When Stopped

WARNING

The vehicle can roll away if left unattended without confirming that Park is engaged.

A vehicle that rolls away could cause a crash resulting in serious injury or death.

Always keep your foot on the brake pedal until you have confirmed that P is shown on the shift position indicator.

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Do not park your vehicle near flammable objects, such as dry grass, oil, or timber.
Heat from the exhaust can cause a fire.

After shutting off the engine, you may hear certain noises coming from the vehicle. Here’s the lowdown:
  • Noise from Under Vehicle: This noise is caused by the vacuum pump inside the fuel evaporation leakage check module (ELCM).
Depending on conditions, the pump will come on for about 15 minutes about 5 to 10 hours after engine shutoff. This noise is just normal vehicle operation and don’t indicate a vehicle problem.
  1. Depress the brake pedal firmly.
  2. With the brake pedal depressed, pull up the electric parking brake switch slowly, but fully.
  3. Change the shift position to P.
  4. Turn off the power system.
    • The parking brake and brake system indicator (red) goes off in about 30 seconds.

Always set the parking brake, especially if you are parked on an incline.

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NOTICE
The following can damage the driveline:

  • Depressing the accelerator and brake pedals simultaneously.
  • Changing into P before the vehicle stops completely.

When facing uphill, do not hold the vehicle by depressing the accelerator pedal.
Doing so may cause the power system to overheat and fail.

In extremely cold temperatures, the parking brake may freeze up if applied. If such temperatures are expected, do not apply the parking brake. If parking on a slope, either turn the front wheels so they will contact the curb if the vehicle rolls down the slope or block the wheels to keep the vehicle from moving. If you do not take either precaution, the vehicle may roll unexpectedly, leading to a crash.
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