Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 175

Automatic transmission
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With the key:
Switch the ignition on.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift to neutral N.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch off the ignition and leave the key in
X
the ignition lock.
With the Start/Stop button:
Remove the Start/Stop button from the
X
ignition lock.
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
X
Switch the ignition on.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift to neutral N.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch off the ignition and leave the key in
X
the ignition lock.
Engaging drive position D
If the transmission is in position R or N:
X
push the DIRECT SELECT lever down past
the first point of resistance.
If the transmission is in position P: depress
X
the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT lever down past the first point of
resistance.
Selector lever (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
Overview of transmission positions
Park position with parking lock
j
Reverse gear
k
Neutral
i
Drive
h
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
Transmission position display
:
Drive program display
;
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 C or S.