Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 157

154 Driving and parking
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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Engage transmission position j.
Turn the key to position g.
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Electric parking brake
Information on the electric parking brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to leaving children unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could, in particular:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic.
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion by, for example:
releasing the parking brake.
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changing the transmission position.
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starting the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the vehicle key out of the reach of
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children.
For the automatic functions to work correctly, the
driver must be seated in the correct seat position
( page 70).
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The electric parking brake is only actually
applied when the red ! indicator lamp
lights up continuously.
Automatically applying the electric parking
brake
When you remove the key from the ignition lock
when the vehicle is stationary, the parking brake
is applied automatically.
The red ! indicator lamp in the multifunction
display lights up. The electric parking brake is
only actually applied when the red ! indicator
lamp lights up continuously.
Releasing the electric parking brake automat‐
ically
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brake of your vehicle is
released when all of the following conditions are
fulfilled:
the co-driver seat is occupied
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the seat belt tongue of the seat belt is inser‐
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ted into the driver's seat belt buckle
the engine is running
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you shift the transmission to position h or
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k
Vehicles with manual transmission:
The electric parking brake of your vehicle is
released when all of the following conditions are
fulfilled:
the co-driver seat is occupied
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the seat belt tongue of the seat belt is inser‐
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ted into the driver's seat belt buckle
the engine is running
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a gear is engaged
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you release the clutch pedal and depress the
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accelerator pedal at the same time
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The holding force of the parking brake is
already reduced when the pulling-away gear
is engaged. Therefore also depress the brake
pedal when engaging the gear. Only then is
your vehicle secured against rolling away.
Applying/releasing the electric parking brake
manually
Applying the electric parking brake
Turn the key to position 1 or 2.
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If you turn the key to position g in the igni‐
tion lock, you can only apply the parking
brake within the next five minutes.