Enable Auto Park Brake in Uconnect; it applies below 1.9 mph when the automatic transmission enters Park, and one application can be bypassed by holding the EPB switch in release with ignition RUN and Park selected.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for the 2023 500X AWD gasoline variant grouped under the canonical Fiat 500 catalog model with EPB.
- Required equipment / service
- the electric parking brake
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Published availability and qualifications
Verified for the 2023 500X AWD gasoline variant grouped under the canonical Fiat 500 catalog model with EPB.
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Step by step.
- 01
While parked, open Uconnect Customer Programmable Features.
- 02
Enable Auto Park Brake.
- 03
Stop below 1.9 mph (3 km/h), hold the service brake and select Park.
- 04
Confirm the EPB indicator shows the automatic application.
- 05
To bypass only that application, keep ignition in RUN and Park selected while pushing the EPB switch to release.
Important limits
- The feature does not replace selecting Park and verifying the vehicle is secured.
- Some conditions can apply the EPB automatically even if Auto Park Brake was previously disabled.
- A small brake-pedal movement during automatic engagement can be normal.
Quick checks.
- ✓Confirm the Auto Park Brake choice is still enabled in Uconnect.
- ✓Hold the brake and verify Park and RUN before attempting a one-time bypass.
- ✓Do not drive if the brake warning remains on after release; obtain service.
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2023 FIAT 500X Owner's Manual — Auto Park Brake
Relevant section or page: Starting And Operating — Electric Park Brake and Auto Park Brake. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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