Fiat 500x - Electric Parking Brake (Epb); When Parked

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34) A quick burst on the accelerator before
turning off the engine serves absolutely
no practical purpose; it wastes fuel and
is especially damaging to turbocharged
engines.
35) Warning light will flash after starting
or during prolonged cranking to indicate a
fault with the glow plug preheating system.
If the engine starts, the vehicle can be
used as normal, but a Fiat Dealership must
be contacted as soon as possible.
WHEN PARKED
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the car.
When parking and leaving the car,
proceed as follows:
engage a gear (1
st
gear if facing
uphill or reverse if facing downhill) and
leave the wheels turned;
stop the engine and apply the
electric parking brake;
Block the wheels with a wedge or a
stone if the car is parked on a steep
slope.
On versions equipped with automatic
transmission or dual clutch automatic
transmission, wait for the letter P to be
displayed before releasing the brake
pedal.
IMPORTANT NOTE NEVER leave the
car with the gearbox in neutral (or,
on versions equipped with automatic
transmission or dual clutch automatic
transmission, before putting the shift
lever in the P position).
ELECTRIC PARKING
BRAKE (EPB)
The vehicle is equipped with electric
parking brake (EPB) to guarantee
better use and optimal performance
compared to a manually operated
parking brake.
The electric parking brake features a
switch, located on the central tunnel
fig. 90, a motor with caliper for each
rear wheel and an electronic control
module.
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IMPORTANT Always engage the
electric parking brake before leaving
the car.
IMPORTANT In addition to parking
the car with the parking brake always
engaged, the wheel steered, chocks or
stones positioned in front of the wheels
(when on a steep slope), a gear must
always be engaged (the 1
st
gear with
the car parked uphill or the reverse
gear with the car parked downhill). On
versions with automatic transmission,
place the gear lever at P (Park).
IMPORTANT Should the car battery
be faulty, to unlock the electric parking
brake the battery must be replaced.
The electric parking brake can be
engaged in two ways:
manually pull the fig. 90 switch
located on the central tunnel, in the
direction shown by the arrow;
automatically in "Safe Hold" or "Auto
Apply" conditions.
Engaging the parking brake
manually
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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 vehicle when engaging the electric
parking brake.
A slight movement of the brake pedal
may be detected when engaging the
electric parking brake with the brake
pedal pressed.
With the electric parking brake
engaged, the warning light on the
instrument panel and the LED on the
switch fig. 90 turn on.