Releasing automatically

Your vehicle's electric parking brake is automatically released if all of the following conditions are met:
- the engine is running.
- the transmission is in position D or R.
- the seat belt has been fastened.
- you depress the accelerator pedal.

If the transmission is in position R, the trunk lid must be closed.

If your seat belt is not fastened, the following conditions must be fulfilled to automatically release the electric parking brake:
- the driver's door is closed.
- you have shifted out of transmission position P or you have previously driven faster than 2 mph (3 km/h).

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