Parking - Mercedes-Benz GLK 300 4MATIC 2012 Owner's Manual

Parking

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Parking
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If flammable materials such as leaves, grass
or twigs are exposed to prolonged contact to
parts of the exhaust system that heat up, they
could ignite. There is a risk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rials come into contact with parts of the vehi-
cle which are hot. Take particular care not to
park on dry grassland or harvested grain
fields.
G WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all. This could affect,
for example, the power steering and the brake
boosting effect. You will require considerably
more effort to steer and brake. There is a risk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while driving.
G
WARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
releasing the parking brake
R
shifting the automatic transmission out of
R
the parking position P
starting the engine.
R
They could also operate the vehicle's equip-
ment. There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unsupervised in the vehicle.
! A moving vehicle can lead to damage to
the vehicle or damage to the drive train.
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
the parking brake must be applied.
R
on vehicles with manual transmission,
R
engage first gear or reverse gear.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
R
the transmission must be in position P and
the key must be removed from the ignition
lock.
on uphill or downhill gradients, the front
R
wheels must be turned towards the kerb.
Switching off the engine
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position N when you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away. There is a risk of
an accident.
After switching off the engine, always switch
to parking position P. Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
Vehicles with manual transmission
Shift to either first gear or reverse gear R.
X
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition
X
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
Firmly depress the parking brake.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission
Firmly depress the parking brake.
X
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
Using the key
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition
X
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
i
The key can only be removed if the trans-
mission is in position P.