Control device of a motor vehicle electric parking brake

The control device for an electronic parking brake of a motor vehicle comprises a housing (12) inside which are received a transducer (16) and a mechanism with manual control for actuating the transducer, the transducer (16) being adapted to produce a control signal for the parking brake. The manual control mechanism comprises a control member (26), movable relative to the housing (12) along a stroke for actuating the transducer (16). The control member (26) is further movable relative to the housing (12) along an unlocking stroke between a locked position, in which movement of the control member (26) along said actuation stroke is impossible, and a released position, in which movement of the control member (26) along said actuation stroke is possible.