will not operate on small inclines.
Hill start assist is not a replacement for the parking
brake.
Hill start assist will operate even when VSA
®
is
switched off.
