Driving In The Rain; Engine Speed While Driving (Vehicles With An Automatic Transmission); Breaking In Your New Toyota; Eco-Friendly Driving - Toyota Rush Owner's Manual

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4-1. Before driving
When starting off on a uphill
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The hill-start assist control will activate. (→P. 187)

Driving in the rain

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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-
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cially slippery.
Refrain from high speeds when driving on an expressway in the rain,
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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 an automatic transmission)

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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
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When the accelerator pedal is released
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Breaking in your new Toyota

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To extend the life of the vehicle, observing the following precautions is recom-
mended:
For the first 300 km (186 miles):
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Avoid sudden stops.
For the first 1000 km (621 miles):
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• 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.

Eco-friendly driving

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During Eco-friendly acceleration opera-
tion (Eco driving), Eco Driving Indicator
changes its display in three stages. When
the accelerator pedal is depressed exces-
sively, and when the vehicle is stopped,
the Indicator is not displayed. Eco Driving
Indicator will not operate in the following
conditions:
Vehicles with an automatic transmission:
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The shift lever is in anything other than D.
Vehicles with a manual transmission:
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The shift lever is in 1, N or R.
The vehicle speed is approximately 15 km/h (10mph) or below, or approxi-
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mately 110 km/h (69mph) or higher.
Eco Driving Indicator can be activated or deactivated. (→P. 87)
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