Mercedes-Benz GLE 2022 Operator's Manual page 341

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To prevent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake ( page 339).
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In the following situations, the electric parking
brake is also applied:
The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta-
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tionary.
Active Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle
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stationary.
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
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the vehicle to a standstill.
In addition, one of the following conditions
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must be fulfilled:
The vehicle is switched off.
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The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the
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seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and
the driver's door is opened.
There is a system malfunction.
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The power supply is insufficient.
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The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy
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period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
red ! indicator lamp lights up in the driver's
display.
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The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the vehicle is switched off by the
ECO start/stop function.
▌Function of the electric parking brake (releas-
ing automatically)
The electric parking brake is released when the
following conditions are fulfilled:
The driver's door is closed.
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The vehicle has been started.
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The transmission is in position h or k and
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you depress the accelerator pedal or you shift
from transmission position j to h or k
when on level ground.
If the transmission is in position k, the tail-
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gate must be closed.
The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat
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belt buckle of the driver's seat.
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Driving and parking 339
If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
following conditions must be fulfilled:
You shift from transmission position j.
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or
You have previously driven at speeds
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greater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
red ! indicator lamp in the driver's display
goes out.
▌Applying/releasing the electric parking brake
manually
& WARNING Accident– and risk of injury
with unsupervised children in the vehicle
If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,
they can in particular
Open doors and thereby endanger other
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persons or road users.
get out of the car and are hit by traffic.
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