Stopping; Parking The Vehicle; Starting Off On A Steep Uphill; Driving In The Rain - Lexus LS500 Owner's Manual

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4-1. Before driving

4-1.Before driving
Driving the vehicle
The following 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 position to D. (→P.174)
Check that the shift position indicator
shows D.
2
If the parking brake is in manual
mode, release the parking brake.
(→P.181)
3 Gradually release the brake pedal
and gently depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehicle.

Stopping

■
1
With the shift position in D, depress
the brake pedal.
2 If necessary, set the parking brake.
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the shift posi-
tion to P. (→P.176)

Parking the vehicle

■
1
With the shift position in D, depress
the brake pedal to stop the vehicle
completely.
2 If the parking brake is in manual
mode, set the parking brake.
(→P.181)
3
Shift the shift position to P. (→P.176)
4 Press the power switch to stop the
hybrid system.
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5
Slowly release the brake pedal.
6
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 a steep uphill

■
1
Make sure that the parking brake is
set and shift the shift position to D.
Hill-start assist control will operate.
(→P.303)
2
Gently depress the accelerator
pedal.
3
Release the parking brake.
■ 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.307)
■

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.
Engine speed while driving
■
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
When the accelerator pedal is released
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