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Driving
Control lamps
It lights up red
Brake fluid level too low
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page 328 or fault in the
brake system.
Do not carry on driving!
It lights up red
Electronic parking brake
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page 242; OR handbrake
engaged
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page 243.
The warning lamp turns off when the parking brake is
disengaged.
It lights up yellow
Front brake pads worn.
WARNING
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If the brake w
arning lamp does not go out
or if it lights up when driving, the brake fluid
level in the reservoir is too low so there is a
risk of an accident
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page 328, Brake fluid.
Stop the vehicle and do not drive on. Ob-
tain technical assistance.
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If the brake warning lamp lights up to-
gether with the ABS lamp this could be
due to an ABS fault. This could cause the
rear wheels to lock quickly when you brake.
This could cause the rear to break away.
Risk of skidding. Stop the vehicle and seek
technical assistance.
Electronic parking brake*
Fig. 255
Centre console, lower part: electron-
ic parking br
ak
e butt
on.
The electronic parking brake replaces the
handbr
ak
e
.
Activating the electronic parking brake
The electronic parking brake can be activa-
ted whenever the vehicle is at a standstill,
even when the ignition is switched off. Acti-
vate it whenever you leave or park the vehi-
cle.
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Pull and hold the
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Fig. 255 button.
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The parking brake is activated when the
control light of the
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Fig. 255 button (arrow)
and the red control light of the display in
the dash panel are on.
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Release the button.
Releasing the electronic parking brake
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Switch the ignition on.
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Press the button
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Fig. 255. At the same
time step hard on the brake pedal or, if the
engine is running, press the accelerator pedal
slightly.
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The control light of the
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Fig. 255 button
(arrow) and the red control light of the dis-
play in the dash panel go out.
Automatic release of the electronic park-
ing brake on starting the engine
The electronic parking brake is automatically
switched off when starting if, after the driver's
door is closed and the driver's seat belt fas-
tened, any of the following situations take
place:
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In vehicles with automatic transmission: a
gear range is engaged or the vehicle is
switched to another one and the accelerator
pedal is lightly pressed.
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In vehicles with manual transmission: the
clutch pedal is pressed fully before starting
off and the accelerator is pedal lightly press-
ed.
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To facilitate certain manoeuvres there are
exceptions that allow the automatic parking
brake to be released without the driver's seat
belt being fastened.
The parking brake can be prevented from be-
ing automatically released by continuously
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