WARNING
Driving with too little fuel in the fuel tank increases the risk of
stalling, especially when driving up and down hills.
If your vehicle stalls suddenly, this can cause an accident
and serious personal injuries.
Driver assistance and braking assistance systems can mal-
function when there is too little fuel in the tank and cause you
to lose control of the vehicle.
Never drive until the fuel tank is almost empty.
Hill Hold
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and
heed the WARNINGS
Hill Hold helps keep the vehicle from rolling backwards when starting
out on a hill, for example after stopping at a traffic light. You don't
have to apply and release the parking brake while depressing the
accelerator. For Hill Hold to work, the engine must be running and the
vehicle must be in First Gear or Reverse (manual transmission) or in
Drive (D), Sport Drive (S), or Reverse (R) (automatic transmission)
and you must use the foot brake to hold the vehicle before starting to
move.
Hill Hold keeps the brake applied for not quite 2 seconds with the
same force you used to prevent the vehicle from moving. This gives
you time to take your foot off the brake, let the clutch out on a manual
transmission vehicle, and gently depress the accelerator to get the
vehicle moving again. If you do not depress the accelerator pedal and
get the vehicle moving again within this time, the brakes will release
and the vehicle will roll downhill. Furthermore, if any requirement for
engaging Hill Hold is no longer met while the vehicle is stopped, Hill
Hold disengages and the brakes are automatically released and will
no longer hold the vehicle.
Hill Hold is activated automatically when points 1 to 3 are met at
the same time:
Step
Manual transmission
Automatic transmission
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