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Driving your vehicle Brake system
Before the Auto Hold will engage, the
driver's door, liftgate and engine hood
must be closed.
When coming to a complete stop by
pressing the brake pedal, the AUTO
HOLD indicator changes from white to
green indicating the AUTO HOLD is
engaged. The vehicle will remain at a
standstill even if you release the brake
pedal.
If the engine is restarted with the Auto
Hold button pressed, Auto Hold will be in
the standby state.
If EPB is applied, Auto Hold will be
released.
If you press the accelerator pedal with
the gear in D (Drive), R (Reverse) or
Manual mode, the Auto Hold will be
released automatically and the vehicle
will start to move. The indicator changes
from green to white indicating the Auto
Hold is in standby and the EPB is
released.
When driving off from Auto Hold by
pressing the accelerator pedal, always
check the surrounding area near your
vehicle.
Slowly press the accelerator pedal for a
smooth launch.
Canceling Auto Hold function
僅 To cancel the Auto Hold operation,
press the Auto Hold switch. The AUTO
HOLD indicator will go out.
僅 To cancel the Auto Hold operation
when the vehicle is at a standstill,
press the Auto Hold switch while
pressing the brake pedal.
僅 The following are conditions when the
Auto Hold will not engage (Auto Hold
light will not turn green and the Auto
Hold system remains in stand by):
- The driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The liftgate is opened
-The gear is in P (Park)
- The EPB is applied
僅 For your safety, the Auto Hold auto
-
matically switches to EPB under any
of the following conditions (Auto Hold
light remains white and the EPB auto
-
matically applies):
- The driver's door is opened.
- The engine hood is opened.
- The liftgate is opened
- The vehicle is in a standstill for
more than 10 minutes.