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Driving your vehicle
Brake system
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• Allvehiclesshouldalwayshave
theparkingbrakefullyengaged
whenparkingtoavoidinadvertent
movementofthevehicle
whichcaninjureoccupantsor
pedestrians.
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Checkthebrakewarninglightby
turningtheignitionswitchON(do
notstarttheengine).Thislightwill
beilluminatedwhentheparking
brakeisappliedwiththeignition
switchintheSTARTorONposition.
Beforedriving,besuretheparking
brakeisfullyreleasedandthebrake
warninglightisoff.
Ifthebrakewarninglightremainson
aftertheparkingbrakeisreleased
whileengineisrunning,theremay
beamalfunctioninthebrake
system.Immediateattentionis
necessary.
Ifatallpossible,ceasedrivingthe
vehicleimmediately.Ifthatisnot
possible,useextremecautionwhile
operatingthevehicleandonly
continuetodrivethevehicleuntil
youcanreachasafelocationor
repairshop.
Electronic parking brake (EPB) (if
equipped)
Applying the parking brake
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To apply the EPB (electronic
parking brake):
1.Depressthebrakepedal.
2.PulluptheEPBswitch.
Makesurethewarninglightcomes
on.
Also,theEPBisapplied
automaticallyiftheAutoHold
buttonisonwhentheengineis
turnedoff.However,ifyoukeep
pressingtheEPBswitchtillthe
engineisturnedoff,theEPBwillnot
beapplied.
NOTICE
Onasteepinclineorwhenpullinga
trailerifthevehicledoesnotstand
still,doasfollows:
1.ApplytheEPB.