Mercedes-Benz EQA 2022, Owner'S Manual

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The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy
period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
red
!
indicator lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
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The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the vehicle is switched off by the
ECO start/stop function.
Function of the electric parking brake (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brake is released when the
following conditions are fulfilled:
R
The driver's door is closed.
R
The vehicle has been started.
R
Vehicles with manual transmission: a gear has
been selected, you release the clutch pedal
and depress the accelerator pedal.
R
You apply the brakes and shift from neutral
i
into reverse gear
k
or a forward gear (
1
-
6
) when on level ground.
R
Vehicles with automatic transmission: 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
when on level ground.
R
If the transmission is in position
k
, the tail-
gate must be closed.
R
The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
following conditions must be fulfilled:
-
You shift from transmission position
j
.
or
-
You have previously driven at speeds
greater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
red
!
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
goes out.
Applying/releasing the electric parking brake
manually
Applying
#
Push handle 1 .
The red
!
indicator lamp lights up in the
instrument cluster.
226 Driving and parking