To keep the electric parking brake released after  
					turning off the ignition:  
					NOTE  
					the parking brake switch indicator light will  
					continue to illuminate for a short period of  
					time.  
					Abuzzerwillsoundifthevehicleisdrivenwith-  
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					Vehicle with key ignition switch:  
					out releasing the parking brake. See “Audible  
					reminders” in the “2. Instruments and  
					controls” section.  
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					While the ignition is in the ON position, press the  
					CAUTION  
					brake pedal and push the parking brake switch  
					To park the vehicle in cold climates place the shift  
					lever in 1st (1) or Reverse (R) (or in Park (P) for au-  
					tomatic (AT) vehicles), and place suitable chocks  
					at both the front and back of a wheel with the  
					electric parking brake released. If the electric  
					parking brake is applied in cold climates, the  
					brake may become frozen and cannot be  
					released.  
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					A , while placing the ignition in the OFF position.  
					While the electric parking brake is applied or  
					released,an operating sound is heard from the  
					lower side of the rear seat. This is normal and  
					does not indicate a malfunction.  
					Vehicle with push-button ignition switch:  
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					While the engine is running, press the brake  
					pedal and push the parking brake switch A , be-  
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					When the electric parking brake is frequently  
					applied and released in a short period of time,  
					the parking brake may not operate in order to  
					prevent the parking brake system from over-  
					heating. If this occurs, operate the electric  
					parking brake switch again after waiting ap-  
					proximately 1 minute.  
					fore placing the ignition in the OFF position.  
					WARNING  
					Be sure the electric parking brake is released  
					before driving. Failure to do so could cause  
					brake failure and lead to an accident.  
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					DRIVING AWAY WHEN TOWING A  
					TRAILER  
					Please note the following points to prevent the ve-  
					hicle from rolling back unintentionally on a gradi-  
					ent.  
					Do not release the parking brake from outside  
					the vehicle.  
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					The electric parking brake can only be  
					released with the ignition in the ON position.  
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					To help avoid risk of injury or death through  
					unintended operation of the vehicle and/or its  
					systems, do not leave children, people who re-  
					quire the assistance of others or pets unat-  
					tended in your vehicle. Additionally, the tem-  
					perature inside a closed vehicle on a warm day  
					can quickly become high enough to cause a  
					significant risk of injury or death to people and  
					pets.  
					If the electric parking brake must be applied  
					while driving in an emergency,pull up and hold  
					the parking brake switch. When you release  
					the parking brake switch, the parking brake  
					will be released.  
					Pull and hold the parking brake switch and press  
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					the accelerator. The parking brake will remain  
					engaged and prevent any tendency to roll back  
					down the slope.  
					While pulling up the electric parking brake  
					switch while driving, the parking brake is ap-  
					plied and a chime sounds. The parking brake  
					indicator light in the meter and in the parking  
					brake switch illuminate. This does not indicate  
					a malfunction. The electric parking brake indi-  
					cator lights in the meter and in the parking  
					brake switch turn off when the parking brake  
					is released.  
					You can release the parking brake switch as  
					soon as the engine is delivering enough power  
					to the wheels.  
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					Depending on the weight of the vehicle and trailer  
					and the steepness of the slope, there may be a ten-  
					dency to roll back downhill when driving away from  
					a standstill. You can prevent this by pulling up the  
					parking brake switch as you press the accelerator  
					(in the same way as with a conventional handbrake).  
					Before leaving the vehicle, confirm that the ve-  
					hicle is held by the parking brake or  
					transmission.  
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					When pulling the electric parking brake switch  
					up with the ignition in the OFF or ACC position,  
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