Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe 2023 Operator's Manual page 154

152 Driving and parking 152
starting the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
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SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the vehicle SmartKey out of reach
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of children.
The electric par The electr ic parking br king brak ake is applied if t e is applied if the tr
mission is in position mission is in position j j and one of t and one of the f
conditions is conditions is ful lled: ful lled:
The vehicle is switched o .
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The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the seat
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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 ( page 153).
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In t In the f he follo ollowing situations, t wing situations, the electr he electric par
br brak ake is also applied: e is also applied:
The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta-
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tionary.
Active Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle
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stationary.
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
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the vehicle to a standstill.
In addition, one of t In addition, one of the f
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must be mus t be ful lled: ful lled:
The vehicle is switched o .
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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
he trans- ans-
the driver's door is opened.
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There is a system malfunction.
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The power supply is insu cient.
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The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy
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period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.
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ic parking king The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the vehicle is switched o by the
ECO start/stop function.
F F unction of t unction of the electr
automaticall aut omatically) y)
The electric par The electr
f f ollo ollowing conditions ar wing conditions are e ful lled:
he follo ollowing conditions wing conditions The driver's door is closed.
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The vehicle has been started.
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The transmission is in position h or k and
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you depress the accelerator pedal or you shi
from transmission position j to h or k
when on level ground.
If the transmission is in position k, the trunk
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lid must be closed.
The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat
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belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
following conditions must be ful lled:
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he electric par ic parking br king brak ake (r e (releasing eleasing
ic parking br king brak ake is r e is released when t eleased when the he
ful lled:
You shi from transmission position j.
or
You have previously driven at speeds
greater than 2 mph (3 km/h).