Transmission - Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive W245 Operator's Manual

engaged and the electric parking brake is
applied automatically:
If the DIRECT SELECT lever cannot be
engaged in park position P, the parking
brake is engaged automatically.
Observe the "Important safety notes" section
on activating/deactivating ESP
( page 183).
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DIRECT SELECT lever
Overview of transmission positions
The DIRECT SELECT lever is on the right of the
steering column.
Park position with parking lock
j
Reverse gear
k
Neutral
i
Drive
h
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The DIRECT SELECT lever always returns
to its original position. The current trans-
mission position P, R, N or D appears in the
transmission position display (
in the multifunction display.
Transmission position display
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
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Transmission position display
:
Drive program display
;
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The arrows in the transmission position
display show how and into which transmis-
sion positions you can shift using the
DIRECT SELECT lever.
! If the transmission position display in the
multifunction display is not working, you
should pull away carefully to check whether
the desired transmission position is
engaged. it is advisable to select transmis-
sion position D.
Engaging park position P
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You can only engage park position P when
the vehicle is stationary.
Push the DIRECT SELECT lever in the direc-
X
tion of arrow P.
Transmission position display P is shown in
the multifunction display.
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When you have engaged park position P,
make sure that the transmission position
display shows P in the multifunction dis-
play.
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The transmission shifts into park position
page 176)
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P automatically if you open the driver's
door when the vehicle is stationary or when
driving at very low speed with the trans-
mission in position D or R.
In addition, a warning tone sounds and a
display message is shown.
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Depressing the brake and pushing the
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down disen-
gages the parking lock. The transmission is
in N neutral.

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