Honda HR-V 2018 Manual page 480

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To release automatically
Use the accelerator pedal to release the parking brake when you are starting the
vehicle facing uphill, or in a traffic jam.
Continuously variable transmission models
Depressing the accelerator pedal releases the parking brake.
Manual transmission models
Depressing the accelerator pedal while releasing the clutch pedal releases the
parking brake.
Accelerator Pedal
Continuously variable transmission models
Gently depress the accelerator pedal.
When on a hill, it may require more
accelerator input to release.
u The electric parking brake indicator goes
off.
The parking brake automatically releases as
you depress the accelerator pedal when:
• You are wearing the driver's seat belt.
• The engine is running.
• The transmission is not in P or (
1Parking Brake
If the parking brake cannot be released
automatically, release it manually.
When the vehicle is travelling uphill, the accelerator
pedal may need to be pressed farther to
automatically release the electric parking brake.
The parking brake cannot be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
•
Malfunction indicator lamp
•
Transmission indicator
The parking brake may not be released automatically
while the following indicators are on:
•
Electric parking brake system indicator
•
VSA system indicator
•
ABS indicator
•
Supplemental restraint system indicator
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