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Driving and operating
1. With the vehicle stationary, the
engine running and READY
displayed in the instrument
cluster, depress the brake pedal
and shift into N.
Functionality check
Maintain steady pressure on the
brake pedal as long as full braking is
required. Maximum brake force is
automatically reduced when brake
pedal is released.
When the vehicle is not moving, the
electric parking brake might be
applied automatically. This is done to
check the system.
2. Within 5 seconds, depress the
brake pedal again and keep it
depressed.
Fault
Hill start assist
Failure mode of electric parking brake
is indicated by a control indicator
k and by a vehicle message which
is displayed in the Driver Information
Centre.
The system helps prevent unintended
movement when driving away on
inclines.
3. Switch off the engine.
4. Move the selector forward or
backward.
When releasing the brake pedal after
stopping on an incline, brakes remain
on for further 2 seconds. The brakes
release automatically as soon as the
vehicle begins to accelerate.
5. Release the brake pedal.
6. Switch on the engine.
Vehicle messages 3 126.
Control indicator j flashes: electric
parking brake is not fully applied or
released. When continuously
flashing, release electric parking
brake and retry applying.
7. Depress the brake pedal and
keep it depressed.
8. Push the switch j.
9. Release the brake pedal.
10. Switch off the vehicle.
The deactivation of the automatic
operation of the electric parking brake
is confirmed by o illuminating in the
instrument cluster 3 113. The electric
parking brake can only be applied and
released manually.
Regenerative braking
9 Warning
Brake assist
If brake pedal is depressed quickly
and forcefully, maximum brake force
is automatically applied.
While using regenerative braking,
the brake lights do not illuminate.
If the succeeding traffic is to be
warned, depress the brake pedal.
Operation of brake assist might
become apparent by a pulse in the
brake pedal and a greater resistance
when depressing the brake pedal.
Regenerative braking generates
electrical energy resulting from
engine braking to charge the high
To reactivate the automatic
operation, repeat the steps described
above.
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