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Safety information
WARNING
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of an accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle against roll‐
ing.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured
against rolling away, follow the following:
▷ Set the parking brake.
▷ On uphill grades or on a downhill slope,
turn the front wheels in the direction of the
curb.
▷ On uphill grades or on a downhill slope,
also secure the vehicle, for instance with a
wheel chock.
Selector lever positions
Drive mode D
Selector lever position for normal vehicle opera‐
tion. All gears for forward travel are activated au‐
tomatically.
Reverse R
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
N Neutral
The vehicle may be pushed or roll without en‐
gine power in selector lever position N, for in‐
stance in vehicle washes, refer to page 239.
When the drive-ready state is switched off, se‐
lector lever position P is engaged automatically.
Parking position P
Selector lever position, for instance for parking
the vehicle.
The transmission blocks the drive wheels in se‐
lector lever position P.
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Selector lever position P is engaged automati‐
cally in situations such as the following:
▷ After the drive-ready state is deactivated in
the radio-ready state, refer to page 99, or
standby state off, refer to page 100, when se‐
lector lever position D, M/S or R is engaged.
▷ If the driver's safety belt is unbuckled, the
driver's door is opened, and the brake pedal
is not pressed while the vehicle is stationary
and selector lever position D, M/S or R is en‐
gaged.
▷ After the standby state has been switched off
when selector lever position N is engaged.
On uphill and downhill grades, secure the vehicle
with the parking brake before shifting into selec‐
tor lever position P.
Engaging selector lever positions
General information
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you
select a drive mode, maintain pressure on the
brake pedal until you are ready to start.
Functional requirements
Only when the engine is running, or when the
drive-ready state is switched on and the brake
pedal is depressed, is it possible to change from
selector lever position P to another selector lever
position.
Engaging selector lever position D, N, R
A selector lever lock prevents the following faulty
operation:
▷ Unintentional shifting into selector lever posi‐
tion R.
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Driving
CONTROLS
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