Starting and operating / Parking your vehicle
7-45 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” F7-28.
– Use tire stops under the tires to prevent the vehicle from moving.
. Never drive while the parking brake is applied because this will cause unnecessary wear on the brake linings. Before starting to drive, 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” F3-21.
NOTE
. If the parking brake switch is pressed with the ignition switch in the“ ACC” or“ LOCK”/“ OFF” position, the parking brake is not released.. If the parking brake switch is pressed without depressing the brake pedal, the parking brake is not released.. 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.. When the electronic parking brake system has a malfunction or the electronic parking brake operation is prohibited temporarily, if the parking brake switch is operated, a chirp sound is heard and the electronic parking brake indicator light flashes.. 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 the operation of the electronic parking brake switch is stopped midway or performed 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 the electronic parking brake switch is malfunctioning and the electronic parking brake cannot be released, refer to the instructions described in“ Automatic release function by accelerator pedal” F7-46.
After activating the EPB, you may hear
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