Parking And Locking; Parking Brake - Mercedes-Benz CLS500 Operator's Manual

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Getting started

Parking and locking

You have now completed your first drive.

You have properly stopped and parked

your vehicle. End your drive as follows.

With the engine not running, there is no

power assistance for the brake and steering

systems. In this case, it is important to keep

in mind that a considerably higher degree of

effort is necessary to brake and steer the ve-

1 Release handle

2 Parking brake pedal

Step firmly on parking brake pedal 2.

When the engine is running, the warn-

ing lamp ; (USA only) or 3

(Canada only) in the instrument cluster

will be illuminated.

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the

SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*

from the starter switch, take it with you and

lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unat-

tended in the vehicle, or with access to an

unlocked vehicle. Children could release the

parking brake and/or move the gear selec-

tor lever from position P, either of which

could result in an accident and/or serious