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Briefly pull the switch located on the
central tunnel to manually engage the
electric parking brake when the car is
stationary.
Noise may be heard from the rear of
the car when engaging the electric
parking brake.
With the electric parking brake
engaged, the warning light on the
instrument panel and the LED on the
switch turn on.
A slight movement of the brake pedal
may be detected when engaging the
electric parking brake with the brake
pedal pressed.
WARNING With the EPB failure warning
light on, some functions of the electric
parking brake are deactivated. In this
case the driver is responsible for brake
activation and car parking in complete
safety conditions.
If, under exceptional circumstances,
the use of the brake is required with
the car in motion, keep the switch on
the central tunnel pulled as long as the
brake action is necessary.
The warning light may switch on
with the hydraulic system temporarily
unavailable; in this case braking is
controlled by the motors.
The brake lights (stop) will also
automatically switch on in the same
way as for normal braking with the use
of the brake pedal.
Release the switch on the central
tunnel to stop the braking action with
the car in motion.
If, through this procedure, the car is
braked until a speed below 3 km/h
is reached and the switch is kept
pulled, the parking brake will definitively
engage.
WARNING Driving the car with the
electric parking brake engaged, or
using it several times to slow down the
car, may cause severe damage to the
braking system.
Disengaging the electric parking
brake manually
The ignition device must be ENGINE
position in order to manually release
the parking brake. Moreover, you need
to press the brake pedal, then press
the switch on the central tunnel briefly.
Noise may be heard from the rear of
the vehicle and a slight movement
of the brake pedal may be detected
during disengagement.
Each automatic parking brake
engagement can be cancelled by
pressing the switch on the central
tunnel and shifting the transmission to
position P (Park) at the same time.
After disengaging the electric parking
brake, the warning light on the
instrument panel and the LED on the
switch turn off.
If the warning light on the
instrument panel remains on with the
electric parking brake disengaged, this
indicates a fault: in this case contact a
Dealership.
WARNING Never use position P
(Park) instead of the electric parking
brake.When parking the car, always
apply the electric parking brake to
prevent injury or damage caused by
uncontrolled movement of the car.
ELECTRIC PARKING
BRAKE OPERATING
MODES
The electric parking brake may operate
as follows:
" Dynamic operating mode ": this
mode is enabled by pulling the switch
continuously whilst driving;
" Static engagement and release
mode ": with the car stationary, the
electric parking brake can be activated
by pulling the switch on the central
tunnel once.