Mercedes-Benz CLA Operator's Manual page 157

Applying/r Appl ying/releasing t eleasing the electr he electric par ic parking br king brake
manually manually
Applying Appl ying
Push handle 1.
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The red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indica-
tor lamp lights up in the instrument cluster.
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ake The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the red F (USA) or ! (Can-
ada) indicator lamp is lit continuously.
R R eleasing eleasing
Switch on the vehicle.
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Pull handle 1.
#
The red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indica-
tor lamp in the instrument cluster goes out.
Emergency br Emerg ency braking aking
Press and hold handle 1.
#
As long as the vehicle is driving, the
Release Parking Brake
and the red F (USA) or ! (Canada)
indicator lamp ashes.
When the vehicle has been braked to a stand-
still, the electric parking brake is applied. The
red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator
lamp lights up in the instrument cluster.
Inf Infor ormation on collision det mation on collision detection on a park
v v ehicle ehicle
If a collision is detected when the tow-away alarm
is armed on a locked vehicle, you will receive a
noti cation in the multimedia system when you
switch the vehicle on.
You will receive information about the following
points:
The area of the vehicle that may have been
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damaged.
The force of the impact.
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Please
message is displayed The following situation can lead to inadvertent
activation:
The parked vehicle is moved, for example, in a
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two-story garage.
% Deactivate the tow-away alarm in order to
prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti-
vate the tow-away alarm, collision detection
will also be deactivated.
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ection on a parked ed