Mercedes-Benz ACTROS 2002, Operating Instructions Manual

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Controls in detail
Brakes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Deactivating hillholder
When you drive off in your vehicle, the hill-
holder is deactivated automatically.
The
k
hillholder indicator lamp in the
instrument panel goes out.
Switching off hillholder
Press the lower section of hillholder
switch
1
.
The
k
hillholder indicator lamp
goes out and the function of the hill-
holder is deactivated.
i
As long as you maintain even the slight-
est of pressure on the brake, clutch or
accelerator pedal, the hillholder re-
mains active.
Risk of accident
G
If none of the pedals are pressed when the
hillholder is active (accelerator, clutch or
brake pedal), a warning buzzer sounds brief-
ly. The hillholder is deactivated and the
k
hillholder indicator lamp in the instru-
ment panel goes out. The vehicle could roll
away unintentionally.
i
The hillholder remains primed as long
as upper section of switch
1
is
latched.
When you apply the parking brake,
the
k
hillholder indicator lamp in
the instrument panel goes out. The hill-
holder function is no longer active but
remains in the primed state.