’07 Rav4_U (L/O 0701)
Hill−start assist control
system
The hill−start assist control system as-
sists in starting to drive a steep or a
slippery hill. When you start to move
up a hill slope, the system helps to
prevent the vehicle from rolling back-
ward in the interval while moving the
foot from the brake pedal to the accel-
erator pedal.
TO ACTIVATE THE HILL−START ASSIST
CONTROL SYSTEM
The hill−start assist control system will
operate for maximum of 2 seconds. The
brake pedal must be depressed further
to activate the system when all of the
following conditions apply with the
brake pedal is depressed:
At this time, one beep will be heard.
CAUTION
D When the selector lever is not in “P”
D Do not rely excessively on the hill−
start assist control system. The ve-
hicle may not be able to start
smoothly on road surfaces or off−
road surfaces such as extremely
steep slopes or icy roads, on which
sliding can occur very easily.
D When the accelerator pedal is not de-
pressed
D When the parking brake is not applied
D When the vehicle is stopped
When the hill−start assist control system
is operating, the slip indicator light flashes
and the stoplights and high mounted stop-
light are lit.
The system is designed to operate when
the vehicle is starting on uphill slope;
therefore, if the transmission selector le-
ver is in “P”, it will not operate.
D Do not use the hill−start assist con-
trol system to park the vehicle. This
system is not designed as a func-
tion for parking the vehicle on a
uphill slope.
When any of the following is performed,
the system will stop operation. At this
time, two beeps will be heard and the slip
indicator light will go off.
D Shifting the selector lever to “P”
D Applying the parking brake
D Depressing the brake pedal
If the accelerator pedal is depressed, the
system will also stop operation without
beep sounds.
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2007 RAV4 from Dec. ’06 Prod. (OM42662U)
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