Applying/releasing the electric parking brake manually
WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to children left unattended in the vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle, they could:
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, for example by:
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 reach of children.
To apply:
press switch 
. When the electric parking brake is applied, the red 
indicator lamp lights up in the instrument display. The electric parking brake is only actually applied when the red indicator lamp lights up continuously.
It is also possible to apply the electric parking brake when the ignition is switched off.
To release:
pull switch . The red indicator lamp in the instrument display goes out.
You may only release the electric parking brake if the ignition is switched on with the start/stop button.