Alfa Romeo Giulia Owner's Handbook Manual page 121

a fault: in this case contact an Alfa
Romeo Dealership.
WARNING Never use gear position
P (Park) instead of the electric parking
brake. Always engage the electric
parking brake when parking the vehicle
to prevent injury or damage caused by
the unexpected movement of the vehicle.
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE
OPERATING MODES
The electric parking brake may operate
as follows:
"Dynamic operating mode": this
mode is enabled by pulling the switch
continuously whilst driving;
"Static engagement and release
mode": with the car stationary, the
electric parking brake can be activated
by pulling the switch on the central
tunnel once. On the other hand, press the
switch and the brake pedal at the same
time to disengage the brake;
"Drive Away Release": (where
provided) the electric parking brake will
automatically disengage with the driver
side seat belt fastened and the detection
of an action performed by the driver to
move the car (forward gear or reverse
gear);
NOTE If the vehicle is equipped with
carbon-ceramic discs, before using
"Drive Away Release" mode and moving
the vehicle, it is necessary to buckle
the seat belts or manually release the
electric handbrake to prevent damage to
the carbon-ceramic discs themselves.
"Safe Hold": if the car speed is
lower than 2 mph (3 km/h), on cars
with automatic transmission, the gear
lever is not in P (Park) position and the
driver's intention of leaving the car is
detected, the electric parking brake will
automatically engage to hold the car in
safety conditions;
"Auto Park Brake": if the vehicle
speed is below 2 mph (3 km/h), the
electric parking break will automatically
engage when the gear lever is in P (Park)
position. The LED on the switch located
on the central tunnel fig. 103 switches
on together with the warning light
on the instrument panel when the
parking brake is engaged and applied
to the wheels. Each automatic parking
brake engagement can be cancelled by
pressing the switch on the central tunnel
and at the same time moving the gear
lever for the transmission to position P
(Park).
SAFE HOLD
It is a safety function that automatically
engages the electric parking brake in the
event of a dangerous condition for the
car.
If:
the car speed is below 2 mph (3 km/h);
on vehicles with automatic
transmission, a transmission operating
mode different from P (Park) is
activated;
the driver's seat belt is not fastened;
the driver side door is open;
no attempts to apply pressure on the
brake pedal have been detected;
the car is parked on roads which
gradient higher than 4%;
the electric parking brake engages
automatically to prevent vehicle
movement.
The Safe Hold function can be
temporarily disabled by pressing the
switch located on the central tunnel and
the brake pedal at the same time, with
the car stationary and the driver side
door open.
Once disabled, the function will activate
again when the vehicle speed reaches
18 mph (20 km/h) or the ignition device is
moved to STOP and then to ON.
WARNING
118) In the case of parking manoeuvres
on roads on a gradient, the front wheels
must be steered towards the pavement
(when parking downhill), or in the opposite
direction if the car is parked uphill. Block the
119