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Driving and operating
3
109. The electric parking brake
operates automatically with
adequate force.
Before leaving the vehicle, check
the electric parking brake status.
Control indicator
m
3
109.
The electric parking brake can always
be activated, even if the ignition is off.
Do not operate electric parking brake
system too often without engine
running as this will discharge the
vehicle battery.
Releasing
Switch on ignition. Keep foot brake
pedal depressed and then push
switch
m
.
Drive away function
Vehicles with manual transmission:
Depressing the clutch pedal and then
slightly releasing the clutch pedal and
slightly depressing the accelerator
pedal releases the electric parking
brake automatically. This is not
possible when switch
m
is pulled at
the same time.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
or manual transmission automated:
Engaging D and then depressing the
accelerator pedal releases the
electric parking brake automatically.
This is not possible when switch
m
is
pulled at the same time.
Dynamic braking when vehicle is
moving
When the vehicle is moving and the
switch
m
is kept pulled, the electric
parking brake system will decelerate
the vehicle, but will not apply
statically.
As soon as the switch
m
is released,
dynamic braking will be stopped.
Automatic applying
If the vehicle is equipped with
automatic transmission and adaptive
cruise control is active, electric
parking brake is applied automatically
when vehicle is stopped by the
system for more than two minutes.
Parking brake releases automatically
after moving off.
Functionality check
When the vehicle is not moving, the
electric parking brake might be
applied automatically. This is done to
check the system.
Fault
Failure mode of electric parking brake
is indicated by a control indicator
j
and by a vehicle message which is
displayed in the Driver Information
Centre. Vehicle messages
3
120.
Apply electric parking brake: pull and
hold the switch
m
for more than
five seconds. If control indicator
m
illuminates, electric parking brake is
applied.
Release electric parking brake: push
and hold the switch
m
for more than
two seconds. If control indicator
m
extinguishes, electric parking brake is
released.
Control indicator
m
flashes: electric
parking brake is not fully applied or
released. When continuously
flashing, release electric parking
brake and retry applying.
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Страница 4: ...2 Introduction Introduction...
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Страница 101: ...Instruments and controls 99 A portable ashtray can be placed in the cupholders...
Страница 103: ...Instruments and controls 101 Midlevel instrument cluster...
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