Toyota RAV4 2000 Owner's Manual page 28

(a) Normal driving
1. Shift the selector lever to "D" or "R"
with the brake pedal depressed.
CAUTION
Never put your foot on the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting.
2. Release the parking brake.
3. Release your foot from the brake ped-
al and depress the accelerator pedal
to start the vehicle.
Operate the accelerator pedal carefully
because the speed at starting is con-
trolled only by the accelerator pedal.
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4. The selector lever should be operated
in the same manner as an ordinary
gasoline−fueled vehicle with an auto-
matic transmission. If you desire an
engine braking effect", push the EB"
button (EB indicator lamp will illumi-
nate). The engine braking effect" is
similar to that as an ordinary gaso-
line−fueled vehicle with an automatic
transmission. Engine braking effect" is
not applied without the EB" mode in
D" position. For an additional engine
braking effect", move the selector le-
ver to the B" position.
Whenever you select EB" or B" mode,
the vehicle speed will decrease depend-
ing on the road conditions when you re-
lease the accelerator pedal. Select
mode if more powerful engine braking ef-
fect is needed. Under certain driving con-
ditions, such as downhill driving or long
decelerations, the EB" and B" mode can
be used to recharge the traction batteries
and increase the vehicle's driving range.
See Section 3, Regenerative Brake" for
additional information.
B"