Whilst driving
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
Good braking practices
WARNING
The Emergency Stop Signal system
alerts the driver behind by blinking
the stop light when the vehicle is
braked rapidly and severely.
Whenever leaving the vehicle or
parking, always come to a com-
plete stop and continue to depress
the brake pedal. Move the shift
lever into the 1st gear (for manual
transmissionvehicle)orN(Neutral)
position (for Automated Manual
Transmission vehicle), then apply
the parking brake, and place the
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vates or the sudden stop situation is
over, the stop light blinking will stop.
Instead, the hazard warning flasher
will turn on automatically.
Vehicles parked with the parking
brake not applied or not fully
engaged may roll inadvertently
and may cause injury to the driver
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parking brake before exiting the
vehicle.
The hazard warning flasher will turn
off when vehicle speed is over 6 mph
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stopped. Also, it will turn off when the
vehicle is driven at low speed for
some time. You can turn it off manu-
ally by pushing the hazard warning
flasher switch.
CAUTION
The Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
system will not work if the hazard
warning flasher is already on.
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