Hydraulic Brakes Parking Brake Operation
If your vehicle has hydraulic brakes, it has either a parking brake foot pedal or hand lever. If you have the parking brake foot pedal, it is located below the instrument panel to the left of the steering column.
Parking Brake Hand Lever Shown
If you have the parking brake hand lever, it is located to the right of the driver, on the floor.
To set the foot pedal parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Push down the parking brake pedal with your left foot.
To set the hand lever parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Pull up on the handle with your right hand, until it stops.
If the ignition is on when the parking brake is set, the brake system warning light will come on.
To release the foot pedal parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down. Pull the brake release handle, located just above the parking brake pedal, to release the parking brake.
To release the hand lever parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down and push down on the handle until it stops.
If the ignition is on when the parking brake is released, the brake system warning light will go off.
