Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 187

Parking
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Parking
Important safety notes
WARNING
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Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with
hot parts of the exhaust system or exhaust
gas flow. There is a risk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rial can come into contact with hot vehicle
components. In particular, do not park on dry
grassland or harvested grain fields.
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If you leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, they may be able to set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
release the parking brake
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shift the automatic transmission out of park
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position P or shift manual transmission into
neutral
start the engine
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In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. 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 unattended in the vehicle.
! Always secure the vehicle correctly
against rolling away. Otherwise, the vehicle
or its drivetrain could be damaged.
To ensure that the vehicle is safeguarded
against rolling away unintentionally:
the electric parking brake must be applied.
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on vehicles with manual transmission,
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engage 1st gear or reverse gear.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
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the transmission must be in position P and
the transmission position display must
show P in the multifunction display.
the key must be removed from the ignition
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lock.
on uphill or downhill gradients, the front
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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 1st gear or reverse gear R.
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With the key: turn the key to position 0 in
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the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
With the Start/Stop button: press the
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Start/Stop button (
The engine stops and all the indicator
lamps in the instrument cluster go out.
When the driver's door is closed, this cor-
responds to key position 1. When the driv-
er's door is open, this corresponds to key
position 0: "key removed".
Apply the electric parking brake.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission
Apply the electric parking brake.
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All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG
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vehicles): shift the transmission to posi-
tion P.
page 157).
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