Mercedes-Benz EQC Owner's Manual page 198

Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the vehicle key out of reach of
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children.
This also applies to the Digital Vehicle Key if the
"Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated via
Mercedes me connect.
The electric parking brake is applied if the trans‐
mission is in position j and one of the follow‐
ing conditions is fulfilled:
The drive system 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.
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.
In addition, one of the following conditions must
be fulfilled:
The drive system 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 released, the
red ! indicator lamp in the instrument clus‐
ter goes out.
Electric parking brake function (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brake is released when the
following conditions are fulfilled:
The driver's door is closed.
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The drive system has been started.
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The transmission is in position h or k and
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you depress the accelerator pedal or you
shift from transmission position j to h or
k when on level ground with the driver's
door closed.
If the transmission is in position k, the tail‐
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gate must be closed.
The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat
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belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, the follow‐
ing conditions must be fulfilled:
You move the transmission out of transmis‐
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sion position j or you have previously
driven faster than 3 km/h.
If the transmission is in position k, the tail‐
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gate must be closed.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
red ! indicator lamp in the instrument clus‐
ter goes out.