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Subaru 2011 Legacy - Parking Your Vehicle; Electronic Parking Brake

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Black plate (298,1)
Model "A2470BE-A" EDITED: 2010/ 3/ 24
7-34 Starting and operating
Parking your vehicle
WARNING
. Never leave unattended children
or pets in the vehicle. They could
accidentally injure themselves or
others through inadvertent op-
eration of the vehicle. Also, on
hot or sunny days, the tempera-
ture in a closed vehicle could
quickly become high enough to
cause severe or possibly fatal
injuries to them.
. Do not p ark the vehicle over
flammable materials such as dry
grass, waste paper or rags, as
they may burn easily if they come
near hot engine or exhaust sys-
tem parts.
. Be sure to stop the engine if you
take a nap in the vehicle. If
engine exhaust gas enters the
passenger compartment, occu-
pants in the vehicle could die
from carbon monoxide (CO) con-
tained in the exhaust gas.
& Electronic parking brake
1) Parking brake switch
2) Hill Holder switch
3) Indicator light
WARNING
. Before exiting the vehicle, make
sure that you turn off the engine.
Otherwise, the parking brake
may be released and an accident
may occur.
. If the brake system warning light
flashes, the electronic parking
brake system may be malfunc-
tioning. Immediately stop your
vehicle in a safe location, use
tire stops under the tires to
prevent the vehicle from moving
and contact your SUBARU deal-
er.
CAUTION
. When the electronic parking
brake system has a malfunction
and the parking brake cannot be
applied, contact your SUBARU
dealer immediately for an inspec-
tion. If you have to park your
vehicle in such conditions, per-
form the following procedure.
Stop your vehicle in a flat
location.
Shift the shift lever in the 1
or reverse position (MT mod-
els).
Shift the select lever in the P
position (AT or CVT models).
When the select lever cannot
be shifted into the P posi-
tion, you must release shift
lock. Refer to Shift lock func-
tion F7-20.
Use tire stops under the tires
to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
. Never dr ive while the pa rking
brake is applied because this will

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