Fiat 500X2017, User Manual

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ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE (EPB)
Your vehicle is equipped with a new Electric Park Brake System (EPB) that offers greater
convenience
.
The EPB switch is located in the center console
.
To apply the park brake manually, pull up
on the switch momentarily
.
Once the park-
ing brake is fully engaged, the BRAKE warn-
ing lamp in the instrument cluster and an
indicator on the switch will illuminate
.
To release the park brake manually, the
ignition must be in RUN
.
Then put your
foot on the brake pedal and push the park
brake switch down momentarily
. Once the
park brake is fully disengaged, the BRAKE
warning lamp and the switch indicator will
extinguish
.
The park brake can also be automatically
released if the driver’s seat belt is buckled
and driver's intention to start (in forward
or reverse direction) is recognized by the system
.
NOTE:
On a manual transmission vehicle, if the clutch pedal is released at the same time the gas
pedal is pressed, the EPB will be automatically released
.
NOTE:
• You may hear a slight whirring sound from the back of the vehicle while the parking
brake engages or disengages
.
• If your foot is on the brake pedal while you are engaging or disengaging the parking
brake, you may notice a small amount of brake pedal movement .
• The new Auto Park Brake feature can be used to apply the park brake automatically
whenever the vehicle speed is below 1
.
9 mph (3 km/h) and the automatic transmis-
sion is placed in PARK, or with a manual transmission, whenever the ignition is turned
off
.
Auto Park Brake can be enabled and disabled in the Settings menu in Uconnect
.
• The parking brake can be engaged even when the ignition is OFF, however, it can only
be disengaged when the ignition is in the RUN mode .
• SafeHold is a new feature that will automatically apply the park brake under certain
conditions
.
The EPB monitors the status of the driver’s seat belt, driver’s door and
pedal positions to determine if the driver may have exited while the vehicle is still ca-
pable of moving and will then automatically apply the park brake to prevent the vehicle
from rolling
.
Park Brake Switch
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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