Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon 2020, Owner'S Manual

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% The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the indicator lamp is lit continu‐
ously.
Releasing
#
Switch on the ignition.
#
Pull handle 1 .
The red ! indicator lamp in the instru‐
ment cluster goes out.
Emergency braking
#
Press and hold handle 1 .
As long as the vehicle is driving, the Release
parking brake message is displayed and the
red ! indicator lamp flashes.
When the vehicle has been braked to a
standstill, the electric parking brake is
applied. The red ! indicator lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster.
Information on collision detection on a
parked vehicle
If a collision is detected when the tow-away pro‐
tection is primed on a locked vehicle, you will
receive a notification in the multimedia system
when you switch on the ignition.
You will receive information about the following
points:
R
The area of the vehicle that may have been
damaged.
R
The force of the impact.
The following situations can lead to inadvertent
activation:
R
The parked vehicle is moved, e.g. in a two-
storey garage.
% Deactivate tow-away protection in order to
prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti‐
vate tow-away protection, collision detection
will also be deactivated.
System limits
Detection may be restricted in the following sit‐
uations:
R
the vehicle is damaged without impact, e.g. if
an outside mirror is torn off or the paint is
damaged by a key
R
an impact occurs at low speed
R
the electric parking brake is not applied
Notes on parking up the vehicle
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suffer damage through disuse.
The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam‐
aged by heavy discharging.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qualified specialist workshop.
*
NOTE Plug-in hybrid
#
Observe the notes about the high-volt‐
age battery in the Supplement. You
could otherwise fail to recognise dan‐
gers.
Standby mode (extension of the starter bat‐
tery's period out of use)
Standby mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
184 Driving and parking
Internal use only