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Operation
Auto Hold function*
Fig. 206 Detailed view of the centre console:
Aut
o Ho
l
d button
The control lamp on the button switches on
when the Aut
o Ho
l
d function is on.
When the Auto Hold function is on, this helps
the driver if they must regularly stop the vehi-
cle or if they must stop with the engine run-
ning for prolonged periods, for example, on
hills, before a traffic light or in traffic jams
with continuous stopping and starting.
The Auto Hold function automatically pre-
vents the vehicle from rolling away acciden-
tally when at a standstill, without the driver
having to keep his/her foot on the brake ped-
al.
When the system that detects that the vehi-
cle has stopped, the Auto Hold keeps the ve-
hicle at a standstill. The brake pedal can be
released.
If the driver presses the brake pedal briefly or
the accelerator to start off, the Auto Hold
function releases the brake once more. The
vehicle moves according to the gradient.
If any of the conditions necessary for the Au-
to Hold function change while the vehicle
stopped, the system is turned off as is the in-
dicator on the button ››› Fig. 206. The elec-
tronic parking brake engages where necessa-
ry to park the vehicle safely ›››
.
C
ondition
s
for keeping the vehicle at a
standstill with Auto Hold:
●
The driver door must be closed.
●
The driver seat belt must be buckled.
●
The engine must be running.
●
The ASR system is switched on
››› page 187.
Automatically engaging and disengaging the
Auto Hold function
If the Auto Hold function was engaged with
the
AUTO HOLD
button before disengaging the
ignition, the f
u
nction w
ill automatically re-
main engaged after the ignition is re-engag-
ed.
If the Auto Hold function was not engaged, it
will automatically remain disengaged after
the ignition is engaged.
Permanent Auto Hold connection
The Auto Hold function must be switched on
every time the engine is started. However, to
switch the Auto Hold function on permanent-
ly, the mark must be switched on in the Set-
tings menu, “Autohold” submenu
›››
page 26.
Auto Hold works automatically under the fol-
lowing conditions:
All points must be fulfilled simultaneously
›››
:
Manual gearbox Automatic gearbox
1. If the vehicle is kept at a standstill using the brake
pedal on a flat or a slope.
2. The engine must be “running smoothly”.
3. On a slope, the 1st gear
is engaged uphill or the
reverse gear is engaged
for a downhill. The
clutch must be held
down.
A gear for driving is se-
lected from R, D or S.
Upon accelerating and
pressing in the clutch
simultaneously, the
brake releases gradual-
ly.
Upon accelerating, the
brake releases gradual-
ly.
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