2007 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 617

Practical hints Unlocking/locking in an emergency Mechanically releasing the electric parking brake The mechanical release device for the electric parking brake is underneath the fuel filler flap next to the fuel cap. Warning! Pull release tool 2 in direction of arrow. The electric parking brake is released. The red indicator lamp 0 (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instrument cluster for the electric parking brake flashes. The message "Parking brake See Oper. Manual" appears on the driver's display. 1 Fuel filler flap 2 Release tool 3 Protective cap Shift the automatic transmission to P ( page 367). Place chock from vehicle tool kit ( page 611) under a rear wheel. Open fuel filler flap 1. Remove protective cap 3. Screw release tool 2 from vehicle tool kit clockwise 2 to 3 rotations onto release lever. After it has been unlocked, you can engage the electric parking brake again from the driver's seat. Press the electric parking brake handle ( page 364). G If you mechanically release the electric parking brake, the vehicle may start to move on its own. Make sure that no one is in front of or behind the vehicle. Otherwise, an accident could occur resulting in injury or fatality. Shift the automatic transmission to P and secure your vehicle in place using the chock from the vehicle tool kit. i You must pull the release tool with more force if the electric parking brake cannot be released. ! Reattach protective cap 3 after you have mechanically released the electric parking brake. 616