Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon W223 2021 Owner's Manual page 220

218 Driving and parking
▌Applying/releasing the electric parking brake
manually
Applying
Push handle 1.
#
The red ! indicator lamp lights up in the
driver display.
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The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the red ! indicator lamp is lit
continuously.
Releasing
Switch on the ignition.
#
Pull handle 1.
#
The red ! indicator lamp in the driver dis-
play goes out.
▌Emergency braking
Press and hold handle 1.
#
As long as the vehicle is driving, the
parking brake message is displayed and the
red ! indicator lamp flashes.
When the vehicle has been braked to a stand-
still, the electric parking brake is applied. The
red ! indicator lamp lights up in the driv-
er's display.
Information on collision detection on a parked
vehicle
If a collision is detected when the tow-away pro-
tection is primed on a locked vehicle, you will
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receive a notification in the multimedia system
when you switch on the ignition.
You will receive information about the following
points:
The area of the vehicle that may have been
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damaged.
The force of the impact.
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The following situations can lead to inadvertent
activation:
The parked vehicle is moved, e.g. in a two-
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storey garage.
Release
% Deactivate tow-away protection in order to
prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti-
vate tow-away protection, collision detection
will also be deactivated.
You can permanently deactivate collision
detection via the multimedia system
( page 219).
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