Mercedes-Benz

Electric parking brake function (releasing automatically)

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to children left unattended in the vehicle

If children are left unattended in the vehicle, they could:

operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.

In addition, children could also set the vehicle in motion, for example, by:

releasing the parking brake.
shifting the automatic transmission out of park position .
starting the engine.

Never leave children and animals unattended in the vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle. This also applies to the digital vehicle key if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated via Mercedes me connect.

The electric parking brake is released when the following conditions are fulfilled:

The engine is running.
The seat belt tongue is inserted into the seat belt buckle of the driver's seat.
The transmission is in position or and you depress the accelerator pedal or you shift from transmission position to or .
If the transmission is in position , the tailgate must be closed.

If the seat belt tongue is not inserted into the seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

The driver's door is closed.
You move the transmission out of transmission position or you have previously driven faster than 3 km/h.
If the transmission is in position , the tailgate must be closed.

When the electric parking brake is released, the red indicator lamp in the instrument cluster goes out.