Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Operator's Manual page 50

Getting started
Driving
1 Parking brake lever
2 Release button
Pull up slightly on parking brake
lever 1 and press release button 2.
Push parking brake lever 1 down to
its original position.
The brake warning lamp ; (USA
only) or 3 (Canada only) in the
speedometer dial goes out.
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Driving
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehi-
cle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not pre-
vent this type of loss of control.
!
If you hear a warning signal when driv-
G
ing off, you have forgotten to release
the parking brake.
!
Simultaneously depressing the acceler-
ator pedal and the brake pedal reduces
engine performance and causes pre-
mature brake and drivetrain wear.
i
Once the vehicle is in motion, the auto-
matic central locking system engages
and the locking knobs drop down.
For more information, see "Opening
the doors from the inside" ( page 94).