Mitsubishi ECLIPSE CROSS 2017 Owner's Manual page 181

To release
Manual operation
1. Make sure that the ignition switch or the
operation mode is ON.
2. Press down the Electric parking brake
switch while depressing the brake pedal.
Automatic operation
When the accelerator pedal is depressed
slowly while all of the following conditions
are met, the Electric parking brake is auto-
matically released.
l The engine is running.
l
The selector lever is in the "D" (Drive)
or the "R" (Reverse) position.
l The driver's seat belt is fastened.
When the Electric parking brake is released,
the brake warning lamp (red) and the indica-
tion lamp on the Electric parking brake
switch go off.
Before driving, be sure that the parking brake
is released and the brake warning lamp is off.
When parking on a hill, apply the parking
brake and turn the front wheels towards the
kerb on a downhill grade, away from the kerb
on an uphill grade.
CAUTION
l After the Electric parking brake switch has
been operated to apply or release the Electric
parking brake, if the brake warning lamp
(red) and the indication lamp on the Electric
parking brake switch remain blinking or the
Electric parking brake warning lamp (yel-
low) remain illuminated, the Electric parking
brake system may be malfunctioning and the
parking brake may not be applied or re-
leased. Immediately park your vehicle in a
safe place and contact
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Serv-
ice Point.
l
If a vehicle is driven without releasing the
electric parking brake, the brake will over-
heat, resulting in ineffective braking and
possible brake failure.
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CAUTION
l
If the brake warning lamp (red) does not go
off after the parking brake has been released,
the brake system may be malfunctioning.
Contact the nearest MITSUBISHI MOTORS
Authorized Service Point.
l
If the acceleration of the vehicle seems ab-
normally slow after the vehicle has been
parked with the Electric parking brake ap-
plied in cold weather, stop the vehicle in a
safe place, then apply and release the Elec-
tric parking brake. If the vehicle acceleration
is still
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Serv-
ice Point.
NOTE
l When the ignition switch or the operation
mode is other than ON, the parking brake
cannot be released.
l If the Electric parking brake does not auto-
matically release, it may be released by man-
ual operation.
the nearest
Starting and driving
Parking brake
slow, contact the nearest
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