Renault RAFALE - Page 176

PARKING BRAKE
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174 - Driving
Never leave your vehicle
without re-engaging P
position and switching
off the engine. This is
becausewhenthevehicleissta-
tionary with the engine running
and a gear engaged, the vehicle
maybegintomoveifyouacceler-
ate.
There is a risk of accidents.
Operating faults
– In the event of a fault, the warning
light lightsupontheinstru-
ment panel accompanied by the
"Check parking brake" message and in
some cases the warning light .
Contact your approved Dealer straight
away.
– In the event of an electronic parking
brake fault, the warning light
lights up accompanied by the "Braking
system fault" message, a beep, and in
some cases the warning light .
This means that you must stop as
soon as traffic conditions allow.
Versionswithanautomaticgear-
box
For safety reasons, automatic release
isdeactivatedwhenthedriver’sdooris
openornotshutproperlyandtheen-
gine is running (in order to prevent the
vehiclefrommovingwithoutthedri-
ver).
The "Release Parking Brake" message
appears on the instrument panel when
thedriverpressestheacceleratorped-
al.
If the "Electric System
Failure"or"Checkbat-
tery" or "WARNING:
Braking System"mes-
sageappears,youmustimmo-
bilise the vehicle by engaging the
first gear (manual gearbox), Ppo-
sition (automatic gearbox) or by
pulling the switch 3 forapproxi-
mately 10 seconds.
Iftheconditionsandtheslopere-
quire it, chock the wheels of the
vehicle.
Risk of loss of immobilisation
of the vehicle.
Call an approved dealer.
"Autohold" function
Vehicle stopped (e.g. at a red light, an
intersection, a traffic jam, etc.), the
function ensures braking force even
when the driver releases the brake
pedal.
The braking force is released as soon
as the driver accelerates sufficiently
with a gear engaged.
Activation
Press the switch 1 .
The warning light on the switch 1
comes on to confirm that the function
is activated.