Electric Parking Brake - Cadillac CTS 2014 Owner's Manual

Cadillac CTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-6882317) - 2014 -
CRC - 9/19/13
9-34 Driving and Operating

Electric Parking Brake

The vehicle has an Electric Parking
Brake (EPB). The switch for the
EPB is on the instrument panel, to
the left of the steering wheel. The
EPB can always be activated, even
if the ignition is off. To prevent
draining the battery, avoid repeated
cycles of the EPB system when the
engine is not running.
The system has a red parking brake
status light and an amber parking
brake warning light. See Parking
Brake Light on page 5-27 and
Service Electric Parking Brake Light
on page 5-27. There are also
parking brake-related Driver
Information Center (DIC) messages.
See Brake System Messages on
page 5-45. In case of insufficient
electrical power, the EPB cannot be
applied or released.
Before leaving the vehicle, check
the red parking brake status light to
ensure that the parking brake is
applied.
Black plate (34,1)
EPB Apply
To apply the EPB:
1. Be sure the vehicle is at a
complete stop.
2. Lift up the EPB switch
momentarily.
The red parking brake status light
will flash and then stay on once the
EPB is fully applied. If the red
parking brake status light flashes
continuously, then the EPB is only
partially applied or there is a
problem with the EPB. A DIC
message will display. Release the
EPB and try to apply it again. If the
light does not come on, or keeps
flashing, have the vehicle serviced.
Do not drive the vehicle if the red