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On th e road
- When the vehicle is locked, no one - par-
t icu larly not children should remain in
the vehicle. Locked doors make it more
difficult for emergency workers to get in-
to the vehicle - putt ing lives at risk .
Starting from rest
The starting assist function ensures that the
parking brake is released automatically upon
starting .
Stopping and applying parking brake
.. Pull the switch to apply the parking brake.
Starting and automatically releasing the
parking brake
.. When you start to drive as usua l, the park-
ing brake is automatically re leased and your
vehicle begins to move.
When stopping at a traffic signa l or stopping
in city traffic on vehicles with an automatic
transmission,
the park ing brake can be ap-
plied. The vehicle does not have to be held
with the footbrake. The park ing brake elimi-
nates the tendency to creep with a drive range
engaged. As soon as you dr ive off as usual,
the park ing brake is released automatically
and the veh icle sta rts to move.
Starting on slopes
When starting on inclines, the start ing ass ist
prevents the vehicle from unintentionally
roll-
ing back . The braking force of the pa rking
brake is not released until sufficient dr iving
fo rce has been bu ilt up at t he whee ls.
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Tips
For safety reasons, the park ing brake is re-
leased automatically only when the dr iv-
er 's safety belt is engaged in t he bu ckle.
Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unintentionally on an
incline, do the following:
• Keep the switch pulled and depress the ac-
celerator . The parking brake stays applied
and prevents the vehicle from roll ing back -
ward .
• You can re lease the switch once you a re su re
tha t you are deve lopi ng enough d riving
force at t he wheels by depressing the acce l-
erator.
Depend ing on the we igh t of the rig (vehi cle
and t railer) and the severity of the incline, you
may roll backwa rds as you start . You can pre-
vent rolling backwa rds by holding the parking
brake switc h pulled out and accelerating - just
as you would when starting on a hill with a
convent ional hand brake.
Emergency braking
In the event that the conventional brake sys-
tem fails or locks.
.. In an emergency, pull the switch and con -
tinue to pull it to slow your vehicle down
w ith the park ing brake.
• As soon as you release the switch or acceler-
ate, the brak ing process stops.
If you pull the switch and ho ld it above a
speed of abo ut 5 mph (8 km/h), the emergen-
cy brak ing funct ion is initiated . The ve hicle is
braked at all four whee ls by activating the hy-
draulic brake system . The brake performa nce
is sim ilar to making an emergency stop ~ & .
In order not to act ivate the emergency brak-
ing by mistake, an audib le warning tone (buz-
zer) sounds when the switch is pu lled. As soon
as the switch is re leased, or the accele rato r
peda l is depressed, eme rgency braking stops .
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WARNING
Emergency braking should only be used in
an emergency, when the norma l foot bra ke
has fai led or the brake pedal is obs t ructed.
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