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Dr iving
removed from the vehicle when the engine
was running. If the convenience key is no lon-
ger in the veh icle, you cannot switch the igni-
tion on or start the engine once you stop it.
You also cannot lock the vehicle from the out-
side .
Press brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press t he
brake peda l to start the engine in a vehicle
with an automatic transmission .
Please engage N or P
This message appears whe n starting or stop-
ping the engine if t he selecto r lever is not in
the Nor P pos itio n. The eng ine will not star t /
stop.
Shift to P, otherwis e vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if lever is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons
a long w ith a warning tone . It appears if the
selecto r lever for the automat ic transm iss io n
is not in the P position when switch ing the ig-
nition off with the
! STAR T
ENGINE
ST OPI*
button . Sh ift the sele ctor leve r to t he P posi-
tion. Otherwise, t he vehicle could roll. You al-
so cannot lock the vehicle using the locking
sensor on the door handle o r using the con-
venience key.
Electromechanical
parking
brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake .
Fig. 68 Center conso le: Parki ng brake
.,. Pull the sw itch @ ¢
fig. 68
to set the pa rk-
ing brake. The .
(USA models) .
(Cana-
da mode ls) indicator light in the button and
in the instrument cluster display turns on .
.,. To release the parking brake, press the brake
pedal or the acce lerator pedal and press the
button @ . The .
(USA models) /.
(Cana-
da mode ls) indicato r light in th e button and
ins t rument clus t er tur ns off.
Your vehicle is equipped with an electrome -
chanical pa rking brak e . The parking bra ke is
designed to prevent the veh icle from rolling
uninte nt ionally a nd repla ce s the hand brake.
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradi -
tio na l ha nd brake, t he electromechanical
parki ng brake provides va rious conven ien ce
and safe ty f unct ions .
When starting
- The integral hill start assist helps you when
d riving by au tomatical ly re leasi ng the park-
ing bra ke ¢
page 77, Starting from a
stop.
- W hen start ing on inclines, t he hill sta rt as-
sist preven t s the vehicle from unintentiona l-
ly ro lling back . The braking force of the
par king brake is not released unt il sufficien t
driving force has been bui lt up at the
wheels .
Emergency brake function
An emergency braking functions ensu res that
t he vehi cle can be s lowed down even if t he
normal
brakes fail¢
page 78, Emergen cy
braking fun ction.
Indicator lights
- If the pa rking brake is set when the ignition
is switched on, the .
(USA models) / .
(Canad a models) indica t or light turns on in
t he display and button .
- If the pa rking brake is set when t he ignition
is switched off , the .
(USA models) / .
(Canada mo dels) indica t or ligh t turns on in
the display and button for about 20 sec-
onds.
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