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Driving and parking
Electric parking brake
1 Handle for electric parking brake
Manually releasing electric parking
brake
̈ Pull handle 1.
The red indicator lamp 0 (USA only)
or ! (Canada only) in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
You cannot release the electric parking
brake until the ignition is switched on.
Automatically releasing electric parking
brake
Your vehicle’s electric parking brake is au-
tomatically released when:
ț The engine is running.
ț Transmission is in position D or R.
ț The hood is closed.
ț You have fastened your seat belt.
ț You step on the accelerator pedal.
If gear R is engaged, the trunk must be
closed.
Warning! G
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could release the parking brake
and/or shift the automatic transmission out
of position P, either of which could result in
an accident and/or serious personal injury.
Warning! G
Getting out of your vehicle with the automat-
ic transmission not fully engaged in
position P is dangerous. Also, when parked
on an incline, position P alone may not pre-
vent your vehicle from moving, possibly hit-
ting people or objects.
Always set the parking brake in addition to
shifting to position P (
୴ page 359).
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If you have not fastened your seat belt, the
following conditions must be met in order for the
parking brake to be automatically released:
ț The driver's door is closed
ț You must move the gear selector out of P po-
sition or drive faster than 2 mph (3 km/h).