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Parking and manoeuvring
4. Automatic gearbox: If any of the tyres have
only minimal contact with the ground, e.g.
For example, if the axles are crossed.
Activation and deactivation
The Auto Hold function activates automatically
if the following conditions are met (all points
must be met at the same time):
1. The function is switched on
2. The vehicle is brought to a complete stand-
still with the brake pedal on a flat surface or
on a slope.
3. The engine rotates “correctly”.
The Auto Hold function deactivates automati-
cally if the following conditions are met:
1. The car moves o again:
Automatic gearbox: by pressing the accel-
erator.
Manual gearbox: by lifting your foot o the
clutch pedal and pressing the accelerator
(provided that a gear is engaged).
2. The function is switched o with the actions
seen in the previous sections.
WARNING
The smart technology of the Auto Hold can-
not overcome the limits imposed by the laws
of physics and it only operates within the lim-
its of the system. Never allow the enhanced
convenience of the Auto Hold function in-
duce you to take any risk that compromises
safety.
●
Never leave the vehicle running with the
Auto Hold function switched on.
●
The Auto Hold function cannot always keep
the vehicle stopped on an uphill, or brake it
suciently on a downhill, e.g. on slippery or
icy surfaces.
NOTICE
Always deactivate the Auto Hold function be-
fore entering an automatic car wash facility.
Failure to do so could cause damage due
to the automatic application of the parking
brake.
Note
After connecting the 12-volt battery, drive for
a short distance to reset the Auto Hold func-
tion to operate correctly.
General information on
parking systems
Automatic brake operation
The automatic braking feature of a parking sys-
tem is used to reduce the danger of collision
when an obstacle is detected during a parking
manoeuvre.
Braking functions
Depending on the equipment, the following
systems are available:
●
Park assist plus manoeuvre braking function
›››page228.
●
Rear cross trac alert emergency brake
function ›››page241.
●
Assisted parking assistant emergency brake
function ›››page232.
Infotainment system lamps
White lamp: system activated, the sys-
tem brakes when it detects an obstacle
in the path.
Coloured lamp: system deactivated, the
system does not brake when it detects
an obstacle although the sensors still de-
tect it.