Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2006 Owner's Manual page 279

Controls
Driving and parking
Parking
G
Risk of injury
Never leave children unsupervised in the ve-
hicle. They could release the electric parking
brake if the ignition is switched on. This
could lead to a serious or fatal accident.
G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does
not under any circumstances come into
contact with easily ignitable material such
as dry grass or petrol. The material could
otherwise ignite and set parts of the vehicle
alight.
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Electric parking brake
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1 Handle for the electric parking brake
Releasing the electric parking brake
manually
Pull handle 1.
The red ! indicator lamp in the in-
strument cluster goes out.
You can only release the electric parking
brake if the key is in position 1 in the igni-
tion lock or if the ignition has been
switched on using the KEYLESS GO button.
Releasing the electric parking brake au-
tomatically
The electric parking brake of your car is re-
leased automatically if the following condi-
tions are fulfilled:
The engine is running
The automatic transmission is in posi-
tion D or R
The bonnet is closed
You are wearing your seat belt
You accelerate
The boot lid must be closed if the automat-
ic transmission is in position R. If the seat
belt is not inserted in the buckle, the driv-
er's door must be closed and transmission
position P must be deselected.
i
For the parking brake to be released auto-
matically if your seat belt is not fastened, the fol-
lowing conditions must be fulfilled:
The driver's door is closed
You shift out of position P or you have previ-
ously been driving faster than 3 km/h.