2015 Chrysler 200 Owner Manual - Page 472

470 STARTING AND OPERATING the vehicle is left unsecured. If the automatic transmission is not in PARK, the seat belt is unbuckled, the driver door is open, the vehicle is at a standstill, and there is no attempt to depress the brake pedal or accelerator pedal, the park brake will automatically engage to prevent the vehicle from rolling. Safehold can be temporarily bypassed by pressing the Electric Park Brake Switch to the release position while the driver door is open. Once manually bypassed, Safehold will be enabled again once the vehicle reaches 12 mph (20 km/h) or the ignition is cycled to the OFF Service Mode has requirements that must be met in order position and back to ON again. to be activated: Brake Service Mode • The vehicle must be at a standstill. We recommend having your brakes serviced by your authorized dealer. You should only make repairs for • The parking brake must be unapplied. which you have the knowledge and the right equipment. You should only enter Brake Service Mode during brake • The transmission must be in Park or Neutral. service. When servicing your rear brakes, it may be necessary for you or your technician push the rear piston into the rear caliper bore. With the electric parking brake system, this can only be done after retracting the Electric Parking Brake actuator. Fortunately, actuator retraction can be done easily by entering the Brake Service Mode through EVIC (Electronic Vehicle Information Center), Driver Information Display (DID) or the Uconnect® Settings in your vehicle. This menu based system will guide you through the steps necessary to retract the EPB actuator in order to perform rear brake service.