Parking Your Vehicle 361
! To turn on/off the Auto Vehicle
Hold function
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Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light
To turn the Auto Vehicle Hold function on
and off, operate the center information
display. Refer to “Car settings” ☞P215
(11.6-inch display models) or “Vehicle
setting icons” ☞P234 (dual 7.0-inch display
models).
When the Auto Vehicle Hold function is
turned OFF, the Auto Vehicle Hold ON
indicator light will turn off.
NOTE
. When the electronic parking brake
system has a malfunction while the
Auto Vehicle Hold function is turned on,
a chirp will sound, the Auto Vehicle
Hold ON indicator light will turn off and
the brake system warning light will turn
on.
. Every time when starting the engine,
the Auto Vehicle Hold function will be
set to “OFF”.
! To operate the Auto Vehicle Hold
function
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Stop the vehicle by depressing the brake
pedal when all of the following conditions
are met. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold
function will operate.
. Driver’s door is closed.
. The driver’s seatbelt is fastened.
. The select lever is in a position other
than the “P” position.
Auto Vehicle Hold operation indicator light
While the vehicle is kept stopped by the
Auto Vehicle Hold function, the Auto
Vehicle Hold operation indicator light will
illuminate.
! To release the Auto Vehicle Hold
function
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Perform any of the following operations to
release the Auto Vehicle Hold function.
. Depress the accelerator pedal.
. Depress the brake pedal again.
. Apply the electronic parking brake.
. Shift the select lever to the “P” position
with the brake pedal pressed.
. Deactivate the Auto Vehicle Hold function
operating with the center information
display while depressing the brake pedal.
When the Auto Vehicle Hold function is
released, the Auto Vehicle Hold operation
indicator light will turn off.
Under any of the following conditions, the
Auto Vehicle Hold function will be automatically
released and the electronic
parking brake will be automatically applied.
. The Auto Vehicle Hold function has
been in operation for 10 minutes.
. The driver’s seatbelt is unfastened.
. The ignition switch is turned to the
“LOCK”/“OFF” position.
. The vehicle is stopped on a steep
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