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Electric Park Brake Switch
To apply the EPB manually, pull up on the switch
momentarily. You may hear a slight whirring
sound from the back of the vehicle while the
EPB engages. Once the parking brake is fully
engaged, the BRAKE warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster and an indicator on the switch will
illuminate. If your foot is on the brake pedal
while you apply the EPB, you may notice a small
amount of brake pedal movement. The EPB can
be applied even when the ignition switch is in
the OFF mode but the BRAKE warning lamp will
not illuminate, however, it can only be released
when the ignition is in the RUN mode.
NOTE:
The EPB fault lamp will illuminate if the EPB
switch is held for longer than 60 seconds in
either the released or applied position. The light
will extinguish upon releasing the switch.
If the Auto Park Brake feature is enabled, the
EPB will automatically engage whenever the
transmission is placed into PARK, or with a
manual transmission, when the ignition switch
is in the STOP/OFF position. If your foot is on the
brake pedal, you may notice a small amount of
brake pedal movement while the EPB is
engaging.
The EPB will be automatically released if the
driver’s seat belt is buckled (in case of auto-
matic transmission) and driver's intention to
start (in forward or reverse direction) is recog-
nized by the system
To release the EPB manually, the ignition must
be in the RUN mode. Put your foot on the brake
pedal, then push the EPB switch down momen-
tarily. You may hear a slight whirring sound from
the back of the vehicle while the parking brake
disengages. You may also notice a small
amount of movement in the brake pedal. Once
the EPB is fully disengaged, the BRAKE warning
lamp in the instrument cluster and the LED indi-
cator on the switch will extinguish.
NOTE:
When parking on a hill, it is important to turn
the front wheels toward the curb on a downhill
grade and away from the curb on an uphill
grade. Apply the EPB before placing the gear
selector in PARK, otherwise the load on the
transmission locking mechanism may make it
difficult to move the gear selector out of PARK.
The EPB should always be applied whenever
the driver is not in the vehicle.
If the clutch pedal is released at the same time
the gas pedal is pressed, the EPB will be auto-
matically released (manual transmissions only).
WARNING!
When exiting the vehicle, always remove the
key fob from the vehicle and lock your vehicle.
Never leave children alone in a vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Allowing
children to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or
others could be seriously or fatally injured.
Children should be warned not to touch the
parking brake, brake pedal or the transmis-
sion gear selector.
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