Mercedes-Benz B-Class Owner's Manual page 232

The HOLD function is deactivated in the following
situations:
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
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ted.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with aut h automatic tr omatic transmission: ansmission: the
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transmission is shi ed to position j.
The vehicle is secured with the electric park-
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ing brake.
In the following situations, the vehicle is held by
transmission position j and/or by the electric
parking brake:
The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
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door is opened.
The vehicle is switched o .
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There is a system malfunction.
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The power supply is insu cient.
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V V ehicles wit ehicles with manual tr h manual transmission ansmission
The Brake immediately message may also appear
in the Instrument Display:
Immediately depress the brake pedal rmly
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until the warning message disappears.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
A horn sounds at regular intervals if, despite the
Brake immediately message, you switch o the
vehicle, remove your seat belt and open the driv-
er's door. If you attempt to lock the vehicle, the
horn tone becomes louder. The vehicle cannot be
locked until you have deactivated the HOLD func-
tion.
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Once you have switched o the vehicle, you
cannot restart it until you have deactivated
the HOLD function.
F F unction of Hill St unction of Hill Star art Assist t Assist
Hill Start Assist holds the vehicle for a short time
when pulling away on a hill under the following
conditions:
V V ehicles wit ehicles with aut h automatic tr omatic transmission: ansmission: the
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transmission is in position h or k.
The electric parking brake is released.
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This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal and
depress it before the vehicle begins to roll away.
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& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to the vehicle rolling away
A er a short time, Hill Start Assist no longer
holds the vehicle.
Swi ly move your foot from the brake
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pedal to the accelerator pedal. Do not
leave the vehicle when it is being held by
Hill Start Assist.
F F unction of A unction of Adap daptiv tive Br e Brak ake Lights e Lights
Adaptive Brake Lights warn following tra c in an
emergency braking situation with the following
actions:
By ashing the brake lamps
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By activating the hazard warning lights
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If the vehicle is braked sharply from speeds above
50 km/h, the brake lamps ash rapidly. This pro-
vides tra c travelling behind you with an even
more noticeable warning.
If the vehicle is travelling at speeds of more than
70 km/h at the beginning of the brake applica-
tion, the hazard warning lights switch on once the
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