Mercedes-Benz GLA 180 Owner's Manual page 150

position D or R, the vehicle may accelerate
suddenly. There is a risk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position D or R,
always keep the brake pedal firmly depressed
and do not depress the accelerator pedal at
the same time.
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
change gear in good time and avoid spinning
the wheels. You could otherwise damage the
vehicle.
Depress the accelerator carefully when pulling
away.
The vehicle automatically 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 locking
feature ( page 229).
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Vehicles with automatic transmission: it is
possible to shift the transmission from position
j to the desired position only if you depress
the brake pedal. Only then can the parking lock
be deactivated.
All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): if you do not depress the brake pedal, the
DIRECT SELECT lever can still be moved but the
parking lock remains engaged.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: if you do not depress
the brake pedal, the selector lever can still be
moved but the parking lock remains engaged.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: at
transmission fluid temperatures below Ò20 †
you can only shift out of position j into another
transmission position when the engine is run-
ning.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
upshifts take place at higher engine speeds
after a cold start. This helps the catalytic con-
verter to reach its operating temperature
more quickly.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: infor-
mation on automatically releasing the electric
parking brake ( page 168).
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Pulling away with a trailer
To ensure that you do not roll backwards when
pulling away on an uphill slope, apply the electric
parking brake.
Press and hold handle :.
X
The electric parking brake continues to brake
and prevents the vehicle from rolling back-
wards.
The red ! indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster remains lit.
Depress the accelerator pedal.
X
As soon as the vehicle/trailer combination is
X
held by the driving force of the engine, release
handle :.
the electric parking brake is released
The red ! indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Further information on the electric parking
brake ( page 167).
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Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away for-
wards 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
depress it before the vehicle begins to roll.
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WARNING
After a while, hill start assist no longer holds
the vehicle and it may 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.
Driving
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