Your vehicle will automatically engage the parking brake in several situations. These include when:
- your vehicle has been stationary in hold for a longer period of time.
- you unbuckle your seat belt.
- you open the driver door.
Manually engaging the parking brake
After coming to a stop, press the parking brake button next to the gear selector.
The vehicle transitions to a parked state, which includes engaging the parking brake. The new state is indicated in the instrument panel.
The parking brake is automatically released when you select a driving gear.