Renault ESPASE 2005 Manual page 100

ASSISTED PARKING BRAKE
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Special cases
If you have to park on a slope or
when the vehicle is towing a
caravan or a trailer, keep lever 1
pulled out for a few seconds to
obtain maximum braking.
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To park the vehicle
applying the assisted parking brake
(if there is a risk of freezing, for
example):
- with the engine running, insert the
RENAULT card into card reader or
check that it is present in the
reader;
- stop the engine by pressing the
engine Start/Stop button;
- select a gear (manual gearbox) or
position P (automatic transmission);
- pull handle 1 while pressing
release button 4, and then release;
- remove the RENAULT access Card
from the Card reader.
Temporary stop
The assisted parking brake is not
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applied automatically when the
engine is running.
In all cases, the assisted parking
brake can be applied manually, e.g.
when stopping at a red light or on a
slope.
To do this, pull out and release
handle 1.
The
automatically as soon as the vehicle
starts again and accelerates.
without
brake manually.
Indicator light 2 on the dashboard
and indicator light 3 on the
instrument
permanently to indicate that the
parking brake is applied.
brake will be released
When the engine
running, and if you leave
the vehicle, you must
apply the assisted parking
panel light
is
up
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