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If your vehicle has to
be stopped in an emer-
gency
Only in an emergency, such
as if it becomes impossible
to stop the vehicle in the
normal way, stop the vehi-
cle using the following pro-
cedure:
Stopping the vehicle
1
Steadily step on the brake
pedal with both feet and
firmly depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal
repeatedly as this will increase the
effort required to slow the vehicle.
2
Shift the shift lever to N.
If the shift lever is shifted to N
3
After slowing down, stop the
vehicle in a safe place by the
road.
4
Stop the hybrid system.
If the shift lever cannot be
shifted to N
3
Keep depressing the brake
pedal with both feet to reduce
vehicle speed as much as
possible.
4
To stop the hybrid system,
press and hold the power
switch for 2 consecutive sec-
onds or more, or press it
7-1. Essential information
briefly 3 times or more in suc-
cession.
5
Stop the vehicle in a safe
place by the road.
■
If emergency stopped
The functions of the air conditioning,
etc. may be partially limited in order
to reduce the power consumption of
the 12-volt battery.
WARNING
■
If the hybrid system has to be
turned off while driving
Turning the hybrid system off
while driving will not cause loss of
steering or braking control. How-
ever, power assist for the steering
wheel may be lost making it diffi-
cult to steer smoothly before stop-
ping the vehicle depending on the
remaining charge in the 12-volt
battery or usage conditions.
Decelerate as much as possible
before turning off the hybrid sys-
tem.
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