Subaru 2023 Forester Sport

User Manual - Page 346

For 2023 FORESTER SPORT.

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北米Model "A8330BE-A" EDITED: 2022/ 7/ 26
function” P324.
Use tire stops under the tires
to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
. Never drive with the parking
brake applied. Doing so will
cause unnecessary brake pad
wear. Before driving off, always
make sure that the parking brake
has been released and the brake
system warning light has turned
off.
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronic
parking brake. You can apply/release the
parking brake by operating the parking
brake switch.
To apply: Depress the brake pedal and
pull up the parking brake switch.
To release: Press the parking brake
switch firmly while the ignition switch is in
the “ON” position and the brake pedal is
depressed.
When the parking brake is applied while
the ignition switch is in the “ON” position,
the electronic parking brake indicator light
and the indicator light on the parking brake
switch illuminate. Refer to “Brake system
warning light (red)” P175.
NOTE
. If you press the parking brake switch
under the following conditions, the
parking brake will not be released.
The ignition switch is in the
“ACC” or “LOCK”/“OFF” posi-
tion.
You are not depressing the brake
pedal.
. The electronic parking brake system
uses motors to apply the parking
brake. Therefore, operating sounds
from the motors will be heard when
applying or releasing the parking
brake. Make sure that the motor
sounds are heard when applying or
releasing the parking brake.
. If you operate the parking brake
switch under the following condi-
tions, a chirp will sound and the
electronic parking brake indicator
light will flash.
When the electronic parking
brake system has a malfunction.
When the electronic parking
brake operation is prohibited
temporarily.
. When you cannot release the park-
ing brake due to, for example, a
system malfunction, contact your
SUBARU dealer and have your
SUBARU dealer release the parking
brake.
. If you stop operating the electronic
parking brake switch midway or
operate extremely slowly, the sys-
tem may detect an error and turn on
the brake system warning light.
However, this does not indicate a
malfunction if the brake system
warning light turns off after operat-
ing the switch.
. When the electronic parking brake
has not been used for a long period
of time, the electronic parking brake
may operate automatically after the
ignition switch is turned to the
“LOCK”/“OFF” position. This oc-
curs due to checking the proper
operation of the electronic parking
brake and does not indicate a mal-
function.
. If you cannot release the electronic
parking brake due to the switch
malfunction, refer to the instructions
described in “Automatic release
function by accelerator pedal”
P343.
After activating the electronic parking
brake, you may hear a short sound
several minutes after the electronic
parking brake indicator light illumi-
nates as the system confirms proper
engagement. This sound is different
Parking your vehicle
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