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The yellow
!
warning lamp lights up. The red
!
indicator lamp
flashes for about ten seconds after the electric parking brake has been
applied or released. It then goes out or remains lit.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
X
Switch the ignition off and then on again.
X
Apply the electric parking brake.
If you cannot apply the electric parking brake:
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: engage first gear.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission to
position
B
.
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
If it is not possible to release the electric parking brake:
X
Vehicles with manual transmission (automatic emergency
release): insert the seat belt in the belt buckle and accelerate
slightly more when pulling away.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: release the electric park-
ing brake automatically (
Y
page 167).
If the electric parking brake still cannot be released:
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
The yellow
!
warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release the electric parking brake, the red
!
indicator lamp
flashes.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning. The electric parking
brake cannot be applied manually.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: switch off the ignition.
The electric parking brake is applied automatically.
or
X
Insert the seat belt in the belt buckle and accelerate slightly more
when pulling away (automatic emergency release).
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission to
position
B
as the electric parking brake is not applied automat-
ically.
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
If you do not wish the electric parking brake to be applied, leave the
ignition switched on, e.g. when washing the vehicle in an automatic
car wash or when having the vehicle towed.
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