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.

  1. Depress the brake pedal firmly.
  2. With the brake pedal depressed, pull up the electric parking brake switch slowly, but fully.
  3. Put the transmission into P.
  4. Turn the power system off.

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

Detail

NOTICE
The following can damage the driveline:

  • Depressing the accelerator and brake pedals simultaneously.
  • Changing to 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.

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

In extremely cold temperatures, the parking brake may freeze up if applied. If such temperatures are expected, do not apply the parking brake but, 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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