Parking brake
WARNING
Engaging the parking brake while the vehicle is in motion can cause the rear wheels to lock up. You could lose control of the vehicle and cause an accident. In addition, the vehicle's brake lights do not light up when the parking brake is engaged.
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch, take it with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Children could release the parking brake and/or shift the automatic transmission out of park position P, either of which could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury.
- To apply: depress parking brake 2 firmly. When the engine is running,
the
(USA only) or
(Canada only) indicator lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster. - To release: depress the brake pedal and keep it depressed.
- Pull release handle 1. When the ignition is switched on or the engine
is running, the (USA only) or
(Canada only) indicator lamp goes
out in the instrument cluster.
See also:
Deactivating/activating ESP®
WARNING
Under no circumstances should you
deactivate ESP® when the ESP®
warning lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes. Proceed as follows:
• when driving off, apply as little throttle as p ...
Storing a destination permanently in
the destination memory
Proceed as described in the "From the list
of previous destinations" section. ...
Folding the rear seat backrest back
•► Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
! Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could b ...