Electronic Parking Brake - Renault 2016 ESPACE Handbook

ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE

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Assisted operation
The assisted parking brake can be
used to immobilise the vehicle when
the engine is stopped by pressing
button 1.
In all other cases:
– engine standby for vehicles fitted
with Stop and Start function,
– engine has stalled etc.,
the assisted parking brake is not ap-
plied automatically. Manual mode must
be used.
Please refer to «Starting/stopping the
engine» and «Stop and Start function"
in Section 2.
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For certain country-specific model ver-
sions, the assisted brake application
function is not activated. Refer to the
information on "Manual operation".
To confirm that the electronic parking
brake is applied, the message "Parking
brake on" and warning light
on the instrument panel and warning
light 3 on the switch 2 light up.
After the engine is switched off, indi-
cator light 3 goes out several minutes
after the electronic parking brake has
been applied and indicator light
goes out when the vehicle is locked.
Note:
To indicate that the electronic parking
brake is released, a beep sounds and
the message "Apply parking brake" ap-
pears on the instrument panel:
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– with the engine running: when the
driver's door is opened;
– with the engine switched off (eg.
when the engine stalls): when a front
door is opened.
In this case, pull and release switch 2 to
apply the assisted parking brake.
Assisted release of the parking
brake
The brake will be released as soon as
the vehicle starts and accelerates.
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Before leaving the vehi-
cle, check that the assisted
parking brake is fully ap-
plied. Warning light 3 on
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switch 2 and warning light
on the instrument panel light up to
show that the parking brake is ap-
plied but go out when the doors are
locked.
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