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4-1. Before driving
4
Lock the door, making sure
that you have the electronic
key on your person.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels
as needed.
Manual transmission
1
While depressing the clutch
pedal, depress the brake
pedal.
2
Set the parking brake.
(P.225)
If the parking brake is in automatic
mode, turning off the engine switch
will automatically set the parking
brake. (P.225)
Make sure the parking brake indi-
cator light is on.
3
shift the shift lever to N.
(P.221)
If parking on a hill, shift the shift
lever to 1 or R and block the wheels
as needed.
4
Press the engine switch to
stop the engine.
5
Slowly release the brake
pedal.
6
Lock the door, making sure
that you have the electronic
key on your person.
■
Starting off on a steep
uphill
Automatic transmission
1
With the brake pedal
depressed, shift the shift
lever to D.
The hill-start assist control will be
activated.
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2
Pull the parking brake switch
and parking brake is set man-
ually. (P.225)
3
Release the brake pedal and
gently depress the accelera-
tor pedal to accelerate the
vehicle.
4
Press the parking brake
switch and parking brake is
released manually. (P.225)
Parking brake automatic release
function. (P.227)
Manual transmission
1
With the parking brake firmly
set and the clutch pedal fully
depressed, shift the shift
lever to 1.
2
Lightly depress the accelera-
tor pedal at the same time as
gradually releasing the clutch
pedal.
3
Release the parking brake.
■
When starting off on an uphill
The hill-start assist control will acti-
vate. (P.421)
■
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.
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