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and hold the parking brake switch
until a buzzer sounds and a mes-
sage is shown on the multi-informa-
tion display.
"EPB Shift Interlock Function
Deactivated"
Vehicles with Manual trans-

mission
While the vehicle is stopped and
depressing the brake pedal, press
and hold the parking brake switch
until a buzzer sounds and auto EPB
OFF indicator
■
Parking brake operation
●
When the engine switch is not in
ON, the parking brake cannot be
released using the parking brake
switch.
●
When the engine switch is not in
ON, automatic mode (automatic
brake setting and releasing) is not
available.
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comes on.
4-2. Driving procedures
■
Parking brake automatic
release function
The parking brake will be released
automatically when the accelerator
pedal is slowly depressed under the
following conditions:
●
The driver's door is closed
●
The driver is wearing the seat belt
●
The shift lever is in a forward or
reverse position.
●
The malfunction indicator lamp or
brake system warning light is not
illuminated
When depressing the accelerator
pedal, depress it slowly.
If the automatic release function
does not operate, release the park-
ing brake manually.
Vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion:
When the shift lever is shifted from
P, the parking brake will be released
automatically.
■
Parking brake automatic lock
function
The parking brake will be set auto-
matically under the following condi-
tions:
●
The driver does not operate the
brake pedal
●
The driver's door is not closed
●
The driver is not wearing the seat
belt
●
The shift lever position is not in P
or N
●
The malfunction indicator lamp or
brake system warning light is not
illuminated
■
If "Parking Brake Temporarily
Unavailable" is displayed on
the multi-information display
If the parking brake is operated
repeatedly over a short period of
time, the system may restrict opera-
tion to prevent overheating. If this
happens, refrain from operating the
parking brake. Normal operation will
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