2015 Chrysler 200 Owner Manual - Page 471

STARTING AND OPERATING 469 If exceptional circumstances should make it necessary to engage the parking brake while the vehicle is in motion, maintain upward pressure on the electric parking brake switch for as long as engagement is desired. The BRAKE warning lamp will illuminate, and a continuous chime will sound. The rear stop lamps will also be illuminated automatically while the vehicle remains in motion. To disengage the parking brake while the vehicle is in motion, release the switch. If the vehicle is brought to a complete stop using the parking brake, when the vehicle reaches approximately 3 mph, the parking brake will remain engaged. Auto Park Brake The electric park brake can be programmed to be applied automatically whenever the vehicle is at a standstill and the automatic transmission is placed in PARK. Auto Park Brake is enabled and disabled by customer selection through the customer programmable features section of the Uconnect® Settings. Any single auto park brake application can be bypassed by pressing the EPB switch to the release position while the transmission is placed in PARK. This bypass can be reset by cycling the ignition off and back on again, or by driving the vehicle up to at least 12 mph (20Km/h), or by In the unlikely event of a malfunction of the Electric going to the personal setting menu and turning the Auto Parking Brake system, a yellow EPB fault lamp will Park Brake function OFF and then back ON again. illuminate. This may be accompanied by the BRAKE Safehold warning lamp flashing. In this case, urgent service of the electric parking brake system is required. Do not rely on Safehold is a safety feature of the Electric Park Brake System that will engage the park brake automatically if the parking brake to hold the vehicle stationary. 5