Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 221)

! If DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD function
is activated, the vehicle brakes automati-
cally in certain situations. To prevent dam-
age to the vehicle, deactivate DISTRONIC
PLUS and the HOLD function in the follow-
ing or other similar situations:
R
when towing the vehicle
R
in the car wash
Deactivating the HOLD function
(
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page 219).
Activation conditions
You can activate the HOLD function if:
R the vehicle is stationary
R the engine is running
R the driver's door is closed or your seat belt
is fastened
R
the electric parking brake is released
R the transmission is in position D, R or N
R DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated
Activating the HOLD function
X
Make sure that the activation conditions
are met.
X Depress the brake pedal.
X Quickly depress the brake pedal further
until : appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release the brake pedal.
i If depressing the brake pedal the first
time does not activate the HOLD function,
wait briefly and then try again.
Deactivating the HOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated automati-
cally if:
R you accelerate and the transmission is in
position D or R.
R you shift the transmission to position P.
R you depress the brake pedal again with a
certain amount of pressure until : disap-
pears from the multifunction display.
R you secure the vehicle using the electric
parking brake.
R
you activate DISTRONIC PLUS.
i After a time, the electric parking brake
secures the vehicle and relieves the service
brake.
The electric parking brake automatically
secures the vehicle if the HOLD function is
activated and:
R
the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened.
R the engine is switched off.
R a system malfunction occurs.
R the power supply is not sufficient.
On steep uphill or downhill inclines or if there
is a malfunction, the transmission may also
be automatically shifted into position P.
AIRMATIC package
General notes
AIRMATIC regulates the level of your vehicle.
As well as level control (
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page 221), your
vehicle can be equipped with ADS (Adaptive
Damping System) (
Y
page 220) and ACTIVE
CURVE SYSTEM (
Y
page 220).
Observe the notes on driving with a trailer
(
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page 265).
Driving systems
219
Driving
and
parking
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