342
Parking your vehicle
function ” FP324 .
– Use tire stops under the tires to prevent the vehicle from moving .
. Never drive with the parking brake applied . Doing so will cause unnecessary brake pad wear . Before driving off , always make sure that the parking brake has been released and the brake system warning light has turned off .
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronic parking brake . You can apply / release the parking brake by operating the parking brake switch .
To apply : Depress the brake pedal and pull up the parking brake switch .
To release : Press the parking brake switch firmly while the ignition switch is in the “ ON ” position and the brake pedal is depressed .
When the parking brake is applied while the ignition switch is in the “ ON ” position , the electronic parking brake indicator light and the indicator light on the parking brake switch illuminate . Refer to “ Brake system warning light ( red )” FP175 .
NOTE
. If you press the parking brake switch under the following conditions , the parking brake will not be released . – The ignition switch is in the “ ACC ” or “ LOCK ”/“ OFF ” position .
– You are not depressing the brake pedal .
. The electronic parking brake system uses motors to apply the parking brake . Therefore , operating sounds from the motors will be heard when applying or releasing the parking brake . Make sure that the motor sounds are heard when applying or releasing the parking brake .
. If you operate the parking brake switch under the following conditions , a chirp will sound and the electronic parking brake indicator light will flash . – When the electronic parking brake system has a malfunction .
– When the electronic parking brake operation is prohibited temporarily .
. When you cannot release the parking brake due to , for example , a system malfunction , contact your SUBARU dealer and have your SUBARU dealer release the parking brake .
. If you stop operating the electronic parking brake switch midway or operate extremely slowly , the system may detect an error and turn on the brake system warning light . However , this does not indicate a malfunction if the brake system warning light turns off after operating the switch .
. When the electronic parking brake has not been used for a long period of time , the electronic parking brake may operate automatically after the ignition switch is turned to the “ LOCK ”/“ OFF ” position . This occurs due to checking the proper operation of the electronic parking brake and does not indicate a malfunction .
. If you cannot release the electronic parking brake due to the switch malfunction , refer to the instructions described in “ Automatic release function by accelerator pedal ” FP343 .
After activating the electronic parking brake , you may hear a short sound several minutes after the electronic parking brake indicator light illuminates as the system confirms proper engagement . This sound is different