Mercedes-Benz C-Clas 2016 Owner's Manual page 183

Driving systems
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Important safety notes
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WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, it can still roll away
despite being braked by the HOLD function if:
there is a malfunction in the system or in
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the voltage supply
the HOLD function is deactivated by the
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accelerator pedal being depressed, e.g. by
a vehicle occupant
the electrical system in the engine com-
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partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with
the battery is disconnected
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There is a risk of an accident.
Before leaving the vehicle, always deactivate
the HOLD function and secure the vehicle
from rolling away.
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When DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD func-
tion is activated, the vehicle brakes automat-
ically in certain situations.
To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS and the HOLD function in
the following or similar situations:
when towing away
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in a car wash
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Deactivating the HOLD function (
Activation conditions
You can activate the HOLD function if all the fol-
lowing conditions are fulfilled:
the vehicle is stationary
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the engine is running or it has been automat-
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ically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
the driver's door is closed or your seat belt is
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fastened
the electric parking brake is released
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vehicles with automatic transmission: the
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transmission is in position h, k or i.
DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated
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Activating the HOLD function
Make sure that the activation conditions are
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met.
Depress the brake pedal.
X
Quickly depress the brake pedal further
X
until : appears on the multifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release the brake pedal.
If depressing the brake pedal the first time does
not activate the HOLD function, wait briefly and
then try again.
Deactivating the HOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated automatically
if:
you accelerate. On vehicles with automatic
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transmission: only when the transmission is in
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position h or k
Y
the transmission is in position j on vehicles
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with automatic transmissions
you depress the brake pedal again with a cer-
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tain amount of pressure until display ë
disappears from the multifunction display.
you secure the vehicle using the electric park-
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ing brake.
you activate DISTRONIC PLUS.
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After a short period, the vehicle is secured by
the electric parking brake, thus relieving the
service brake.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
When the HOLD function is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position j if
the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
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driver's door is open
the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
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matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function