Mercedes-Benz GLB Owner's Manual page 259

256 Driving and parking
* NOTE Damage from automatic braking
If one of the following functions is switched
on, the vehicle brakes automatically in cer‐
tain situations:
Active Brake Assist
R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R
HOLD function
R
Active Parking Assist
R
To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
these systems in the following or similar sit‐
uations:
During towing
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In a car wash
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Requirements:
The vehicle is stationary.
R
The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
R
the driver's side is fastened.
The engine is running or has been automati‐
R
cally switched off by the ECO start/stop
function.
The electric parking brake is released.
R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deacti‐
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vated.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
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transmission is in position h, k or i
Activating the HOLD function
Depress the brake pedal and after a short
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time quickly depress further until the ë
display appears in the multifunction display.
Release the brake pedal.
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Deactivating the HOLD function
Depress the accelerator pedal to pull away.
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or
Depress the brake pedal until the ë dis‐
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play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
play.
The HOLD function is deactivated in the follow‐
ing situations:
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa‐
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ted.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
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transmission is switched to position j.
The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
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ing brake.
In the following situations, the vehicle is held by
transmission position j and/or by the electric
parking brake:
The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
R
door is opened.
The vehicle is switched off.
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There is a malfunction in the system or the
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power supply is insufficient.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
The Brake immediately message may also
appear in the multifunction display:
Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
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until the warning message disappears.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
A horn sounds at regular intervals if, despite the
Brake immediately message, you turn off the
engine, remove your seat belt and open the driv‐
er's door. If you attempt to lock the vehicle, the
horn tone becomes louder. The vehicle cannot
be locked until you have deactivated the HOLD
function.