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you apply the brakes again with a certain
amount of pressure until
HOLD
HOLD
disappears
from the multifunction display.
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you secure the vehicle using the electric
parking brake.
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you activate DISTRONIC PLUS.
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After a time, the electric parking brake
secures the vehicle and relieves the service
brake.
The electric parking brake automatically
secures the vehicle if the HOLD function is
activated and:
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the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened.
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the engine is switched off, unless it is
automatically switched off by the ECO
start/stop function.
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the hood is opened.
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a system malfunction occurs.
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the power supply is not sufficient.
If there is a malfunction in the vehicle
electronics, a warning message may also
appear in the multifunction display.
Brake Immediately
Brake Immediately
X
Immediately depress the brake firmly until
the warning message in the multifunction
display goes out.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
In vehicles with automatic transmission:
Shift to 'P'
Shift to 'P'
.
X
Shift the transmission to position P to
prevent the vehicle from rolling away.
The HOLD function is deactivated. The
warning message in the multifunction
display disappears.
The horn will also sound at regular intervals if
the HOLD function is activated and you:
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switch the engine off, open the driver's
door and remove your seat belt.
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open the hood.
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt
to lock the vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
The vehicle is not locked until the HOLD
function is deactivated.
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If the engine has been switched off, it
cannot be started again until the HOLD
function has been deactivated.
PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors. It indicates visually and
audibly the distance between your vehicle
and an object.
PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your
immediate surroundings. You are always
responsible for safe maneuvering, parking
and exiting a parking space. When
maneuvering, parking or pulling out of a
parking space, make sure that there are no
persons, animals or objects in the area in
which you are maneuvering.
!
When parking, pay particular attention to
objects above or below the sensors, such
as flower pots or trailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC does not detect such objects
when they are in the immediate vicinity of
the vehicle. You could damage the vehicle
or the objects.
The sensors may not detect snow and other
objects that absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic
car wash, the compressed-air brakes on a
truck or a pneumatic drill could cause
PARKTRONIC to malfunction.
PARKTRONIC may not function correctly on
uneven terrain.
PARKTRONIC is activated automatically when
you:
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switch on the ignition.
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move the selector lever to position D, R or
N on vehicles with automatic transmission.
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release the electric parking brake.
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