The parking brake is an electronic e-brake applied by the caliper. There is a service procedure to put them into service mode without a scan tool.
Before a repair service procedure on the rear brakes is carried out, the electronic park brake system
must to be set in service mode.
Manual Method
1. Change the transmission gear to neutral or park position.
2. Press and hold the push button start switch for 10 seconds, with the brake pedal not applied. This
will place the vehicle in Service Mode (Ignition ON with the engine OFF).
3. Press brake pedal several times until brake booster vacuum is empty.
4. Press the brake pedal and press the park brake switch until the orange park brake lamp begins to
flash. By keeping the brake pedal applied, release and re-press the park brake switch for
approximately 5 seconds.
5. Release the brake pedal. The orange park brake lamp extinguishes for a moment after which the
rear brake calipers are retracting.
After the repair service of the rear brakes, the electronic park brake system needs to be reset from
service mode before the vehicle can leave the workshop.
Manual Method
1. Change the transmission gear to neutral or park position.
2. Press and hold the push button start switch for 10 seconds, with the brake pedal not applied. This
will place the vehicle in Service Mode (Ignition ON with the engine OFF).
3. Press the brake pedal and pull the park brake switch until the orange park brake lamp extinguishes
and the rear brake calipers are extending.
4. Release the brake pedal.