Stopping - Lexus RZ450E 2023 Owner's Manual

Stopping

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Depress the brake pedal.
WARNING
● Drive more carefully than normal
when the brakes are wet. When the
brakes are wet, the braking distance
will increase. Also, the brakes will be
difficult to apply and, depending on the
situation, braking performance may
differ between the left and right sides.
Additionally, the parking brake may
not be able to be securely applied.
● If the electronically controlled brake
system does not operate, do not follow
other vehicles closely and avoid hills or
sharp turns that require braking.In this
case, braking is still possible, but the
brake pedal should be depressed
more firmly than usual. Also, the brak-
ing distance will increase. Have your
brakes fixed immediately.
If the brake hydraulic system malfunc-
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tions, have it repaired immediately. The
brake system consists of 2 or more
independent systems and if 1 hydraulic
system fails, the other systems will
operate. In this situation, it will be nec-
essary to depress the brake pedal
more than normal and braking dis-
tance will be increased.
NOTICE
Do not use the accelerator pedal or
depress the accelerator and brake ped-
als at the same time to hold the vehicle on
a hill.
2 If necessary, set the parking brake.
(P.156)
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the shift posi-
tion to P. (P.146)
2-3. Parking the vehicle
WARNING
■ When the vehicle is stopped
● Do not depress the accelerator pedal
unnecessarily.
If the vehicle is in any gear other than P
or N, the vehicle may accelerate sud-
denly and unexpectedly, causing an acci-
dent.
In order to prevent accidents due to
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the vehicle rolling away, always keep
depressing the brake pedal while
stopped with the "READY" indicator is
illuminated, and apply the parking
brake as necessary.
If the vehicle is stopped on an incline,
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in order to prevent accidents caused
by the vehicle rolling forward or back-
ward, always depress the brake pedal
and securely apply the parking brake
as needed.
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