Parking Brake - Maserati Levante Owner's Manual

Starting and Driving
and have your vehicle ready when you
need it.
• Completely inspect the underbody
of your vehicle. Check tires, body
structure, steering, suspension, and
exhaust system for damage.
• Inspect the radiator for mud and
debris that might decrease sinking
effect and clean as required.
• Check for accumulations of plants
or brush in underbody. These things
could be a fire hazard if they get in
contact with the exhaust system.
• After extended operation in
mud, sand, water, or similar dirty
conditions, have all parts that got in
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contact with mud, sand and water
inspected and cleaned as soon as
possible.
WARNING!
Abrasive material in any part of the
brakes may cause excessive wear or
unpredictable braking operation. Do
not drive if braking system is not
efficient: get your brakes checked and
cleaned as necessary by an Authorized
Maserati Dealer.
• If you experience unusual vibration
after driving in mud, slush or similar
conditions, check the wheels and
suspension linkages for impacted
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material. Impacted material can
cause wheel imbalance and affect
suspension response. Removing it will
correct the situation.

Parking Brake

The vehicle is equipped with an
electric automatic parking brake, also
called EPB (Electric Parking Brake).
The braking action is ensured by a
power actuator directly working on
the brake pad inside each caliper of
the rear brake system.
It can be automatically engaged
when the engine is turned off and
disengaged with engine running,
driver seatbelt latched and driver door
closed, while pressing the brake pedal
and operating the shift lever.
Furthermore, EPB can be automatically
engaged above a slope threshold with
transmission in park to avoid damage
to the vehicle. EPB can be disengaged
before turning off the vehicle.
When the parking brake is applied, the
warning light (United States
market) or (Canadian market)
lights up on the tachometer display
and the related message is displayed
on the instrument cluster for 5 seconds
(see "Warning and Indicators Lights"
in section "Dashboard Instruments and
Controls").