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230 Driving and parking
Engaging reverse gear R
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
#
SELECT lever upwards past the first point of
resistance.
Engaging neutral N
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
#
SELECT lever up or down to the first point of
resistance.
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To shift into neutral i with the vehicle
switched on, push the selector lever up or
down for several seconds to the first point of
resistance.
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, even if the
vehicle is switched off or the driver's door is
opened:
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
#
i when the vehicle is at a standstill.
Release the brake pedal.
#
Switch off the vehicle.
#
The
Risk of vehicle rolling away N activated man-
ually No automatic switch to P
in the driver's display.
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If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in
the vehicle, the automatic transmission
remains in neutral i.
The park position j is automatically re-engaged
as soon as one of the following conditions is met:
You switch to transmission position h or k.
R
You press the button j.
R
Engaging park position P
* NOTE Damage due to engaging park posi-
tion j while the vehicle is rolling
If you shift the transmission into park position
j while the vehicle is rolling, the transmis-
sion may be damaged.
If the vehicle is rolling, do not open a
#
door.
Only engage the park position j when
#
the vehicle is stationary.
Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
#
message appears
(
page 257).
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Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle
#
comes to a standstill.
When the vehicle is at a standstill, press but-
#
ton j.
When the transmission position display shows
j, the park position is engaged. If the trans-
mission position display j does not appear,
apply the parking brake and secure the vehicle
to prevent it from rolling away.
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Depending on the situation, it may take a
short time until j is engaged. Therefore,
always pay attention to the transmission posi-
tion display.
Park position j is engaged automatically if one
of the following conditions is met:
You switch the stationary vehicle off in trans-
R
mission position h or k.
You open the driver's door when the vehicle is
R
at a standstill in transmission position h or
k.
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