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7-1. Essential information
7-1.Essential information
Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers are used to
warn other drivers when the vehicle
has to be stopped on the road due
to a breakdown, etc.
Operating instructions
Press the switch to flash all of the turn
signal lights.
To turn them off, press the switch once
again.
Emergency flashers
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If the emergency flashers are used for a
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long time while the hybrid system is not
operating (while the "READY" indicator
is not illuminated), the 12-volt battery may
discharge.
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If any of the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
or in the event of a strong rear impact, the
emergency flashers will turn on automati-
cally.
The emergency flashers will turn off auto-
matically after operating for approxi-
mately 20 minutes. To manually turn the
emergency flashers off, press the switch
twice.
(The emergency flashers may not turn on
automatically depending on the force of
the impact and conditions of the colli-
sion.)
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If your vehicle has to be
stopped in an emergency
Only in an emergency, such as if it
becomes impossible to stop the
vehicle in the normal way, stop the
vehicle using the following proce-
dure:
Stopping the vehicle
1
Steadily step on the brake pedal
with both feet and firmly depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal repeatedly
as this will increase the effort required to
slow the vehicle.
2
Shift the shift position to N.
If the shift position is shifted to N
3
After slowing down, stop the vehi-
cle in a safe place by the road.
4
Stop the hybrid system.
If the shift position cannot be shifted
to N
3
Keep depressing the brake pedal
with both feet to reduce vehicle
speed as much as possible.
4
To stop the hybrid system, press
and hold the power switch for 2
consecutive seconds or more, or
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