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Auto Park Brake
The electric park brake can be programmed
to be applied automatically whenever the
vehicle is at a standstill and the automatic
transmission is placed in PARK. Auto Park
Brake is enabled and disabled by customer
selection through the customer program
-
mable features section of the Uconnect
S
ettings.
A
ny single auto park brake application can
be bypass
ed by pushing the EPB switch to
the release position while the transmission is
placed in PARK.
SafeHold
SafeHold is a safety feature of the Electric
Park Brake System that will engage the park
brake automatically if the vehicle is left
unsecured while the ignition is in ON/RUN.
For automatic transmissions, the park brake
will auto
matically engage if all of the
following conditions are met:
The vehicle is at a standstill.
There is no attempt to depress the brake
pedal or accelerator pedal.
The seat belt is unbuckled.
The driver door is open.
SafeHold can be temporarily bypassed by
pushing t
he Electric Park Brake Switch while
the driver door is open. Once manually
bypassed, SafeHold will be enabled again
once the vehicle reaches 12
mph (20 km/h)
or the ig
nition is turned to the OFF position
and back to ON again.
Brake Service Mode
We recommend having your brakes serviced
by your authorized dealer. You should only
make repairs for which you have the knowl
-
edge and the right equipment. You should
only ente
r Brake Service Mode during brake
service.
When servicing your rear brakes, it may be
necessary
for you or your technician to push
the rear piston into the rear caliper bore.
With the electric park brake system, this can
only be done after retracting the Electric
Park Brake actuator. Fortunately, actuator
retraction can be done easily by entering the
Brake Service Mode through the Uconnect
Settings in your vehicle. This menu based
system will guide you through the steps
necessary to retract the EPB actuator in
order to perform rear brake service.
Service Mode has requirements that must be
met in or
der to be activated:
The vehicle must be at a standstill.
The park brake must be unapplied.
The transmission must be in PARK or
NEUTRAL.
While in service mode, the Electric Park
Brake fau
lt lamp will flash continuously
while the ignition is ON.
Driving the vehicle with the parking
brake engaged, or repeated use of the
parking brake to slow the vehicle may
cause serious damage to the brake
system.
CAUTION!
If the Brake System Warning Light remains
on with the parking brake released, a
brake system malfunction is indicated.
Have the brake system serviced by an
authorized dealer immediately.
WARNING! (Continued)
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