Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Safety and Security

Driving safety systems

The electrohydraulic brake system is auto-
matically activated when you:

ț

unlock the vehicle with the SmartKey
or the KEYLESS-GO*

ț

open the driver’s or passenger door

ț

turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position 1

ț

in vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*, press
the start/stop button on the gear se-
lector lever once

ț

depress the brake pedal

ț

release the parking brake

Warning!

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The electrohydraulic brake system requires

electrical power to operate.

A malfunction in the vehicle’s power supply

or electrical system may impair brake sys-

tem operation and switch it into its emer-

gency operation mode. In such a case, the

red brake warning lamp (

page 374) and

warning messages in the instrument cluster

(

page 383) come on while driving. To

brake, the driver must then apply signifi-

cantly greater brake pedal pressure and de-

press the pedal much further to obtain the

expected braking effect. If necessary, apply

full pressure to the brake pedal. Brakes may

only be applied to the front wheels. Stop-

ping distance is increased!

If there is a malfunction in the electrohy-

draulic brake system, we recommend that

the vehicle be transported with all wheels

off the ground using flatbed or appropriate

wheel lift/dolly equipment. A tow bar must

be used if circumstances do not permit the

use of the recommended towing methods

and the vehicle requires towing with all four

wheels on the ground. Towing the vehicle

with all four wheels on the ground is only

permissible for distances up to 30 miles

(50 km) and at a speed not to exceed

30 mph (50 km/h). For more information,

refer to “Towing the vehicle” (

page 458).

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