Subaru Ascent 2023 Manual page 381

injury or accidents.
. Deactivate the Auto Vehicle Hold
function in the following cases.
Otherwise, the vehicle may move
unexpectedly, causing serious
injury or accidents.
– When washing your vehicle in
an automatic car wash
– When being towed
CAUTION
. When stopping on a steep slope
with the Auto Vehicle Hold func-
tion turned on, the electronic
parking brake may be automati-
cally applied. Then the electronic
parking brake indicator light will
flash. In such a case, depress and
hold the brake pedal while stop-
ping. Otherwise, the vehicle may
move.
. When being towed, turn off the
Auto Vehicle Hold function.
NOTE
We recommend turning on the Auto
Vehicle Hold function when stopping
on an incline. If the Auto Vehicle Hold
function is turned off, the vehicle may
roll backward when driving off.
! To turn on/off the Auto Vehicle
Hold function
Auto Vehicle Hold indicator light
To turn the Auto Vehicle Hold function on
and off, operate the center information
display. Refer to "Car settings" �P215.
NOTE
. When the electronic parking brake
system has a malfunction while the
Auto Vehicle Hold function is turned
on, a chirp will sound, the Auto
Vehicle Hold indicator light will turn
off and the brake system warning
light will turn on.
. Every time when starting the engine,
the Auto Vehicle Hold function will
Parking your vehicle
be set to off.
! To operate the Auto Vehicle Hold
function
Stop the vehicle by depressing the brake
pedal when all of the following conditions
are met. Then the Auto Vehicle Hold
function will operate.
. The driver's door is closed.
. The driver's seatbelt is fastened.
. The select lever is in a position other
than the "P" position.
Auto Vehicle Hold indicator light
While the vehicle is kept held by the Auto
Vehicle Hold function, the Auto Vehicle
Hold indicator light will flash.
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