Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 COMAND Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving and parking
Automatically engaging electronic park-
ing brake* (USA only)
Your vehicle’s electronic parking brake is
automatically engaged when DISTRONIC
Plus* (
୴
page 451) brings your vehicle to a
standstill and at least one of the following
conditions is met:
ț
The engine is switched off.
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The driver’s door is opened and the
seat belt is not inserted in the seat belt
buckle.
ț
The hood is released.
ț
The trunk lid is open while reverse
gear R is engaged.
ț
The vehicle is parked for an extended
period of time.
The red indicator lamp
0 (USA only) or
! (Canada only) in the instrument clus-
ter comes on.
Emergency braking with electronic
parking brake
In an emergency situation, you can also
brake your vehicle while driving by using
the electronic parking brake.
̈
While driving, press handle for elec-
tronic parking brake (
୴
page 422).
During the braking procedure, the red indi-
cator lamp
0 (USA only) or !
(Canada only) flashes in the instrument
cluster, the message “Please Release Park-
ing Brake” appears on the multifunction
display and you will hear a warning tone.
Once the vehicle comes to a complete stop
the electronic parking brake will engage.
Turning off the engine
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Shift the automatic transmission to P
(
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page 430).
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In addition to the electronic parking brake,
park position P can be automatically engaged.
i
Your vehicle will be braked for as long as you
press and hold the switch for the electronic park-
ing brake. The longer you keep the electronic
parking brake pressed, the more strongly your
vehicle will be braked. This method occurs on all
4 wheels, not just the rear wheels.
i
If the engine cannot be turned off as de-
scribed, see “Emergency engine shut-down”
(
୴
page 744).
Warning!
G
Do not turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. With the en-
gine not running, there is no power assis-
tance for the brake and steering systems. In
this case, it is important to keep in mind that
a considerably higher degree of effort is nec-
essary to brake and steer the vehicle.
!
Observe instructions
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when taking the vehicle through an
automatic conveyor type car wash
(
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page 618)
ț
when towing the vehicle (
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page 737)