Performing emergency braking with the hand‐
brake lever
If, in exceptional cases, the service brake fails,
you may use the parking brake to perform emer‐
gency braking.
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Emergency braking: press and hold release
button
2
and carefully pull brake lever
1
.
Electric parking brake
Information on the electric parking brake
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could:
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Open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
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Get out and be struck by oncoming traf‐
fic.
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Operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example by:
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Releasing the parking brake.
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Changing the transmission position.
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Starting the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
vehicle.
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When leaving the vehicle, always take
the key with you and lock the vehicle.
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Keep the vehicle key out of reach of
children.
For the automatic functions to work correctly, the
driver must be seated in the correct seat position
(
/
page 64).
The function of the electric parking brake is
dependent on the on-board electrical system volt‐
age. If the on-board electrical system voltage is
low or there is a malfunction in the system, it
may not be possible to apply the electric parking
brake and the yellow
!
indicator lamp lights
up.
In this case, park the vehicle in the following way:
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Park the vehicle on level ground and secure it
to prevent it from rolling away.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position
j
.
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage first gear.
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The electric parking brake is only actually
applied when the red
!
indicator lamp
lights up continuously.
It may not be possible to release a parking brake
if the on-board electrical system voltage is low or
if there is a malfunction in the system. Inform a
qualified specialist workshop. When the engine is
switched off, the electric parking brake carries
out a function test at regular intervals. Noises are
normal in this process.
Automatically applying the electric parking
brake
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brake is automatically
applied when the transmission is in position
j
.
In addition, at least one of the following condi‐
tions must be fulfilled:
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the engine is switched off
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the driver is not sitting in the driver's seat
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the belt buckle is undone
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