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Wear shoes appropriate for driving in
order to avoid your shoe contacting the
brake pedal when depressing the
accelerator pedal.

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Electric Parking Brake (EPB)

The electric parking brake (EPB)
equipment applies the parking brake using
an electric motor. When the electric
parking brake (EPB) is applied, the
electric parking brake (EPB) switch
indicator light turns on.

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WARNING

Do not drive the vehicle with the electric
parking brake (EPB) applied:

If the vehicle is driven with the parking
brake applied, the brake parts may
generate heat and the brake system may
not operate, leading to an accident.
Before driving, release the electric parking
brake (EPB) and verify that the brake
system warning light is turned off.

NOTE

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The electric parking brake (EPB) cannot
be applied or released while the vehicle
battery is dead.

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An operation sound occurs when
applying or releasing the electric
parking brake (EPB), however, this does
not indicate a malfunction.

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If the electric parking brake (EPB) is
not used for long periods, an automatic
inspection of the system is performed
while the vehicle is parked. An
operation sound can be heard, however,
this does not indicate a problem.

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When the electric parking brake (EPB)
is applied and the ignition is switched
OFF, an operation sound can be heard,
however, this does not indicate a
problem.

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The brake pedal may move while the
electric parking brake (EPB) is being
applied or released, however, this does
not indicate a problem.

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If the electric parking brake (EPB)
switch is continually pulled while
driving the vehicle, the electric parking
brake (EPB) will be applied and the
electric parking brake (EPB) warning
beep will be activated. When the switch
is released, the electric parking brake
(EPB) is released and the beep stops.

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If the electric parking brake (EPB) is
applied with the ignition switched off or
in ACC, the brake system warning light
in the instrument cluster and the
indicator light in the switch may turn on
for 15 seconds.

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When running the vehicle through an
automatic car wash, it may be necessary
to switch the ignition off with the
parking brake released depending on
the type of automatic car wash.

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