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Setting the parking brake
With a stationary vehicle
Pull the switch.
The LED illuminates.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates red.
The parking brake is set.
While driving
Use while driving serves as an emergency
braking function.
Pull the switch and hold it. The vehicle
brakes hard while the switch is being
pulled.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates red, a signal sounds,
and the brake lights illuminate.
A Check Control message is displayed.
The parking brake is engaged when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
With Emergency Stop Assistant
Briefly pull the switch to trigger the
Emergency Stop Assistant.
Additional information:
Emergency Stop Assistant, refer to page 185.
Releasing the parking brake
Releasing the parking brake manually
1.
Turn on drive-ready state.
2.
Press the switch while stepping on
the brake pedal or selector lever position P
is set.
The LED and the indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
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Driving
Releasing the parking brake
automatically
The parking brake is released automatically
when you drive off.
The LED and the indicator light go out.
Malfunction
If the parking brake fails or malfunctions, se-
cure the vehicle so that it does not roll away
before you exit.
A Check Control message is displayed.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away, for in-
stance with a wheel chock, after getting out of
the vehicle.
After a power interruption
To reestablish parking brake operability after
a power interruption, an initialization may be
required.
1.
Turn on standby state.
2.
Pull the switch while stepping on the
brake pedal or selector lever position P is
set and then push.
This process may take a few seconds. Some
mechanical sounds associated with this proc-
ess are normal.
The indicator light is no longer illumi-
nated as soon as the parking brake is
ready for operation again.
Automatic Hold
Principle
Automatic Hold assists the driver by automati-
cally setting and releasing the brake such as
when moving in stop-and-go traffic.
The vehicle is automatically held in place when
it is stationary.
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