Mercedes-Benz B-Class Owner's Manual page 231

228 Driving and parking
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System limits Syst em limits
STEER CONTROL may be impaired or may not
function in the following situations:
ESP ® is deactivated.
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The steering is malfunctioning.
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If ESP is malfunctioning, you will be assisted fur-
ther by the electric power steering.
HOLD function HOLD function
HOLD function HOLD function
The HOLD function holds the vehicle at a stand-
still without requiring you to depress the brake
pedal, e.g. while waiting in tra c.
The HOLD function is only an aid. The responsibil-
ity for the vehicle safely standing still remains with
the driver.
Syst System limits em limits
The HOLD function is only intended to provide
assistance when driving and is not a su cient
means of safeguarding the vehicle against rolling
away when stationary.
The incline must not be greater than 30%.
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A A ctiv ctivating/deactiv ating/deactivating t ating the HOLD function he HOLD function
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due to the
HOLD function being active when you
leave the vehicle
If the vehicle is only braked with the HOLD
function it could, in the following situations,
roll away:
If there is a malfunction in the system or in
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the power supply.
If the HOLD function is deactivated by
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depressing the accelerator pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. by a vehicle occupant.
Always secure the vehicle against rolling
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away before you leave it.
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The vehicle is stationary.
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The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
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the driver's side is fastened.
The vehicle has been started or has been
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automatically switched o by the ECO start/
stop function.
The vehicle has been started.
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The electric parking brake is released.
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactiva-
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ted.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with aut h automatic tr omatic transmission: ansmission: the
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transmission is in position h, k or i.
A A ctiv ctivating t ating the HOLD function he HOLD function
Depress the brake pedal, and a er a short
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time quickly depress further until the ë
display appears in the Instrument Display.
Release the brake pedal.
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Deactivating t Deactiv ating the HOLD function he HOLD function
Depress the accelerator pedal to pull away.
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or
Depress the brake pedal until the ë display
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disappears from the Instrument Display.