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Parking brake
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Parking brake, manual
The parking brake is located far left .
How to apply the parking brake
1. Press the foot brake pedal down firmly.
2. Depress the parking brake pedal
firmly as far as possible.
3. Release the foot brake pedal and make
sure that the car is at a standstill posi-
tion.
4. If the vehicle rolls, the parking brake
pedal must be depressed further.
5. When parking the vehicle always put the
gear selector in position 1 (for manual
transmission) or P (for automatic trans-
mission).
Parking on a hill
If the car is parked facing uphill; turn the
wheels away from the kerb.
If the car is parked facing downhill, turn the
wheels towards the kerb.
How to release the parking brake
1. Press the foot brake pedal down firmly.
2. Pull the control .
Parking brake, electric*
An electric parking brake has the same appli-
cations as a manual parking brake, e.g. when
starting uphill.
Function
A faint electric motor noise can be heard
when the parking brake is being applied. The
noise can also be heard during the automatic
function checking of the parking brake.
If the car is stationary when the parking brake
is applied then it only acts on the rear wheels.
If it is applied when the car is moving then
the normal foot brake is used, i.e. the brake
acts on all four wheels. Brake function
changes over to the rear wheels when the car
is almost stationary.
Low battery voltage
If the battery voltage is too low then the park-
ing brake can neither be released nor ap-
plied. Connect a donor battery if the battery
voltage is too low, see page 83.
NOTE
The warning symbol in the combined instru-
ment panel illuminates irrespective of how
hard the parking brake pedal is depressed.
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