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Vehicles with automated manual transmis‐
sion: if you do not depress the brake pedal while
the vehicle is stationary and the hill holder is
active, a warning tone sounds. The hill holder is
deactivated and the ¿ indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out.
Vehicles with manual transmission: if you do
not depress the accelerator, clutch or brake pedal
while the vehicle is stationary and the hill holder
is active, a warning tone sounds. The hill holder is
deactivated and the ¿ indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out. When your vehicle's
brake pedal is depressed until the vehicle is sta‐
tionary while the hill holder is activated, the hill
holder is active and the ¿ indicator lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up. If you then apply
the parking brake, the hill holder brake is deacti‐
vated and the ¿ indicator lamp in the instru‐
ment cluster goes out. The vehicle is then held by
the parking brake. After the parking brake is
released, the hill holder is no longer active. If you
depress the brake pedal, the hill holder remains
active after the parking brake is released. If you
depress the accelerator pedal and the vehicle
pulls away, the hill holder is released automati‐
cally. The ¿ indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
The hill holder must be reactivated after an igni‐
tion cycle.
Vehicles with automated manual transmis‐
sion: if crawler mode is active, the hill holder is
automatically released when the vehicle begins to
creep forward after the service brake has been
released. When crawler mode reaches its func‐
tional limits, it is automatically cancelled. The
instrument cluster/on-board computer then dis‐
plays the
Crawler mode cancelled
A warning tone sounds and the transmission con‐
trol disengages the clutch. In this case, depress
the brake pedal to bring the vehicle to a halt or
depress the accelerator pedal to pull away again.
Using the HOLD function
Requirements for activating the HOLD function:
The vehicle is stationary.
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The engine is running.
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The electronic parking brake is released.
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The transmission is in position i or the
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clutch is disengaged.
The hill holder function is activated
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The HOLD function holds the vehicle without
needing to continue applying the brakes, e.g.
when pulling away on a hillside or during periods
spent in stationary traffic.
Do not use the HOLD function when off-road, on
steep downhill or uphill gradients with slippery or
loose surfaces. Under these conditions, the
HOLD function may not be able to hold the vehi‐
cle.
The HOLD function is only an aid. The driver is
always responsible for safeguarding the vehicle
against unintentional rolling away.
& WARNING Risk of accident when exiting
the vehicle while HOLD function is activa‐
ted
If the vehicle is only being braked via the
HOLD function, and you exit the vehicle, the
vehicle can roll away in the following situa‐
tions:
if there is a malfunction in the system or
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in the power supply.
if the HOLD function is deactivated by
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depressing the accelerator pedal, e.g. by
a vehicle occupant.
Secure the vehicle from rolling away
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with the parking brake before you exit‐
ing.
To activate the HOLD function: depress the
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brake pedal and, after a short period, quickly
depress the brake pedal further.
The ë indicator lamp lights up in the
instrument cluster.
Release the brake pedal.
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event window.
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If, instead of the ë indicator lamp, the
¿ indicator lamp of the hill holder is
shown in the instrument cluster, observe the
notes in the "Hill holder" section
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The HOLD function is not activated if the vehicle
has been braked to a standstill by the distance
control assistant.
The HOLD function will deactivate and the ë
indicator lamp will go out in the following circum‐
stances:
You depress the accelerator pedal with both
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the clutch and gear engaged.
The electronic parking brake is applied.
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The engine is switched off.
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Driving mode 211
page 210).
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