Electric Parking Brake Apply

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The electric parking brake can be applied any time the vehicle is stopped or in motion. The electric parking brake is applied by momentarily operating the park brake control switch. The red park brake light will momentarily flash while the parking brake is being applied. Once fully applied, the red park brake light will turn on. If the electric parking brake is applied while the vehicle is in motion, the vehicle will decelerate as long as the switch is being operated. If the switch is operated until the vehicle comes to a stop, the park brake will remain applied.

If the red park brake light is flashing, the electric parking brake is only partially applied or released, or there is a problem with the electric parking brake. A DIC message will display.

The vehicle may automatically apply the electric parking brake in some situations when the vehicle is not moving. This is normal, and is done to periodically check the correct operation of the electric parking brake system.