Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 159

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Controls
Driving systems
HOLD is deactivated by depressing the
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accelerator pedal or the brake pedal
there is a malfunction in the system or an
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interruption in the power supply, e.g. bat-
tery failure
the electrical system in the engine com-
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partment, the battery or the fuses are
tampered with
the battery is disconnected
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G Risk of accident
If you wish to leave the vehicle or park it,
deactivate HOLD and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
You will see a warning message in the multi-
function display if HOLD is activated and:
the driver's door is opened and you release
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the seat belt
the ignition is switched off
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the bonnet is opened
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
Brake immediately
Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
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until the warning message in the multi-
function display goes out. This deactivates
HOLD.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
Selector lever in park position
Move the selector lever to P to prevent the
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vehicle from rolling away.
HOLD is deactivated. The warning message
in the multi-function display goes out.
A horn will also sound at regular intervals if
HOLD is activated and you:
stop the engine and open the driver's door
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open the bonnet
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The horn draws your attention to the fact that
the vehicle has been parked while HOLD is
still activated. The sound becomes louder if
you attempt to lock the vehicle. The vehicle
is not locked until HOLD is deactivated.
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If the ignition has been switched off, the
engine cannot be restarted until HOLD is
deactivated.
If there is a fault in the system or power supply
while HOLD is activated, the Brake immedi-
ately message appears in the multi-function
display. Immediately depress the brake firmly
until the warning message disappears from
the multi-function display, or in vehicles with
automatic transmission*, move the selector
lever to P. This deactivates HOLD.
AIRMATIC DC*
Vehicle level
Your vehicle automatically adjusts its ride
height to reduce petrol consumption and
improve driving safety.
The following vehicle levels are possible:
Normal
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Raised
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Lowered
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The "Normal" and "Raised" vehicle levels can
be set manually.
The "Lowered" vehicle level is set automati-
cally:
at speeds above 140 km/h
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if you have selected "Sports tuning I or
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II" ( page 157)
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Setting the vehicle level manually
Select the "Normal" setting for normal road
surfaces and "Raised" for driving with snow
chains or on particularly poor road surfaces.
G Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinity of
the wheel housing or under the vehicle
* optional