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Rapidly continue to depress the brake until
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HOLD : appears in the instrument cluster.
HOLD is activated. You can release the
brake pedal.
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You cannot activate HOLD when Distronic
Plus* is activated.
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If HOLD is not activated when you
depress the brake pedal, wait for a short
time and then try again.
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Risk of accident
The vehicle's brakes are applied when HOLD
is activated. For this reason, deactivate HOLD
if the vehicle is to be set in motion by other
means (e.g. in a car wash or by towing).
Deactivating HOLD
HOLD is deactivated if:
you depress the accelerator pedal with the
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transmission in position D or R.
you shift the automatic transmission to P.
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you release the brakes fully and apply them
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again with a certain amount of pressure
until HOLD goes out in the instrument clus-
ter.
you secure the vehicle using the electric
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parking brake.
you activate Distronic Plus*.
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After a time, the electric parking brake
secures the vehicle and relieves the service
brake.
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Risk of accident
Never get out of the vehicle when HOLD is
activated.
* optional
Version: 2.11.7.7
Driving systems
HOLD must never be operated or deactivated
by a passenger or from outside the vehicle.
HOLD does not replace the electric parking
brake and must not be used for parking.
The HOLD braking effect is cancelled and the
vehicle can start moving if:
HOLD is deactivated by depressing the
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accelerator pedal or the brake pedal.
there is a malfunction in the system or an
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interruption in the power supply, e.g. bat-
tery failure.
the electrical system in the engine com-
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partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
the battery is disconnected.
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Risk of accident
If you wish to leave the vehicle or park it,
deactivate HOLD and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
AIRMATIC
Vehicle level
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to reduce petrol consumption and
improve driving safety.
The "Normal" and "Raised" vehicle levels can
be set.
Depending on the vehicle height that has
been set, the vehicle automatically adjusts its
height dependent on the current speed. The
vehicle is lowered by up to 20 mm as the
speed increases. As the speed is reduced, the
vehicle is raised up to the set vehicle height.
Setting the vehicle level manually
Select the "Normal" setting for normal road
surfaces and "Raised" for driving with snow
chains or on particularly poor road surfaces.
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Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of the
wheel housing or under the vehicle while low-
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