Starting and operating / Parking your vehicle
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. When the Auto Vehicle Hold function is deactivated while the Auto Vehicle Hold function has a malfunction, if you press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch, a chirp will sound.
! To operate the Auto Vehicle Hold function
Stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal when all of the following conditions are met. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold function will operate.
. All doors are 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
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.
. Press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch with the brake pedal pressed.
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 slope.
. The Auto Vehicle Hold function is malfunctioning.
In such cases, the Auto Vehicle Hold operation indicator light will turn off and the electronic parking brake indicator light will illuminate.
! Tips
. When the electronic parking brake is automatically applied with the vehicle kept stopped by the Auto Vehicle Hold function, release the electronic parking brake by either of the following operations before starting off. Then make sure that the electronic parking brake indicator light is off. – Depress the accelerator pedal with the driver’ s seatbelt fastened and with the doors closed. – Press the electronic parking brake switch with the brake pedal depressed.. Under certain conditions, including a malfunction of the Auto Vehicle Hold, a warning buzzer will sound and a warning message will appear on the combination meter display( color LCD). All warning messages should be strictly observed.
. On a steep slope, the vehicle cannot be kept stopped by the Auto Vehicle Hold function. In such a case, depress and hold the brake pedal.
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