Most of the 4.3 RAV4's came with the Hill Assist Control feature. If stopped at a traffic light on a hill, you could push the brake pedal hard until a beep was heard, then the brakes would stay on for 3 seconds while moving your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator. This would prevent the vehicle from rolling backward. Toyota must have deemed it too confusing or too expensive, so they dropped it for 2013. Here is the new procedure from the 2013 owner's manual:
The new Hill Start Assist:
Starting off on a steep uphill
1. Make sure that the parking brake is set and shift the shift lever to D.
2. Gently depress the accelerator pedal.
3. Release the parking brake.
Brilliant! :wall
The new Hill Start Assist:
Starting off on a steep uphill
1. Make sure that the parking brake is set and shift the shift lever to D.
2. Gently depress the accelerator pedal.
3. Release the parking brake.
Brilliant! :wall