When the vehicle stops, the brakes are activated automatically. The function can use either the normal brakes or the parking brakes to keep the vehicle stationary and works on flat surfaces or hills. If the driver has their seat belt fastened and/or if the driver's door is closed, the brakes will disengage automatically when the vehicle starts driving.
Note
When braking to a stop on an uphill or downhill gradient, depress the brake pedal with slightly more force than usual before releasing to ensure that the vehicle cannot move at all.
The parking brake is applied automatically
- if the vehicle is switched off
- when the driver removes their seat belt and/or opens the driver's door.
- if the Auto hold (automatic braking at a standstill) function is activated and the vehicle has been stationary for a long period of time (about 5-10 minutes).
Auto hold can also switch over to the parking brake in other situations.
