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Braking and parking
Hill driving assistant*
3 Valid for vehicles: with ESC
The hill driving assist
ant helps the driver to
move off and upward on a hill, both forwards
and backwards, when the vehicle is station-
ary.
The system maintains brake pressure for ap-
proximately two seconds after the foot is tak-
en off the brake pedal, to prevent the vehicle
from moving when it is started. During these 2
seconds, the driver has enough time to re-
lease the clutch pedal and accelerate with-
out the vehicle moving and without having to
use the handbrake, making start-up easier,
more comfortable and safer.
These are the basic operation conditions:
●
being on a ramp or hill/slope,
●
driver door closed,
●
vehicle completely stationary,
●
engine running and foot on the brake,
●
having a gear engaged or being in neutral
for a manual gearbo
x, or with the selector
lever at positions D/S or R for an automatic
gearbox.
WARNING
●
If you do not star
t the vehicle immediate-
ly after taking your foot off the brake pedal,
the vehicle may roll back under certain
conditions. Depress the brake pedal or use
the hand brak
e immediately.
●
If the engine stalls, depress the brake
pedal or use the hand brake immediately.
●
When following a line of traffic uphill, if
you want to prevent the vehicle from rolling
back when starting off, hold the brake ped-
al down for a few seconds before starting
off.
Note
The Official Service or a specialist work-
shop can t
ell you if your v
ehicle is equip-
ped with this system.
Stabilisation and brake as-
sist
ance syst
ems
Control lamps*
It lights up
Fault in the ESC or ABS, or disconnection caused by
the system.
The ESC w
orks in combination with the ABS. If the
ABS fails, the lamp also lights up.
Flashes
ESC or ASR activated.
It lights up
Fault in the ASR or disconnection caused by the sys-
tem.
Flashes
ASR working.
It lights up
ASR manually deactivated.
Or: ESC in Sport mode
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It lights up
ABS faulty or does not work.
The control lamps light up together when the
ignition is s
wit
ched on and should turn off af-
ter approximately 2 seconds. This is the time
taken for the function check.
Brake assist systems
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)*
The ESC helps t
o impr
ove safety. It reduces
the tendency to skid and improves the stabili-
ty and roadholding of the vehicle. The ESC
detects critical handling situations, such as
vehicle understeer or oversteer, or wheelspin
on the driving wheels. It stabilises the vehicle
by braking individual wheels or by reducing
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