Electronic Parking Brake Warning Light - Subaru Outback 2011 Owner's Manual

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2. Shut down the engine, apply the
parking brake, and then restart it.
3. Release the parking brake. If both
warning lights turn off, the EBD system
may be malfunctioning.
We recommend that you drive carefully to
the nearest SUBARU dealer and have the
system inspected.
4. If both warning lights illuminate again
and remain illuminated after the engine
has been restarted, shut down the engine
again, apply the parking brake, and check
the brake fluid level. For details, refer to
"Brake fluid" F11-37.
5. If the brake fluid level is not below the
"MIN" mark, the EBD system may be
malfunctioning. We recommend that you
drive carefully to the nearest SUBARU
dealer and have the system inspected.
6. If the brake fluid level is below the
"MIN" mark, DO NOT drive the vehicle.
Instead, we recommend that you have the
vehicle towed to the nearest SUBARU
dealer for repair.
! Electronic parking brake system
warning
The brake system warning light flashes
when the electronic parking brake system
is malfunctioning. If the warning light
flashes, promptly park in a safe location
as soon as possible and we recommend
that you contact your SUBARU dealer.
The brake system warning light remains
illuminated when the parking brake cannot
be released even if the parking brake
switch is pulled. For details, refer to
"Electronic parking brake" F7-38.
! Parking brake apply inhibit warning
The brake system warning light flashes for
10 seconds and a chirp sound will be
heard if the parking brake switch is
operated when the parking brake cannot
be applied.
! Frequent operation warning
The brake system warning light flashes for
20 seconds and a chirp sound will be
heard if the parking brake switch is
operated too frequently. In this case, the
operation of the parking brake switch is
restricted to protect the electronic parking
brake system.
NOTE
Wait until the warning light turns off.
! Emergency released warning
The brake system warning light flashes
when the parking brake is automatically
released in case of an emergency.
&
Electronic parking
brake warning light
The electronic parking brake warning light
illuminates when the ignition switch is
turned to the "ON" position and turns off
after approximately 2 seconds.
This light illuminates when the electronic
parking brake system is malfunctioning.
WARNING
When the electronic parking brake
warning light illuminates, immedi-
ately stop the vehicle in a safe
location and we recommend that
you contact your SUBARU dealer.
NOTE
If the warning light behaves as de-
scribed in the following conditions, the
electronic parking brake system is
operating normally.
. The warning light remains illumi-
nated after the engine is started, but it
turns off after the electronic parking
brake is released, and the indicator
light remains off.
. The warning light illuminates during
driving, but it turns off and remains off.