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Parking brake, electrical socket
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Parking brake (handbrake)
The lever is located between the front seats.
How to Apply the parking brake
– Press the foot brake pedal down firmly.
– Pull up the parking brake lever up firmly to
its full extent.
– Release the foot brake pedal and make
sure that the car is at a standstill position.
– If the vehicle rolls, the parking brake lever
must be pulled more firmly.
When parking a vehicle always put the gear
selector in 1st gear (for manual transmission)
or P (for automatic transmission).
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 toward the kerb.
How to release the parking brake
– Press the foot brake down firmly.
– Pull the parking brake lever up slightly,
press the button, release the parking
brake lever and release the button.
Electrical socket in the rear seat
The electrical socket can be used for 12 V
accessories, such as mobile phone chargers
and coolers. The maximum current is 10 A.
For the socket to supply current, the ignition
key must be in at least position
I.
Cigarette lighter (option)
Activate the lighter by pushing in the button.
The button pops out when the lighter is hot.
Pull out the lighter and light a cigarette on the
heated coils.
NOTE
The warning lamp symbol in the combined
instrument panel comes on irrespective of
how hard the parking brake is applied.
WARNING
Always leave the plug in the socket when it
is not in use.