Activating And Deactivating The Park Ing Brake - Volvo V90 Owner's Manual

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Activating and deactivating the parking brake
(p. 408)
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Parking on a hill (p. 410)
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Parking brake malfunction (p. 410)
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Auto-hold brakes (p. 411)
408
Activating and deactivating the
parking brake
Use the parking brake to help keep the vehicle
stationary when it is parked.
Activating the parking brake
1. Pull up the control.
> The symbol in the instrument panel will
illuminate when the parking brake is acti-
vated.
2. Make sure the vehicle is stationary.
Symbol in the instrument panel
Symbol Meaning
The symbol will be illuminated
when the parking brake is acti-
vated.
A flashing symbol indicates that a
A
fault has been detected. Read the
message in the instrument panel.
B
A Canadian models.
B US models.
Automatic activation
The parking brake is applied automatically:
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if the Auto-hold function (automatic brake
application when the vehicle is stationary) is
activated and the vehicle has been stationary
for a prolonged period of time (5-10
minutes).
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when the gear selector is moved to P on a
steep hill.
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when the ignition is switched off and the set-
ting for automatically activating the parking
brake is activated in the center display.