Vauxhall Insignia, Owner'S Manual

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174 Driving and operating
To reduce the operating forces of
the parking brake, depress the
brake pedal at the same time.
Control indicator R
3
105.
Electric parking brake
Applying when vehicle is stationary
9 Warning
Pull switch
m
for a minimum of
one second until control indicator
m
illuminates constantly and
electric parking brake is applied
3
105. The electric parking brake
operates automatically with
adequate force.
Before leaving the vehicle, check
the electric parking brake status.
Control indicator
m 3
105.
The electric parking brake can always
be activated, even if the ignition is off.
Do not operate electric parking brake
system too often without engine
running as this will discharge the
vehicle battery.
Releasing
Switch on ignition. Keep brake pedal
depressed and then push switch
m
.
Drive away function
Vehicles with manual transmission:
Depressing the clutch pedal and then
slightly releasing the clutch pedal and
slightly depressing the accelerator
pedal releases the electric parking
brake automatically. This is not
possible when switch
m
is pulled at
the same time.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Engaging D and then depressing the
accelerator pedal releases the
electric parking brake automatically.
This is not possible when switch
m
is
pulled at the same time.
Dynamic braking when vehicle is
moving
When the vehicle is moving and
switch
m
is kept pulled, the electric
parking brake system will decelerate
the vehicle, but will not apply
statically.
As soon as switch
m
is released,
dynamic braking will be stopped.
Automatic applying
If the vehicle is equipped with
Automatic transmission and Adaptive
cruise control is active, electric
parking brake is applied automatically
when vehicle is stopped by the
system for more than two minutes.
Parking brake is released
automatically after moving off.