Creeping
The engine runs at a higher idle speed and creeping increases.
Keep the brake pedal firmly depressed when stopped.
Kickdown
Quickly depressing the accelerator pedal while driving uphill may cause the transmission to drop to a lower ratio, unexpectedly increasing vehicle speed.
Depress the accelerator pedal carefully, especially on slippery roads and curves.
Honda Civic Owners Manual. Parking Your Vehicle
When Stopped
Depress the brake pedal firmly.
With the brake pedal depressed, pull up the electric parking brake
switch slowly,
but fully.
Continuously variable transmission models
Move the shift lever from D to P.
Manual transmission models
Move the shift lever to R or ...