Parking brake
WARNING 
Engaging the parking brake while the vehicle
is in motion can cause the rear wheels to lock
up. You could lose control of the vehicle and
cause an accident. In addition, the vehicle's
brake lights do not light up when the parking
brake is engaged.
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it with
you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Children could
release the parking brake and/or shift the
automatic transmission out of park position
P, either of which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
► To apply: depress parking brake 2 firmly.
When the engine is running, the 
(USA
only) or 
(Canada only) indicator
lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.
► To release: depress the brake pedal and keep it depressed.
► Pull release handle 1.
When the ignition is switched on or the
engine is running, the 
(USA only)
or 
(Canada only) indicator lamp
goes out
in the instrument cluster.
See also:
Maximum gradient-climbing capability
For good road surface conditions, the
maximum gradient-climbing capability is
100%, which corresponds to an approach/departure angle of 45°. Note that the
vehicle's gradient-climbing capability ...
General notes
When you lock the vehicle, you can
simultaneously:
• close the side windows
• close the sliding sunroof or the panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panel
On vehicles with roller sunblinds, ...
Sunblinds on the rear side windows
To extend: pull the
roller sunblind out by
tab 1 and hook it onto retainers 2 at the
top of the window.
Always guide the roller sunblind
by hand.
Do not let it snap back suddenly as this ...