NOTE
indicator illuminates green on the meter the brake
force is automatically applied without your foot de-
pressed on the brake pedal.
For Manual Transmission models:
When the parking brake is applied with the brake
force maintained by the automatic brake hold func-
tion, the brake force of the automatic brake hold
will be released. The automatic brake hold indicator
turns off.
The automatic brake hold function retains the
last state even if the engine is restarted.
Deactivation of the automatic brake
hold function
CAUTION
Confirm the indicator changes to green before re-
moving your foot from the brake pedal.
While the automatic brake hold function is
activated, press the automatic brake hold switch to
turn off the automatic brake hold indicator light and
deactivate the automatic brake hold function. To
deactivate the automatic brake hold function while
the brake force has been maintained by the auto-
matic brake hold function, depress the brake pedal
and press the automatic brake hold switch.
NOTE
Under the following conditions, the parking
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To start the vehicle from standstill
For Automatic (DCT) Transmission models:
With the shift lever not in the P (Park) or N (Neutral)
position, depress the accelerator pedal while the
brake force is maintained. The brake force will auto-
matically be released to restart the vehicle.
brake will automatically be applied and the
brake force of the automatic brake hold will be
released.
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The braking force is applied by the auto-
matic brake hold function for 3 minutes or
longer.
CAUTION
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The driver's side door is opened.
For Manual Transmission models:
Make sure to firmly depress and hold the brake
pedal when turning off the automatic brake hold
function while the brake force applied. When the
automatic brake hold function is deactivated, the
brake force will be released. This could cause the
vehicle to move or roll away unexpectedly and
result in an accident.
With the shift lever in gear, release the clutch pedal
and apply the accelerator pedal to release the auto-
matic brake hold. The automatic brake hold system
will return to standby and the automatic brake hold
indicator illuminates in white.
The electric parking brake switch is pulled
up manually.
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The driver's seat belt is unfastened.
The ignition is placed in the OFF position.
If a malfunction occurs in the automatic
brake hold function.
Parking
For Automatic (DCT) Transmission models:
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The shift lever is placed in the P (Park) po-
sition (Automatic (DCT) Transmission mod-
els).
When the shift lever is in the P (Park) position with
the brake force maintained by the automatic brake
hold function, the parking brake will automatically
be applied and the brake force of the automatic
brake hold will be released. The automatic brake
hold indicator turns off. When the parking brake is
applied with the brake force maintained by the au-
tomatic brake hold function, the brake force of the
automatic brake hold will be released. The auto-
matic brake hold indicator turns off.
HOW TO USE THE AUTOMATIC
BRAKE HOLD FUNCTION
To maintain braking force
When the vehicle stops, but the brake force is
not automatically applied, depress the brake
pedal firmly until the automatic brake hold in-
dicator (green) illuminates.
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automatically
With the automatic brake hold function activated
and the automatic brake hold indicator (white) illu-
minated on the meter, depress the braking pedal to
stop the vehicle. When the automatic brake hold
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