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Drive system and driving
The selector lever has a lock. To change the
sel
ector lever from position P or N to another
position, switch on the ignition, press the
brake pedal and press the lock button on the
lever button in the direction of the arrow
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Fig. 137.
– Parking lock
The drive wheels are locked mechanically.
Select this position only when the vehicle is
stopped.
– Reverse gear
The reverse gear is engaged. Select this posi-
tion only when the vehicle is stopped.
- Neutral
The electric drive system is in the neutral po-
sition. No movement is transmitted to the
wheels and the braking effect of the electric
engine does not occur.
– Permanent forward drive position
The electric drive system is in the normal pro-
gramme (brake energy recuperation levels
0-3).
– Very intense brake energy recupera-
tion
Very intense brake energy recuperation is de-
celeration phases (brake energy recupera-
tion level 4).
– Change between D and B
Changed between D and B by pushing the
selector lever gently backwards from position
D/B
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Fig. 137. The selector lever always re-
turns to D/B position. Pushing it gently back
again, it changes back to D.
Selector lever lock
In positions P and N, the selector lever lock
prevents the position selector lever from be-
ing changed by mistake and, as a conse-
quence, stops the vehicle from moving with-
out being desired.
To release the selector lever lock, press the
brake pedal and keep it pressed with the igni-
tion switched on. At the same time, press the
lock button on the selector lever.
If the selector lever is quickly changed from
position moving past N (i.e. from reverse gear
to D/B), the lever does not lock. This allows a
stuck vehicle to be “towed”, for example. If the
selector lever remains for more than approx. 1
second in position N without having the brake
pedal pressed or travelling at a speed below
about 5 km/h (3 mph), the lever locks.
In rare cases it may happen that the selector
lever lock does not engage. In this case, the
traction is cancelled to prevent the vehicle
from moving accidentally. To engage the se-
lector lever lock, proceed as follows:
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Press the brake pedal and release it again.
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OR: place the lever in the P or N position
and then select a gear.
WARNING
If the selector lever is placed in an inappro-
priat
e position, vehicle control could be
lost and an accident and serious injury
could result.
●
Never accelerate when changing the po-
sition lever.
●
Never engage reverse gear or parking
lock while the vehicle is in motion.
WARNING
Any accidental movement of the vehicle
coul
d result in serious injury.
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As a driver, never leave your seat when
the drive system is connected and a gear is
engaged. If you have to leave the vehicle
with the electric drive system connected,
always engage the handbrake and always
place the selector lever in position P.
●
Never leave the vehicle with the selector
lever in the N, R or D/B positions. The vehi-
cle could be set in motion depending on
the inclination of the road.
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When the drive system is connected and
the selector lever is D/B o R position, the
vehicle must be stopped by pressing the
brake pedal.
●
Never engage reverse gear while the ve-
hicle is in motion.
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