APPLYING/RELEASING MANUALLY
Theelectric parking brakecan be applied or re-
leased by operating the parking brakehandle
j
1.
To apply: Push handle
j
1.
When the electric parking brakeisapplied, the
red
m
indicator lamp lights up in the combina-
tion meter.
Theelectric parking brakecan alsobeapplied
when theignition switch isin the OFF positionor
the keyisremoved.
To release: With the ignition switch in the ON
position, pullhandle
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1.
Before driving, checkthatthe brakewarning
light
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goes out. Foradditional information,
see
“Warning lights, indicator lights and audible
reminders” in the “2. Instruments and controls” sec-
tion
.
The electric parking brakecan only be released
when theignition switch is in the ON position.
APPLYING AUTOMATICALLY
(vehicles with
automatictransmission)
The electric parking brakeisautomatically ap-
plied when:
•
Intelligent cruisecontrol (where fitted) brings the
vehicle to astandstill.
or
•
Intelligent Parking Assist (where fitted) is keeping
the vehicle stationary.
The red
m
indicator lamp lights up in the com-
bination meter.
The electric parking brakeisnot automatically
applied if the engine is switched off by the ECO
stop/startfunction
RELEASING AUTOMATICALLY
Theelectric parking brakecan only be released
automatically in vehicles with automatic trans-
mission.
Theelectric parking brake of your vehicle is re-
leased automatically when allofthe following
conditionsare fulfilled:
•
Theengine is running.
•
The transmission is in position D(Drive) or R(Re-
verse).
•
Theseatbelt is fastened.
•
Youdepressthe accelerator pedal.
Ifthetransmissionis in positionR, thebackdoor
must be closed.
If your seat belt is not fastened, the following
conditionsmustbefulfilledtoautomatically re-
leasethe electric parking brake:
•
The driver’s door is closed
•
Youhave shifted out of transmission position P
(Park) or youhave previously driven faster than 3
km/h.
Ensure that youdonot depressthe accelerator
pedalunintentionally.Otherwise, the parking
brakewillbereleased and the vehicle will start
to move.
NPA1485
Left hand drive
NPA1486
Righthand drive
3-20 Pre-driving checks and adjustments
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