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Braking and parking
Note
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In v
ehicles with a manual gearbox, re-
leasing the clutch and accelerating at the
same time automatically disconnects the
electronic parking brake.
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If the 12-volt vehicle battery is flat, it will
not be possible to switch off the electronic
parking brake. Use the jump-start
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page 52.
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When the electronic parking brake is ap-
plied or released, noises may be heard.
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The system performs automatic and au-
dible tests sporadically in the parked vehi-
cle if some time elapses without the elec-
tronic parking brake being used.
Auto Hold Function
Fig. 201 In the lower part of the centre con-
sol
e: Auto Hold function button.
The
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Fig. 201 button's indicator
lamp remains on while the Auto Hold function
is switched on.
Once connected, the Auto Hold function as-
sists the driver in keeping the vehicle station-
ary at repeated intervals or for a certain peri-
od of time with the engine running, for exam-
ple, when going up a slope, when stopped at
traffic lights or in heavy traffic with intermit-
tent stops.
When connected, the Auto Hold function au-
tomatically prevents the vehicle from rolling
when stationary without pressing the brake
pedal.
After detecting that the vehicle is stationary
and the brake pedal has been released, the
Auto Hold function holds the vehicle. The driv-
er can lift their foot off the brake pedal.
When the driver touches the accelerator
pedal or accelerates slightly to continue driv-
ing, the Auto Hold function releases the brake.
The vehicle moves according to the slope of
the road.
If the vehicle is stationary and one of the con-
ditions required by the Auto Hold function is
impaired, it disconnects itself and the button's
control light goes out
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Fig. 201. The elec-
tronic parking brake connects automatically,
if necessary, to park the vehicle safely
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Conditions for keeping the vehicle station-
ary with the Aut
o Hold function
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The driver door must be closed.
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The driver's seat belt must be fastened.
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The engine is running.
Switching the Auto Hold function on and
off
Press the
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button. The control
l
amp on the button goes out when the Auto
Hold function is switched off.
Automatically engaging and disengaging
the Auto Hold function
If the Auto Hold function was switched on with
the button before switching off the
ignition, the function will remain on the next
time the ignition is switched on.
If the Auto Hold function was not switched on,
it will automatically remain off next time the
ignition is engaged.
The Auto Hold function connects automat-
ically if the following conditions are met
(all points must be met at the same time
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):
The v
ehicle is kept stationary with the
brake pedal on a flat surface or on a
slope.
The engine rotates “correctly”.
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