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vehicles with manual transmission, shift

GENERAL INFORMATION

into neutral. Switch the engine off and

apply the parking brake. Check the

accelerator pedal and the area around it

for any items or debris that may be

obstructing its movement. If none are

found and the condition persists, have your

vehicle immediately checked.

Note: Occasional brake noise is normal. If

a metal-to-metal, continuous grinding or

continuous squeal sound is present, the

brake linings may be worn-out. If your

vehicle has continuous vibration or shudder

in the steering wheel when braking, have

your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Note: Brake dust may accumulate on the

wheels, even under normal driving

conditions. Some dust is inevitable as the

brakes wear. See Cleaning Wheels (page

440).

Note: Depending on applicable laws and

regulations in the country for which your

vehicle was originally built, the stoplamps

could flash during heavy braking. Following

this the hazard warning flashers could also

turn on when your vehicle comes to a stop.

Wet brakes result in reduced braking

efficiency. Gently press the brake pedal a

few times when driving from a car wash or

standing water to dry the brakes.

Brake Assist

Brake assist detects when you brake hard

by measuring the rate at which you press

the brake pedal. It provides maximum

braking efficiency as long as you press the

pedal. Brake assist can reduce stopping

distances in critical situations.

Brake System Warning Lamp

WARNING: If you drive extended

distances with the parking brake applied,

you could cause damage to the brake

system.

It illuminates when you engage

the parking brake and the

Brake Over Accelerator

In the event the accelerator pedal

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ignition is on.

If it illuminates when your vehicle

is moving, make sure the parking

brake is disengaged. If the

becomes stuck or entrapped, apply steady

and firm pressure to the brake pedal to

slow your vehicle and reduce engine

power. If you experience this condition,

apply the brakes and bring your vehicle to

a safe stop. For vehicles with automatic

transmission, shift into park (P). For

parking brake is disengaged, this indicates

low brake fluid level or a brake system

fault. Have your vehicle checked as soon

as possible.

Brake System Information Messages

Message

Action

Check brake system

The system has detected a fault that requires service. Have

your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

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HINTS ON DRIVING WITH

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

The anti-lock brake system helps you

maintain steering control and vehicle

stability during emergency stops by

keeping the brakes from locking.

WARNING: The electric parking

brake does not operate if the vehicle

battery has run out of charge.

Your vehicle has an electric parking brake.

You operate it with a switch instead of a

lever. The switch is on the center console.

The anti-lock brake system does not

Note: The electric parking brake makes

eliminate the risks when:

noises during operation. This is normal.

•

You drive too closely to the vehicle in

front of you.

Applying the Electric Parking

•

Your vehicle is hydroplaning.

You take corners too fast.

The road surface is poor.

Brake

Pull the switch upward.

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Note: If the system activates, the brake

pedal may pulse and may travel further.

Maintain pressure on the brake pedal. You

may also hear a noise from the system. This

is normal.

The red warning lamp flashes

during operation and illuminates

when the parking brake is

applied.

Note: It remains illuminated for a short

period of time after you switch the ignition

off.

Anti-Lock Brake System Warning

Lamp

If it illuminates when you are

driving, this indicates a

If it continues to flash or does not

illuminate, the system has malfunctioned.

Have your vehicle checked as soon as

possible.

malfunction. Your vehicle

continues to have normal braking without

the anti-lock brake system function. Have

your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Note: You can apply the electric parking

brake when the ignition is off.

Note: If you park your vehicle on a hill and

facing uphill, select first gear and turn the

steering wheel away from the curb.

Note: If you park your vehicle on a hill and

facing downhill, select reverse gear and turn

the steering wheel toward the curb.

ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE -

MANUAL TRANSMISSION

WARNING: Always fully apply the

parking brake. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

Applying the Electric Parking Brake in

an Emergency

Note: Do not apply the electric parking

brake when your vehicle is moving, except

in an emergency. If you repeatedly use the

electric parking brake to slow or stop your

vehicle, you could cause damage to the

brake system.

WARNING: If you drive extended

distances with the parking brake applied,

you could cause damage to the brake

system.

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You can use the electric parking brake to

Shift into gear.

slow or stop your vehicle in an emergency.

Press the accelerator pedal until engine

has developed sufficient torque to prevent

your vehicle from rolling down the hill.

Pull the switch upward and hold

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it.

Release the switch and pull

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The red warning lamp

away in a normal manner.

illuminates, a tone sounds and

the stoplamps turn on.

Automatically Releasing the

Electric Parking Brake

Close the driver door.

The electric parking brake continues to

slow your vehicle down unless you release

the switch.

Shift into gear.

Press the accelerator pedal and pull away

in a normal manner.

Manually Releasing the Electric

Parking Brake

Switch the ignition on.

Press and hold the brake pedal.

The red warning lamp turns off.

Push the switch downward.

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If it remains illuminated or flashes, the

electric parking brake has not released.

Manually release the parking brake.

The red warning lamp turns off.

Note: The electric parking brake also

automatically releases if you shift into a

gear and release the clutch pedal without

pressing the accelerator pedal.

If it remains illuminated or flashes, the

system has malfunctioned. Have your

vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Releasing the Electric Parking

Brake if the Vehicle Battery is

Running Out of Charge

Connect a booster battery to the vehicle

battery to release the electric parking brake

if the vehicle battery is running out of

charge. See Jump Starting the Vehicle

(page 390).

Pulling Away on a Hill When Towing a

Trailer

Press and hold the brake pedal.

Pull the switch upward and hold

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it.

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Electric Parking Brake Information Messages

Message

Action

Park brake malfunction The electric parking brake has malfunctioned. Have your

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vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park Brake not released The electric parking brake has not released. Manually release

the electric parking brake. If the message continues to appear,

have your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake not applied

The electric parking brake has not applied. Apply the electric

parking brake.If the message continues to appear, have your

vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake Use switch to The electric parking brake has not automatically released.

release

Manually release the electric parking brake.

Park brake press brake

and switch to release

You have not pressed the brake pedal. Press the brake pedal

to release the parking brake.

Park brake Limited func- The electric parking brake has malfunctioned. Have your

tion Service required vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake System over- The electric parking brake has overheated. Wait for the elec-

heated

tric parking brake to cool down.

Park brake off

Release park brake

The electric parking brake is released.

The electric parking brake has not released. Manually release

the electric parking brake. If the message continues to appear,

have your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake on

The electric parking brake is applied.

WARNING: If you drive extended

ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE -

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

distances with the parking brake applied,

you could cause damage to the brake

system.

WARNING: Apply the parking

brake, shift into park (P), switch the

ignition off and remove the key before

you leave your vehicle. Failure to follow

this instruction could result in personal

injury or death.

WARNING: The electric parking

brake does not operate if the vehicle

battery is running out of charge.

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Your vehicle has an electric parking brake.

The red warning lamp

You operate it with a switch instead of a

lever. The switch is on the center console

or to the left-hand side of the steering

wheel, on the lower part of the instrument

panel.

illuminates, a tone sounds and

the stoplamps turn on.

The electric parking brake continues to

slow your vehicle down unless you release

the switch.

Note: The electric parking brake makes

noises during operation. This is normal.

Manually Releasing the Electric

Parking Brake

Applying the Electric Parking

Brake

Switch the ignition on.

Press and hold the brake pedal.

Pull the switch upward.

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Push the switch downward.

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The red warning lamp flashes

during operation and illuminates

when the parking brake is

applied.

The red warning lamp turns off.

Note: It remains illuminated for a short

period of time after you switch the ignition

off.

If it remains illuminated or flashes, the

system has malfunctioned. Have your

vehicle checked as soon as possible.

If it continues to flash or does not

illuminate, the system has malfunctioned.

Have your vehicle checked as soon as

possible.

Pulling Away on a Hill When Towing a

Trailer

Press and hold the brake pedal.

Note: You can apply the electric parking

Pull the switch upward and hold

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brake when the ignition is off.

it.

Note: The electric parking brake could

automatically apply when you shift into park

(P). See Park (P) (page 237).

Shift into gear.

Press the accelerator pedal until engine

has developed sufficient torque to prevent

your vehicle from rolling down the hill.

Applying the Electric Parking Brake in

an Emergency

Release the switch and pull

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Note: Do not apply the electric parking

brake when your vehicle is moving, except

in an emergency. If you repeatedly use the

electric parking brake to slow or stop your

vehicle, you could cause damage to the

brake system.

away in a normal manner.

Automatically Releasing the

Electric Parking Brake

Close the driver door.

You can use the electric parking brake to

slow or stop your vehicle in an emergency.

Shift into gear.

Pull the switch upward and hold

Press the accelerator pedal and pull away

in a normal manner.

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it.

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The red warning lamp turns off.

Releasing the Electric Parking

Brake if the Vehicle Battery is

Running Out of Charge

If it remains illuminated or flashes, the

electric parking brake has not released.

Manually release the parking brake.

Connect a booster battery to the vehicle

battery to release the electric parking brake

if the vehicle battery is running out of

charge. See Jump Starting the Vehicle

(page 390).

Electric Parking Brake Information Messages

Message

Action

Park brake malfunction The electric parking brake has malfunctioned. Have your

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vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park Brake not released The electric parking brake has not released. Manually release

the electric parking brake. If the message continues to appear,

have your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake not applied

The electric parking brake has not applied. Apply the electric

parking brake. If the message continues to appear, have your

vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake Use switch to The electric parking brake has not automatically released.

release

Manually release the electric parking brake.

Park brake press brake

and switch to release

You have not pressed the brake pedal. Press the brake pedal

to release the parking brake.

Park brake Limited func- The electric parking brake has malfunctioned. Have your

tion Service required vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake System over- The electric parking brake has overheated. Wait for the elec-

heated

tric parking brake to cool down.

Park brake off

Release park brake

The electric parking brake is released.

The electric parking brake has not released. Manually release

the electric parking brake. If the message continues to appear,

have your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

Park brake on

The electric parking brake is applied.

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The system makes it easier for you to pull

HILL START ASSIST -

VEHICLES WITH: 4.2 INCH

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

DISPLAY SCREEN

away when your vehicle is on a slope

without using the parking brake.

When the system activates, your vehicle

remains stationary for a few seconds after

you release the brake pedal. This gives you

time to move your foot from the brake

pedal to the accelerator pedal. The brakes

release when the engine has developed

sufficient torque to prevent your vehicle

from rolling down the slope.

WARNING: The system does not

replace the parking brake. When you

leave your vehicle, always apply the

parking brake.

Using Hill Start Assist

1. Bring your vehicle to a complete

standstill. Keep the brake pedal

pressed.

WARNING: You must remain in

your vehicle when the system turns on.

At all times, you are responsible for

controlling your vehicle, supervising the

system and intervening, if required.

Failure to take care may result in the loss

of control of your vehicle, serious

personal injury or death.

2. Select a gear.

Note: The system activates if the sensors

detect that your vehicle is on a slope.

3. Pull away in the normal manner.

WARNING: The system turns off if

there is a malfunction or if you

excessively rev the engine.

Note: When you remove your foot from the

brake pedal, your vehicle remains on the

slope without rolling away for a few

seconds. This hold time increases if you are

in the process of driving off.

Switching Hill Start Assist On or Off

Vehicles with Manual Transmission

To switch hill start assist on or off, use the information display controls on the

steering wheel to select the following:

Menu Item

Driver assist.

Action

Press the menu button.

Hill Start Assist

Press the OK button.

Vehicles with Automatic Transmission

The system turns on when you switch the

ignition on and you cannot switch the

system off.

The system remembers the last setting

when you start your vehicle.

Note: There is no indicator to indicate

whether the system is on or off.

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Hill Start Assist Information Messages

Message

Action

Hill start assist not avail- Displays when the system is not available. Have your vehicle

able checked as soon as possible.

Using Hill Start Assist

1. Bring your vehicle to a complete

standstill. Keep the brake pedal

pressed.

HILL START ASSIST -

VEHICLES WITH: 12.3 INCH

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

DISPLAY SCREEN

2. Select a gear.

Note: The system activates if the sensors

detect that your vehicle is on a slope.

WARNING: The system does not

replace the parking brake. When you

leave your vehicle, always apply the

parking brake.

3. Pull away in the normal manner.

Note: When you remove your foot from the

brake pedal, your vehicle remains on the

slope without rolling away for a few

seconds. This hold time increases if you are

in the process of driving off.

WARNING: You must remain in

your vehicle when the system turns on.

At all times, you are responsible for

controlling your vehicle, supervising the

system and intervening, if required.

Failure to take care may result in the loss

of control of your vehicle, serious

personal injury or death.

Switching Hill Start Assist On or

Off

Vehicles with Manual Transmission

1. Press the menu button on the steering

wheel to enter the information display

main menu.

2. Select Settings.

3. Select Driver assistance.

4. Select Hill start assist.

WARNING: The system turns off if

there is a malfunction or if you

excessively rev the engine.

The system makes it easier for you to pull

away when your vehicle is on a slope

without using the parking brake.

The system remembers the last setting

when you start your vehicle.

When the system activates, your vehicle

remains stationary for a few seconds after

you release the brake pedal. This gives you

time to move your foot from the brake

pedal to the accelerator pedal. The brakes

release when the engine has developed

sufficient torque to prevent your vehicle

from rolling down the slope.

Note: There is no indicator to indicate

whether the system is on or off.

Vehicles with Automatic Transmission

The system turns on when you switch the

ignition on and you cannot switch the

system off.

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Hill Start Assist Information Messages

Message

Action

Hill start assist not avail- Displays when the system is not available. Have your vehicle

able

checked as soon as possible.

Make sure you switch the system off before

towing with your vehicle or before using an

automatic car wash.

AUTO HOLD

Using Auto Hold

WARNING: The system does not

1. Use the brakes to bring your vehicle to

a complete stop. The auto hold active

indicator illuminates in the information

display.

replace the parking brake. When you

leave your vehicle, always apply the

parking brake.

2. Release the brake pedal. The system

holds your vehicle at a standstill. The

auto hold active indicator remains

illuminated in the information display.

Note: The system only activates if you

apply enough brake pressure. If your vehicle

is on a steep slope, you could need to press

the brake pedal harder before the system

activates.

Note: Under certain conditions, the system

could apply the electric parking brake. The

brake system warning lamp illuminates. The

electric parking brake releases when you

press the accelerator pedal. See Electric

Parking Brake (page 247).

WARNING: You must remain in

your vehicle when the system turns on.

At all times, you are responsible for

controlling your vehicle, supervising the

system and intervening, if required.

Failure to take care may result in the loss

of control of your vehicle, serious

personal injury or death.

WARNING: The system turns off if

there is a malfunction or if you

excessively rev the engine.

The system is designed to apply the brakes

to hold your vehicle at a standstill after you

stop your vehicle and release the brake

pedal. This could be beneficial in certain

situations, for example when waiting on a

hill or in traffic.

Note: If auto-start-stop turns off the

engine, auto hold remains active.

Note: The system deactivates if you shift

into reverse (R) and press the brake pedal.

Switching Auto Hold On and Off

3. Pull away in the normal manner. The

system releases the brakes and the

auto hold active indicator turns off.

Press the button on the center

console. The button illuminates

when you switch the system on.

Auto Hold Indicator

The auto hold indicator illuminates in the

information display when the system is on

and is either active or unavailable.

Note: You can only switch the system on

after you close the driver door, fasten your

seatbelt and start the engine.

Note: The system remembers the last

setting when you start your vehicle.

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Illuminates when the system is

The system could be unavailable when any

of the following occur:

active. Your vehicle remains

stationary after you release the

•

During an active park assist maneuver.

Your vehicle is in stay in neutral mode.

The driver door is open.

brake pedal.

Illuminates when the system is

on but unavailable to hold your

vehicle at a standstill.

The driver seatbelt has not been

fastened.

•

You shift into reverse (R) before the

system is active.

Auto Hold Information Messages

Message

Action

Auto hold Close door and Displays as a reminder to fully close the driver door and fasten

fasten seat belt to enable the driver seatbelt.

Auto hold not available

Displays when the system is not available.

Auto hold Press brake

and switch to release

Displays when the system is active. Press the brake pedal

and the auto hold button on the center console to switch the

system off.

Auto hold System fault

Press brake

Fully press the brake pedal. The system has detected a fault

that requires service. Have your vehicle checked as soon as

possible.

Auto hold system

malfunction

The system has detected a fault that requires service. Have

your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

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