Assisted Parking Brake - Renault velSatis Driver's Handbook Manual

ASSISTED PARKING BRAKE

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1
Special cases
If you have to park on a slope or
when the vehicle is towing a
caravan or a trailer, keep lever 1
pulled out for a few seconds to
obtain maximum braking.
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(continued)
3
To park with the assisted parking
brake released (risk of freezing, for
example), with the driver's door
closed for the hands-free card:
- stop the engine by pressing the
engine Start/Stop button;
- select a gear (manual gearbox) or
position P (automatic gearbox);
- pull lever 1 whilst pressing the
unlocking button 2 and release it;
- remove the RENAULT card from
the reader, for the remote control
card.
Temporary stop
The assisted parking brake is not
applied automatically when the
engine is running.
In all cases, the assisted parking
brake can be applied manually, e.g.
when stopping at a red light or on a
slope.
To do this, pull out and release
handle 1.
The
automatically as soon as the vehicle
4
starts again and accelerates.
parking brake manually.
Indicator
dashboard
instrument panel light up to
confirm that it has been applied.
brake will be released
When the engine
running, and if you leave
the vehicle, you must
apply the assisted
lights 3 on the
and 4 on the
is