Parking Brake Lever - Suzuki SWIFT Owner's Manual

Parking brake lever

EXAMPLE
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1) To set
(2) To release
(3) To release
The parking brake lever is located between
the front seats. To set the parking brake,
depress the brake pedal and pull the park-
ing brake lever all the way up. To release
the parking brake, depress the brake pedal
and pull up slightly on the parking brake
lever, push the button on the end of the
lever with your thumb, and lower the lever
to its original position.
For CVT vehicles, always set the parking
brake before moving the gearshift lever to
"P" (PARK) position. If you park on an
incline and shift into "P" before setting the
parking brake, the weight of the vehicle
may make it difficult to shift out of "P" when
you are ready to drive the vehicle.
When preparing to drive the vehicle, move
the gearshift lever out of "P" position
before releasing the parking brake.
WARNING
• Never drive your vehicle with the
parking brake on: rear brake effec-
tiveness can be reduced from over-
heating, brake life
shortened, or permanent brake
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damage may result.
• If the parking brake does not hold
the vehicle securely or does not
fully release, have your vehicle
inspected immediately by an autho-
rized SUZUKI dealer.
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
WARNING
Always set the parking brake fully
before leaving your vehicle or it may
move, causing injury or damage.
When parking, make sure the gear-
shift lever for manual transaxle vehi-
cles is in 1st gear or "R" (Reverse)
and the gearshift lever for CVT vehi-
cles is in "P" (Park). Remember, even
though the transaxle is in gear or in
Park, you must set the parking brake
fully.
WARNING
may be
When parking
extremely cold weather, the following
procedure should be used:
1) Set the parking brake.
2) Manual transaxle – turn off the
engine, then shift into reverse or
first gear.
CVT – shift into "P" (Park) and
turn off the engine.
3) Get out of the vehicle and put
chocks under the wheels.
4) Release the parking brake.
When you return to your vehicle,
first set the parking brake, and
then remove the wheel chocks.
the vehicle in
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