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DRIVING SAFELY
Electric parking brake
Manual application/release
The parking brake can be applied
manually by pulling the control lever A .
When the ignition is on, the parking
brake can be released manually by
pressing the brake pedal and pulling
then releasing the control lever A . Automatic application/release
Press the accelerator, press and and re-
lease the clutch (manual gearbox), the
parking brake is released automatically
and progressively on acceleration.
With the vehicle stationary, when the
engine is switched off , the parking
brake is applied automatically. Before getting out of the
vehicle, check that the
braking warning lamp
(
red! ) and the warning
lamp P , located in the control lever A
a r e o n fi x e d ( n o t fl a s h i n g ) .
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If this warning lamp is on in
the instrument panel, the auto-
matic application/release is
de-
activated , in this case use the
manual application/release.
When the door is opened with
the engine running an audible
signal is heard, apply the park-
ing brake manually.
Do not leave a child alone in the ve-
hicle with the ignition on, they could
release the parking brake. If you are towing a trailer or a
caravan or if the gradient is like-
ly to change (transport by ship,
lorry, towing, ...), apply the park-
ing brake manually to maximum force
(long pull on control lever A ) to immo-
bilise the vehicle.