Starting Off On A Uphill; Driving In The Rain; Restraining The Hybrid System Output (Brake Override System); Restraining Sudden Start (Drive-Start Control) - Lexus RX 450H Owner's Manual

Starting off on a uphill

With the brake pedal depressed, shift the shift lever to D. (→P. 241)
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Pull the parking brake switch and parking brake is set manually. (→P. 249)
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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. 249)
When starting off on a uphill
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The hill-start assist control will activate. (→P. 382)
For fuel-efficient driving
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Keep in mind that hybrid vehicles are similar to conventional vehicles, and it is necessary
to refrain from activities such as sudden acceleration. (→P. 388)

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.

Restraining the hybrid system output (Brake Override System)

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When the accelerator and brake pedals are depressed at the same time, the hybrid sys-
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tem 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 hybrid system 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 S) with the accelerator pedal depressed, a warning message appears on
the multi-information display. If a warning message is shown on the multi-informa-
tion 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. 384) to cancel Drive-
Start Control so that the vehicle may become able to escape from the mud or fresh
snow.
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