Mercedes-Benz A-Class Owner's Manual page 165

162 Driving and parking
Engaging reverse gear R
Depress the brake pedal and push the
#
DIRECT SELECT lever upwards past the first
point of resistance.
The transmission position display shows k
in the multifunction display.
Engaging neutral N
Depress the brake pedal and push the
#
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down to the first
point of resistance.
The transmission position display shows i
in the multifunction display.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will
allow you to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to push
it or tow it away.
Proceed as follows if you want the automatic
transmission to remain in neutral i
the ignition is switched off:
start the vehicle.
#
depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
#
i.
release the brake pedal.
#
switch off the ignition.
#
% If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in
the vehicle, the automatic transmission
remains in neutral i.
Engaging park position P
Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
#
( page 171).
→
Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle is
#
stationary.
When the vehicle is stationary, press button
#
j.
Park position is only engaged when the trans‐
mission position display j is shown in the
multifunction display. If no transmission posi‐
tion display j appears, secure the vehicle
to prevent it from rolling away.
Park position j is engaged automatically if one
of the following conditions is met:
i even if
you switch off the ignition when the vehicle
R
is stationary and the transmission is in posi‐
tion h or k.
you open the driver's door when the vehicle
R
is stationary or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission is in position h
or k.
% To manoeuvre with an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while stationary and
engage transmission position h or k
again.
% At very low outside temperatures from
approx. -20°C you may not be able to shift
the transmission from j to another trans‐
mission position when the engine is
switched off. If this is the case, only change
the transmission position while the engine is
running.
Engaging drive position D
Depress the brake pedal and push the
#
DIRECT SELECT lever down past the first
point of resistance.
The transmission position display shows h
in the multifunction display.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h, it shifts the gears automati‐
cally. This depends on the following factors:
the selected drive program
R