Mercedes-Benz A-Class 2021 Operator's Manual page 150

148 Driving and parking
Clearing the garage door opener memory
Press and hold buttons 1 and 3.
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Indicator lamp 4 lights up yellow.
If indicator lamp 4 flashes green: release
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buttons 1 and 3.
The entire memory has been deleted.
Electric parking brake
Function of the electric parking brake (apply‐
ing automatically)
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unsupervised in the vehi‐
cle, they could, in particular:
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 SmartKey with you and lock the
vehicle.
Keep the vehicle SmartKey out of reach
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of children.
The electric parking brake is applied if the trans‐
mission is in position j and one of the follow‐
ing conditions is fulfilled:
The engine is switched off.
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The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the
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seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% To prevent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake ( page 149).
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In the following situations, the electric parking
brake is also applied:
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
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the vehicle to a standstill.
The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta‐
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tionary.
Active Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle
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stationary.
This is the case if one of the following conditions
is also fulfilled:
The engine is switched off.
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The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the
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seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
There is a system malfunction.
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The power supply is insufficient.
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The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy period.
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When the electric parking brake is applied, the
red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.