Parking Your Vehicle; Electronic Parking Brake - Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid 2022 Owner's Manual

7-14. Parking your vehicle

WARNING
. Never leave unattended children
or pets in the vehicle. They could
accidentally injure themselves or
others through inadvertent op-
eration of the vehicle. Also, on
hot or sunny days, the tempera-
ture in a closed vehicle could
quickly become high enough to
cause severe or possibly fatal
injuries to them.
. Do not park the vehicle over
flammable materials such as dry
grass, waste paper or rags, as
they may burn easily if they come
near hot engine or exhaust sys-
tem parts.
. Be sure to stop the hybrid system
if you take a nap in the vehicle. If
engine exhaust gas enters the
passenger compartment, occu-
pants in the vehicle could die
from carbon monoxide (CO) con-
tained in the exhaust gas.
& Electronic parking brake
1) Electronic parking brake switch
2) Indicator light
3) Release the electronic parking brake
4) Apply the electronic parking brake
WARNING
. Before exiting the vehicle, make
sure that you turn off the hybrid
system. Otherwise, the parking
brake may be released and an
accident may occur.
. If the electronic parking brake
warning light illuminates, the
electronic parking brake system
may be malfunctioning. Immedi-
ately stop your vehicle in a safe
location, use tire stops under the
Parking your vehicle
tires to prevent the vehicle from
moving and we recommend that
you contact your SUBARU deal-
er.
CAUTION
. When the electronic parking
brake system has a malfunction
and the parking brake cannot be
applied, we recommend that you
contact your SUBARU dealer im-
mediately for an inspection. If
you have to park your vehicle in
such conditions, perform the fol-
lowing procedure.
– Stop your vehicle in a flat
location.
– Shift the select lever in the "P"
position. When the select le-
ver cannot be shifted into the
"P" position, you must release
shift lock. Refer to "Shift lock
function" FP315.
– Use tire stops under the tires
to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
. Never drive while the parking
brake is applied because this will
cause unnecessary wear on the
brake pads. Before starting to
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