Mercury Cougar 2000 - Page 148

Driving
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Parking brake
To engage the parking brake:
Pull the handle upward.
To release the parking brake:
1. Pull the handle up slightly.
2. Press and hold the release
button.
3. Push handle downward to the
off position.
Always set the parking
brake fully and make sure
that the gearshift is securely
latched in P (Park) (automatic
transaxle) or in 1 (first) (manual
transaxle).
To prevent personal injury,
do not release the parking
brake while outside the vehicle.