Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2006 Owner's Manual page 493

Practical advice
Locking/unlocking in an emergency
Manual electric parking brake
release
The manual electric parking brake release
is next to the fuel filler cap under the fuel
filler flap.
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Risk of injury
The vehicle may start moving of its own ac-
cord if you release the electric parking brake
manually. Make sure that nobody is present
behind or in front of the vehicle. There is oth-
erwise a risk of a serious or fatal accident.
Move the transmission selector lever to P
and secure your vehicle using the wheel
chock from the vehicle tool kit.
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1 Protective cap
2 Release tool
Move the transmission selector lever
to P ( page 261).
Place the wheel chock from the vehicle
tool kit ( page 401) under one of the
rear wheels.
Open the fuel filler flap.
Remove protective cap 1.
Screw release tool 2 from the vehicle
tool kit ( page 401) 2 to 3 turns clock-
wise onto the release cable.
Pull release tool 2 in the direction of
the arrow.
The electric parking brake is released.
The ! red electric parking brake
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes. The "Parking brake See Own-
er's Manual" message appears in the
multi-function display.
After the electric parking brake has been
released, it is possible to apply it from the
driver's seat again.
Press the electric parking brake handle
( page 258).
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If it is not possible to release the electric
parking brake, pull the release tool with more
force.
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Refit protective cap 1 when you have man-
ually released the electric parking brake.