Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2018 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 398

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Starting and operating/Parking your vehicle
CAUTION
! To turn on/off the Auto Vehicle
Hold function
When stopping on a steep slope
with the Auto Vehicle Hold function
turned on, the electronic parking
brake may be automatically applied.
Then the electronic parking brake
indicator light will flash. In such a
case, depress and hold the brake
pedal while stopping. Otherwise, the
vehicle may move.
NOTE
We recommend turning on the Auto
Vehicle Hold function when stopping
on an incline. If the Auto Vehicle Hold
function is turned off, the vehicle may
roll backward when driving off.
Auto Vehicle Hold switch
To turn on:
Press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch when
the Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light is
OFF. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold ON
indicator light will illuminate.
Even after turning on the Auto Vehicle
Hold function, it will automatically turn off
once the ignition switch is turned to the
“LOCK”/“OFF” position. The function will
remain turned off when the ignition switch
is turned back to the “ON” position.
To turn off:
Press the Auto Vehicle Hold switch when
the Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light
illuminates. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold
ON indicator light will turn off.
NOTE
Auto Vehicle Hold ON indicator light
. When the electronic parking brake
system has a malfunction while the
Auto Vehicle Hold function is turned
on, a chirp will sound, the Auto Vehicle
Hold ON indicator light will turn off and
the brake system warning light will turn
on.
. If you press and hold the Auto
Vehicle Hold switch for more than 30
seconds, the Auto Vehicle Hold ON
indicator light will turn off, and the
system will ignore any further pressing
of the switch. To activate the switch
again, restart the engine.