Under some conditions your parking brake can freeze in the engaged position. This is most likely to happen when there is an accumulation of snow or ice around or near the rear brakes or if the brakes are wet. If there is a risk the parking brake may freeze, apply it only temporarily while you put the gear shift lever in P (Park, automatic transaxle) or in first or reverse gear (manual transaxle) and block the rear wheels so the vehicle cannot roll. Then release the parking brake.
In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate while the vehicle is in motion, you can make
an emergency stop with the parking brake. The stopping distance, however, will be
much greater than normal.
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Repair procedures
Component Replacement After Deployment
Before doing any SRS repairs, use the GDS Pro to check for
DTCs. Refer to the Diagnostic Trouble Code list for repairing of the ...