Lexus ES350 Manual page 185

Parking the vehicle
With the shift lever in D, depress the brake pedal.
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Shift the shift lever to P. (P. 218, 221)
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Set the parking brake. (P. 226)
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Press the "START STOP ENGINE" <"POWER"> switch to stop the
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engine <hybrid system>.
Lock the door, making sure that you have the electronic key on your
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person.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels as needed.
Starting off on a steep uphill
Make sure that the parking brake is set and shift the shift lever to D.
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Gently depress the accelerator pedal.
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Release the parking brake.
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When starting off on a uphill (hybrid vehicles)
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The hill-start assist control is available. (P. 308)
Driving in the rain
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Drive carefully when it is raining, because visibility will be reduced, the windows
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may become fogged-up, and the road will be slippery.
Drive carefully when it starts to rain, because the road surface will be especially
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slippery.
Refrain from high speeds when driving on an expressway in the rain, because there
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may be a layer of water between the tires and the road surface, preventing the
steering and brakes from operating properly.
Engine speed while driving
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In the following conditions, the engine speed may become high while driving. This is
due to automatic up-shifting control or down-shifting implementation to meet driv-
ing conditions. It does not indicate sudden acceleration.
The vehicle is judged to be driving uphill or downhill
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When the accelerator pedal is released
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