If yourseat belt is not fastened, the following
conditions must be fulfilled to automatically
release the electric parking brake:
Rthe driver's door is closed.
Ryou have shifted out of transmission position
P or you have previously driven faster than
2m ph (3 km/h).
Ensure that you do not depresst he accelerator
pedalu nintentionally .Otherwise the parking
brake wil lbereleased and the vehicle wil lstart
to move.
Emergency braking
The vehicle can also be braked during an emer- gency by using the electric parking brake.
XWhiled riving, push handle :of the electric
parking brake (Ypage 154).
The vehicle is braked as long as you keep
handle :of the electric parking brake
depressed. The longer electric parking brake
handle :is depressed, the greater the brak-
ing force.
During braking:
Raw arning tone sounds
Rthe Please Release Parking Brakemes-
sage appears
Rthe red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes
When the vehicle has been braked to astand-
still, the electric parking brake is engaged.
Parking the vehicle for alongp eriod
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than
four weeks, the battery may be damaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than six
weeks, the vehicle may suffer damage as a
resultoflack of use.
XVisit aqualifieds pecialist workshop and seek
advice.
iYou can obtain information abou ttrickle
chargers from aqualifieds pecialist work-
shop.
Drivin gtips
General driving tips
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you switch off the ignition whil edriving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all .This could affect,
for example ,the powers teering and the brake
boosting effect. You wil lrequire considerably
more effort to steer and brake. There is arisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition whil edriving.
GWARNING
If you operate mobilec ommunication equip-
ment whiled riving, you willbed istracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle.T here isarisk of an accident.
Only operate this equipment when the vehicle
is stationary.
Observe the legalr equirements for the country
in which you are driving. Some jurisdictions pro-
hibitt he driver from using amobilep hone while
driving avehicle.
If you make acall whiled riving, always use
hands-free mode. Only operate the telephone
when the traffic situation permits. If you are
unsure, pul lover to asafe location and stop
before operating the telephone.
Bear in mind that at aspeed of only 30 mph
(approximatel y50km/h), the vehicle covers a
distance of 44 ft (approximatel y14m)p er sec-
ond.
Drive sensibly –save fuel
Observe the following tips to save fuel:
XThe tires should always be inflated to the rec-
ommended tire pressure.
XRemove unnecessary loads.
XRemove roof racksw hen they are not needed.
XWarm up the engineatlow engin espeeds.
XAvoid frequenta cceleration or braking.
XHave all maintenanc ework carried out as
indicated by the servicei ntervals in the Main-
Driving tips155
Driving and parking
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