horn MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2016 Owners Manual

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TEDama gefrom auto matic braking If
Ac tive Brake Assi st, Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC or the HOLD function is activa‐
te d, theve hicle brakes automatically in cer‐
ta in situations.
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations: #
During towing #
In a car wash Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
R The engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
R The electric parking brake is released.
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is not acti vated.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position h,kori. Ac
tivating the HOLD function #
Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time depress fur ther until theë display
appears in the multifunction displa y. #
Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thefo llow‐
ing situations:
R If Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC has been acti va‐
te d.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
When transmission position jis selected.
R When theve hicle is secured with the electric
parking brake. In
thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position jorby the electric
parking brake:
R When the seat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
R When the engine is switched off.
R When there is a malfunction in the sy stem or
if th e po wer supp lyis insuf ficient.
Ve hicles with manual transmission:
The Brake immediately message may also
appear in the multifunction displa y: #
Immedia tely depress the brake pedal firm ly
until thewa rning message disappears.
The HOLD function is deactivated.
A horn sounds at regular inter vals if you turn off
th e engine, remo veyour seat belt and open the
driver's door while the HOLD function is activa‐
te d. If you attem pttolock theve hicle, the horn
to ne becomes louder. The vehicle cannot be
loc ked until you ha vedeactivated the HOLD
function. Driving and parking
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