Before leaving the vehicle with the engine run‐
ning, engage position P of the automatic trans‐
mission and ensure that the parking brake is set.
Otherwise, the vehicle may begin to roll.◀
The indicator lamp changes from green
to red.
The parking brake is not set if the engine
is switched off while the vehicle is coast‐
ing to a halt. Automatic Hold is deacti‐
vated.
Activating
Press the button.
The parking brake can also be released
after the engine is switched off, e.g., in a
car wash.
The LED and the letters AUTO H light
up.
The indicator lamp lights up.
Automatic Hold is activated.
Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when
leaving the vehicle so that children, for example,
cannot release the parking brake.◀
Deactivating
Press the button again.
Malfunction
The LED and the letters AUTO H go
out.
In the event of a failure or malfunction of the
parking brake, secure the vehicle against rolling
using a wheel chock, for example, when leaving
it.
Automatic Hold is deactivated.
If the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold,
press on the brake pedal to deactivate it.
When the parking brake, refer to page 68, is set
manually, Automatic Hold is deactivated auto‐
matically.
Turn signal, high beams,
headlamp flasher
Driving
Turn signal
Automatic Hold is activated: the vehicle is auto‐
matically secured against rolling when it stops.
The indicator lamp lights up in green.
Press on the accelerator to drive away.
The brake is released automatically.
The indicator lamp goes out.
Lower lamp: indicator lamp in Canadian
models
Press the lever beyond the resistance point.
Before driving into a car wash
To switch off manually, press the lever to the re‐
sistance point.
Deactivate Automatic Hold; otherwise, the
parking brake will be set when the vehicle is sta‐
tionary and the vehicle will no longer be able to
roll.◀
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator lamp in‐
dicates that a turn signal bulb has failed.
Parking
Triple turn signal activation
The parking brake is automatically set if the en‐
gine is switched off while the vehicle is being
held by Automatic Hold.
Press the lever to the resistance point.
The turn signal flashes three times.
The function can be activated or deactivated:
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