Automatic Hold
The concept
This system assists the driver by automatically setting and releasing the brake, such as when moving in stop-and-go traffic.
The vehicle is automatically held in place when it is stationary.
On inclines, the system prevents the vehicle from rolling backward when driving away.
For your safety
the parking brake is set when:
▷ The engine is switched off.
▷ A door is opened and the driver's safety belt
is unbuckled.
▷ The vehicle is braked to a standstill with the
parking brake while driving.
The indicator lamp switches from
green
to red and the letters AUTO H go out.
Indicator lamp in Canadian
models.
Before driving away:
▷ Release the parking brake manually.
▷ Reactivate Automatic Hold.
Leaving the vehicle with the engine running
Before leaving the vehicle with the engine running,
engage position P of the automatic transmission
and ensure that the parking brake is set.
Otherwise, the vehicle may begin to roll.◀
Activating

Activating
Press the button. The LED in the button lights up and the indication AUTO H appears in the instrument panel.
Automatic Hold is activated.
If the vehicle is being held by
Automatic
Hold, the indicator light in the i
Indicator lamp in Canadian
models.
Deactivating
Press the button again, the LED in the button and the indication AUTO H in the instrument panel go out.
Automatic Hold is deactivated.
If the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold, then press on the brake pedal to deactivate it.
When the parking brake is set manually, Automatic Hold is deactivated automatically.
Driving
Automatic Hold is activated: the vehicle is automatically secured against rolling when it stops.
The indicator lamp lights up in
green.
Indicator lamp in Canadian
models
Step on the accelerator pedal to drive off.
The brake is released automatically.
The indicator lamp goes out.
Before driving into a car wash
Deactivate Automatic Hold; otherwise, the
parking brake will be set when the vehicle is stationary
and the vehicle will no longer be able to
roll.◀
Parking
The parking brake is automatically set if the engine is switched off while the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold.
The indicator lamp changes from
green
to red.
Indicator lamp in Canadian
models.
The parking brake is not set if the engine is switched off while the vehicle is coasting to a halt. Automatic Hold is deactivated.
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.◀
Malfunction
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.
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