299 . . .–––Section 3NOTICEDo not drive with the parkingbrake set.Driving with the parking brakeon could cause the brakes tooverheat. The brakes, or otherparts of the vehicle, could bedamaged.Make sure that the parkingbrake is fully released and thebrake warning light is off beforedriving.You should not park vehicles withtrailers on a grade (hill). However,if you must park on a grade, see"Parking On Hills" under "TrailerTowing" later in this section.Electric Parking Brake (Ifequipped)CAUTIONOn vehicles with a manualtransmission, releasing theclutch and pressing theaccelerator will release theelectric parking brake.If the manual transmission isnot in a gear, the vehicle couldmove suddenly. You or othersmay be injured.Make sure the manualtransmission is in a gear beforeattempting to drive away.To avoid unexpected vehiclemovement, do not partiallyrelease the clutch or press theaccelerator pedal until you areready to release the parkingbrake and drive away.If your vehicle is a CTS-V model,your vehicle is equipped with anelectric parking brake.The electric parking brake switch islocated in the center console.The electric parking brake takesthe place of the manual parkingbrake system, the foot pedal andrelease handle.$10araCTS Page 299 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:30 PM
