Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO Owner's Manual page 265

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4-1. Before driving
Starting off on a steep uphill
 Automatic transmission
Make sure that the parking brake is set and shift the shift lever to D.
1
Gently depress the accelerator pedal.
2
Release the parking brake.
3
 Manual transmission
With the parking brake firmly set and the clutch pedal fully
1
depressed, shift the shift lever to 1.
Lightly depress the accelerator pedal at the same time as gradually
2
releasing the clutch pedal.
Release the parking brake.
3
When starting off on a uphill (vehicles with hill-start assist control sys-
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tem)
The hill-start assist control is available. (Refer to the "Off-road Driving
Owner's Manual")
Driving in the rain
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Drive carefully when it is raining, because visibility will be reduced, the win-
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dows 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 sur-
face, preventing the steering and brakes from operating properly.
Engine speed while driving (automatic transmission)
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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 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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■ Restraining engine output (Brake Override System)
When the accelerator and brake pedals are depressed at the same time, the
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engine output may be restrained.
Vehicles with multi-information display type A: A warning light comes on
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while the system is operating. (P. 734) (except for 5L-E engine)
● Vehicles with multi-information display type B: A warning message is dis-
played on the multi-information display while the system is operating.
(P. 734) (except for 5L-E engine)
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