P a rkin g b ra ke
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If, in e xc e p tio na l c irc um s ta nc e s ,
it s hould b e n e 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 n ot p ull it w ith e xc e s s ive
p re s 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 ulling u p th e le ve r 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 .
To e n g a g e
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 inc line d s urfa c e s
s inc e p la c ing th e le ve r in 1 s t g e 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.<
The lo c k e nga ge s a uto m a tic a lly w he n
yo u lift the le ve r, a nd the "P ARK BRAKE"
(in Ca na d a "P ") ind ic a to r la m p c om e s on
in th e in s tru m e nt c lus te r in ig nitio n ke y
p os itio n 2 . R e fe r to p a ge 2 1.
To a vo id c orro s ion, a p p ly th e p a rkin g
b ra ke lig htly 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 ig-
na l, fo r in s ta nc e ), p ro vid e d th a t it is s a fe
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 p rim a rily d e s igne d to d o s o.
to p re ve nt th e ve hic le fro m ro lling w hile
p a rke d . It o p e ra te s a ga ins t th e re a r
whe e ls .
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