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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 05:45 AM
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Tip - Brake hold W207

Maybe I just missed it in the manual or maybe its an add on. I have never seen it mentioned on tips or feature pages.

When stopped in traffic or on a hill push hard on the brake and it puts the car in to HOLD so you do not need to apply the hand(foot)brake.

Just thought I would mention it.
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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 10:26 AM
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Been a few threads on it, standard on Mercs and in the manual. Very useful though and something people should know about.

You don't need to push hard, just past a certain point once stationary.
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Originally Posted by Behold81
Maybe I just missed it in the manual or maybe its an add on. I have never seen it mentioned on tips or feature pages.

When stopped in traffic or on a hill push hard on the brake and it puts the car in to HOLD so you do not need to apply the hand(foot)brake.

Just thought I would mention it.
I discovered that feature by accident, too. Note that the word HOLD appears on the dash once you press the brake hard at a stop. Interestingly there's no noticeable hesitation or jerk when you again step on the gas. Nice feature!

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I discovered that feature by accident, too. Note that the world HOLD appears on the dash once you press the brake hard at a stop. Interestingly there's no noticeable hesitation or jerk when you again step on the gas. Nice feature!
you are right it disengages really well even in hard takeoff.
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 12:06 AM
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Brake Hold

Hey. Thanks for the 'HOLD' tip.
I use it all the time now.
Question for everyone: We have a 2013 e350 cab (A207). Has anyone replaced the backup camera with something with higher resolution?
Also, does software exist to allow selection of the rear camera while driving.
Thanks,
John
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