Jeep 2022 CHEROKEE Owner's Manual page 96

94 STARTING AND OPERATING
If exceptional circumstances should make it
necessary to engage the parking brake while the
vehicle is in motion, maintain upward pressure on
the EPB switch for as long as engagement is
desired. The BRAKE telltale light will illuminate,
and a continuous chime will sound. The rear stop
lamps will also be illuminated automatically while
the vehicle remains in motion.
To disengage the parking brake while the vehicle is
in motion, release the EPB switch. If the vehicle is
brought to a complete stop using the parking brake,
when the vehicle reaches approximately 3 mph
(5 km/h) the parking brake will remain engaged.
WARNING!
Driving the vehicle with the parking brake
engaged, or repeated use of the parking brake
to slow the vehicle, may cause serious damage
to the brake system. Be sure the parking brake
is fully disengaged before driving; failure to do
so can lead to brake failure and a collision.
In the unlikely event of a malfunction of the EPB
system, a yellow EPB fault light will illuminate. This
may be accompanied by the BRAKE telltale light
flashing. In this event, urgent service of the EPB
system is required. Do not rely on the parking
brake to hold the vehicle stationary.
Auto Park Brake
The EPB can be programmed to be applied
automatically whenever the vehicle is at a
standstill and the automatic transmission is
placed in PARK, whenever the ignition is turned
OFF. Auto Park Brake is enabled and disabled by
customer selection through the customer
programmable features Ú page 157.
Any single Auto Park Brake application can be
bypassed by pushing the EPB switch to the release
position while the transmission is placed in PARK.
SafeHold
SafeHold is a safety feature of the EPB system that
will engage the parking brake automatically if the
vehicle is left unsecured while the ignition is in ON/
RUN position.
The parking brake will automatically engage if all of
the following conditions are met:
The vehicle is at a standstill.
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There is no attempt to press the brake pedal or
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accelerator pedal.
The driver seat belt is unbuckled.
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The driver door is open.
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SafeHold can be temporarily bypassed by pressing
the brake pedal and pushing the EPB Switch while
the driver door is open. Once manually bypassed,
SafeHold will be enabled again once the vehicle
reaches 12 mph (20 km/h) or the ignition is turned
to the OFF position and back to ON again.
Brake Maintenance Mode
We recommend having your brakes serviced by an
authorized dealer. You should only make repairs
for which you have the knowledge and the right
equipment. You should only enter Brake
Maintenance Mode during brake service.
When servicing your rear brakes, it may be
necessary for you or your technician to push the
rear piston into the rear caliper bore. With the EPB
system, this can only be done after retracting the
EPB actuator. Fortunately, actuator retraction can
be done easily by entering the Brake Maintenance
Mode through the Uconnect Settings in your
vehicle. This menu-based system will guide you
through the steps necessary to retract the EPB
actuator in order to perform rear brake service.
Maintenance Mode has requirements that must be
met in order to be activated:
The vehicle must be at a standstill.
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The parking brake must be unapplied.
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The transmission must be in PARK (P) or
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NEUTRAL (N).