Setting The Parking Brake - Ford F150 1997 Owner's Manual

Driving
braking technique. However,
avoid taking any unnecessary
risks.
Parking brake
The parking brake should be used
whenever you park your vehicle. It
is not designed to stop a moving
vehicle. However, if the normal
brakes fail, the parking brake can
be used to stop your vehicle in an
emergency. Since the parking
brake applies only the rear brakes,
the vehicle's stopping distance will
increase greatly and the handling
of your vehicle will be adversely
affected.

Setting the parking brake

BRAKE
The light in the instrument
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cluster will illuminate and remain
illuminated (when the ignition
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