Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 398)

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Controls in detail
Driving and parking
Emergency braking with electronic
parking brake
In an emergency situation, you can also
brake your vehicle while driving by using
the electronic parking brake.
̈ While driving, press handle for elec-
tronic parking brake (
୴ page 395).
During the braking procedure, the red indi-
cator lamp
0 (USA only) or !
(Canada only) flashes in the instrument
cluster, the message “Please release park-
ing brake” appears on the multifunction
display and you will hear a warning tone.
Once the vehicle comes to a complete stop
the electronic parking brake will engage.
Turning off the engine
̈ Shift the automatic transmission to P
(
୴ page 403).
Turning off with SmartKey
̈ Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position 0 (
୴ page 344) and remove
it.
The immobilizer is activated.
i Your vehicle will be braked for as long as you
press and hold the switch for the electronic park-
ing brake. The longer you keep the electronic
parking brake pressed, the more strongly your
vehicle will be braked. This method occurs on all
4 wheels, not just the rear wheels.
i If the engine cannot be turned off as de-
scribed, see “Emergency engine shut-down”
(
୴ page 707).
Warning!
G
Do not turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. With the en-
gine not running, there is no power assis-
tance for the brake and steering systems. In
this case, it is important to keep in mind that
a considerably higher degree of effort is nec-
essary to brake and steer the vehicle.
! Observe instructions
ț when taking the vehicle through an
automatic conveyor type car wash
(
୴ page 588)
ț when towing the vehicle ( ୴ page 702)
! If you turn off the engine using the
SmartKey and
ț remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch
or
ț open a front door
the transmission will shift to park position P
automatically.
Keep in mind that turning off the engine with the
SmartKey alone only will automatically shift the
transmission to neutral position N.