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2nP a rk in g b ra ke
s ure . Ke e p yo ur th um b p re s s e d a ga ins t
th e re le a s e b utto n w hile c a re fully p ull-
ing th e le ve r u p to a p p ly m od e ra te
p re s s ure .
Exc e s s ive p re s s ure c a n le a d to o ve r-
b ra kin g a nd lo s s o f tra c tio n (fis hta iling)
a t th e re a r a xle .
The b ra ke la m p s d o n ot c om e o n w he n
th e p a rkin g b ra ke is e nga ge d .
Ve hic le s w ith m a nua l tra ns m is s ion:
Alwa ys e nga ge th e p a rkin g b ra ke w he n
p a rkin g o n s lop e s a nd in c line d s ur-
fa c e s , s inc e p la c ing th e le ve r in 1 s t
ge a r o r re ve rs e m a y n ot p ro vid e a d e -
q ua te re s is ta nc e to ro lling.
To e n g a g e
The lo c k e nga ge s a uto m a tic a lly w he n
yo u lift th e le ve r, a nd th e ind ic a to r la m p
in th e in s tru m e nt c lus te r c om e s o n
whe n th e ig nitio n ke y is in p os itio n 2 .
Re fe r to p a ge 2 1.
Ve hic le s w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion*:
P la c e th e s e le c to r le ve r in "P a rk".<
To a vo id c orro s ion a nd o ne -s id e d b ra k-
ing, a p p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke lightly fro m
tim e to tim e w he n c oa s tin g to a s ta nd -
s till (a t a tra ffic s igna l, fo r in s ta nc e ), p ro -
vid e d th a t it is s a fe to d o s o.
To re le a s e
P ull up s lightly o n th e le ve r, p re s s th e
b utto n a nd lo we r th e le ve r.
The p a rkin g b ra ke is d e s igne d p rim a rily
to p re ve nt th e ve hic le fro m ro lling w he n
it is p a rke d . It o p e ra te s a ga ins t th e re a r
whe e ls .
If in ra re in s ta nc e s , it s hould b e
ne c e s s a ry to e nga ge th e p a rkin g
b ra ke w hile th e ve hic le is in m otio n, d o
not p ull th e le ve r w ith e xc e s s ive p re s -
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