Parking and manoeuvring
General information on parking systems
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The Auto-Hold function will be activated the
next time the drive system is switched on.
Keeping the vehicle stopped with the Auto-
Hold function
•
Make sure that the Auto-Hold function is ac-
tivated.
•
Stop the vehicle with the brake
.
When the Auto-Hold function is ac-
tive, the control lamp on the instrument
cluster lights up green.
The vehicle is held at a standstill. The brake
pedal can be released
When the vehicle starts to move or the re-
quirements of the Auto-Hold function are not
met, the vehicle is no longer held.
Switching off
•
Deactivate the Auto-Hold function in the in-
fotainment system:
> Assistants > Smart
Assistants
.
The Auto-Hold function can only be deactiva-
ted when the brake is depressed
.
WARNING
The smart technology of the Auto-Hold can-
not overcome the limits imposed by the laws
of physics and it only operates within the lim-
its of the system. Never allow the enhanced
convenience of the Auto-Hold function to in-
duce you to take any risk that compromises
safety.
•
If the vehicle has to be immobilised, make
sure that the
control lamp is lit up
green or in red on the instrument cluster.
If the control lamp is green, the Auto-Hold
function holds the vehicle; when it is red, the
electronic parking brake holds the vehicle.
•
Never leave the vehicle with the drive sys-
tem on and the Auto-Hold function activated
for any reason.
•
The Auto-Hold cannot always keep the ve-
hicle stopped on an uphill, or brake it suffi-
ciently on a downhill, e.g. on slippery or icy
surfaces.
NOTICE
Always deactivate the Auto-Hold function
before entering an automatic car wash fa-
cility. Failure to do so could cause damage
due to the automatic application of the park-
ing brake.
General information on
parking systems
Automatic brake operation
The automatic braking feature of a parking sys-
tem is used to reduce the danger of collision
when an obstacle is detected during a parking
manoeuvre.
Braking functions
Depending on the equipment, the following
systems are available:
•
Park assist plus manoeuvre braking function
•
Rear cross traffic alert emergency brake
.
•
Automatic parking assistant emergency
brake function
.
Requirements
•
The vehicle is moving between approx.
3 km/h and 8 km/h when manoeuvring
•
A parking system is switched on.
The brakes are not automatically operated
when park assist is switched on automatically
while moving forward.
