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4-2. Driving procedures
■ Using the manual mode
The parking brake can be set and
released manually.
Parking brake indicator light
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator light (Can-
ada)
1 Pull the switch to set the parking
brake.
The parking brake indicator light will turn
on.
Pull and hold the parking brake switch if an
emergency occurs and it is necessary to
operate the parking brake while driving.
2 Press the switch to release the
parking brake.
• Operate the parking brake switch while
depressing the brake pedal.
• Using the parking brake automatic
release function, the parking brake can
be released by depressing the accelera-
tor pedal. When using this function,
slowly depress the accelerator pedal.
(P.205)
Make sure that the parking brake indicator
light turn off.
If the parking brake indicator light
flash, operate the switch again.
(P.521)
■ Turning the automatic mode on
While the vehicle is stopped, pull and
hold the parking brake switch until a
buzzer sounds and a message is shown
on the multi-information display.
When the automatic mode is turned
on, the parking brake operates as fol-
lows.
When the shift lever is shifted from
P, the parking brake will be
released, and the parking brake
indicator light will turn off.
When the shift lever is shifted to P,
the parking brake will be set, and
the parking brake indicator light will
turn on.
Operate the shift lever with the vehicle
stopped and the brake pedal
depressed.
The auto function may not operate if
the shift lever is moved extremely
quickly or the brake pedal is not firmly
depressed. In this situation, apply the
Parking brake
The parking brake can be set or
released automatically or manually.
In automatic mode, the parking
brake can be set or released auto-
matically according to shift lever
operation. Also, even in automatic
mode, the parking brake can be set
or released manually.
Operating instructions
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