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WARNING . 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. . Never use the shift lever in place of the parking brake. When park- ing, be sure the parking brake is fully applied. . 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. SPA2331 PEDAL TYPE 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 . Before driving, be sure that the brake warning light has turned off. JVP0498X SWITCH TYPE (models with elec- tronic parking brake system) The electronic parking brake can be applied or released automatically or by operating the parking brake switch. Automatic operation With the vehicle stationary, the electronic parking brake is automatically applied when the engine is turned off with the ignition switch. 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 Starting and driving 5-27 PARKING BRAKE |