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When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
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Keep the vehicle SmartKey out of reach
of children.
The electrThe electric paric parking brking brakake is applied if te is applied if the trhe trans-ans-
mission is in positionmission is in position jj and one of tand one of the fhe folloollowingwing
conditions isconditions is fullled:fullled:
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The vehicle is switched o.
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The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat and the driver's
door is opened.
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To prevent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake (/ page 155).
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In the fhe folloollowing situations, twing situations, the electrhe electric paric parkingking
brbrakake is also applied:e is also applied:
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The HOLD function is keeping the vehicle sta-
tionary.
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Active Parking Assist is keeping the vehicle
stationary.
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
the vehicle to a standstill.
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In addition, one of t
In addition, one of the fhe folloollowing conditionswing conditions
musmust bet be fullled:fullled:
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The vehicle is switched o.
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The seat belt tongue is not inserted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and
the driver's door is opened.
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There is a system malfunction.
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The power supply is insucient.
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The vehicle is stationary for a lengthy
period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.
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The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if the vehicle is switched o by the
ECO start/stop function.
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Function of tunction of the electrhe electric paric parking brking brakake (re (releasingeleasing
autautomaticallomatically)y)
The electrThe electric paric parking brking brakake is re is released when teleased when thehe
ffolloollowing conditions arwing conditions aree fullled:fullled:
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The driver's door is closed.
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The vehicle has been started.
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Vehicles witehicles with auth automatic tromatic transmission:ansmission: The
transmission is in position h or k and you
depress the accelerator pedal or you shi
from transmission position j to h or k
when on level ground.
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If the transmission is in position k, the trunk
lid must be closed.
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The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
following conditions must be fullled:
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You shi from transmission position j.
or
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You have previously driven at speeds
greater than 2 mph (3 km/h).
When the electric parking brake is released, the
red F (USA) or ! (Canada) indicator lamp
in the instrument cluster goes out.
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