Manually Unlocking The Transmission Gear Selector Lever - Mercedes-Benz 2004 M-Class Operator's Manual

Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
Manually unlocking the transmission
gear selector lever
In the case of power failure the transmis-
sion gear selector lever can be manually
unlocked, e.g. to tow the vehicle.
1 Pin
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Insert a pin 1, e.g. ball point pen, into
the covered opening below the
position D of the shift pattern.
Perform the following two steps simul-
taneously:
Push the pin down.
Move gear selector lever from
position P.
Remove pin 1.
The cover returns to its closed position
after moving the gear selector lever to
position D.
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The gear selector lever is locked again
when moving it to position P.