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Parking brake inop‐
Parking brake inop‐
erative
erative
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, e.g. because of over-
voltage or undervoltage.
X
Rectify the cause of the overvoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by charg-
ing the battery or restarting the engine.
X
Apply or release the electric parking brake.
If the electric parking brake still cannot be applied or released:
X
Switch the ignition off and then on again.
X
Apply or release the electric parking brake.
If the electric parking brake still cannot be released:
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
If the electric parking brake still cannot be applied:
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
The red
!
indicator lamp flashes and the yellow
!
warning lamp
is lit.
The electric parking brake cannot be applied manually.
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.
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
Secure the vehicle against rolling away (
Y
page 166).
You can restart the engine.
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