Toyota RAV4 2019 Owner's Manual page 135

3
Set the parking brake. (P.164)
If parking on a hill, shift the shift lever to
1 or R as needed.
4
Turn the engine switch to OFF
to stop the engine.
5
Lock the door, making sure that
you have the key on your per-
son.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels as
needed.
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Starting off on a steep uphill
 Automatic transmission or CVT
1
With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D.
(P.153, 157)
2
Pull the parking brake switch
and parking brake is set manu-
ally. (P.164)
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. (P.164)
 Manual transmission
1
With the brake pedal and the
clutch pedal fully depressed,
shift the shift lever to 1.
(P.160)
2
Pull the parking brake switch to
set the parking brake manually.
(P.164)
3
Lightly depress the accelerator
pedal at the same time as grad-
ually releasing the clutch pedal.
4-1. Before driving
4
Press the parking brake switch
and parking brake is released
manually. (P.164)
■
When starting off on a uphill
The hill-start assist control will activate.
(P.266)
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Driving in the rain
●
Drive carefully when it is raining,
because visibility will be reduced, the
windows may become fogged-up, and
the road could be slippery.
●
Drive carefully when it starts to rain,
as the road surface could be espe-
cially slippery.
●
Refrain from high speeds when driv-
ing on an expressway in the rain,
because there may be a layer of water
between the tires and the road sur-
face, preventing the steering and
brakes from operating properly.
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Engine speed while driving (except
manual transmission)
In the following conditions, the engine
speed may become high while driving.
This is due to automatic up-shifting con-
trol or down-shifting implementation to
meet driving conditions. It does not indi-
cate sudden acceleration.
●
The vehicle is judged to be driving
uphill or downhill
●
When the accelerator pedal is
released
●
When the brake pedal is depressed
while sport mode is selected
■
Restraining the engine output
(Brake Override System)
●
When the accelerator and brake ped-
als are depressed at the same time,
the engine output may be restrained.
●
A warning message is displayed on
the multi-information display while the
system is operating.
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