Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan 2012 Operator's Manual page 150

Driving
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someone or something. Only shift into gear
when the engine is idling normally and when
your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal.
i It is only possible to shift the transmission
from position P to the desired position if
you depress the brake pedal. Only then is
the parking lock released. If you do not
depress the brake pedal, you can move the
DIRECT SELECT lever but the parking lock
remains engaged.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
Release the parking brake (
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
! If a warning tone sounds and the
Release Park. Brake
in the multifunction display, the parking
brake is still applied. Release the parking
brake.
i The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic
locking feature (
i Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from the brake pedal.
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and depress it before the vehicle begins to
roll.
Y page 169).
message appears
Y page 228).
G
WARNING
Never leave the vehicle when it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hill start assist will no longer brake your
vehicle and it could roll away.
X
Take your foot off the brake pedal.
i
Once you have taken your foot off the
brake pedal, the vehicle is held for around
one second.
X
Pull away.
Hill start assist will not function if:
you are pulling away on a level road or a
R
downhill gradient.
the transmission is in position N.
R
the parking brake is applied.
R
®
ESP is malfunctioning.
R
ECO start/stop function
General information
The ECO start/stop function is only available
for the E 63 AMG.
The ECO start/stop function is only available
in drive program C.
The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically when the vehicle
stops moving.
The engine starts automatically when the
driver wants to pull away again. The ECO
start/stop function thereby helps you to
reduce the fuel consumption and emissions
of your vehicle.
The ECO start/stop function is activated each
time the engine is switched on. If all the
requirements are fulfilled for automatic
engine switch-off ( Y page 149), the green
¤ ECO symbol is shown in the
multifunction display and
active
appears. If not all of the requirements
are fulfilled, the ¤ ECO symbol is shown
Stop/Start inactive
in yellow and
appears.
Stop/Start