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The electromechanical parking has little in common with a conventional hand. It is resistant to wear, its braking effect is permanently constant and it cannot lock. It is activated by pulling the small electric lever on the center console, which replaces the conventional hand lever. It is released automatically when the car departs, and does not have to be released manually even when performing a hill start. The integral starting assist function determines the selected gear, accelerator position, engine speed, torque, direction of travel and the vehicle's angle of inclination. This prevents the car from rolling back when the parking is released automatically.
The can only be released manually if the foot is depressed at the same time. In the event of an emergency braking maneuver via the parking , the vehicle can be d considerably more effectively than with a conventional hand because braking takes place via the normal service with the aid of the vehicle's Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP®) functions. All the benefits of the Anti-lock System (ABS) and Electronic -force Distribution (EBD) are exploited.