Table of Contents
Advertisement
Shift to N or P to start engine
This message appea rs whe n at t empti ng to
sta rt t he engine if t he se le ctor lever for the
aut omatic t ransmission is not in the P or N
position. The engine can on ly be sta rted with
the selector in these posit ions .
Is the key in the vehicle?
This message appears if the maste r key is re-
moved from t he vehi cle with the eng ine run-
ning. If the mas t er key is no longe r in the ve-
hicle, you ca nnot swi tc h on t he ignit ion aft er
st opping t he eng ine a nd you also canno t st a rt
the eng ine again. Moreover, you cannot lock
the vehicle from the outside with the key.
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if lever is not in P.
This message appea rs for saf ety reaso ns
along w it h a wa rning signa l. It appears if t he
se lecto r lever fo r t he aut o mat ic t ransm iss io n
is not in t he P position when switch ing off t he
ignit ion . Move t he se lector lever to the P pos i-
tion, othe rwise the veh icle is not sec ured
aga inst rolling away. You a lso cannot lock the
ve hicle using the locking button * on the door
handle or using the remote key.
Convenience key defective! Use ignition lock
This mes sa ge appe ars if the eng ine mu st be
sta rted or st opped using th e ignit ion key and
not t he
I
S TART ENGINE STOP !
button.
On the
road
85
Electromechanical
parking
brake
Operation
The ele ctromechani cal parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 98 Center console: Parkin g b rake
.,. Pull on the switc h @ ¢ fig . 98 to apply the
parking brake. The ind icator light in the
sw itch illuminates.
.,. Step on the brake pedal or the accele rator
pedal and press t he switch at the same t ime
t o re lease the par king brake. The indicator
light in the sw itch goes out.
Your vehicle is equipped with an e lectrome -
chanical pa rking bra ke. The pa rking bra ke is
d esigned to prevent the ve hicle from rolling
unin t en t ionally an d repla ces the hand bra ke.
In add ition to the normal fu nctions of a tradi -
t ional ha nd b rake, the electromechanical
par king brake provides vario us conv enience
and safety funct ions .
When starting from rest
- The integral start ing ass ist helps you when
dr iving by automat ica lly releasi ng the par k-
ing b ra ke ¢ pag e 86, Starting from rest .
- When start ing on inclines, the starting as -
sis t preven t s the veh icle from unintentiona l-
ly ro lling back . The braking force of the
pa rking brake is no t re leased unt il sufficien t
driving for ce has been bui lt up at the
wheel s.
..,.
Advertisement
Table of Contents
