Automatic Transmission - Mercedes-Benz S 350 Owner's Manual

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Automatic transmission

Automatic transmission
G
Risk of accident
The movement of the pedals must not be im-
paired in any way. Do not keep any objects
in the driver's footwell. Make sure that there
is sufficient clearance around the pedals
when floormats or carpets are used.
When parking your vehicle, always secure it
with the electric parking brake.
Never leave children unsupervised in the ve-
hicle. They could move the gear lever and
the vehicle could roll away on uphill or
downhill gradients.
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This
could cause the drive wheels to lose their
grip and the vehicle could skid.
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G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does not
come into contact with easily ignitable ma-
terial such as dry grass or petrol. The mate-
rial could otherwise ignite and set parts of
the vehicle alight.
You will find information about driving with
the automatic transmission in the "Driving
and parking" section ( page 287).
The automatic transmission automatically
adapts to your individual driving style
through continuous shift point adjustment.
This shift point adjustment takes into ac-
count the current operating and driving
conditions. If the operating or driving con-
ditions change, the automatic transmis-
sion reacts by adjusting the gearshift
program.
Selector lever
The selector lever is located on the right-
hand side of the steering column.
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Gearshift pattern
P Parking position
R Reverse gear
N Neutral
D Drive position
i
The selector lever always returns to its orig-
inal position. The current transmission position
P, R, N or D appears in the transmission position
display in the speedometer display
( page 293).
Engaging neutral N
Push the selector lever up or down as
far as the first point of resistance.