Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon 2022 Owner's Manual page 227

224 Driving and parking
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The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the red ! indicator lamp is lit
continuously.
Releasing
Switch on the vehicle.
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Pull handle 1.
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The red ! indicator lamp in the driver's
display goes out.
▌Emergency braking
Press and hold handle 1.
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As long as the vehicle is in motion, the
Release 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 on the locked vehicle
when towing protection is switched on and colli-
sion detection is switched on, you will receive a
message in the multimedia system when the vehi-
cle is switched on.
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 situation can lead to inadvertent
activation:
The parked vehicle is moved, forexample, in a
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two-storey garage.
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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 224).
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System limits
Detection may be restricted in the following situa-
tions:
the vehicle is damaged without impact,
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forexample, if an outside mirror is torn off or
the paint is damaged by a key
an impact occurs at low speed
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the electric parking brake is not applied
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You are responsible for your vehicle. Convince
yourself that your vehicle is free of damage
and roadworthy.
Setting collision detection on a parked vehicle
Multimedia system:
© Settings Vehicle
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Open/close Vehicle protection
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Activate or deactivate the function via
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sion notification.
Colli-