Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Operator's Manual page 144

142 Driving and parking
The electric parking brake is applied if the trans‐
mission is in position j and one of the follow‐
ing conditions is fulfilled:
The engine 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.
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To prevent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake.
In the following situations, the electric parking
brake is also engaged:
Distance‑Pilot DISTRONIC brings the vehicle
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to a standstill.
The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta‐
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tionary.
Parking Pilot is keeping the vehicle station‐
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ary.
This is only the case if one of the following con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
The engine 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 period.
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When the electric parking brake is applied, the
F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off by the ECO
start/stop function.
Releasing the electric parking brake auto‐
matically
The electric parking brake is released when the
following conditions are fulfilled:
The engine is running.
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The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat
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belt buckle of the driver's seat.
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.
If the transmission is in position k, the
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trunk lid must be closed.
If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, the follow‐
ing conditions must be fulfilled:
The driver's door is closed.
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You move the transmission out of transmis‐
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sion position j or you have previously
driven faster than 2 mph (3 km/h).
If the transmission is in position k, the
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trunk lid must be closed.
If the electric parking brake is released, the
F (USA) or ! (CANADA) indicator lamp in
the instrument cluster goes out.