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Hill Start Assist System
steering wheel as described here. When the vehicle is headed up the hill, the front wheels should be turned away from the curb.
When facing downhill, the front wheels should be turned into the curb.
7-17. Hill Start Assist System
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. The Hill start assist system is a device only for helping the driver to START the vehicle on an uphill grade. To prevent accidents when the vehicle is parked on a slope, be sure to firmly set the parking brake. When setting the parking brake, make sure that the vehicle remains stationary when the clutch pedal( MT models) and brake pedal( both MT and CVT models) are released.
. Do not turn the ignition switch to the“ OFF” position while the Hill start assist system is operating. The Hill start assist system will be deactivated, causing an accident.
NOTE
For CVT models:
. The Hill start assist system will activate when the Auto Vehicle Hold function is deactivated.
. The Hill start assist system will deactivate when the Auto Vehicle Hold function is activated.
The Hill start assist system is a device to make the following vehicle operations easier.