5-1. Before Driving; Driving The Vehicle - Toyota RAV4 PHEV 2023 Owner's Manual

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5-1. Before driving

5-1.Before driving

Driving the vehicle

The following procedures
should be observed to ensure
safe driving:
Driving procedure
■
Before starting the hybrid sys-
tem
Check that the AC charging cable is
disconnected. (P.135)
■
Starting the hybrid system
P.310
■ Driving
1 With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D.
(P.315)
2 Release the parking brake.
(P.320)
If the parking brake is in automatic
mode, the parking brake will be
released automatically. (P.321)
3 Gradually release the brake
pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal to accelerate
the vehicle.
■
Stopping
With the shift lever in D, depress
1
the brake pedal.
2 If necessary, set the parking
brake. (P.320)
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an
extended period of time, shift the shift
lever to P. (P.315)
■ Parking the vehicle
1 With the shift lever in D, depress
the brake pedal.
2 Set the parking brake. (P.320)
Make sure the parking brake indicator
light is on.
3 Shift the shift lever to P.
(P.315)
Do not press the shift release button
after shifting the shift position to P.
4 Turn the power switch to OFF to
stop the hybrid system.
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.
■
Starting off on a steep uphill
1 With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D.
(P.315)
2 Pull the parking brake switch to
set the parking brake manually.
(P.320)
3 Release the brake pedal and
gently depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehicle.
Parking brake automatic release func-
tion (P.321)
■
When starting off on a uphill
The hill-start assist control will activate.
(P.416)
■
For electricity-saving and fuel-effi-
cient driving
Understand the system characteristics
of the vehicle to use the functions of the
hybrid system. Also, keep in mind that
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles are sim-
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