ways take care when driving into parking
spa
ces with high kerbs or fixed bounda-
ries. Stop before the wheels touch the
fixed boundaries or kerbs.
·
Low-lying vehicle components such as
the bumper, spoiler and parts of the run-
ning gear, engine or exhaust system
could be damaged. Take care when driv-
ing over dips in the road, driveways,
ramps, kerbs and other objects.
NOTICE
If the ground is uneven, sandy or muddy,
this ma
y mean that the vehicle cannot be
parked safely and may be damaged.
·
Always park the vehicle on a firm, level
surface.
Please adhere to relevant legislation
when stopping and parking your vehi-
cle.
Electric parking brake
Operating the electric parking
brake
Fig. 121 In the c
entre console: button for the
electric parking brake.
Switching on
1. When the vehicle is stationary, pull and
hold the
→ Fig. 121 button for the
elec
tric parking brake until the indicator
lamp in the button lights up yellow.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up red when the elec
tric
parking brake is switched on.
The indicator lamp in the
→ Fig. 121 but-
ton lights up yellow.
S
witching o
1. Switch on the ignition.
2. Depress the brake pedal and press the
→ Fig. 121 button.
T
he indicator lamp in the
button and the
red indic
ator lamp
in the instrument
cluster go out.
A
utomatic switch-o of the electric
parking brake when driving o
The electric parking brake is released auto-
matically when driving o if one of the fol-
lowing situations occurs when the driver
door is closed →
:
— Manu
al gearbox: the clutch is fully de-
pressed before pulling away.
— Automatic transmission: a gear selector
position is engaged or changed.
Pulling away on steep inclines or with
increased vehicle loads
Manual gearbox: you can prevent the elec-
tric parking brake from switching o auto-
matically by pulling the
→ Fig. 121 button
upwards and holding it while moving o.
If higher engine power is required to move
o, the electric parking brake will be deacti-
vated only when you release the button.
T
his makes pulling away with a heavy trail-
er load easier.
Automatic transmission: the electric parking
brake can make it easier to pull away on
steep inclines, so it should be applied man-
ually by pressing the
button before pull-
ing a
way. Apply the accelerator gradually
when pulling away.
Automatic switch-on of the electric
parking brake if the driver does not
leave the vehicle correctly
The electric parking brake may switch on
automatically if the system detects that
you have not le the vehicle correctly →
.
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