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On the
road
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WARNING
- Never turn off the eng ine unti l the vehi-
cle has come to a complete stop.
- The brake booste r and servotronic on ly
work when the engine is running . With
the ignition turned off, you have to apply
more force when steering or braking .
Since you cannot steer and stop norma l-
ly, this can lead to accidents and serious
injur ies .
- For safety reasons, you should always
park your vehicle with the se lector lever
in P. Otherwise, the veh icle could inad-
vertently roll away.
- After the engi ne has been switched off,
the radiator fan can continue to run for
up to 10 min utes - even with the ign it io n
swit ched off. It can a lso swi t ch on aga in
after some time if the coo lant tempe ra-
t ure rises as the result of a heat buildup
or if t he engine is hot and t he engine
compartment
is additionally heated by
the sun's rays.
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Note
If the e ng ine has been under heavy load
for an extended period, heat builds up in
the engine compartment
after the engine
is switched off- there is a risk of damaging
the engine. Allow the engine to run at idle
for about 2 m inutes befo re switch ing it
off .
Electromechanical
parking
brake
Operation
The electromechani cal parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 108 Center console: Parking brake
.,. Pull on the switch
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fig . 108 to app ly the
parking brake . The indicator light in the
sw itch illuminates.
.,. Step on the brake pedal or the accelerator
pedal and p ress the switch at the same t ime
to release the park ing brake. The ind icator
light in t he sw itch goes out.
Your vehicle is equipped with an electrome -
chanical parking b rake . The parking brake is
designed to prevent the veh icle from rolling
uninten t ionally and repla ces the ha nd bra ke .
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradi -
t iona l hand brake, the electromechanical
parking brake provides vario us conven ience
and safe ty funct io ns .
When starting from rest
- The integral starting ass ist helps you when
d riving by automat ically releas ing the pa rk-
ing brake
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page 95, Starting from rest .
- When start ing o n inclines, the start ing as -
sist prevents the vehicle from uni nte ntional-
ly rolling back . The braking force of the
pa rking brake is no t released unt il suff icient
d riving force has been bui lt up at the
wheel s.
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