Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 152

150 Driving and parking
Applying/releasing the electric parking brake
manually
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could:
Open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
Get out and be struck by oncoming traf‐
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fic.
Operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example by:
Releasing the parking brake.
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Changing the transmission position.
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Starting the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the vehicle key out of reach of
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children.
To apply: press switch 1.
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When the electric parking brake is applied,
the red ! indicator lamp lights up in the
instrument display. The electric parking brake
is only actually applied when the red !
indicator lamp lights up continuously.
It is also possible to apply the electric parking
brake when the ignition is switched off.
To release: pull switch 1.
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The red ! indicator lamp in the instrument
display goes out.
You may only release the electric parking
brake if the ignition is switched on with the
start/stop button.
Emergency braking
In the event of an emergency, you can brake the
vehicle while it is in motion with the electric park‐
ing brake.
While driving, press switch
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parking brake.
The vehicle is braked as long as you keep
switch 1 of the electric parking brake
depressed.
The longer electric parking brake switch
depressed, the greater the braking force.
During the braking procedure, you will receive the
following feedback from the vehicle:
a warning tone sounds
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the "Release parking brake" display message
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appears
the red ! indicator lamp in the instrument
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display flashes
When the vehicle has been braked to a standstill,
the electric parking brake is applied.
Parking up the vehicle
Parking up the vehicle for longer than four
weeks
Method 1: connect the batteries to a trickle
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charger.
1 of the electric
1 is