Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2017 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 422

Starting and operating/Parking your vehicle

! 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.

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

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! Hill Holder indicator light

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.

When the Hill Holder function is activated,
the Hill Holder indicator light illuminates.
Refer to “Hill Holder indicator light (models
with electronic parking brake system)”
F3-24.
! Emergency brake

CAUTION

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.

Use the emergency brake only in
case of an emergency. If the emergency brake is excessively used,
the brake parts will wear down
faster or the brake may not work
sufficiently due to brake overheating.

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