When stationary, the indicator light
illuminates green to indicate that
Automatic Hold is on.
Activating Automatic Hold using
the brake pedal
To activate Automatic Hold using the brake
pedal, the vehicle must be at a standstill.
Proceed as follows to activate:
1. Switch on drive-ready state.
2. Depress the brake pedal until some re-
sistance is perceptible. Then depress the
brake pedal firmly.
As soon as Automatic Hold turns
on, the indicator light illuminates
green and a Check Control message
appears.
When driving, the indicator light
changes from green to gray to show
that Automatic Hold is ready.
Automatic Hold holding the vehicle
Automatic Hold is activated and the driver’s
door is closed.
After stopping, the vehicle is au-
tomatically secured against rolling
away as soon as the indicator light
illuminates green.
Driving off
Press the accelerator pedal to drive off.
The brake is released automatically and the
indicator light of the parking brake is no
longer illuminated.
Automatic parking brake
application
The parking brake is automatically set if
drive-ready state is switched off while the
vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold or
if the vehicle is exited.
The indicator light changes from
green to red.
The parking brake is not set automatically if
the drive-ready state was switched off while
the vehicle was coasting. Automatic Hold is
temporarily deactivated in this case.
Deactivating Automatic Hold via
the menu
1. To activate/deactivate Automatic Hold,
go through the menu as follows: Apps
menu / "Vehicle" / "Driving settings" /
"Drivetrain and chassis".
2. Select “Automatic Hold”.
The indicator light goes out.
Automatic Hold is switched off.
If the vehicle is being held by Automatic
Hold, also press on the brake pedal when
switching off.
Deactivating Automatic Hold using
the brake pedal
To deactivate Automatic Hold using the
brake pedal, the vehicle must be at a stand-
still:
1. Depress the brake pedal until some re-
sistance is perceptible.
2. Then depress the brake pedal firmly.
The indicator light goes out and a Check
Control message appears.
Automatic Hold is deactivated.
Automatic Hold in the driver
profile
The current status of Automatic Hold is
saved to the driver profile currently being
used. If the driver profile is changed, the
saved settings are applied. If the driver pro-
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