Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV III 3 owners manual page 190

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B０0203201E３.book 27 ページ㸰㸮㸯㸱年㸯㸯月㸯９日　火曜日　午前㸯㸯時５㸮分 Hill start assist CAUTION zThe disc brakes are provided with a warn- CAUTION zEffectiveness of the regenerative brake ing device which emits a shrieking metal- zThe hill start assist is not designed to keep becomes weak with close to full charge of lic sound while braking if the brake pads the vehicle stopped in place on uphill slopes the drive battery and loses its effect at the have reached their limit. If you hear this for more than 2 seconds. full charge. sound, have the brake pads replaced zWhen facing uphill, do not rely on using the In this case, since the foot brake is effective,immediately. hill start assist to maintain a stopped position use the foot brake and slow down your vehi- WARNING as an alternative to depressing the brake cle speed beforehand. pedal. The energy usage indicator stops swaying in zDriving with worn brake pads will make it Doing so could cause an accident. the charge zone closer to full charge. harder to stop, and can cause an accident. zDo not turn the operation mode in ACC or Refer to “Energy usage indicator” on page OFF while the hill start assist is operating. 6-2. The hill start assist could stop operating,7 In such case, drive at low speed in advance. Hill start assist which could result in an accident. And if needed use the foot brake to slow down vehicle speed before the vehicle speed E00628001237 To operate increases. The hill start assist makes it easy to start off The regenerative brake comes to be effective on a steep uphill slope by preventing the E00628101368 if the drive battery remaining power is con- vehicle from moving backwards. It keeps the 1.Stop the vehicle completely using the sumed. braking force for about 2 seconds when you brake pedal. move your foot from the brake pedal to the 2.Move the selector lever to the “D” posi- Brake pad accelerator pedal. tion. zAvoid hard braking situations. CAUTION NOTE New brakes need to be broken-in by mod- zDo not overly rely on the hill start assist to zWhen reversing on an uphill slope, move the erate use for the first 200 km. prevent backwards movement of the vehicle. selector lever to the “R” position. Under certain circumstances, even when hill start assist is activated, the vehicle may3.Release the brake pedal and the hill start move backwards if the brake pedal is not suf- assist will maintain the braking force ficiently depressed, if the vehicle is heavily applied while stopping for approximately loaded, or if the road is very steep or slip- 2 seconds. pery. 4.Depress the accelerator pedal and the hill start assist gradually will decrease the braking force as the vehicle starts moving. Starting and driving 7-27

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