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Parking
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with
hot parts of the exhaust system or exhaust
gas flow. There is a risk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rials come into contact with parts of the vehi-
cle which are hot. Take particular care not to
park on dry grassland or harvested grain
fields.
G
WARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
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release the parking brake.
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shift the automatic transmission out of the
parking position P.
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start the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is a risk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
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Always secure the vehicle correctly against
rolling away. Otherwise, the vehicle or its driv-
etrain could be damaged.
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
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the electric parking brake must be applied
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the transmission must be in position j and
the SmartKey must be removed from the igni-
tion lock
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the front wheels must be turned towards the
curb on steep uphill or downhill gradients
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the empty vehicle must be secured at the
front axle with a wheel chock or similar, for
example, on uphill or downhill gradients
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a laden vehicle must also be secured at the
rear axle with a wheel chock or similar, for
example, on uphill or downhill gradients
Switching off the engine
G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position N when you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away. There is a risk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, always switch
to parking position P. Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
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Apply the electric parking brake.
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Shift the transmission to position j.
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With the SmartKey: turn the SmartKey to
position u in the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobilizer is activated.
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With KEYLESS-GO:
Press the Start/Stop button (Y page 140)
The engine stops and all the indicator lamps in
the instrument cluster go out.
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position k or h, the automatic trans-
mission shifts to i automatically.
If you then open the driver's or front-passenger
door, the automatic transmission shifts to j
automatically.
If you want the automatic transmission to
remain in neutral i, e.g. when having the vehi-
cle cleaned in an automatic, tow-through car
wash:
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Vehicles with a SmartKey: switch on the
ignition.
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Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock.
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Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
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Switch on the ignition.
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All vehicles: depress the brake pedal and
keep it depressed.
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Engage neutral i.
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Release the brake pedal.
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Release the electric parking brake.
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Switch off the ignition and leave the SmartKey
in the ignition lock.
i
The engine can be switched off in an emer-
gency while the vehicle is in motion by press-
ing and holding the Start/Stop button for
three seconds.
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Parking
Driving and parking
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