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204 Driving and parking
Depress the brake pedal until the ë display
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disappears from the driver's display.
The HOLD function is deactivated in the following
situations:
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
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ted.
The transmission is shifted to position j.
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The vehicle is secured with the electric park-
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ing brake.
In the following situations, the vehicle is held by
transmission position j and/or by the electric
parking brake:
The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
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door is opened.
The vehicle is switched off.
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There is a system malfunction.
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The power supply is insufficient.
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In addition, the
Brake Immediately
message may
appear in the driver's display and a horn tone may
sound at regular intervals.
Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly
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until the warning message disappears.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
Additionally secure the vehicle against rolling
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away.
Function of Hill Start Assist
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to the vehicle rolling away
After a short time, Hill Start Assist no longer
holds the vehicle.
Swiftly move your foot from the brake
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pedal to the accelerator pedal. Do not
leave the vehicle when it is being held by
Hill Start Assist.
Hill Start Assist will hold the vehicle for a short
time when you pull away on a hill in the following
circumstances:
The transmission is in position h or k.
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The electric parking brake is released.
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This will give you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal and
depress it before the vehicle begins to roll away.
Valet service mode
▌Function of the valet service mode
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This function is an on-demand feature
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page 28).
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In valet service mode, the vehicle acceleration is
limited to reduce the risk of damage to and
improper use of the vehicle when it is handed over
to third parties.
Valet service mode is characterized by the follow-
ing:
Power output is reduced.
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In principle, a maximum speed of 81 mph
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(130 km/h) can be reached.
The sporty drive programs and the = drive
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program are not available.
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ESP
cannot be deactivated.
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Profiles that are still logged in are logged out
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and unprotected profiles are secured.
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