08 Starting and driving
Emergency Brake Assistance (EBA)
Related information
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Parking brake – general information
The electric parking brake helps to keep the
vehicle stationary when it is parked.
Parking brake – general information
(p. 269)
EBA is designed to provide full brake effect
immediately in the event of sudden, hard
braking.
Brakes – general (p. 266)
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Electric parking brake
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) (p. 268)
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Emergency Brake Assistance
The EBA system is activated by the speed
with which the brake pedal is depressed.
When the EBA system is activated, the brake
pedal will go down and pressure in the brake
system immediately increases to the maxi-
mum level. Maintain full pressure on the
brake pedal in order to utilize the system
completely. EBA is automatically deactivated
when the brake pedal is released.
NOTE
Parking brake control
When the EBA system is activated, the
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brake pedal will go down and pressure
in the brake system immediately
increases to the maximum level. You
must maintain full pressure on the
brake pedal in order to utilize the sys-
tem completely. There will be no brak-
ing effect if the pedal is released. EBA
is automatically deactivated when the
brake pedal is released.
NOTE
A faint sound from the parking brake's
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electric motor can be heard when the
parking brake is being applied. This
sound can also be heard during the
automatic function check of the park-
ing brake.
The brake pedal will move slightly
when the electric parking brake is
applied or released.
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When the vehicle has been parked for
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some time, the brake pedal may sink
more than usual when the engine is
started. This is normal and the pedal
will return to its usual position when it
is released.
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Low battery voltage
If the battery voltage is too low, the park-
ing brake cannot be applied or released.
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