Mercedes-Benz S 350 Owner's Manual page 315

Engaging reverse gear R
Push the selector lever up beyond the
first point of resistance.
Engaging drive position D
Push the selector lever down beyond
the first point of resistance.
Engaging parking position P
Press the button on the selector lever
in the direction of arrow P.
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If you depress the brake pedal and push the
selector lever up or down, you will cancel the
parking position.
If you wish to shift directly from the parking posi-
tion into reverse gear, depress the brake pedal
and push the selector lever up beyond the first
point of resistance.
If you wish to shift directly from the parking posi-
tion into the drive position, depress the brake
pedal and push the selector lever down beyond
the first point of resistance.
!
If the engine speed is too high, you cannot
shift the automatic transmission directly from D
to R or from R to D or directly into P. The auto-
matic transmission could otherwise be dam-
aged.
Engaging parking position P automati-
cally
Parking position P is engaged automatical-
ly if:
you switch off the engine using the key
and remove it, or if you switch off the
engine using the KEYLESS GO button*
and open the driver's door
HOLD ( page 325) or Distronic Plus*
( page 317) brings your vehicle to a
halt and at least one of the following
conditions is fulfilled:
The engine is switched off.
The driver's door is opened and the
seat belt is not inserted in the buckle.
In addition to parking position P, the
electric parking brake is also engaged
automatically.
Gear shift process
The automatic transmission shifts into in-
dividual gears automatically. This automat-
ic gearshifting behaviour is determined by:
the selector lever position D
( page 292) with shift ranges 6*, 5*,
4, 3, 2 and 1 ( page 296)
Automatic transmission
the drive program selected
(S/C/M) ( page 299)
the position of the accelerator pedal
( page 296)
the road speed
Gear shift displays
The current transmission position and the
drive program (S/C/M) appear in the
speedometer display.
P54.32-3398-31
1 Transmission position display
2 Drive program (S/C/M)
Controls
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