PARKING BRAKE
WARNING
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Never drive the vehicle with the
parking brake applied. The brake
will overheat and fail to operate
and will lead to an accident.
Never release the parking brake
from outside the vehicle. If the
vehicle moves, it will be impossi-
ble to push the foot brake pedal
and will lead to an accident.
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Never use the shift lever in place
of the parking brake. When park-
ing, be sure the parking brake is
fully applied.
SPA2331
JVP0498X
PEDAL TYPE
SWITCH TYPE (models with elec-
tronic parking brake system)
To apply the parking brake, firmly depress
the parking brake pedal
To release the parking brake, depress and
hold the foot brake and then fully
depress and release the parking brake
pedal
To help avoid risk of injury or
death through unintended opera-
tion of the vehicle and/or its
systems, do not leave children,
people who require the assis-
tance of others or pets unat-
t e n d e d i n y o u r v e h i c l e .
Additionally, the temperature in-
side 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.
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The electronic parking brake can be
applied or released automatically or by
operating the parking brake switch.
Automatic operation
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With the vehicle stationary, the electronic
parking brake is automatically applied
when the engine is turned off with the
ignition switch.
For the model with the automatic brake
hold function, the electronic parking
brake will apply automatically if the igni-
tion switch is placed in the “OFF” position
when the brake force is maintained by
Before driving, be sure that the brake
warning light has turned off.
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