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STARTING AND DRIVING
EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
The EPB switch w is located in the switch group which is in front of the
central armrest and at the lower left side of the shift lever, you can
control the application and release of the parking brake with the EPB
switch.
Precautions before EPB Use
• With the ignition switch in ACC/ON position, the EPB is always
available. To prevent excessive battery discharge, when the vehicle is
not running, avoid the repeated operation of the EPB switch. When
the battery power is low, the EPB system can no be applied or
released.
• When starting on a slope, EPB can prevent the vehicle from
inadvertent slip. EPB can be automatically released only when the
traction force of the vehicle is greater than the slipping component
force.
• When the normal braking operation of the vehicle fails, the
emergency braking function can still brake the vehicle, refer to
"Emergency Braking Function” in this section for details.
• A slight noise will be produced when the electronic parking brake is
turn on or off, which is a normal phenomenon and does not have to
be disturbed.
• When the vehicle power is interrupted, the parking brake can not be
released in applied state, and can not be applied in release state,
please connect to an external power supply.
Precautions for driving a vehicle with ESP
ESP can detect and analyze vehicle conditions and correct driving
mistakes, to ensure safety by taking precautions measures. As
everything has a upper limit, if a driver drives too fast exceeding the limit,
all existing safety devices will be paralyzed.
STARTING AND DRIVING
• If the “EPB Indicator Lamp (red)" fails to go out or illuminate
when you operate the EPB switch, or the "EPB Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (yellow)" illuminates, and EPB can not be released
with normal operation, please contact our Service Dealer.
• Do not apply the electronic parking brake on the road with a
gradient above 30%, or the vehicle may slip. When parking on the
ramp with a gradient which exceeds the limit, EPB can not fully brake
the vehicle, at this time, the driver may prevent the slipping by
depressing the brake pedal.
Vehicle Parking
Manual parking
1 When the ignition switch is in ON position or the engine is running.
2 The vehicle is in stationary state.
3 Pull up the EPB switch , the parking brake will be applied, when the
"EPB Indicator Lamp (red)" on the instrument cluster illuminates, it
indicates that the parking brake is applied successfully.
4 Move the shift lever in P gear when parking.
5 When the vehicle is on a ramp, please rotate the steering wheel to
ensure that the vehicle is aligned with the road edge in case of
slipping.
Auto Parking
When the engine is shut down for more than 3 seconds and the vehicle is
stationary for more than 1 second, the parking brake is automatically
applied, and the "EPB Indicator Lamp (red)" on the instrument cluster
When the vehicle power is interrupted, the released parking brake
can no longer be applied, in this case, please park the vehicle on a level
Disabling of Auto Parking
In some special circumstances (for example, in a car wash or when the
brake disc may be covered by ice in a cold weather), if you do not need
the Auto Parking function of EPB, press and hold the EPB switch in 3
seconds after the ignition switch is turned off, allow the EPB to be in
release state, and observe the "EPB Indicator Lamp (red)", if the lamp
illuminates, the vehicle will not enable the Auto Parking.
Starting off
Manually release the EPB.
1 The ignition switch is placed in ACC/ON position.
2 Depress the brake pedal.
Caution