Parking Brake Lining; Drum-In-Disc Type Parking Brake System; After The Engine Starts; Operating Your Vehicle In A Foreign Country - Subaru 2014 BRZ Owner's Manual

2-1. Driving procedures

Parking brake lining

STEP 1
Drive the vehicle at a speed of approximately 22 mph (35 km/h).
STEP 2
With the parking brake release button pushed in, pull the parking
brake lever SLOWLY and GENTLY (pulling with a force of approxi-
mately 33.7 lbf [150 N, 15.3 kgf]).
STEP 3
Drive the vehicle for approximately 220 yards (200 meters) in this
condition.
STEP 4
Wait 5 to 10 minutes for the parking brake to cool down. Repeat this
procedure.
STEP 5
Check the parking brake lever travel. If the parking brake lever
travel is out of the specified range, adjust it by turning the adjusting
nut located on the parking brake lever.
Parking brake lever travel:

Drum-in-disc type parking brake system

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Your vehicle has a drum-in-disc type parking brake system. This type of
brake system needs bedding-down of the brake shoes periodically or when-
ever the parking brake shoes and/or drum are replaced. Have your
SUBARU dealer perform the bedding down. ( P. 151)

After the engine starts

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In order to secure a rich exhaust sound when starting the vehicle and envi-
ronmental performance, air intake and exhaust sounds become loud and
vibrations may increase for a little while after the engine starts. This is not a
malfunction.

Operating your vehicle in a foreign country

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Comply with the relevant vehicle registration laws and confirm the availability
of the correct fuel. ( P. 415)
REV indicator
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P. 421
When the set engine speed is reached
the REV indicator comes on and a buzzer
sounds to inform the driver. ( P. 199)
(When the engine speed enters the red
zone, the REV indicator flashes regard-
less of settings.)