Starting To Drive; Hill Start Assist System - Acura RDX 2021 Owner's Manual

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Starting to Drive

When the engine was started using the keyless access remote
1. Depress the brake pedal and press the ENGINE START/STOP button
simultaneously.
When the engine was started in any case
2. Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, put the transmission into
( R when reversing.
3. With the parking brake applied, release the brake pedal and gently depress the
accelerator pedal.
u Make sure the Parking Brake and Brake System indicator (red) goes off.
2 Parking Brake P. 498
2 If the Transmission System Indicator Blinks along with the Warning
Message P. 626
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Hill start assist system

Hill start assist keeps the brake engaged briefly to help prevent the vehicle from
rolling on inclines as you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator.
Put the transmission into ( D or
then release the brake pedal.
* Not available on all models
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( S when facing uphill, or ( R when facing downhill,
uuWhen DrivinguStarting the Engine
1Starting to Drive
You can also release the parking brake by pulling the
electric parking brake switch while depressing the
brake pedal. When facing downhill, you can start
your vehicle more smoothly by manually releasing it
with the electric parking brake switch than by
releasing it with the accelerator pedal.
D . Select
(
When the engine was started using the keyless access
remote *
The engine stops when the transmission position is
changed from ( P
button is pressed. Follow step 1 when starting to
drive.
1Hill start assist system
Hill start assist may not prevent the vehicle from
rolling downhill on a very steep or slippery slope, and
will not operate on small inclines.
Hill start assist is not a replacement for the parking
brake.
Hill start assist will operate even when VSA® is
switched off.
before the ENGINE START/STOP
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