Parking The Vehicle - Alfa Romeo Giulia Owner's Handbook Manual

PARKING THE VEHICLE

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WARNING In addition to parking the
vehicle with the parking brake always
engaged, the wheels turned, chocks or
stones positioned in front of the wheels
(when on a steep slope), you must always:
engage P (Park) mode;
always take the key with you when
leaving the vehicle.
WARNING Always engage the electric
parking brake before leaving the vehicle.
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE
The car is equipped with electric parking
brake to guarantee better use and
optimal performance compared to a
manually operated parking brake.
The electric parking brake features a
switch, located on the central tunnel
fig. 153, a motor with caliper for each rear
wheel and an electronic control module.
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The electric parking brake can be
engaged in two ways:
manually, by pulling the switch on the
central tunnel;
automatically in "Safe Hold" or "Auto
Park Brake" conditions.
WARNING Normally, the electric parking
brake is engaged automatically when the
engine is stopped.This function can be
deactivated/activated on the Connect
system by selecting the following
items in sequence on the main menu:
"Settings", "Driver Assistance" and
"Automatic parking brake".
WARNING Should the vehicle battery
be faulty, to unlock the electric parking
brake the battery must be replaced.
Engaging the parking brake manually
Briefly pull the switch located on the
central tunnel to manually engage the
electric parking brake when the car is
stationary.
Noise may be heard from the rear of
the vehicle when engaging the electric
parking brake.
A slight movement of the brake pedal
may be detected when engaging the
electric parking brake with the brake
pedal pressed.
With the electric parking brake engaged,
the warning light on the instrument
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panel and the LED on the switch fig. 153
turn on.
WARNING With the Electronic Parking
Brake failure warning light on, some
functions of the electric parking brake
are deactivated. In this case the driver
is responsible for brake activation and
vehicle parking in complete safety
conditions.
If, under exceptional circumstances,
the use of the brake is required with the
vehicle in motion, keep the switch on the
central tunnel pulled as long as the brake
action is necessary.
The warning light may switch on
with the hydraulic system temporarily
unavailable; in this case braking is
controlled by the motors.
The brake lights (stop) will also
automatically switch on in the same way
as for normal braking with the use of the
brake pedal.
Release the switch on the central tunnel
to stop the braking action with the
vehicle in motion.
If, through this procedure, the vehicle
is braked until a speed below 2 mph
(3 km/h) is reached and the switch is kept
pulled, the parking brake will definitively
engage.
WARNING Driving the vehicle with the
electric parking brake engaged, or using
it several times to slow down the vehicle,
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