Toyota Corolla Instruction Manual page 174

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4-1. Before driving
 When starting off on an uphill (vehicles with a hill-start assist control)
The hill-start assist control is available. (P. 281)
 Driving in the rain
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 (vehicles with a Multidrive)
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
When the brake pedal is depressed while sport mode is selected
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 Breaking in your new Toyota
To extend the life of the vehicle, observing the following precautions is recom-
mended:
 For the first 300 km (186 miles):
Avoid sudden stops.
 For the first 800 km (500 miles):
Do not tow a trailer.
 For the first 1000 km (621 miles):
• Do not drive at extremely high speeds.
• Avoid sudden acceleration.
• Do not drive continuously in low gears.
• Do not drive at a constant speed for extended periods.
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