Toyota Corolla Hatchback 2023 Manual page 122

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4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle
4-1.Before driving
The following procedures
should be observed to
ensure safe driving:
Driving procedure
Starting the engine
■
P.133
Driving
■
1
With the brake pedal
depressed, shift the shift
lever to D. (P.137)
2
Release the parking brake.
(P.142)
If the parking brake is in automatic
mode, the parking brake will be
released automatically. (P.142)
3
Gradually release the brake
pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal to acceler-
ate the vehicle.
Stopping
■
1
With the shift lever in D,
depress the brake pedal.
2
If necessary, set the parking
brake. (P.142)
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the
shift lever to P. (P.137)
Parking the vehicle
■
1
With the shift lever in D,
depress the brake pedal to
stop the vehicle completely.
2
Set the parking brake
(P.142), and shift the shift
lever to P. (P.137)
Make sure the parking brake indi-
cator light is on.
3
Press the engine switch to
stop the engine.
4
Slowly release the brake
pedal.
5
Lock the door, making sure
that you have the key on your
person.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels
as needed.
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 accelera-
tor pedal.
3
Release the parking brake.
■ 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 especially 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 properly.
■ Engine speed while driving
In the following conditions, the
engine speed may become high
while driving. This is due to auto-
matic up-shifting control or
down-shifting implementation to
meet driving conditions. It does not