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172 Driving and parking
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 will be engaged automatically if
one of the following conditions is met:
You switch the stationary vehicle off 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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stationary in transmission position h or k.
When the vehicle is rolling, you switch if off in
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transmission position h or k and bring it to
a standstill.
When the vehicle is rolling, you shift to trans-
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mission position i, bring the vehicle to a
standstill and open the driver's door when the
vehicle is stationary.
Engaging park position j automatically is
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required by the vehicle.
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To manoeuvre with an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while the vehicle is sta-
tionary and engage transmission position h
or k again.
▌Engaging drive position D
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
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SELECT lever down past the first point of
resistance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it will shift 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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Manual gearshifting
* NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
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You could otherwise fail to recognise
dangers.
When the automatic transmission is shifted to
position h, you can manually shift it with the
steering wheel gearshift paddle. If permitted, the
automatic transmission will shift to a higher or
lower gear depending on the steering wheel gear-
shift paddle being pulled.
You have two options for manually shifting the
automatic transmission:
Temporary setting
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Permanent setting
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The gears will shift automatically when manual
shifting is deactivated.
Temporary setting:
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