Mercedes-Benz

Applying/releasing the electric parking brake manually

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

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

open doors, thereby endangering other persons or road users.
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic.
operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.

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

releasing the parking brake.
changing the transmission position.
starting the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the vehicle key out of the reach of children.

Applying the electric parking brake

Turn the key to position

If you turn the key to position in the ignition lock, you can only apply the parking brake within the next five minutes.

Press switch

When the electric parking brake is applied, the red indicator lamp lights up in the multifunction display. The electric parking brake is only actually applied when the red indicator lamp lights up continuously.

Releasing the electric parking brake

Turn the key to position

If you turn the key from position to position in the ignition lock, you can release the parking brake once.

Depress the brake pedal.

Pull switch

The red indicator lamp on the multifunction display goes out.

If you apply and release the parking brake frequently within a short period, it may not be possible to release the parking brake again in some cases. To protect it from damage, the parking brake is temporarily locked and cannot be released – repeat lock. The parking brake is operational again after approximately 20 seconds.