Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 266

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Possible causes/consequences and M M Solutions
The yellow ! warning lamp lights up. The red ! indicator
lamp flashes for about ten seconds after the electric parking brake
has been applied or released. It then goes out or remains lit.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
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Apply the electric parking brake.
X
If it is not possible to apply the electric parking brake:
Vehicles with manual transmission: engage first gear.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission
X
to position P.
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
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If it is not possible to release the electric parking brake:
Vehicles with manual transmission (automatic emergency
X
release): insert the seat belt in the belt buckle and accelerate
slightly more when pulling away.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: release the electric
X
parking brake automatically (
If the electric parking brake still cannot be released:
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
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The yellow ! warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release the electric parking brake, the red ! indicator lamp
flashes.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning. It is not possible to
apply the electric parking brake manually.
Vehicles with manual transmission: switch off the ignition.
X
The electric parking brake is applied automatically.
or
Insert the seat belt in the belt buckle and accelerate slightly
X
more when pulling away (automatic emergency release).
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission
X
to position P, as the electric parking brake is not applied auto-
matically.
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
X
If you do not wish the electric parking brake to be applied, leave the
ignition switched on, e.g. when washing the vehicle in an auto-
matic car wash or when having the vehicle towed.
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