HANDBRAKE
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When stationary, and de-
pending on the slope and/or
vehicle load, it may be nec-
essary to pull up the hand-
Handbrake
brake at least two extra notches and
engage a gear (1st or reverse gear)
for vehicles with a manual gearbox
or position P for vehicles with an au-
tomatic gearbox.
To release:
Pull lever 2 up slightly, press button 1
and then lower the lever to the floor.
The red warning light on the instrument
panel will come on if you are driving
with an incorrectly released handbrake.
To apply:
Pull lever 2 upwards. Check that the
vehicle is immobilised. The warning
Make sure that the hand-
brake is properly released
when driving (red indicator
light off), otherwise over-
heating, or even damage, may
occur.
light
D
on the instrument panel will
come on.
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