G
WARNING
Engaging the parking brake while the vehi-
cle is in motion can cause the rear wheels
to lock up. You could lose control of the
vehicle and cause an accident. In addition,
the vehicle’s brake lights do not light up
when the parking brake is engaged.
X
Releasing: Depress the brake pedal.
X
Pull up slightly on parking brake
lever ; and press release button :.
X
Push parking brake lever ; down as far
as it will go.
When the ignition is switched on, the
brake warning lamp $ (USA only) or
J (Canada only) in the instrument
cluster goes out.
X
Engaging: Pull up parking brake
lever ; firmly.
When the ignition is switched on, the
brake warning lamp $ (USA only) or
J (Canada only) in the instrument
cluster comes on.
G
WARNING
Getting out of your vehicle with the trans-
mission not fully engaged in park position
P is dangerous. When the drive system is
switched off and the brakes are released,
the vehicle can be moved freely with the
gear selector lever in all positions except
park position P. Also, when parked on an
incline, park position P alone may not pre-
vent your vehicle from moving, possibly
hitting people or objects.
Always engage the parking brake in addi-
tion to shifting to park position P.
When parked on an incline, always turn the
front wheels towards the curb.
G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
key from the starter switch, take it with
you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave chil-
dren unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Children
could release the parking brake and/or
move the gear selector lever from park
position P, either of which could result in
an accident and/or serious personal
injury.
Brake pedal
The brake pedal has two brake circuits
independent of each other. When the igni-
tion is switched on, a brake servo is used
during braking to increase pedal force.
G
WARNING
Make sure absolutely no objects are
obstructing the pedals’ range of motion.
Keep the driver’s footwell clear of all
obstacles. If there are any floormats* or
carpets in the footwell, make sure the ped-
als still have sufficient clearance.
During sudden acceleration or braking
maneuvers, the objects could get caught
between or beneath the pedals and restrict
your ability to brake or accelerate. This
could lead to accidents and/or injury.
G
WARNING
Considerably more effort will be required
to apply the brakes if
R
the brake servo has failed
R
a brake circuit has failed
R
the ignition is switched off, e.g. for tow-
ing the vehicle
The braking distance is likewise greater.
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