Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 53 4MATIC+ 2019 Operator's Manual page 166

164 Driving and parking
% The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the indicator lamp is lit continu‐
ously.
Releasing
Switch the ignition on.
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Pull handle 1.
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The red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indica‐
tor lamp in the instrument cluster goes out.
Emergency braking
Press and hold handle 1.
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When the vehicle has been braked to a
standstill, the electric parking brake is
applied. The red F (USA) or ! (Can‐
ada) indicator lamp appears in the instru‐
ment cluster.
Notes on parking the vehicle for an extended
period
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than
four weeks, the disconnected battery may be
damaged by deep discharge.
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than six
weeks, it may suffer disuse damage.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Standby mode (extension of the starter bat‐
tery's period out of use)
Standby mode function
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This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, the vehicle can be
parked for an extended period of time without
losing power.
Standby mode is characterized by the following:
the starter battery is preserved.
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the maximum non-operational time out of
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use is displayed in the multimedia system
display.
the connection to online services is interrup‐
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ted.
If the following conditions are fulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia system:
the engine is switched off.
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the ignition is switched on.
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Exceeding the vehicle's displayed non-opera‐
tional time may cause inconvenience, i.e. it can‐
not be guaranteed that the starter battery will
reliably start the engine.
The starter battery must be charged first in the
following situations:
the vehicle's non-operational time must be
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extended.
the Battery Charge Insufficient for Standby
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Mode message appears in the multimedia
system display.
% Standby mode is automatically deactivated
when the ignition is switched on.