Honda Civic 2016 Manual page 416

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Starting to Drive
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. Put the shift lever in ( D . Select
3. With the parking brake is applied, release the brake pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal.
u Make sure the parking brake indicator goes off.
4. Gradually release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator pedal to pull
away.
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Hill start assist system
Hill start assist keeps the brake engaged briefly to help to prevent the vehicle from
rolling on inclines as you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator.
Move the shift lever to D or (
then release the brake pedal.
* Not available on all models
button * on the keyless remote
( R when reversing.
( S when facing uphill, or ( R when facing downhill,
uuWhen DrivinguStarting the Engine
1Starting to Drive
When the engine was started using the
the keyless remote *
The engine stops when the shift lever is moved out of
before the ENGINE START/STOP button is
P (
pressed. Follow the step 1 when starting to drive.
1Starting the Engine
You can also release the parking brake by pressing
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.
button on
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