Parking Brake - Hyundai 2005 Santa Fe Owner's Manual

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FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI

PARKING BRAKE

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Always engage the parking brake before leav-
ing the vehicle. This also turns on the parking
brake indicator light when the key is in the "ON"
or "START" position. Before driving away, be
sure that the parking brake is fully released and
the indicator light is off.
o To engage the parking brake, pull the lever
up as far as possible.
o To release the parking brake, pull up and
press the thumb button. Then, while holding
the button in, lower the brake lever.
TAIL GATE
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o The tail gate can be locked or unlocked with
a key.
o To open the tail gate, you need to unlock,
press the lever of the outside handle, and
then raise it.
o To close, lower the tail gate, then press down
on it until it is closed. To be sure the tail gate
is fully closed, try to pull it up again without
using the outside handle.
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WARNING:
The tail gate should always be kept com-
pletely closed while the vehicle is in motion.
If it is left open or ajar, poisonous exhaust
gases may enter the car resulting in serious
illness or death to the occupants. See addi-
tional warnings concerning exhaust gases
on page 2-2.
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