transmission MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with 7” screen

Obs
tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive ov er obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page207).
R Befor edriving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Vehicles with DSR: activateDSR when you
ar ed rivin gd ownhill (/ page127).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: activatethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e125) and, if necessa ry,
activat ethe LOWR ANGE transmission ratio
(/ page 126).
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp orarily deactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away ( / pag e148).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly .W alkin gpace is
necessar yinmanys ituations.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get outoft hevehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Ru les forf ording off-road (all-wheel drive
ve hicles)
R Obser vethes afet yn otes and general no tes
on driving off-road.
R Chec kthe dep thand characteristic softhe
body of waterbefor efording. The watermust
no tbed eeper than 23.6 in (60 cm).
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched off
(/ page101). R
The auxiliar yheating is switched off
(/ page106).
R Activat eall-whee ldrive ( /page 125) and
activat eitonv ehicles wit hthe LOWR ANGE
transmission ratio (/ page 126).
R Restrict thes hiftrang eto1or 2.
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Driv eslowl yand smoo thly at no mor ethan a
wa lkin gpace.
R Ensur ethat no bo wwavef orms while driving.
R Afterf ording, dr ythe brakes.
Af terd riving thro ugh abody of waterdeeper than
19 .7 in (50 cm) ,makes uretoc heckallve hicle
fl uids fora ny signs of penetration bywate r.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly an dreduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughl ybefor edriving on public roads.
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Obser vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Vehicles with DSR: deactivateDSR
(/ page127).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: deactivat ethe all-
wheel driv e(/ pag e125).
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 148).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe 11 8
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%
Only disconnect thev ehicle from thep ower
supply using theb atter ymain switc hinthe
fo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is stationar yfor along time
R It is absolutely necessar ytodisconnect
th ev ehicle from thep ower supply
Af ters witching on thep owe rsupp ly,y ou will
need torese tthe side windo ws (/pag e58)
and thee lectric sliding door (/ page55). Switching
thep owe rsuppl yon/off Swit
ching of fthe po wersupply Batter
ymains witch
* NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar ybatter yin
ve hicles wit harear wheel driv eand auto‐
matic transmission If
th eb atter ymain switc hisremoved, the
auxiliar ybatter ycould be damaged byheavy
discharging. #
Do no tremo vetheb atter ymain switch. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop
to put thev ehicle out of use. %
No
tether emaining time befor ethe next
service due dat eand oil chang e.T he time
re cording is also dis rupted if thep ower sup‐
ply is disconnected. #
Swit chofft he ignition and wait at least
15 minutes. #
Remo vecover 1.Todot his,take hold of the
co veratt he upper edge, mo veit outwards in
th ed irection of thed rive r's door and lif titoff. #
Press and hold button 3. #
Pull plug 2out of theg round pin. #
Push plug 2asfarasp ossible in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow sothat it canno tmakec on‐
ta ct wi th theground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer saredisconnec‐
te df romt he po wersupp ly.
Switching on thep owe rsupply Batter
ymains witch #
Press plug 2ontothe ground pin until you
fe el it engag eand plug 2is in full contact
wit hthe ground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer sarereconnec‐
te dtot he po wersupply. #
Fasten co ver1.Todot his, place thec over
on from abo ve. #
Press thec over int othe neighboring switch‐
ing console on ther ight hand side. Driving and parking
121

Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time. Yo
uu setheD IRECT SELECT le vertos witchthe
transmission position. The cur rent transmission
position appear sinthe multifunction displa y. 005D
Park position
005E Reverseg ear
005C Neutral
005B Driveposition
En gaging reve rseg ear R #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupwards pas tthe first
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Eis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Selecting neutral N &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
whe nneutral positio nisengaged
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in neutral position 005Cand thep arking brake
is no tengaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y. #
Befor eparkin gthe vehicle, apply the
parking brake. 12 2
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#
Press theb rake pedal and theD IRECT
SELECT le veru pwards or down wardstot he
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Cis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Re leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,e.g. topush it or towi t.
If th ea utomatic transmission should also
st ay in neutral 005C 005Cwhen thei gnition is
switched off, car ryout thef ollowing: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
005C. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition.
% If
yo ut hen lea vethev ehicle and theS mart‐
Ke yiss tillint hevehicle, thea utomatic trans‐
mission will stay in neut ral005C from then on.
Engaging par kposition P #
Press button 1.
Tr ansmission position display 005Dis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Pa rk position 005Dis engaged automaticall ywhen
one of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R Yous wit ch offt he engine in transmission
position 005Bor005E.
R Youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle is
st ationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow speed
and in transmissio nposition 005Bor005E.
Engaging driv eposition D #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdownw ards pas tthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Bis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
The automatic transmission shifts thro ugh the
individual gearsa utomaticall ywhen it is in trans‐
mission position 005B.This is de term ined bythe
fo llowing factors:
R Position of thea ccelerator pedal
R Driving speed Driving and parking
12 3

Re
strictin gthe shi ftrange Re
quirements:
R Transmission position 005Bis engaged
(/ page123). #
Torestrict th eshiftrange: briefly pull steer‐
ing wheel paddle shif ter1.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar down, dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .The shi ftrang eisa lsor estricted.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Pull and hold steering wheel paddle shif ter
1 .
The automatic transmission will chang etoa
shif trang ewhich allo wseasy acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, thea utomatic
transmission shifts down one or mor egears
and restricts thes hiftrange.
Th es hift rang es elected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear.
% The automatic transmissio
ndoes no tshift
down if youp ullsteering wheel paddle shif ter
1 whils ttrave ling at tooh igh aspeed.
If th es hiftrang eisr estricted and them axi‐
mum engine speed fort he restricted shi ft
ra ng eisr eached, thea utomatic transmission
will no tshif tu p. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: briefly pull
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar up, dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .Thisd eres tricts thes hiftrang eat
th es ame time. The shif
trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: pull and hold
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
or #
Engag etransmission position 005Bagain
(/ page123).
The auto matic transmission shifts up one or
mor egear sdepending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Simultaneously ,the shif trange
re striction is deactivated and thet ransmis‐
sion position appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
play 005B.
Ad aptthe shif trang etot he driving situation:
0049 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
0048 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on downhill
gradients and whe ndriving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operatin gconditions.
0047 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on extreme ly
st eep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stre tches. Usin
gkickdown #
Form aximum acceleration: depressthe
accelerator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. All-wheel drive
Note
sona ll-wheel drive All-wheel driv
eensures permanent driv efor all
fo ur wheels, and toget her wit hESP®
it impr oves
th et raction of thev ehicle.
The traction cont roloft he all-wheel driv ealso
ta ke sp lace via theb rake system. Therefore, the
brak esystem can overheat during extreme off-
ro ad use. In this case, ease of fthe accelerator
pedal or stop toallo wthe brak esystemtoc ool
down.
If ad rive nw heel spins du etoinsufficient trac‐
tion, obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R When pulling away,m akeu se of thet raction
cont rolintegrated in ESP ®
.D epress the
accelerator pedal as farasn ecessar y.
R Take your foot offt he accelera torp edal,
slowly ,whilet he vehicle is in motion. 124
Driving and pa rking

In wintr
ydriving conditions, alw aysu se winter
tires (M+S tires) and, if necessar y,sno wchains
(/ page245). Only in this wa yc an them aximum
ef fect of all-whee ldrive be achie ved.
Use DSR( Downhill Speed Regulation) when driv‐
ing downhill off-road (/ page126).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving styleorify ou are
inattenti ve,the all-wheel driv esystem can neither
re duce ther isk of an accident nor override the
la ws of ph ysics. The all-wheel driv esystemc an‐
no ttak er oad, weather and traf ficc onditions into
account. The all-whee ldrive system is onl yan
aid. Youa re re sponsible form aintaining asafe
dis tance from thev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, forb raking in good time and fors taying in
lane.
* NO
TERisk of damag etothe driv etra in
and theb rake system If
yo uo perat evehicles wit hall-wheel driv eon
ao ne-axle test st and, youm aydamag ethe
driv etra in or theb rake system. #
Afunction or per form anc etests hould
only be car ried out on atwo -axle test
st and. #
Ifyo uw ish tooperat ethe vehicle on
suc hat ests tand, please consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop in
advance. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe transfer
case If
yo ut ow th evehicle wit haraised axle, the
trans ferc ase can getdamaged. Suc hdamage
is no tcovered byMercedes-BenzL imited
Wa rrant y. #
Nevertow th evehicle wit haraised axle. #
Onlytow thev ehicle wit hall wheels on
th eg round or full yraised. #
Notethei nstruction sontowing the
ve hicle wit hfull contact wit hthe ground
fo ra ll wheels. Engaging all-wheel drive
Conditions
fore ngaging/disengaging
Yo uc an engag eand deactivat ethe all-wheel drive
when stationar yorwhile drivin gslowl y. When
stationar y,thef ollowing mus tbeobserved:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes teering wheel in thes traight-ahea dposi‐
tion.
If th ea ll-wheel driv ecann otbe engaged when
st ationary: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe selector le verfrom 005Cto005B from
005B to005C from 005Cto005E and bac kto005C.
Engaging and disengaging thea ll-wheel drive
can be made easier in this wa y.
Obser vethef ollowing when driving slowly:
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is no ttrave ling fasterthan
6. 2m ph (1 0km/h).
R The vehicle is no tbeing driven around abend.
If it is no tpossible toengag eall-wheel driv ewhen
th ev ehicle is rolling: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
brief lymo vethes elector le verto005C . Engaging/disen
gaging all-wheel drive *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe transfer
case If
yo us tepont he accelerator pedal while the
all-wheel driv eisengaged or disen gage d, the
trans ferc ase ma ybedamaged. #
Do no tstepont he accelera torp edal
when thei ndicator lam pinthe switch
fo rt he all-wheel driv eisflashing. Driving and parking
12 5

#
Toengage/disen gage: press theu pper sec‐
tion of switch 1.
The indicator lam pinswitch 1flashes while
th ea ll-wheel driv eisengaged or disengaged.
The 00E5 and003D warning lamps light up in
th ei nstrument displa y.ESP ®
and ASR are
deacti vatedf or thed uration of thes hifto per‐
ation. If thes hifto peration is successful, the
00E5 and003D warning lamps in thei nstru‐
ment displa ygoout and ESP ®
and ASR are
re activated.
As lon gasthe indicator lam pinswitch 1is
fl ashing, youc an cancel thes hifto peration by
pressing switch 1again. If thes hifto peration
fa ils, thei ndicator lam pinswitch 1brief ly
fl ashes thre et imes. One of thes hiftconditions
wa sn otmet.
If th ei ndicator lam pinswitch 1lights up, all-
wheel driv eisengaged. Arele vant messa ge
appear sinthe displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer.
% If
th eL OW RANGE gear reduction is engaged,
th ea ll-wheel driv ecann otbe disengaged. Fu
nction of theL OW RANGE gear reduction The
LOWR ANGE gear reduction enables very
slo wd riving in ther espectiv egears. If youe ngage
LO WR ANGE, thee ngine' sperform anc echarac‐
te rist ics and thea utomatic transmission's shift‐
ing characteristic sareadjus teda ccording ly.T he
transmission ratio from thee ngine tothew heels
is around 40% lo werthan in ther oad posi tion.
The driv etorque is increased cor respondingly.
Conditions fore ngaging/disengaging
Th ef ollowing shifting condition smustbem etin
order toengag eordisengag eLOW RANGE:
R All-wheel driv eisengaged (/ page125).
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R Youd epress theb rake pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dor005C. Engaging and disen
gaging LOWr ange 1
Engaging and disengagin gLOW range
% On
vehicles wit hDSR (Downhill Speed Regu‐
lation), switch 1isreplaced wit hthe switch
fo rD SR. #
Toengag eand disen gage: press theu pper
section of switch 1.
The 002E indicator lam pflashes in thei nstru‐
ment displa yfor thed uration of thes hift
operation.
R When thes hifto peration take sp lace and
LO WR ANGE is engaged, the002E indica‐
to rlamp lights up.
R When thes hifto peration take sp lace and
LO WR ANGE is disengaged, the002E indi‐
cator lam pgoes out.
As long as thei ndicator lamp 002Eisflashing,
yo uc an cancel thes hifto peration bypressing
button 1again. If thes hifto peration fails, the
indicator lamp 002Ebrieflyflashes thre et imes.
One of thes hiftconditions wasn otmet. DSR (Downhill Speed
Regulation) Note
sonD SR If
yo uf ail toadap tyour driving styleory ou are
inattenti ve,D SR can nei ther reduce ther isk of
accident nor override thel aws of ph ysics. DSR
canno ttak er oad, weather and traf ficc onditions
int oa ccount. DSR is only an aid. Youa re re spon‐
sible foras afed istan cetothev ehicle in front, for
ve hicle speed and forb raking in good time.
DSR supports youw hen drivin gdownhill. DSR
main tains asetspeed fory ou on downhill gradi‐
ents byapplying theb rake sasr equired. Main‐ 12 6
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Using electronic le
velc ontrol forc harging
with air in an emer gency *
NO
TEDama gedue topressur ebeing too
high If
th ep ressur eint he air suspension bello ws
is tooh igh, thec ompressed-air lines or thea ir
suspension bello wsmaybed amaged. #
Ensur eyou obser vethem aximum per‐
missible operating pressur eof900 kPa
(9 bar/130 psi). Onl
yfor vehicles wit hvalves fore lectronic le vel
control emergency charging. If electroni clevel
control is malfunctioning and thev ehicle is lean‐
ing, youc an raise or lo werthe vehicle bycon‐
necting an extern al compressed-air source toone
of thee mer gency valves (similar ly as withtire
va lve) .Ife lectronic le velc ontrol is no topera‐
tional, youc an driv eoncarefull ytothe nearest
qu alified specialis tworks hop and ha vethem al‐
function remedied. #
Apply thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Turn thev alvec ap of thec orresponding valve
(1 L=l eft,2R=r ight). #
Connec tthe extern al compressed-air source. #
Raise or lo werthe vehicle le velbyc harging or
re leasing compressed air until thed riving
le ve lh as been reached and thev ehicle is in a
horizontal position. While doing so, ensure
yo uo bse rvet he maximum permissible oper‐
ating pressur eof900 kP a(9bar/130 psi). #
Disconnec tthe extern al compressed-air
source. #
Tighten thev alvec ap on thev alve(1 L=
left, 2R=r ight). #
Driv eonc arefull ytothe neares tqualified
specialis tworks hop. 13 2
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#
In particula r,do no tparkond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed rive‐
train due torolling away #
Alwaysp arky our vehicle safely and
according tolegal requirements. #
Alwaysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryif
parkin gbrake is no tapplied
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in par kposition 005Dand thep arking brak eis
no te ngaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Engaging pa rkposition 005Dis no tafully ade‐
qu ater eplacement fort he parking brake.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away
as desc ribed belo w. Obser
vethef ollowing points toensur ethat the
ve hicle is properly secured agains trolling away
unin tentionally: #
alwa ys appl ythe parking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engag etransmission position 005D. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towa rdst he curb. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: securethe
re ar axle wit hachockorano bject without
shar pedges.
% Yo
uc an operat ethe side windo wsforf ive
minutes af tery ou ha veswitched of fthe vehi‐
cle. Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing
theh andbrak elever &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Driving and parking
141

Fo
rthe automatic functions towo rkcor rectl y,the
driver mus tbeseated in thec orrect sea tposition
(/ page 64).
The function of thee lectric parking brak eis
dependent on theo n-boar delectrical sy stem volt‐
age. If theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eis
lo wort hereisam alfunction in thes ystem, it
ma ynotbe possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak eand they ellow 0024 indicator lam plights
up.
In this case, par kthe vehicle in thef ollowing way:
R Park thev ehicle on le velg roun da nd secur eit
to prev ent it from rolling away.
R Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D.
% The electric parking brak
eisonlya ctually
applied when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA)
or 0024 (Canada) indicator lamps light up
continuousl y.
It ma ynotbe possible torelease aparkin gbrake
if th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eisl owor
if th er eisam alfunction in thes ystem. Infor ma
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
When thee ngine is switched off, thee lectric
parking brak ecarries out afunction test at regu‐
lar inter vals. Noise sarenormal in this process.
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applied when thet ransmission is in position 005D.
In addition, at leas tone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off
R The driver is no tsitting in thed rive r's seat
R The belt buckle is undone To
prev ent thee lectric parking brak efroma pply‐
ing automaticall y,pull switch 1.
The electric parking brak eisalso automatically
applied if ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chas
brought thev ehicle toas tandstill.
In addition ,atleastone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off
R The driver is no tsitting in thed rive r's seat
R The belt buckle is undone
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction
R The po wersupp lyis insuf ficient
R The vehicle is stationar yfor along time
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument displa ylights up.
The electric parking brak eisonlya ctuall yapplied
when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) indicator lamps light up continuousl y.
Re leasing thee lectric pa rking brak eautomat‐
ically
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eofyourvehicle is
re leased when all of thef ollowing condition sare
fulfilled:
R The driver is sitting in thed rive r's seat.
R The driver is belted.
R The engine is running.
R The transmissio nisinposition005Bor005E and
yo ud epress thea ccelera tor.
or
Yo us wit ch from transmission position 005Dto
position 005Bor005E.Y ou mus talso depress the Driving and pa
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