4-1. Before Driving; Driving The Vehicle - Lexus NX300h Owner's Manual

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4-1. Before driving

4-1.Before driving

Driving the vehicle

The specified procedures should be
observed to ensure safe driving:
Driving procedure
Starting the hybrid system
■
→P.168
Driving
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1 With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D. (→P.173)
2 Release the parking brake.
(→P.179)
If the parking brake is in automatic mode,
the parking brake is released automatically
when shifting the shift lever to any position
other than P. (→P.178)
3
Gradually release the brake pedal
and gently depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehicle.
Stopping
■
1
With the shift lever in D, depress the
brake pedal.
2
If necessary, set the parking brake.
(→P.179)
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the shift lever
to P. (→P.173)
Parking the vehicle
■
1
With the shift lever in D, depress the
brake pedal.
2
Set the parking brake (→P.179),
and shift the shift lever to P
(→P.173).
3 Press the power switch to stop the
hybrid system.
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Lock the door, making sure that you
have the electronic key on your
person.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels as
needed.
Starting off on an uphill
■
1 With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D. (→P.175)
2 Pull the parking brake switch and
parking brake is set manually.
(→P.179)
3
Release the brake pedal and gently
depress the accelerator pedal to
accelerate the vehicle.
4 Press the parking brake switch and
parking brake is released manually.
(→P.179)
For fuel-efficient driving
■
Keep in mind that hybrid vehicles are similar
to conventional vehicles, and it is necessary
to refrain from activities such as sudden
acceleration. (→P.255)
Driving in the rain
■
Drive carefully when it is raining, because
●
visibility will be reduced, the windows
may become fogged-up, and the road
will be slippery.
● Drive carefully when it starts to rain,
because the road surface will be espe-
cially slippery.
Refrain from high speeds when driving on
●
an expressway in the rain, because there
may be a layer of water between the tires
and the road surface, preventing the
steering and brakes from operating prop-
erly.
■ Restraining the hybrid system output
(Brake Override System)
● When the accelerator and brake pedals
are depressed at the same time, the
hybrid system output may be restrained.
A warning message is displayed on the
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