Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving and parking
Automatically releasing electronic park-
ing brake
Your vehicle’s electronic parking brake is
automatically released when:
ț
The engine is running.
ț
Transmission is in position D or R.
ț
The hood is closed.
ț
You have fastened your seat belt.
ț
You step on the accelerator pedal.
If reverse gear R is engaged, the trunk
must be closed.
Manually engaging electronic parking
brake
̈
Press handle
1.
The red indicator lamp
0 (USA only)
or
! (Canada only) in the instru-
ment cluster comes on.
Automatically engaging electronic park-
ing brake* (USA only)
Your vehicle’s electronic parking brake is
automatically engaged when DISTRONIC
Plus* (
page 424) brings your vehicle to a
standstill and at least one of the following
conditions is met:
ț
The engine is switched off.
ț
The driver’s door is opened and the
seat belt is not inserted in the seat belt
buckle.
ț
The hood is released.
ț
The trunk lid is open while reverse
gear R is engaged.
ț
The vehicle is parked for an extended
period of time.
The red indicator lamp
0 (USA only) or
! (Canada only) in the instrument clus-
ter comes on.
i
If you have not fastened your seat belt, the
following conditions must be met in order for the
electronic parking brake to be automatically re-
leased:
ț
The driver’s door is closed.
ț
You must move the gear selector out of P po-
sition or drive faster than 2 mph (3 km/h).
i
You can also engage the electronic parking
brake when the SmartKey is removed from the
starter switch.
i
In addition to the electronic parking brake,
park position P can be automatically engaged.