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  • 03/2020
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Activating/deactivating the HOLD function
WARNING Risk of an accident due to the HOLD function being activated when you leave the vehicle
If the vehicle is only braked with the HOLD function it could, in the following situations, roll away:

  • If there is a malfunction in the system or in the power supply.

  • If the HOLD function is deactivated by depressing the accelerator pedal or brake pedal, e.g. by a vehicle occupant.

Always secure the vehicle against rolling away before you leave it.
NOTE Damage from automatic braking
If one of the following functions is switched on, the vehicle brakes automatically in certain situations:

  • Active Brake Assist

  • Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC

  • HOLD function

  • Active Parking Assist

To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate these systems in the following or similar situations:

During towing
In a car wash
Requirements:

  • The vehicle is stationary.

  • The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on the driver's side is fastened.

  • The engine is running or has been automatically switched off by the ECO start/stop function.

  • The electric parking brake is released.

  • Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactivated.

  • Vehicles with automatic transmission: the transmission is in position , or .

Activating the HOLD function
Depress the brake pedal and after a short time quickly depress further until the display appears in the multifunction display.
Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
Depress the accelerator pedal to pull away.
or
Depress the brake pedal until the display disappears from the multifunction display.
The HOLD function is deactivated in the following situations:

  • Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activated.

  • Vehicles with automatic transmission: the transmission is switched to position .

  • The vehicle is secured with the electric parking brake.

In the following situations, the vehicle is held by transmission position and/or by the electric parking brake:

  • The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's door is opened.

  • The vehicle is switched off.

  • There is a malfunction in the system or the power supply is insufficient.

Vehicles with manual transmission:

The Brake immediately message may also appear in the multifunction display:

Immediately depress the brake pedal firmly until the warning message disappears.

The HOLD function is deactivated.

A horn sounds at regular intervals if, despite the Brake immediately message, you turn off the engine, remove your seat belt and open the driver's door. If you attempt to lock the vehicle, the horn tone becomes louder. The vehicle cannot be locked until you have deactivated the HOLD function.

Once you have switched off the engine, you cannot restart the engine until you have deactivated the HOLD function.

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