Emergency braking with electronic
parking brake
In an emergency situation, you can also brake
your vehicle by using the electronic parking
brake.
X
While driving, press handle
:
.
All four wheels of the vehicle will be braked
for as long as you press and hold the handle
for the electronic parking brake. The longer
you keep the handle pressed, the stronger
your vehicle will be braked.
During the braking procedure
R
an acoustic warning sounds
R
the message
Please Release Parking
Brake
appears in the multifunction display
R
the red indicator lamp for the electronic
parking brake
F
(USA only) or
!
(Canada only) in the instrument cluster
flashes
Once the vehicle comes to a complete stop,
the electronic parking brake will engage
automatically.
Turning off the engine
G
Warning!
Do not turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. With the engine
not running, there is no power assistance for
the brake and steering systems. In this case,
it is important to keep in mind that a
considerably higher degree of effort is
necessary to brake and steer the vehicle.
i
If the engine cannot be turned off as
described, see “Emergency engine
shutdown” (
Y
page 478).
X
Shift the automatic transmission into park
position
P.
i
Observe instructions if you want the
automatic transmission to remain in
neutral position
N, see “Remaining in
neutral position
N” (
Y
page 292).
With SmartKey
X
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to
position
0.
X
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
When you turn off the engine using the
SmartKey, and remove the SmartKey from
the starter switch or open a front door, the
automatic transmission will shift into park
position
P automatically.
G
Warning!
Keep in mind that turning off the engine alone
only will shift the automatic transmission into
neutral position
N automatically.
Always shift the automatic transmission into
park position
P before turning off the engine.
Otherwise the vehicle could roll away which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.
With KEYLESS-GO
X
Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button.
With the driver’s door closed, the starter
switch is now in position
1. With the driver’s
door opened, the starter switch is set to
position
0, same as the SmartKey removed
from the starter switch (
Y
page 262).
When you turn off the engine using the
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button and open a
front door, the automatic transmission will
shift into park position
P automatically.
G
Warning!
Keep in mind that turning off the engine alone
only will shift the automatic transmission into
neutral position
N automatically.
Always shift the automatic transmission into
park position
P before turning off the engine.
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