Driving your vehicle, Caution – Hyundai 2010 Elantra User Manual

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Driving your vehicle

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Parking brake

Applying the parking brake

To engage the parking brake, first apply
the foot brake and then without pressing
the release button in, pull the parking
brake lever up as far as possible.

In addition it is recommended that when
parking the vehicle on a gradient, the
shift lever should be positioned in the
appropriate low gear on manual
transaxle vehicles or in the P (Park) posi-
tion on automatic transaxle vehicles.

Releasing the parking brake

To release the parking brake, first apply
the foot brake and pull the parking brake
lever slightly. Secondly, depress the
release button and lower the parking
brake lever while holding the button.

CAUTION

Driving with the parking brake
applied will cause excessive brake
pad (or lining) and brake rotor wear.

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OHD050005

Type A

Type B

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Type A

Type B

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