Subaru Ascent 2023 Manual page 379

vehicle in a safe location, use tire
stops under the tires to prevent
the vehicle from moving and
contact your SUBARU dealer.
. If you operate the electronic park-
ing brake when the brake is over-
heated or the vehicle is on a steep
slope, the electronic parking
brake indicator light may flash.
In this case, the vehicle may start
to move and it may lead to an
accident. Always use the tire
stops.
CAUTION
. When the electronic parking
brake system has a malfunction
and the parking brake cannot be
applied, contact your SUBARU
dealer immediately for an inspec-
tion. If you have to park your
vehicle in such conditions, per-
form the following procedure.
– Stop your vehicle in a flat
location.
– Shift the select lever in the "P"
position. When the select le-
ver cannot be shifted into the
"P" position, you must release
shift lock. Refer to "Shift lock
function" �P361.
– Use tire stops under the tires
to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
. Never drive with the parking
brake applied. Doing so will
cause unnecessary wear on the
brake pads. Before driving off,
always make sure that the park-
ing brake has been released and
the brake system warning light
has turned off.
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronic
parking brake. You can apply/release the
parking brake by operating the parking
brake switch.
To apply: Depress the brake pedal and
pull up the parking brake switch.
To release: Press the parking brake
switch firmly while the ignition switch is in
the "ON" position and the brake pedal is
depressed.
When the parking brake is applied while
the ignition switch is in the "ON" position,
the electronic parking brake indicator light
and the indicator light on the parking brake
switch illuminate. Refer to "Brake system
warning light" �P181.
Parking your vehicle
NOTE
. If you press the parking brake switch
under the following conditions, the
parking brake will not be released.
– The ignition switch is in the
"ACC" or "LOCK"/"OFF" posi-
tion.
– You are not depressing the brake
pedal.
. The electronic parking brake system
uses motors to apply the parking
brake. Therefore, operating sounds
from the motors will be heard when
applying or releasing the parking
brake. Make sure that the motor
sounds are heard when applying or
releasing the parking brake.
. If you operate the parking brake
switch under the following condi-
tions, a chirp will sound and the
electronic parking brake indicator
light will flash.
– When the electronic parking
brake system has a malfunction.
– When the electronic parking
brake operation is prohibited
temporarily.
. When you cannot release the park-
ing brake due to, for example, a
system malfunction, contact your
SUBARU dealer and have your
SUBARU dealer release the parking
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