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and release the parking brake while depressing the accelerator. For Hill Hold to work, the engine must Hill Hold keeps the brake applied for not quite 2 seconds with the same force you used to prevent the Hill Hold is activated automatically when points 1 to 3 are met at the same time: Step Manual transmission Automatic transmission 1.
Hold the stopped vehicle on an incline with the foot or parking brake. 2.
The engine must be running “smoothly.” 3.
A manual transmission vehicle must be in 1st gear (1) if headed up a hill or in Reverse (R) if backing up a hill; you must hold the clutch down and the foot brake must be depressed to keep the vehicle from moving. An automatic transmission vehicle must be in Reverse (R), Drive (D), or Sport Drive (S) and the foot brake must be depressed to keep the vehicle from moving. 4.
To drive off, take your foot off the brake pedal as you let the clutch out and gently depress the accelerator within 2 seconds. If the accel- erator is not depressed, the brakes will re- lease automatically. To drive off, take your foot off the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator within 2 seconds.
Hill Hold is immediately deactivated: If any requirement listed in the table above is no longer met. Automatic transmission vehicles: If a tire does not have enough road contact (such as when the vehicle is tipped or at an angle). WARNING The intelligent technology of Hill Hold cannot overcome the laws of physics. Never let the The Hill Hold feature cannot hold the vehicle in all hill start situations (for example, if the surface is icy or slippery). Hill Hold can only help keep the vehicle from moving for less than 2 seconds. After that, the brakes will be released and the vehicle can roll down the hill. |