Hill start assist
Starting and driving
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Depress the acceleration pedal with the selec-
tor lever in any position other than “P”
(PARK) or “N” (NEUTRAL).
The brakes are released, and the indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster will turn from
green to white.
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Press the brake auto hold switch to turn off
the brake auto hold. The indicator lamp
(white) in the instrument cluster goes off.
If you want to turn off the system while The
indicator lamp (green) in the instrument clus-
ter, press the switch with depressing the brake
pedal.
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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.
While the vehicle is held stationary with the
brake auto hold system, the Electric parking
brake will be automatically applied under the
following conditions, and a buzzer will
sound and the message will appear on the
information screen in the instrument cluster.
• After approximately 10 minutes has elapsed
with applying the brake auto hold system.
• When the driver’s seat belt is unfastened.
• When the driver’s door is opened.
• When the operation mode is put in OFF.
• When the system detects the vehicle rolling
down a slope.
• When there is a malfunction in the system
If the following operation is performed, the
brake hold state will be released automati-
cally, and the message will appear on the
information screen in the instrument cluster.
Depress the brake pedal.
• The driver’s seat belt is unfastened.
• The driver’s door is opened.
• The rear differential lock is set to ON.
NOTE
• The drive mode-selector of Super Select
4WD II is set to “4LLc”.
If the operation mode is put in OFF with the
selector lever in any position other than “P”
(PARK) position, the message may appear
on the information screen in the instrument
cluster.
If the message appears, shift the selector
lever to the “P” (PARK) position while
depressing the brake pedal.
To start the vehicle
NOTE
To turn off brake auto hold
NOTE
If the brake auto hold system is turned off
without the brake pedal being depressed, a
buzzer will sound and the message will
appear on the information screen in the
instrument cluster.
Hill start assist