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08 Starting and driving
08
269
Connect an auxiliary battery if the battery
voltage is too low, see Jump starting (p. 250).
Parking on a hill
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If the vehicle is pointing uphill, turn the
front wheels so that they point away from
the curb.
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If the vehicle is pointing downhill, turn the
front wheels so that they point toward the
curb.
The parking brake should also be applied.
Related information
•
Parking brake – applying (p. 269)
•
Parking brake – releasing (p. 270)
•
Parking brake – symbols and messages
(p. 271)
•
Brakes – general (p. 265)
Parking brake – applying
Applying the electric parking brake
Parking brake control
1. Press firmly on the brake pedal.
2. Push the control.
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The
symbol in the instrument
panel flashes while the parking brake is
being applied and glows steadily when
the parking brake has been fully
applied.
3. Release the brake pedal and ensure that
the vehicle is at a standstill.
4. When the vehicle is parked, the gear
selector must be in position P.
NOTE
•
In an emergency the parking brake can
be applied when the vehicle is moving
by holding in the control. Braking will
be interrupted when the accelerator
pedal is depressed or the control is
released.
•
An audible signal will sound during this
procedure if the vehicle is moving at
speeds above 6 mph (10 km/h).
Related information
•
Parking brake – general information
(p. 268)
•
Parking brake – releasing (p. 270)
•
Parking brake – symbols and messages
(p. 271)
•
Brakes – general (p. 265)
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