Hill start assist system; Starting to Drive; ENGINE START/STOP- Page 460

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When Driving

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Starting the Engine

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Driving

1.

Depress the brake pedal and press the 

ENGINE START/STOP

 button 

simultaneously.

2.

Put the shift lever in 

(

D

. Select 

(

R

 when reversing.

3.

With the parking brake is applied, release the brake pedal and gently depress the 
accelerator pedal.

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Make sure the parking brake and brake system indicator (red) goes off.

2

Parking Brake

 P. 549

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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

, 

(

S

, or 

(

L

*

 when facing uphill, or 

(

R

 when facing 

downhill, then release the brake pedal.

Depress the clutch pedal, and shift to one of the forward gears 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 shift lever is moved out of 

(

P

 before the 

ENGINE START/STOP

 button is 

pressed. Follow step 1 when starting to drive.

You can also release the parking brake by pressing 
the electric parking brake switch while depressing the 
brake pedal. When facing downhill, you can start 
your vehicle more smoothly by manually releasing it 
with the electric parking brake switch than by 
releasing it with the accelerator pedal.

When the engine was started using the 

 button 

on the smart entry remote

Continuously variable transmission models

When the engine was started using the 

 button on 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.

Continuously variable transmission models

Manual transmission models

* Not available on all models

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