Releasing automatically
Your vehicle's electric parking brake is
automatically released if all of the following
conditions are met:
- the engine is running.
- the transmission is in position D or R.
- the seat belt has been fastened.
- you depress the accelerator pedal.
If the transmission is in position R, the trunk lid must be closed.
If your seat belt is not fastened, the following
conditions must be fulfilled to automatically
release the electric parking brake:
- the driver's door is closed.
- you have shifted out of transmission
position P or you have previously driven
faster than 2 mph (3 km/h).
See also:
SETUP
SETUP shows the drive program, the ESP®
(Electronic Stability Program) mode and the
SPORT handling mode.
Press
or
on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
Press the
button repeate ...
Heavy and light loads
WARNING
Depressing the brake pedal constantly results
in excessive and premature wear to the brake
pads.
It may also cause the brakes to overheat,
seriously impairing their effectiveness. ...
System self-test
After you have switched on the ignition, the
system carries out a self-diagnosis.
WARNING
A malfunction in the system has been
detected if one of the following conditions
occurs:
• the in ...