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Parking your vehicle
vehicle in a safe location , use tire stops under the tires to prevent the vehicle from moving and contact your SUBARU dealer .
. If you operate the electronic parking brake when the brake is overheated or the vehicle is on a steep slope , the electronic parking brake indicator light may flash . In this case , the vehicle may start to move and it may lead to an accident . Always use the tire stops .
CAUTION
. When the electronic parking brake system has a malfunction and the parking brake cannot be applied , contact your SUBARU dealer immediately for an inspection . If you have to park your vehicle in such conditions , perform the following procedure .
– Stop your vehicle in a flat location .
– Shift the select lever in the “ P ” position . When the select lever cannot be shifted into the “ P ” position , you must release shift lock . Refer to “ Shift lock function ” FP327 .
– 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 )” FP177 .
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