Driving your vehicle
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Brake system
Brake wear
This brake wear warning sound
means your vehicle needs service. If
you ignore this audible warning, you
will eventually lose braking perfor
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mance, which could lead to a serious
accident.
Rear drum brakes (if equipped)
Your rear drum brakes do not have
wear indicators. Therefore, have the
rear brake linings inspected if you
hear a rear brake rubbing noise. Also
have your rear brakes inspected
each time you change or rotate
your tyres and when you have the
front brakes replaced.
Parking brake (Hand-type) (if
equipped)
Applying the parking brake
To engage the parking brake, first
apply the foot brake and then pull
up the parking brake lever as far as
possible.
In addition it is recommended that
when parking the vehicle on a
incline, the shift lever should be into
the 1st gear (for Manual Transmis
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sion) or in the P (Park, for Automatic
Transmission) vehicles.
䳜 Driving with the parking brake
applied will cause excessive brake
pad and brake rotor wear.
䳜 Do not operate the parking brake
whilst the vehicle is moving
except in an emergency situation.
It could damage the vehicle sys
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tem and make endanger driving
safety.
Releasing the parking brake
To release the parking brake, first
apply the foot brake and pull up the
parking brake lever slightly. Sec
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ondly depress the release button (1)
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