Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 173

Automatic transmission
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For information on the selector lever in
Mercedes-AMG vehicles (
The DIRECT SELECT lever always returns to
its original position. The current transmission
position P, R, N or D appears in the transmis-
sion position display in the multifunction dis-
play ( page 170).
Y
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
Transmission position
:
Gear
;
Drive program display
=
The arrows in the transmission position dis-
play show how and into which transmission
positions you can shift using the DIRECT
SELECT lever.
If the transmission position display in the mul-
tifunction display is not working, you should
pull away carefully to check whether the
desired transmission position is engaged.
Ideally, you should select transmission posi-
tion D and drive program E or S.
Engaging park position P
! If the engine speed is too high, do not shift
the automatic transmission directly from D
to R, from R to D or directly to P. Otherwise,
the automatic transmission could be dam-
aged.
page 172).
Y
Park position with parking lock
j
Reverse gear
k
Neutral
i
Drive
h
Push the DIRECT SELECT lever in the direc-
X
tion of arrow P.
Transmission position display P is shown in
the multifunction display.
When you have engaged park position P,
make sure that the transmission position dis-
play shows P in the multifunction display.
You can only engage park position P when the
vehicle is stationary.
Depressing the brake and pushing the
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down disengages
the parking lock. The transmission is in neu-
tral N.
At transmission fluid temperatures below
Ò20 †, you can only shift out of park position
P into another transmission position when
the engine is running.
In order to shift from park position P directly
into R or D:
depress the brake pedal and
R
push the DIRECT SELECT lever up or down
R
past the first point of resistance