Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 201

% The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the indicator lamp is lit continu‐
ously.
Releasing
Switch on the ignition.
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Pull handle 1.
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The red ! indicator lamp in the instru‐
ment 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 ! indicator lamp appears
in the instrument cluster.
Information on detecting damage on a
parked vehicle
If a collision is detected when the tow-away pro‐
tection is primed on a locked vehicle, you will
receive a notification in the multimedia system
when you switch on the ignition.
You will receive information about the following
points:
The area of the vehicle that may have been
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damaged.
The force of the impact.
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The following situations can lead to inadvertent
activation:
The parked vehicle is moved, e.g. in a two-
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storey garage.
% Deactivate tow-away protection in order to
prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti‐
vate tow-away protection, damage detection
will also be deactivated.
System limitations
Detection may be restricted in the following sit‐
uations:
The vehicle is damaged without impact, e.g.
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if an outside mirror is torn off or the paint is
damaged by a key.
Impact occurs at low speed.
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The electric parking brake is not applied.
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Driving and parking 199
Notes on parking up the vehicle
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
four weeks, the disconnected battery may be
damaged by deep discharge.
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suffer disuse damage.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Plug-in hybrid: observe the notes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may fail to recognise dan‐
gers.
Standby mode (extension of the starter bat‐
tery's period out of use)
Standby mode function
% 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 characterised by the following:
the starter battery is preserved.
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