Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2016 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 436

Starting and operating/Parking your vehicle

dicator light illuminates.
. Depending on the condition of the
road surface and braking force, the
brakes operate temporarily and feel
different than usual.
. When the electronic parking brake
system has a malfunction while the Hill
Holder function is activated, a chirp
sound is heard, the Hill Holder indicator light turns off and the brake system
warning light turns on.
. When the hill holder activates on a
slope, the electronic parking brake is
engaged. The electronic parking brake
will release when you accelerate from
the stop. If you manually release the
electronic parking brake while the hill
holder is activated, the hill holder
function is cancelled and will not reengage until the vehicle has moved
some distance. In that case, you will
need to manually engage the electronic
parking brake if needed.

! Hill Holder switch

WARNING
When stopping on an uphill slope
with the Hill Holder function activated, release the brake pedal after
the electronic parking brake indicator light has illuminated. Otherwise,
the Hill Holder function may not
operate properly and an accident
may occur.

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Deactivate the Hill Holder function under
the following conditions.
. When towing a trailer
. When carrying a heavy load
. When you do not frequently use the
parking brake when stopping on an uphill
slope

NOTE
. If the Hill Holder switch is pressed
for more than 30 seconds, the Hill
Holder indicator light turns off, and
the system ignores any further pressing of the switch. To activate the switch
again, turn the ignition switch to the
“LOCK”/“OFF” position and restart the
engine.
. When the Hill Holder function is
deactivated while the Hill Holder function has a malfunction, if you press the
Hill Holder switch, a chirp sounds.

You can activate/deactivate the Hill Holder
function by pressing the Hill Holder switch.
To activate: Press the Hill Holder switch.
To deactivate: Press the Hill Holder
switch again.
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