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Performing emergency braking with the hand‐
brake lever
If, in exceptional cases, the service brake fails,
you may use the parking brake to perform emer‐
gency braking.
Emergency braking: press and hold release
#
button
2
and carefully pull brake lever 1.
Electric parking brake
Notes on the electric parking brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children and animals left unatten‐
ded in the vehicle
If you leave children and animals unattended
in the vehicle, they may be able to set the
vehicle in motion, for example by:
Releasing the parking brake.
R
Shifting the automatic transmission out of
R
park position j.
Starting the engine.
R
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped.
Never leave children and animals unat‐
#
tended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
#
the SmartKey with you and lock the
vehicle.
For the automatic functions to work correctly, the
driver must be seated in the correct seat position
(
page 60).
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The function of the electric parking brake is
dependent on the on-board electrical system volt‐
age. If the on-board electrical system voltage is
low or there is a malfunction in the system, it
may not be possible to apply the electric parking
brake and the yellow ! indicator lamp lights
up.
In this case, park the vehicle in the following way:
Park the vehicle on level ground and secure it
R
to prevent it from rolling away.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
R
shift the transmission to position j.
%
The electric parking brake is only actually
applied when the red F and ! (USA)
or ! (Canada) indicator lamps light up
continuously.
It may not be possible to release a parking brake
if the on-board electrical system voltage is low or
if there is a malfunction in the system. Inform a
qualified specialist workshop. When the engine is
switched off, the electric parking brake carries
out a function test at regular intervals. Noises are
normal in this process.
Automatically applying the electric parking
brake
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brake is automatically
applied when the transmission is in position j.
In addition, at least one of the following condi‐
tions must be fulfilled:
the engine is switched off
R
the driver is not sitting in the driver's seat
R
the belt buckle is undone
R
To prevent the electric parking brake from apply‐
ing automatically, pull switch 1.
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