considerably longer and the wheels couldlock. There is an increased danger of skid-ding and accidents.Only use the parking brake to brake thevehicle when the service brake is faulty. Donot apply the parking brake too firmly. Ifthe wheels lock, release the parking brakeuntil the wheels begin turning again.G WARNINGIf you leave children unsupervised in thevehicle, they could set it in motion by, forexample:Rrelease the parking brake.Rshift the automatic transmission out ofthe parking position P.Rstart the engine.In addition, they may operate vehicleequipment and become trapped. There is arisk of an accident and injury.When leaving the vehicle, always take theSmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.Never leave children unsupervised in thevehicle.Applying the parking brakeX Pull parking brake ; up.The brake lights do not light up when youbrake the vehicle with the parking brake.Release Parking BrakeX Depress the brake pedal and keep itdepressed.X Press release button : on parkingbrake ; and move the parking brake downto the stop.Hill start assistG WARNINGAfter a short time, hill start assist will nolonger brake your vehicle and it could rollaway. There is a risk of an accident andinjury.Therefore, quickly move your foot from thebrake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Neverleave the vehicle when it is held by hillstart assist.Hill start assist keeps the vehicle in placewhen driving uphill as soon as the brakepedal is released.Hill start assist is only active in the follow-ing situations:Rwhen pulling away on an uphill slopeRwhen the parking brake is releasedRthe transmission is not in position iRESP® is functioning correctlyX Release the brake pedal.The vehicle is then held for about one sec-ond.X Pull away.Automatic transmissionPlease noteG WARNINGThe automatic transmission switches toneutral position N when you switch off theengine. The vehicle may roll away. There isa risk of an accident.Before switching off the engine, alwaysswitch to parking position P. Prevent theparked vehicle from rolling away byapplying the parking brake.54 Automatic transmission>> Driving.