2010 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 317

Driving and parking the starter switch, or press the KEYLESSGO start/stop button. RTake 315 automatic transmission in reverse gear R the trunk lid must be closed. RThe RYou RYou the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle when leaving. hood is closed. have fastened your seat belt. depress on the accelerator pedal. Electronic parking brake G Warning! When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch, take it with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Children could release the electronic parking brake and/or shift the automatic transmission out of park position P, either of which could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury. RThe driver's door is closed and you shift the automatic transmission out of park position P. or driver's door is closed and you drive faster than 2 mph (3 km/h). RThe Engaging electronic parking brake manually X Press handle :. The red indicator lamp F (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instrument cluster comes on. i You can engage the electronic parking brake even when the SmartKey is removed from the starter switch. Releasing electronic parking brake manually X Switch on the ignition. X Pull handle :. The red indicator lamp F (USA only) or ! (Canada only) in the instrument cluster goes out. Releasing electronic parking brake automatically The electronic parking brake releases automatically when all of the following conditions are fulfilled: RThe RThe Engaging electronic parking brake automatically When at least one of the following conditions is met, the electronic parking brake engages automatically when the HOLD function (Y page 342) or DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 330) has brought your vehicle to a standstill. RThe engine is turned off. RThe RThe driver's door is opened and the seat belt is not inserted in the seat belt buckle. hood lock is released. RThe trunk lid is opened while the automatic engine is running. transmission is in reverse gear R. RThe automatic transmission is in drive position D or reverse gear R. With the vehicle is stationary for an extended period of time. Z Controls in detail i If you have not fastened your seat belt, the following conditions must be met in order for the electronic parking brake to release automatically: