Rosetta
Active Member
New member, new Merc.
Two issues:
(1) On my old C180 2005, the car would automatically "hold" the brakes if I was at traffic lights and was on an upward incline to stop it rolling.
Now I have a 2017 C200 that I bought on Saturday, but it doesn't seem to have this function, or ANY brake hold function, but it's supposed to have. I did an internet search and watched a couple of videos on how to hold it and it's supposed to hold, no matter what position the car is in, ie: waiting at lights on a flat road, or upward or downward incline. And, as you'll all be aware, to activate it, you're supposed to slightly release the brake, then press it again. However, this doesn't work!! As soon as I lift my foot off the brake, it just moves forward and when I press it again to try to activate the brake hold, it just stops, it doesn't hold because as soon as I release it again, I go forward again! Nothing appears on the dash, either. I've tried it a few times, but I just can't do it. Inevitably, I look like I'm stood at the lights and moving forward a few inches, then braking, moving forward again a few inches, then braking again. I also start to roll backwards if I'm on an upward incline.
It's seriously annoying!
Is there something in the settings that I need to activate?
(2) There is a red triangle with a car in it that lights up every so often on the dash. Only for a few seconds here and there and it's not very often, but I'm wondering what it is!
TIA.
Two issues:
(1) On my old C180 2005, the car would automatically "hold" the brakes if I was at traffic lights and was on an upward incline to stop it rolling.
Now I have a 2017 C200 that I bought on Saturday, but it doesn't seem to have this function, or ANY brake hold function, but it's supposed to have. I did an internet search and watched a couple of videos on how to hold it and it's supposed to hold, no matter what position the car is in, ie: waiting at lights on a flat road, or upward or downward incline. And, as you'll all be aware, to activate it, you're supposed to slightly release the brake, then press it again. However, this doesn't work!! As soon as I lift my foot off the brake, it just moves forward and when I press it again to try to activate the brake hold, it just stops, it doesn't hold because as soon as I release it again, I go forward again! Nothing appears on the dash, either. I've tried it a few times, but I just can't do it. Inevitably, I look like I'm stood at the lights and moving forward a few inches, then braking, moving forward again a few inches, then braking again. I also start to roll backwards if I'm on an upward incline.
It's seriously annoying!
Is there something in the settings that I need to activate?
(2) There is a red triangle with a car in it that lights up every so often on the dash. Only for a few seconds here and there and it's not very often, but I'm wondering what it is!
TIA.