Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz 2015 SLK Operator's Manual

i It is only possible to shift the transmission
from position P to the desired position if
you depress the brake pedal. Only then is
the shift lock released.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
The electric parking brake (
automatically released.
The red F (USA only) or ! (Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument clus-
ter goes out.
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The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature ( page 207).
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Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient. It
holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from the brake pedal.
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and to depress it before the vehicle begins to
roll.
G WARNING
After a short time, hill start assist will no lon-
ger brake your vehicle and it could roll away.
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
X
The vehicle is then held for about a second.
Pull away.
X
Hill start assist is not active if:
you are pulling away on a level road or on a
R
downhill gradient.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
R
the transmission is in N.
the electric parking brake is applied.
R
page 162) is
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ESP
R
ECO start/stop function
Introduction
The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically if the vehicle is stop-
ped under certain conditions.
The engine starts automatically when the
driver wants to pull away again. The ECO
start/stop function thereby helps you to
reduce the fuel consumption and emissions
of your vehicle.

Important safety notes

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If the engine is switched off automatically and
you exit the vehicle, the engine is restarted
automatically. The vehicle may begin moving.
There is a risk of accident and injury.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
the ignition and secure the vehicle against
rolling away.
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is malfunctioning.
WARNING
Driving
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