Alfa Romeo Tonale, Руководство пользователя

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ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE
(EPB)
The car is equipped with electric parking
brake (EPB) to guarantee better use and
optimal performance compared to a
manually operated parking brake.
The electric parking brake features a
switch, located on the central tunnel
fig. 146, a motor with calliper for each
rear wheel and an electronic control
module.
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WARNING Always engage the electric
parking brake before leaving the car.
WARNING In addition to parking the car
with the parking brake always engaged,
the wheel steered, chocks or stones
positioned in front of the wheels (when
on a steep slope), you must always put
the gear lever in P (Park) if the car is
parked downhill.
WARNING Should the conventional
battery of the car be faulty, to unlock the
electric parking brake the battery must
be replaced.
The electric parking brake can be
engaged in two ways:
manually , by pulling the switch fig. 146
on the central tunnel
automatically in "Safe Hold" or "Auto
Park Brake" conditions
ENGAGING THE ELECTRIC PARKING
BRAKE MANUALLY
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Briefly pull the switch located on the
central tunnel to manually engage the
electric parking brake when the car is
stationary.
Noise may be heard from the rear of the
car when engaging the electric parking
brake.
A slight movement of the brake pedal
may be detected when engaging the
electric parking brake with the brake
pedal pressed.
With the electric parking brake engaged,
the
warning light on the instrument
panel and the LED on the switch fig. 146
turn on.
WARNING With the EPB failure warning
light on, some functions of the electric
parking brake are deactivated. In this
case the driver is responsible for brake
activation and car parking in complete
safety conditions.
If, under exceptional circumstances, the
use of the brake is required with the car
in motion, keep the switch on the central
tunnel pulled as long as the brake action
is necessary.
The warning light
may switch on
with the hydraulic system temporarily
unavailable; in this case braking is
controlled by the motors.
The brake lights (stop) will also
automatically switch on in the same way
as for normal braking with the use of the
brake pedal.
Release the switch on the central tunnel
to stop the braking action with the car in
motion.
If, through this procedure, the car is
braked until a speed below 3 km/h is
reached and the switch is kept pulled, the
parking brake will definitively engage.
WARNING Driving the car with the
electric parking brake engaged, or using
it several times to slow down the car,
may cause severe damage to the braking
system.
RELEASING THE ELECTRIC PARKING
BRAKE MANUALLY
The ignition device must be ENGINE
position in order to manually release
the parking brake. Moreover, you need
to press the brake pedal, then press the
switch on the central tunnel briefly.