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Driving safety systems
The SBC brake system is automatically ac-
tivated when you:
ț unlock the vehicle with the SmartKey
or the KEYLESS-GO*
ț open the driver’s or passenger door
ț turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position 1
ț in vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*, press
the start/stop button on gear selector
lever once
ț depress the brake pedal
ț release the parking brake
If there is a malfunction in the SBC brake
system, we recommend that the vehicle be
transported with all wheels off the ground
using flatbed or appropriate wheel lift/dolly
equipment. A tow bar must be used if cir-
cumstances do not permit the use of the
recommended towing methods and the ve-
hicle requires towing with all four wheels on
the ground. Towing the vehicle with all four
wheels on the ground is only permissible for
distances up to 30 miles (50 km) and at a
speed not to exceed 30 mph (50 km/h). For
more information, refer to “Towing the vehi-
cle” (
୴ page 381).
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If the SBC brake system is activated as
the brake pedal is first depressed, you
may feel a reduced pedal resistance
and longer pedal travel than normal.
When releasing the pedal, you may also
feel the brake pedal pulsate and you
may hear a sound which is caused by
the activation of the SBC brake system-
pump. This is normal and not an indica-
tion of a malfunction. Pedal travel
returns to normal when you release the
brake pedal and the sound soon ceas-
es.
If you experience the above while driv-
ing and the red brake warning lamp
(
୴ page 312) illuminates and/or warn-
ing messages appear in the instrument
cluster (
୴ page 318), the brake system
is malfunctioning. Follow the instruc-
tions of the warning message(s) and
have the brake system checked imme-
diately.
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