2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE brakes

If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunctional-
ity ofyou rbrakes atregul arintervals.
You canfind adescriptio nof Brake Assist (BAS)
on (Ypage 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly have
brake pads/linings installedon you rvehicle
which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-Benz
vehicle sor which correspond toan equi valent
qua litystandard. Brakepads/linings whichhave
not been appro vedforMercedes-Benz vehicles
or which arenot ofan equi valent qualitycould
affect yourvehicle 'sopera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro vedfor
you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich corre-
sponds toan equi valent qualitystandard. Brake
flui dwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Chec kingbrake liningthickne ss You
canmeasu rethe break pad/liningthick-
ness using atest gage .Colo r-coding (greenor
red) onthe test gage allows youtodetermine
whether thebrake pad/liningthickness isstill
sufficie nt.The test gage isin the vehicle docu-
ment walletinthe glove box. Front
wheel Rea
rwheel
X Bring thevehicle andwheel sinto asuita ble
positio nso that youcan attach testgage 0083.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingawa y
(Y page 142).
X Engage parkpositio nP.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Pla cetest gage 0083betwee nthe wheel 's
spokes onbrake pad/lining0087.
X Hold testgage 0083verticall yon brake disc0043
and slidemeasu ringpin0044onto brake
disc 0043.
X Check whichcolorfield0085the arrow on
measu ringpin0044ispointing to.
Green: thebrake pad/liningthickness issuf-
ficient.
Red: thebrake pad/liningthickness isnot
sufficie nt.Have thebrake pads/lining
checked ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
To avoid aninaccurate measurement:
R make sureyoupositio nthe wheel ssuita bly
R do not putthemeasu ringpinonarecess in
the brake disc Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
the road surface iswet, hydro planing may
occur dependi ngon water level,speed andtire
tread depth. Drivi
ngtips
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For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Do
not drive throu ghfloode dare as. Che ck
the depthofany water befo redri ving throu gh
it. Drive slowlythrou ghstand ingwater. Oth-
erw ise,wa ter cou ldenter thevehi cleinteri or
or engi necompa rtment. Itcan then damag e
the engi ne's orautoma tictransmi ssion's
ele ctronic components.Itcan also be sucke d
in by the engi ne's airintake connectio nand
cau seengi nedamag e. Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face in
an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's braking
effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei rgri p.
The reisan increa seddanger ofskid ding and
acci dents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter the
vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi cle
beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk of
fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary hea ting
runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand area
aro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .To
ensu rean adequ atesupplyoffresh air, ope na
wi ndow onthe sideof the vehi clethat isnot
faci nginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter. Drive
particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa dsur -
face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ingand
bra king mane uvers.Do not use cruisecontrol or
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ceand
is there foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly in
woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcondi -
tions whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 293).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 292 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation" sec-
tion (Ypage 292 ). Dri
vin gsys tems Crui
secontrol
Gen eral notes Cru
isecontrol maintains aconsta ntroa dspe ed
for you. Itbra kes automa tically in orde rto avo id
excee dingthesetspeed. Onlong andsteep
dow nhillgra dients, especia lly if the vehi cleis
la den, youmus tsel ect alow gearin goo dtime.
You need toshi ftmanu ally usi ng the steer ing
whe elpa ddl eshi fters beforeha nd.Bydoing so,
yo uwi llmake useofthe braking effectof the
engi ne.Thisrel iev es the loadon the brakesys-
tem andprevents thebrakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly .
Whe nthe engi neisrunni ng,youcan usethe
crui secontrol leverto limit the speedtoany
spe edbetw een20mph (30km/h )and thetech-
nica lly per mitted maximum speedofthe vehi cle.
Use cruisecontrol ifroa dand traffi ccondi tions
make itap prop riate to mai ntain astea dyspe ed
for aprol onge dper iod. 150
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vin gsys temsDrivin gand parking

The
speed indicated inthe speedometer may
differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
Import antsafety notes If
you failtoadapt yourdriving style,cruise con-
trol can neither reducetherisk ofan accident
nor override thelaws ofphysics. Cruisecontrol
cann ottake intoaccount theroad, trafficand
weather conditions.Cruise controlisonly an
aid. You areresponsible forthe distance tothe
vehicle infront ,for vehicle speed,forbraking in
good timeandforstaying inyour lane.
Do not use cruise control:
R in road andtrafficcondit ionswhich donot
allow youtomaintain aconst antspeed, e.g.in
heavy trafficor on winding roads
R on slippery roadsurfaces. Brakingor accel-
erating couldcause thedrive wheels tolose
tract ionand thevehicle couldthenskid
R inpoor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Activates orincreases speed
0044 Activates orreduces speed
0087 Deact ivates cruise control
0085 Activates atthe current speed/last stored
speed
When youactivate cruisecontrol,the stored
speed isshown inthe multifunct iondisplay for
five seconds. Activation
conditions To
activate cruisecontrol,allofthe following
activation conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the electric parking brakemustbereleased.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot inter vening.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005B.
Storing, maintaining andcalling upa
speed Storing
andmaint aining thecurr ent
speed
You canstore thecurrent speedifyou aredriv-
ing faster than20mph (30km/ h).
X Acc elerate thevehicle tothe desired speed.
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever up0043 or
down 0044.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator pedal.
Cruise controlisactivated. Thevehicle auto-
matically maintains thestored speed.
i Cruise
controlmay beunable tomaintain
the stored speedonuphill gradients. The
stored speedisresumed whenthegradient
evens out.Cruise controlmaintains the
stored speedondownhill gradients byauto-
matically applyingthe brakes.
Storing thecurr entspeed orcalling upthe
last stored speed G
WARNIN
G
If you callupthe stored speedanditdiffers
from thecurrent speed,thevehicle acceler-
ates ordecelerates. Ifyou donot know the
stored speed, thevehicle couldaccelerate or
brake unexpect edly.There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Pay atten tiontothe road andtrafficcondi-
tions before callingupthe stored speed. Ifyou
do not know thestored speed, storethe
desired speedagain.
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0085.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator pedal.
The first time cruise controlisactivated, it
stores thecurrent speedorregulates the
speed ofthe vehicle tothe previously stored
speed. Driving
systems
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Setting
aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increment s):briefly press
the cruise control lever up0043 past thepres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0044for
a lower speed.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mp hincre-
ments (1km/h increment s):briefly press
the cruise control lever up0043 tothe pressure
point forahigher speed, ordown 0044for a
lower speed.
i Cruise
control isnot deactiv atedifyou
depress theaccelerat orpedal. Forexample, if
you accelerat ebriefly toovert ake,cruise con-
trol adjusts thevehicle's speedtothe last
speed storedafter youhave finished overtak-
ing.
Deactivat ingcruise control There
areseveral waystodeactiv atecruise con-
trol:
X Briefly pressthecruise control lever forwards
0087.
or X Brak e.
Cruise control isautomatic allydeactiv atedif:
R the vehicle issecured withtheelectr icpark-
ing brake
R you aredriving atless than 20mph (30km/ h)
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R youshi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C
wh ile dri vin g
If cru ise contro lis de acti vated ,yo uwi llhe ar a
wa rning tone .Yo uwi llsee theCruise Con‐ Cru
ise Con‐
tro lOff tro
lOff message inthe multifu nctio ndisp lay
for appro xim atelyfiv esec ond s.
i Wh
enyousw itch offthe engine,the last
sp ee dstor ediscle ared . Ac
tiv eDi stan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
Ge neral notes Activ
eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICreg ulate sthe
sp ee dand automa tically he lpsyo uma inta inthe
di sta nce fromthe vehiclede tecte din fro nt.
Veh icles arede tecte dwi th the aid of the rada r
sen sor system .Activ eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONICbra kes automa tically to avoid
exce eding the setspee dor toma inta inthe des-
ig nate ddista nce fromthe vehiclein fro nt.
If Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICde tects
tha tthe reisaris kof acol lisi on with the vehicle
in fro nt, youwi llbe warned visually and audibly.
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICcanno tpre -
vent acol lisi on withou tyo ur inte rventio n.An
inte rmittent warning tone willthe nsou ndand
the dista nce warning lamp willlight upinthe
ins trument cluster .Bra keimm ediatel yin ord er
to incr ease the dista nce tothe vehiclein fro ntor
take evasive acti onpro vided itis sa fe to do so.
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICop era tes in
the spee dra nge betwe en0mph (0km/h )and
120 mph (200km/h ).
Ch ang einto alowe rge ar ingo od time onlong
and steepdo wnh ill gra dients .Thi sis esp ecially
imp orta ntifthe vehicleis lade n.By doing so,you
wi llma keuseof the braking effect ofthe eng ine.
Thi srel ieves theload on the brakesystem and
pre vents thebrakes fromove rheating and wear-
ing too quickl y.
Do not useActiv eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
on roa dswith stee pgra dients .
For Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICto assist
yo uwh en drivin g,the rada rsen sor system must
be opera tional .
As Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICtra nsmi ts
ra da rwa ves ,it can resemb lethe rada rde tecto rs
of the responsi ble au thor ities. Youcan referto
the releva ntcha pterin the Opera tor' sMa nua lif
qu esti ons areas ked abou tthi s.
i USA
only:Thi sde vic eha sbe en appro ved by
the FCC asa"V eh icu larRa darSys tem" .The
ra da rsen sor isinte ndedfor usein an auto-
moti verada rsy stem only.Re mov al,tam per-
ing ,or alteri ngofthe devic ewi llvoi dany war-
ra ntie s,and isnot permi tted bythe FCC .Do
not tamperwi th, alter, orusein any non-
ap pro ved way.
Any unauthorized mod ificati ontothisde vic e
cou ldvoi dthe user' sau thor itytoopera tethe
eq uipme nt. 15
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ivi ng system sDrivi ng andparki ng

R
There isinter ferenc eby other radarsources
R There arestron gradar reflect ions,forexam-
ple inparking garages
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC nolonger
detect sa vehicle infront ,Distan cePilot
DIS TRONIC mayunexpect edlyaccelerate tothe
speed stored.
This speed may:
R Be too high ifyou aredriving inaturnin glane
or an exit lane
R Be sohigh when driving inthe right- hand lane
that youovertak evehicles inthe left- hand
lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane thatyoupass vehi-
cles driving onthe right
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Stor esthe current speedorahigher speed
0044 Stor esthe current speedoralower speed
0087 Deact ivates Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC
0085 Stor esthe current speedorcalls upthe last
stored speed
0083 Sett ingaspecified minimum distance
Activating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC Activation
conditions
! When
Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC or
the HOLD functionisactivated, thevehicle
brakes automatically incert ainsituations. To
avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC andthe
HOLD functioninthe following orsimilar sit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
To activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC,
all the following conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the engine mustbestart ed.Itmay take upto
two minutes ofdriving beforeActiveDistan ce
Assist DISTRONIC isready foruse.
R the electric parking brakemustbereleased.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot inter vening.
R Act ive Parking Assistmustnotbeactivated.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005B.
R the driver's doormust beclosed whenyou
shift from 005Dto005B oryour seatbeltmust be
fasten ed.
R the front -passenger doormust beclosed.
R the vehicle mustnotskid.
Activating
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0085,up0043 ordown 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Keep thecruise controllever pressed up0043 or
down 0044until thedesired speedisset.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator pedal.
Your vehicle adaptsitsspeed tothat ofthe
vehicle infront ,but only uptothe desired
stored speed.
i If
you donot fully release theaccelerator
pedal, theAct. Act.
Distance Distance
Assist Assist
Suspen‐ Suspen‐
ded ded
message appearsinthe multifunct ion
display .The setdistance toaslower-movin g
vehicle infront willthen notbemaintained.
You willbedriving atthe speed youdetermin e
by the position ofthe accelerator pedal.
Act. Distance AssistSuspended Act.
Distance AssistSuspendedYou can
also activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC
when station ary.Thelowest speedthatcanbe
set is20 mph (30km/ h). 154
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

!
When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC or
the HOLD function isactivated, thevehicle
brakes automaticall yin certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Deactivating theHOLD function (Ypage 159).
Activation conditions You
canactivate theHOLD function if:
R the vehicle isstationary
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
R the driver's doorisclosed oryour seatbeltis
fastened
R the electric parking brakeisreleased
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated
R the transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C
on vehicles withautomatic transmission
Activating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactivation conditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depress thebrake pedalfurther
until 0043appea rsinthe multifunction display.
The HOLD function isactivated. Youcan
release thebrake pedal.
i If
depressing thebrake pedalthefirst time
does notactivate theHOLD function, wait
briefly andthen tryagai n. Deac
tivating theHOLD function The
HOLD function isdeactivated automaticall y
if:
R you accelerate. Onvehicles withautomatic
transmission: onlywhen thetransmission isin
position 005Bor005E.
R the transmission isin position 005Donvehicles
with automatic transmission.
R you depress thebrake pedalagainwith acer-
tain amount ofpressure until0043disapp ears
from themultifunction display.
R you activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC.
R you secure thevehicle usingtheelectric park-
ing brake.
i After
atime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
When theHOLD function isactivated, thetrans-
mission isautomaticall yshifted toposition 005D
if:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automaticall yif the HOLD function isactivated
when thevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supplyis insufficient Star
t-off Assis t(exc eptMercedes-
AMG vehicl es)
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If you usestart-of fassist, individu alwheels
may start tospin andthevehicle mayskid. If
ESP ®
is deactivated, thereisagreater danger
of skidding andhaving anaccident. Makesure
that nopersons orobstacles areinthe vicinity
of the vehicle.
Start- offassist enables optimum acceleration
from astandstill. Forthis, asuitabl yhigh-grip Driving
systems
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To
clean, useplenty ofwater andamild cleaning
agent without additional orabrasive products,
e.g. useacar shampoo approved forMercedes-
Benz .
X Dry vehicles coveredwithfilmusing asoft,
absorbent clothafterevery wash.
Water marks couldotherwise form.
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffectedby
corrosion anddamage causedbyinadequate
care cannotalway sbe completely repaired.In
such cases, visitaqualified specialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
The decorative filmmay beirreparably dam-
aged.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover and
rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
The Paint Cleaner cleaning product, whichhas
been approved andrecomm endedby
Mercedes- Benz,should beused when dirthas
penetr atedthedecorative filmsurface orthe
decorative filmhasbecome dull.
The manufact urercanprovide youwith infor-
mation onspecial careandcleaning products.
Laminated surfacesmayexhibit optical differ-
ences tosurfaces whichwerenotprotec tedbya
decorative filmwhen thedecorative filmis
removed.
i Have
workorrepairs ondecorative filmcar-
ried outataqualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouusean
authorized Mercedes-BenzCenter forthis
purpose. Cleaning
thevehicle parts
Cleaning thewheels G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnoz zle(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordamage
to the tires orchassis compon ents.Compo-
nent sdamaged inthis way may failunexpect -
edly. There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged tires
orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Do
not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brakedust.Thiscould damage
wheel boltsandbrake compon ents.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period of
time directly aftercleaning, particularly after
cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel cleaner.
Wheel cleaner canlead tothe increased cor-
rosion ofthe brake discsandpads. Therefore,
drive forafew minutes aftercleaning. By
heating upthe brakes, thebrake discsand
pads dry.Thevehicle canthen beparked fora
long period oftime.
Cleaning thewindows G
WARNIN
G
You could become trappedbythe windshield
wipers ifthey start moving whilecleaning the
windshield orwiper blades. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforecleaning thewindshield or
wiper blades.
! Only
foldthewindshield wipersawayfrom
the windshield whenvertical.Otherwise, you
will damage thehood.
! Do
not use drycloths, abrasive products,
solvent sor cleaning agentscontaining sol-
vent sto clean theinside ofthe windows. Do
not touch theinsides ofthe windows with
hard object s,e.g. anice scraper orring. There
is otherwise arisk ofdamaging thewindows.
! Clean
thewater drainage channelsofthe
windshield andtherear window atregular
inter vals. Deposits suchasleaves, petalsand
pollen mayunder certaincircumst ancespre-
vent water fromdraining away.This canlead
to corrosion damageanddamage toelec-
tron iccompon ents.
X Clean theinside andoutside ofthe windows
with adamp clothandacleaning productthat
is recomm endedandapproved byMercedes-
Benz . 268
CareMaintenance
andcare

!
When
Active Brake Assist, Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC orthe HOLD function is
activated, thevehicle brakesautomaticall yin
certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
these systems inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! Make
surethattheelectric parking brakeis
released .If the electric parking brakeisfaulty,
visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
! Only
secure thetow rope ortow baratthe
towing eyes.Otherwise, thevehicle couldbe
damage d.
! Do
not use thetowing eyesforrecovery pur-
poses asthis could damage thevehicle. Ifin
doubt, recover thevehicle withacrane.
! When
towing, pullawayslowly and
smoothly. Ifthe tractive poweristoo high, the
vehicles couldbedamage d.
! The
vehicle canbetowed amaximum of
30 miles (50km). Thetowing speedof30 mph
(50km/h) mustnotbeexceeded.
If the vehicle hastobe towed morethan
30 miles (50km), thefront axlemust beraised
or the entire vehicle raisedandtransported.
! Do
not tow with sling-type equipment. This
could damage thevehicle.
! When
towing awayvehicles withKEYLES S-
GO, usethekey instead ofthe Start/ Stop
button. Theautomatic transmission mayoth-
erwise shifttoposition 005Dwhen youopen the
driver's orfront -passenger door,which could
damage thetransmission.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not bestarted bytow-start ing.This could oth-
erwise damage thetransmission.
It is better tohave thevehicle transported than
to have ittowed away.
If the vehicle cannolonger bedriven because of
an accident orbreakdown, youhave thefollow-
ing options:
R Transporting thevehicle.
As arule, youshould havethevehicle trans-
ported.
R Towing thevehicle withatow rope ortow bar. Only
towthevehicle inexceptional cases.
The battery mustbeconnec tedand charged.
Otherwise, you:
R cannot turntheSmartKey toposition 0048in
the ignition lock.
R cannot release theelectric parking brake.
R cannot shiftthetransmission toposition 005C.
The function ofthe electric parking brakeand
the parking lockisdependent onthe on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltageislow orifthere isasys-
tem malfunction:
R the electric parking brakemaynotbeappli ed
in certain circumstances, or
R itmay nolonger bepossible toshift thetrans-
mission toposition 005D
Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.the
radio.
Deactivate theautomatic lockingfeaturebefore
the vehicle istowed (Ypage 189). Youcould
otherwise belocked outwhen pushing ortowing
the vehicle. Installin
g/removing thetowing eye
Installin gthe towing eye The
brackets forthe screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe rear and
at the front ,under covers 0043.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thestowage
space. Towing
andtow-start ing
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