Parking brake
WARNING
Engaging the parking brake while the vehicle
is in motion can cause the rear wheels to lock
up. You could lose control of the vehicle and
cause an accident. In addition, the vehicle's
brake lights do not light up when the parking
brake is engaged.
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it with
you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Children could
release the parking brake and/or shift the
automatic transmission out of park position
P, either of which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
To apply: depress parking brake 2 firmly.
When the engine is running, the
(USA
only) or (Canada only) indicator
lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.
To release: depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
Pull release handle 1.
When the ignition is switched on or the
engine is running, the (USA only)
or
(Canada only) indicator lamp goes
out
in the instrument cluster.
See also:
Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
- TIREFIT kit
- a "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
- MOExtended tires (tires with run-flat
properties)
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on ...
"Electronic crumple zone": even more safety in the M-Class
As ever, the best accident is one which does not happen at all. The safety
engineers at the Mercedes Technology Center are working intensively on this
rather simple sounding statement, which in pr ...
Manual interior lighting control
To switch the front interior lighting on/off: press the c button.
To switch the rear interior lighting on/off: press the u button.
To switch the reading lamps on/off: press the p button. ...