Honda COUPE 2017 Owner's Manual page 421

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Starting to Drive
Continuously variable transmission models
When the engine was started using the
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, put the shift lever in
when reversing.
3. With the parking brake is applied, release the brake pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal.
u Make sure the parking brake and brake system indicator goes off.
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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.
Manual transmission models
Depress the clutch pedal, and shift to one of the forward gears when facing uphill,
or R when facing downhill, then release the brake pedal.
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Continuously variable transmission models
Move the shift lever to D , ( ( S , or
downhill, then release the brake pedal.
* Not available on all models
button on the smart entry remote
L ( * when facing uphill, or ( R when facing
1Starting to Drive
When the engine was started using the
the smart entry remote
The engine stops when the shift lever is moved out of
before the ENGINE START/STOP button is
( P
pressed. Follow step 1 when starting to drive.
You can also release the parking brake by pressing
D . Select
( R (
the electric parking brake switch while depressing the
brake pedal.
When facing downhill, you can start your vehicle
more smoothly by manually releasing it with the
electric parking brake switch than by releasing it with
the accelerator pedal.
1Hill start assist system
Hill start assist may not prevent the vehicle from
rolling downhill on a very steep or slippery slope, and
does not operate on small inclines.
Hill start assist is not a replacement for the parking
brake.
Hill start assist will operate even when VSA® is
switched off.
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