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124 STARTING AND OPERATING
If exceptional circumstances should make it
necessary to engage the parking brake while
the vehicle is in motion, push on the EPB switch
for as long as engagement is desired. The
BRAKE warning lamp will illuminate, and a
continuous chime will sound. The rear stop
lamps will also be illuminated automatically
while the vehicle remains in motion.
To disengage the parking brake while the
vehicle is in motion, release the switch. If the
vehicle is brought to a complete stop using the
parking brake, when the vehicle reaches
approximately 3 mph (4.8 km/h), the parking
brake will remain engaged.
In the unlikely event of a malfunction of the EPB
system, a yellow EPB fault lamp will illuminate.
This may be accompanied by the BRAKE
warning lamp flashing. In this case, urgent
service of the EPB system is required. Do not
rely on the parking brake to hold the vehicle
stationary.
Auto Park Brake
The Electric Park Brake (EPB) 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
programmable features Ú page 158.
SafeHold
SafeHold is a safety feature of the Electric Park
Brake (EPB) system that will engage the parking
brake automatically if the vehicle is left
unsecured. If the automatic transmission is not
in PARK, the seat belt is unbuckled, the driver
door is open, the vehicle is at a standstill, and
there is no attempt to press the brake pedal or
accelerator pedal, the parking brake will
automatically engage to prevent the vehicle
from rolling.
SafeHold can be temporarily bypassed by
pushing the EPB while the driver door is open
and brake pedal is pressed. Once manually
bypassed, SafeHold will be enabled again once
the vehicle reaches 12 mph (20 km/h) or the
ignition is cycled to the OFF position and back to
ON again.
Brake Service Mode
We recommend having your brakes serviced by
an authorized dealer. You should only make
repairs for which you have the knowledge and
the right equipment. You should only enter
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 (EPB) system, this can only
be done after retracting the EPB actuator.
Fortunately, actuator retraction can be done
easily by entering the brake service in your
vehicle Ú page 158. This menu based system
will guide you through the steps necessary to
retract the EPB actuator in order to perform rear
brake service.
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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