Starting To Drive - Honda PILOT 2017 Owner's Manual

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Starting to Drive

When the engine was started using the smart entry remote
1. Depress the brake pedal and press the ENGINE START/STOP button
simultaneously.
When the engine was started in any case
2. Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, release the parking brake. Check that
the parking brake indicator has gone off.
2 Parking Brake P. 539
3. Change the gear position to
4. Gradually release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator pedal to pull
away.
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Hill start assist system
Hill start assist keeps the brake engaged briefly to help prevent the vehicle from
rolling on inclines as you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator.
Change the gear position to
facing downhill, then release the brake pedal.
The brakes remain engaged briefly as you release the brake pedal.
* Not available on all models
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( D . Select R when reversing. (
( D , D4 * , ( S * , or ( L * when facing uphill, or
1Starting to Drive
When the engine was started using the smart entry
remote *
The engine stops when the gear position is changed
from ( P before the ENGINE START/STOP button is
pressed. Follow the step 1 when starting to drive.
1Hill start assist system
Hill start assist may not prevent the vehicle from
rolling downhill on a very steep or slippery slope, and
will not operate on small inclines.
( R when
Hill start assist is not a replacement for the parking
brake.