To set the parking brake:
Hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Push down the
parking brake pedal with your left foot. If the ignition is on, the brake
system warning light will come on.
When you move out of
"P" (Park) or "N"
(Neutral), if your
engine is running, your
parking brake should
go off. If it doesn't, you
have a parking brake
problem and should
have it fixed. In the
meantime, you can still
release your parking
brake. Just pull on the
manual release lever,
as shown.