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152 Driving and parking
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Pr Proceed as f
oceed as follow
ollows if y
s if you w
ou want t
ant the aut
tr transmission t
ansmission to r
o remain in neutr
emain in neutral al i
v v ehicle is switc
ehicle is switched
hed o o or t
or the dr
he driv iver's door is
opened:
opened:
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
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i when the car is stationary.
The
N permanently active Risk of vehicle roll-
ing
message appears in the instrument dis-
play.
Release the brake pedal.
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Switch o the vehicle.
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If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in
the vehicle, the automatic transmission
remains in neutral i.
Eng
Engaging par
aging park position P
k position P
Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
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(
page 164).
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Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle
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comes to a standstill.
When the vehicle is at a standstill, press but-
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ton j.
When the transmission position display shows
j, the park position is engaged. If no trans-
he automatic
omatic
mission position display j appears, secure
i ev even if t
en if the he
the vehicle to prevent it from rolling away.
er's door is
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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 o in trans-
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mission position h or k.
You open the driver's door when the vehicle is
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at a standstill or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission position is h or
k.
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To manoeuvre with an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while at a standstill and
engage transmission position h or k again.
Eng
Engaging dr
aging driv ive position D
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
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SELECT lever down past the rst point of
resistance.
e position D
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it shi s the gears automatically.
This depends, among other things, on the follow-
ing factors:
The selected drive program
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The position of the accelerator pedal
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The driving speed
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You can shi from h to k and from k to
h without having to depress the brake pedal.
Pr Problems wit
oblems with t h the tr
he transmission
ansmission
The tr
The transmission has a f
ansmission has a faulty g
aulty gear
ear shi
Possible cause:
the transmission is losing oil.
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Have the transmission checked at a quali ed
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specialist workshop immediately.
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