Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon, Operator'S Manual, Page: 168 / 510

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The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
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There is a system malfunction.
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The power supply is insufficient.
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The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off by the ECO
start/stop function.
Electric parking brake function (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brake is released when the
following conditions are fulfilled:
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The engine is running.
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The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
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The transmission is in position h or k and
you depress the accelerator pedal or you
shift from transmission position j to h or
k .
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If the transmission is in position k , the tail‐
gate must be closed.
If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, the follow‐
ing conditions must be fulfilled:
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The driver's door is closed.
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You move the transmission out of transmis‐
sion position j or you have previously
driven faster than 2 mph (3 km/h).
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If the transmission is in position k , the tail‐
gate must be closed.
If the electric parking brake is released, the
F (USA) or ! (CANADA) indicator lamp in
the instrument cluster goes out.
Applying or releasing the electric parking
brake manually
Applying
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Push handle 1 .
The F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator
lamp appears in the instrument cluster.
166 Driving and parking