Honda Civic Hatch 2017 Owner's Manual page 522

uuBrakinguBrake System
The parking brake automatically releases as you depress the accelerator pedal when:
• You are wearing the driver's seat belt.
• The engine is running.
Continuously variable transmission models
• The transmission is not in
Manual transmission models
• The transmission is not in
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1Parking Brake
When the vehicle is traveling uphill, the accelerator
pedal may need to be pressed farther to
automatically release the electric parking brake.
The parking brake cannot be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
•
Malfunction indicator lamp
•
Transmission system indicator
The parking brake may not be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
•
Brake system indicator
•
VSA® system indicator
•
ABS indicator
•
Supplemental restraint system indicator
Manual transmission models
The clutch pedal is fully depressed before gently
depress the accelerator pedal and release the clutch
pedal.