4-1. Before Driving; Driving The Vehicle - Lexus RC 350 AWD 2019 Owner's Manual

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4-1. Before driving

4-1.Before driving

Driving the vehicle

The following procedures should be
observed to ensure safe driving:
Driving procedure
Starting the engine
■
P.125
Driving
■
1
With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D. (P.128)
2
Release the parking brake.
(P.134)
3 Gradually release the brake pedal
and gently depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehicle.
Stopping
■
1 With the shift lever in D, depress the
brake pedal.
2
If necessary, set the parking brake.
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the shift lever
to P or N. (P.128)
Parking the vehicle
■
1 With the shift lever in D, depress the
brake pedal.
2
Set the parking brake (P.134),
and shift the shift lever to P
(P.128).
3 Press the engine switch to stop the
engine.
4
Lock the door, making sure that you
have the electronic key on your
person.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels as
needed.
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Starting off on a steep uphill
■
1
Make sure that the parking brake is
set and shift the shift lever to D.
2 Gently depress the accelerator
pedal.
3
Release the parking brake.
■ When starting off on an uphill
The hill-start assist control will activate.
(P.192)
■ Driving in the rain
● Drive carefully when it is raining, because
visibility will be reduced, the windows
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 surface, preventing the
steering and brakes from operating prop-
erly.
Engine speed while driving
■
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 driv-
ing 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
Restraining the engine output (Brake
■
Override System)
● When the accelerator and brake pedals
are depressed at the same time, the
engine output may be restrained.
● A warning message is displayed on the
multi-information display while the sys-
tem is operating.