Lexus rx350 2016 Owner's Manual page 193

Starting off on a uphill
With the brake pedal depressed, shift the shift lever to D. (P. 229)
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Pull the parking brake switch and parking brake is set manually. (P. 236)
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Release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator pedal to acceler-
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ate the vehicle.
Press the parking brake switch and parking brake is released manually.
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(P. 236)
When starting off on a uphill
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The hill-start assist control will activate. (P. 374)
Driving in the rain
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Drive carefully when it is raining, because visibility will be reduced, the windows may
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become fogged-up, and the road will be slippery.
Drive carefully when it starts to rain, because the road surface will be especially slip-
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pery.
Refrain from high speeds when driving on an expressway in the rain, because there may
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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 driving condi-
tions. 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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When the brake pedal is depressed while sport mode is selected
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Restraining the engine output (Brake Override System)
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When the accelerator and brake pedals are depressed at the same time, the engine
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output may be restrained.
A warning message is displayed on the multi-information display while the system is
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operating. If a warning message is shown on the multi-information display, read the
message and follow the instructions.
Restraining sudden start (Drive-Start Control)
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When the following unusual operation is performed, the engine output may be
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restrained.
• When the shift lever is shifted from R to D, D to R, N to R, P to D, or P to R (D
includes M or S) with the accelerator pedal depressed, a warning message appears
on the multi-information display. If a warning message is shown on the multi-infor-
mation display, read the message and follow the instructions.
• When the accelerator pedal is depressed too while the vehicle is in reverse.
While Drive-Start Control is being activated, your vehicle may have trouble escaping
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from the mud or fresh snow. In such case, deactivate TRAC (P. 376) to cancel Drive-
Start Control so that the vehicle may become able to escape from the mud or fresh
snow.
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