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!
÷
inoperative
inoperative See
See Own‐
Own‐
er's Manual
er's Manual
EBD (electronic brake force distribution), ABS and ESP
®
are faulty.
Other driving and driving safety systems may also be faulty.
In addition, the
÷
and
!
warning lamps light up in the instru-
ment cluster and a warning tone sounds.
G
WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The front and rear wheels could therefore lock,
for example, if you brake hard.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance may increase in an emergency braking situation.
If ESP
®
is not operational, ESP
®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X
Drive on carefully.
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
J
Brake immediately
Brake immediately
Vehicles with manual transmission: a malfunction has occurred while
the HOLD function was activated.
A tone may also sound at regular intervals. If you attempt to lock the
vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
You cannot start the engine.
X
Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately depress the
brake pedal firmly and hold until the display message disappears.
X
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away (
Y
page 172).
You can restart the engine.
!
Turn on the igni‐
Turn on the igni‐
tion
tion to
to release
release the
the
parking brake
parking brake
The red
!
indicator lamp lights up.
You attempted to release the electric parking brake while the ignition
was switched off.
X
Switch the ignition on.
!
Release parking
Release parking
brake
brake
The red
!
indicator lamp flashes and a warning tone sounds. A
condition for automatic release of the electric parking brake is not
fulfilled (
Y
page 174).
You are driving with the electric parking brake applied.
X
Release the electric parking brake manually.
The red
!
indicator lamp flashes and a warning tone sounds.
You are making an emergency stop using the electric parking brake
(
Y
page 174).
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