Auto Hold function Keeping the vehicle stationary with the Auto Hold function – Make sure Auto Hold is ready for use. The indi- cator lamp in the button lights up the red jump lead . – Bring the vehicle to a standstill using the foot brake → page 122. – Vehicles with a manual gearbox: keep the clutch fully depressed or shift to neutral. – Release the brake pedal. The indicator lamp lights up in the instrument cluster. green . Keeping the vehicle stationary with the Auto Hold function → Fig. 99 In the centre console: button for the Auto Hold function Switching off – Press the button The indicator lamp → Fig. 99 button goes out.
Descriptions The Auto Hold function secures the vehicle against rolling away when stationary, without the vehicle having to be held by the foot brake. The electronic parking brake switches on auto- matically to hold the vehicle securely. However, the electronic parking brake will not switch on if the brake pedal is depressed when the Auto Hold function is switched off → . The indicator lamp in the → Fig. 99 but- ton lights up the red jump lead and the indicator lamp in the instrument cluster display lights up green when the Auto Hold function is activa- ted.
Switching off temporarily with the button When manoeuvring, it may be necessary to turn the Auto Hold function off once temporarily to enable the vehicle to roll more easily. The Auto Hold function is switched off automati- cally when driving off. The hold function stops if the prerequisites for the Auto Hold function are not met when the ve- hicle is stationary. The green indicator lamp in the instrument cluster display and the the red jump lead indicator lamp in button go out. – With the engine switched on, depress the brake pedal. – Press the button and the Auto Hold func- tion will be switched off.
The Auto Hold function will be reactivated as soon as the brake pedal is depressed when the vehicle has come to a standstill. Prerequisites – The driver door is closed. – The engine is switched on. WARNING Automatic gearbox: if the selector lever is in po- sition N , the Auto Hold function will not switch on or off automatically. As a result, the vehicle will not be held securely in a stationary posi- tion → . The Auto Hold function cannot replace the driv- er’s attention and operates only within the lim- its of the system. Never take risks by using the additional convenience features provided by the Auto Hold function. Switching on – Press the button → .
The indicator lamp in the → Fig. 99 button lights up the red jump lead . Auto Hold is ready for use, but the vehicle is not necessarily stopped. → ● Make sure that the indicator lamp in the instrument cluster display lights up green or red if the vehicle is to be held securely. When the indicator lamp lights up green, the vehi- cle is kept stationary with the Auto Hold function. When the red warning lamp lights up, the vehicle is kept stationary with the electronic parking brake. 182.5C1.TRO.74 The Auto Hold function remains active when the ignition is switched on again. Parking and manoeuvring 125 → the