Turning off the engine, Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2009 User Manual

Page 346

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Driving and parking

344

Engaging electronic parking brake

automatically
Your vehicle’s electronic parking brake
engages automatically when DISTRONIC Plus
(

Y

page 360) brings your vehicle to a

standstill, and at least one of the following
conditions is met:

R

The engine is turned off.

R

The driver’s door is opened and the seat
belt is not inserted in the seat belt buckle.

R

The hood lock is released.

R

The trunk lid is opened while the automatic
transmission is in reverse gear

R.

R

The vehicle is stationary for an extended
period of time.

The red indicator lamp

0

(USA only)

or

!

(Canada only) in the instrument

cluster comes on.

i

In addition to engaging the electronic

parking brake, the automatic transmission
will shift into park position

P automatically.

Emergency braking with electronic

parking brake
In an emergency situation, you can also brake
your vehicle while driving by using the
electronic parking brake.

X

While driving, press the handle for the
electronic parking brake (

Y

page 343).

i

Your vehicle will be braked for as long as

you press and hold the handle for the
electronic parking brake. The longer you
keep the handle for the electronic parking
brake pressed, the more strongly your
vehicle will be braked. This method occurs
on all four wheels, not just the rear wheels.

During the braking procedure

R

an acoustic warning sounds

R

the message

Please Release Parking

Brake

appears in the multifunction display

R

the red indicator lamp for the electronic
parking brake

0

(USA only) or

!

(Canada only) in the instrument cluster
flashes

Once the vehicle comes to a complete stop,
the electronic parking brake will engage
automatically.

Turning off the engine

G Warning!

Do not turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. With the
engine not running, there is no power
assistance for the brake and steering
systems. In this case, it is important to keep
in mind that a considerably higher degree
of effort is necessary to brake and steer the
vehicle.

i

If the engine cannot be turned off as

described, see “Emergency engine
shutdown” (

Y

page 586).

X

Shift the automatic transmission into park
position

P.

i

When parked on an incline, also turn the

front wheels towards the road curb.

i

Observe instructions if you want the

automatic transmission to remain in
neutral position

N, see “Remaining in

neutral position

N” (

Y

page 347).

With SmartKey

X

Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to
position

0.

Controls in detail

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