Before Driving; Driving The Vehicle - Lexus RX350 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.176
Driving
■
1 With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D. (P.180)
2 Release the parking brake.
(P.185)
If the parking brake is in automatic mode,
the parking brake is released automatically
when shifting the shift lever to any position
other than P. (P.186)
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.
(P.185)
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the shift lever
to P or N. (P.180)
Parking the vehicle
■
1
With the shift lever in D, depress the
brake pedal.
2
Set the parking brake (P.185),
and shift the shift lever to P
(P.180).
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.
Starting off on a steep uphill
■
1 With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D. (P.181)
2 Pull the parking brake switch and
parking brake is set manually.
(P.185)
3
Release the brake pedal and gently
depress the accelerator pedal to
accelerate the vehicle.
4 Press the parking brake switch and
parking brake is released manually.
■ When starting off on a uphill
The hill-start assist control will activate.
(P.278)
■ 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