Honda CLARITY Fuel Cell 2021 Owner's Manual page 376

uuWhen DrivinguTurning on the Power
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Starting to Drive
1. Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, check that the READY indicator is on,
then put the transmission into
2. With the parking brake applied, release the brake pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal.
u Make sure the parking brake and brake system indicator (red) goes off.
2 Parking Brake P. 427
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Hill Start Assist System
Hill start assist keeps the brake engaged briefly to help prevent the vehicle from
rolling on inclines as you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator.
Change to ( D when facing uphill, or
brake pedal.
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( D . Select R when reversing. (
( R when facing downhill, then release the
1Starting to Drive
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
will not operate on small inclines.
Hill start assist is not a replacement for the parking
brake.