Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2017 Owner's Manual page 163

160 Driving and parking
Electric parking brake
Automatically applying the electric parking
brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If you leave children unattended in the vehi‐
cle, they may be able to set the vehicle in
motion, for example by:
Releasing the parking brake.
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Shifting the automatic transmission out
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of park position j or shifting the manual
transmission into neutral.
Starting the engine.
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In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment.
Never leave children and animals unat‐
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tended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
This also applies to mobile phones if the
"Digital Car Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
connect me web app.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
The electric parking brake is applied while the
vehicle is being kept stationary by the HOLD
function if one of the following conditions are
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 ! indicator lamp lights up in the instru‐
ment cluster.
The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the engine is switched off by the ECO
start/stop function.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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.
In the following situations, the electric parking
brake is also engaged:
Distance‑Pilot DISTRONIC brings the vehicle
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to a standstill.
The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta‐
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tionary.
Parking Pilot is keeping the vehicle station‐
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ary.
This is only the case if one of the following con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
The engine is switched off.
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