How to Use the AUTOHOLD

To Turn On AUTOHOLD System

Press the AUTOHOLD switch and when the AUTOHOLD standby indicator light turns on, AUTOHOLD turns on.

  1. AUTOHOLD standby indicator light.

 

When all of the following conditions are met, the AUTOHOLD standby indicator light turns on when the AUTOHOLD switch is pressed and AUTOHOLD turns on.

  • The hybrid system is running.

  • The driver's seat belt is fastened.

  • The driver's door is closed.

  • There is no problem with AUTOHOLD.

  • The parking brake is released.

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To operate AUTOHOLD and hold the brakes

  1. Depress the brake pedal and bring the vehicle to a complete stop.

  2. The AUTOHOLD active indicator light in the instrument cluster turns on and the brakes are held.

  3. The vehicle is held in its stopped position even with the brake pedal released.

 

When all of the following conditions are met, AUTOHOLD operates and the brakes are held.

  • The hybrid system is operating.

  • The vehicle is stopped.

  • The brake pedal is being depressed.

  • The AUTOHOLD active indicator light turns on.

  • The accelerator pedal is not depressed.

  • The driver's seat belt is fastened.

  • The driver's door is closed.

  • There is no problem with AUTOHOLD.

  • The parking brake is released.

  • There is no problem with the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) function.

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To release AUTOHOLD and start driving the vehicle

If you try to resume driving the vehicle, the brakes will be released automatically and the AUTOHOLD active indicator light turns off.

 

  • If the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) switch is pulled while AUTOHOLD is operating, the parking brake is applied and AUTOHOLD is released. In addition, if the parking brake is released under this condition, AUTOHOLD operates to hold the brakes.

  • Under the following conditions, the parking brake is automatically applied and AUTOHOLD is released. AUTOHOLD is re-enabled when the conditions before AUTOHOLD is released are restored.

    • The driver’s seat belt is unfastened.

    • The driver’s door is opened.

  • When about 10 minutes or longer have passed since the AUTOHOLD operation started, the parking brake is automatically applied. Because AUTOHOLD is restored when releasing the parking brake, the hold on the brakes by AUTOHOLD resumes.

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To Turn OFF AUTOHOLD System

Depress the brake pedal and press the AUTOHOLD switch. AUTOHOLD is turned off and the AUTOHOLD standby indicator light turns off.

  1. AUTOHOLD standby indicator light.

 

  • When the brakes are not held such as while driving the vehicle, AUTOHOLD can be turned off only by pressing the AUTOHOLD switch.

  • If the AUTOHOLD switch is pressed without depressing the brake pedal while AUTOHOLD is operating (AUTOHOLD active indicator light in instrument cluster is turned on), the message “Depress Brake Pedal and Operate Switch to Release” is indicated on the multi-information display to notify the driver to depress the brake pedal.

  • If any of the following conditions occurs while AUTOHOLD is operating (AUTOHOLD active indicator light is turned on), the parking brake is applied automatically and AUTOHOLD turns off. For the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) operation, refer to the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) (Search).

    • The vehicle power is switched OFF.

    • There is a problem with AUTOHOLD.

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