Porsche Taycan Owner's Manual page 221

Risk of the vehicle rolling
WARNING
away
In the following situations, the parking brake is not
active and the vehicle may roll away.
– When leaving the vehicle with drive position N
engaged.
– If the driver's door is open and the driver's seat-
belt is unfastened, pressing the brake pedal and
selecting drive position D or R again will deacti-
vate the parking brake,
which can cause injuries and damage the vehicle. A
warning on the instrument cluster indicates that
there is a danger of the vehicle rolling away.
e Before leaving the vehicle, activate the parking
brake by pressing the P button.
Stopping the vehicle
e Press the brake pedal until the vehicle comes to
a standstill.
– When stopping briefly, stop the vehicle with
the brake pedal and leave the selector lever in
transmission range D.
On gradients, the vehicle is automatically held
stationary using the HOLD function.
Parking the vehicle
Select drive position P to secure the vehicle against
rolling away.
Selecting drive position P manually
Fig. 175: Button for the parking lock and electric parking
brake
b b Hold the vehicle stationary by pressing the brake
pedal.
e Press button P.
The parking lock and electric parking brake are
activated simultaneously.
The brake warning light (USA:
) and indicator for drive position P on the in-
strument cluster light up.
Selecting drive position P automatically
b b Hold the vehicle stationary by pressing the brake
pedal.
b b Drive position D or R selected.
e Open the driver's door and unfasten the driver's
seat belt.
The parking lock and parking brake are activated
automatically.
The brake warning light (USA:
) and indicator for drive position P on the in-
strument cluster light up.
– or –
e Switch off the vehicle using the power button.
The parking brake is activated automatically.
The indicator for drive position P on the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Starting, driving and stopping the vehicle
If the vehicle is stopped on an upward or down-
ward slope of more than 8%, the parking brake is
also activated. The brake warning light (USA:
/ Canada:
Activating and deactivating the electric parking
brake manually
The electric parking brake can be activated or deac-
tivated in the central display, regardless of whether
drive position P is engaged.
e e Settings
brake
The brake warning light (USA:
) lights up or goes out.
Brake warning light USA
Brake warning light Canada
/ Canada:
Responding to warning symbols
The brake warning light (USA:
) flashes if the electric parking brake is not fully ap-
plied when the vehicle is stationary.
If the parking lock cannot be activated, a warning
message appears on the instrument cluster.
> Please see chapter "Warning and information
messages" on page 244.
Switching off operational readiness and leav-
ing the vehicle
b b Parking lock and parking brake activated.
/ Canada:
e Exit and lock the vehicle.
Operational readiness of the vehicle is switched
off.
– or –
e Press the Power button for approx. 1 second.
Operational readiness of the vehicle is switched
off.
A
B
) lights up. C
D
E
F
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e Vehicle e Electric parking
H
/ Canada:
K
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M
/ Canada: N
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