Parking Brake - Cadillac 2010 DTS Owner's Manual

To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal
down, then push the parking brake pedal down.
If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light on
the instrument panel cluster should come on. If it does
not, you need to have the vehicle serviced.
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The parking brake pedal
is located to the left of the
regular brake pedal, near
the driver door.
A warning chime will sound if the parking brake is set,
the ignition is on, and the vehicle speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h). The brake light will come on and stay
on until the parking brake is released. See Brake
System Warning Light on page 4 51 for more
information.
To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake
pedal down, then push the parking brake pedal down.
When you lift your foot off the parking brake pedal, the
pedal will follow your foot to the released position.
If you are towing a trailer and are parking on any hill,
see Towing a Trailer on page 5 26.