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may cause severe damage to the braking
system.
Disengaging the electric parking brake
manually
In order to manually release the parking
brake, the ignition device should be at ON
position.
Moreover, you need to press the brake
pedal, then press the switch on the
central tunnel briefly.
Noise may be heard from the rear of
the vehicle and a slight movement of
the brake pedal may be detected during
disengagement.
After disengaging the electric parking
brake, the warning light on the
instrument panel and the LED on the
switchfig.108turnoff.
If the warning light on the instrument
panel remains on with the electric
parking brake disengaged, this indicates
a fault: in this case contact an Alfa
Romeo Dealership.
WARNING Never use gear position
P (Park) instead of the electric parking
brake. Always engage the electric
parking brake when parking the vehicle
to prevent injury or damage caused by
the unexpected movement of the vehicle.
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE
OPERATING MODES
The electric parking brake may operate
as follows:
“Dynamic operating mode”: this
mode is enabled by pulling the switch
continuously whilst driving;
“Static engagement and release
mode”: with the car stationary, the
electric parking brake can be activated
by pulling the switch on the central
tunnel once.
On the other hand, press the switch and
the brake pedal at the same time to
disengage the brake;
"Drive Away Release": (where
provided) the electric parking brake will
automatically disengage with the driver
side seat belt fastened and the detection
of an action performed by the driver to
move the car (forward gear or reverse
gear);
NOTE If the vehicle is equipped with
carbon-ceramic discs, before using
“Drive Away Release” mode and moving
the vehicle, it is necessary to buckle
the seat belts or manually release the
electric handbrake to prevent damage to
the carbon-ceramic discs themselves.
"Safe Hold": if the vehicle speed is
lower than 2 mph (3 km/h), the gear
lever is not in P (Park) position and the
driver's intention of leaving the vehicle is
detected, the electric parking brake will
automatically engage to hold the vehicle
in safety conditions;
"Auto Park Brake": if the vehicle
speed is below 2 mph (3 km/h), the
electric parking break will automatically
engage when the gear lever is in P (Park)
position. The LED on the switch located
onthecentraltunnel fig.108 switches
on together with the warning light
on the instrument panel when the
electric parking brake is engaged and
applied to the wheels. Each automatic
engagement of the electric parking
brake can be cancelled by pressing the
switch on the central tunnel and at the
same time moving the gear lever for the
transmission to position P (Park).
SAFE HOLD
It is a safety function that automatically
engages the electric parking brake in the
event of a dangerous condition for the
car.
If:
the car speed is below 2 mph (3 km/h);
a transmission operating mode
different from P (Park) is activated;
the driver's seat belt is not fastened;
the driver side door is open;
no attempts to apply pressure on the
brake pedal have been detected;
the car is parked on roads which
gradient higher than 4%;
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