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8-1. Essential information
more, or press it briefly 3
times or more in succession.
If your vehicle has to
be stopped in an emer-
gency
Only in an emergency, such
as if it becomes impossible
to stop the vehicle in the
normal way, stop the vehi-
cle using the following pro-
cedure:
5 Stop the vehicle in a safe
place by the road.
Stopping the vehicle
1 Steadily step on the brake
pedal with both feet and
firmly depress it.
■If emergency stopped
The functions of the air conditioning,
etc., may be partially limited in order
to reduce the power consumption of
the 12-volt battery.
Do not pump the brake pedal
repeatedly as this will increase the
effort required to slow the vehicle.
WARNING
2 Shift the shift position to N.
If the shift position is shifted to
■If the EV system has to be
turned off while driving
N
Turning the EV system off while
driving will not cause a loss of
steering or braking control. How-
ever, power assist for the steering
wheel may be lost making it diffi-
cult to steer smoothly before stop-
ping the vehicle depending on the
remaining charge in the 12-volt
battery or usage conditions.
3 After slowing down, stop the
vehicle in a safe place by the
road.
4 Stop the EV system.
If the shift position cannot be
8
shifted to N
Decelerate as much as possible
before turning off the EV system.
3 Keep depressing the brake
pedal with both feet to reduce
vehicle speed as much as
possible.
4 To stop the EV system: Press
and hold the power switch for
2 consecutive seconds or
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