Fuel Filler Flap; Manually Unlocking The Transmission Gear Selector Lever - Mercedes-Benz 2008 C-Class Operator's Manual

Practical hints
Unlocking/locking in an emergency
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This procedure does not arm the anti-theft
alarm system nor does it lock the fuel filler flap.

Fuel filler flap

Open the fuse box in the trunk
( page 458).
1 Release cable
Pull on the release cable 1.
Open the fuel filler flap.
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Manually unlocking the transmission
gear selector lever
In case of power failure, the transmission
gear selector lever can be manually un-
locked, e.g. to tow the vehicle.
1 Selector lever cover
2 Unlocking mechanism
Apply the parking brake firmly.
Push the selector lever cover 1 to the
left and pull it up and off.
Push the unlocking mechanism 2
down and move the selector lever out
of position P at the same time.
The selector lever can now move freely
until reset to position P.
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The gear selector lever is locked again when
moving it to position P.