Subaru Outback 2015 Manual page 393

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Starting and operating/Parking your vehicle
– The parking brake overheats.
– The vehicle is parked on a steep
slope.
– You operate the parking brake
switch after the ignition switch has
been turned off.
. If you use the electronic parking
brake under the following conditions,
the electronic parking brake indicator
light may flash.
– The parking brake overheats.
– The vehicle is stopped on a steep
slope.
Even in these cases, the electronic
parking brake will operate. However,
use tire stops because the vehicle may
move.
. For models with Auto Start Stop
system, the Auto Start Stop system is
deactivated while the electronic park-
ing brake is applied.
. For models with Auto Start Stop
system, if you operate the electronic
parking brake switch while the Auto
Start Stop system is activated, the Auto
Start Stop system will be deactivated.
The electronic parking brake will acti-
vate after the engine is restarted. After
the electronic parking brake indicator
light is illuminated, release your foot
from the brake pedal.
. For models with Auto Start Stop
system, when starting the engine or
restarting the engine using the Auto
Start Stop system, if you operate the
electronic parking brake switch, the
electronic parking brake indicator light
may flash temporarily. However, this is
not a malfunction if the light turns off
after the electronic parking brake is
deactivated.
! Automatic release function by ac-
celerator pedal
The electronic parking brake system has
an automatic release function. The park-
ing brake will be automatically released by
depressing the accelerator pedal. How-
ever, the automatic release function does
not operate under the following conditions.
. Any door is open.
. The driver's seatbelt is not fastened.
. The select lever is in the "P" or "N"
position (CVT models).
If the parking brake is automatically
released, the electronic parking brake
indicator light and the indicator light on
the parking brake switch turn off.
NOTE
While pulling up the parking brake
switch, the parking brake will not be
automatically released even when the
accelerator pedal is depressed.
! Hill Holder function
WARNING
When stopping on an uphill slope
with the Hill Holder function acti-
vated, release the brake pedal after
the electronic parking brake indica-
tor light has illuminated. Otherwise,
the Hill Holder function may not
operate properly and an accident
may occur.
The electronic parking brake system has a
Hill Holder function. If the Hill Holder
function is activated, the parking brake
will be automatically applied when stop-
ping on an uphill slope with the brake
pedal depressed. In this case, the electro-
nic parking brake indicator light and the
indicator light on the parking brake switch
illuminate.
NOTE
. The Hill Holder function may not
activate on a gentle uphill slope. In this
case, manually apply the electronic
parking brake.
. If you do not depress the brake
pedal sufficiently, the Hill Holder func-