Starting To Drive - Acura MDX Owner's Manual

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Starting to Drive

When the engine was started using the two-way keyless access remote
1. Depress the brake pedal and press the ENGINE START/STOP button
simultaneously.
When the engine was started in any case
2. Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, release the parking brake. Check that
the parking brake indicator has gone off.
2 Parking Brake P. 371
3. Put the shift lever in
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.
Move the shift lever to
then release the brake pedal.
The brakes remain engaged briefly as you release the brake pedal.
* Not available on all models
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( D . Select ( R when reversing.
( D or S when facing uphill, or (
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( R when facing downhill,
1Starting to Drive
When the engine was started using the two-way keyless
access remote *
The engine stops when the shift lever is moved out of
before the ENGINE START/STOP button is
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pressed. Follow the step 1 when starting to drive.
1Hill 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.