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Emergency braking
In the event that the conventional brake sys-
tem fails or locks .
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In an emergency, pull the switch @
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79,
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and cont inue to pull it to
slow your vehicle down with the park ing
brake.
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As soon as you release the switch @ or ac-
celerate, the braking process stops.
If you pull t he switch @ and hold it above a
speed of about 5 mph (8 km/h), the emergen-
cy braking fu nction is initiated. The vehicle is
braked at all four wheels by activating t he hy-
draulic brake system. The brake performance
is simi lar to making an emergency stop
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I n order not to activate the emergency brak-
ing by mistake, an audible warning tone (buz-
zer) sounds when the switc h @ is pull ed. As
soon as the switch @ is released, or the accel-
erator pedal is depressed, emergency braking
stops.
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WARNING
Emergency braking should only be used in
an emergency, when the normal foot brake
has failed or the brake pedal is obstructed.
Using the parking brake to perform emer-
gency braking will slow you r vehicle down
as if you had made a fu ll brake applicat ion.
The laws of physics cannot be suspended
even w ith ESC and its associated compo-
nents (ABS, ASR, EDS). In corne rs and
when road or weather conditions are bad,
a f ull brake application can cause the vehi-
cle to skid or the rear end to break away -
risking an accident.
Speed
warning
system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep
your driving speed below a set speed limit.
The speed warning system warns if the driver
exceeds a previously stored maximum speed.
A wa rning tone wi ll sound as soon as the vehi-
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cle speed exceeds the set speed by about
3 mph (3 km/h). At the same time, a warning
symbol appears in the display. The symbo l's
appearance might be different in some mod-
els.
The speed warning system has two warning
th resholds that funct ion independent ly of
each other and that have somewhat different
purposes:
Speed warning 1
You can use speed warning 1 t o set the maxi-
mum speed while you are driving. This setting
will remain in effect unti l you turn off the ign i-
tion, assuming that you have not changed or
reset the setting.
The .
(USA mode ls)
I.
(Canada mode ls)
speed warning symbo l in the warning 1 dis-
play appears when you exceed the maximum
speed. It goes out when the speed falls below
the sto red maximum speed.
The speed warn ing symbol will also go out if
the speed
exceeds
the stored maximum speed
by more than about 25 mph (40 km/h) for at
least 10 seconds. The stored maximum speed
is deleted.
Speed w arning
2
Storing warning 2 is recommended if you
al-
ways
want to be reminded of a certain speed,
for example whe n you are trave li ng in a coun-
try that has a general maximum speed limit,
or if you do not want to exceed a specified
speed for w inte r t ires.
The .
(USA models) / .
(Canada models)
speed warning 2 symbol appears in the dis -
play when you exceed the stored speed limit.
Unlik e wa rning 1, it will not go out unt il the
vehicle speed dro ps below the st ored speed
li mi t .
Setting speed warn ing 2
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Tips
Even though your vehicle is equipped w ith
a speed war ning system, you should still
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