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▌Engaging neutral N
& WARNING Risk of accident due to incor-
rect gearshifting
If the engine speed is higher than the idle
speed and you engage the transmission posi-
tion h or k, the vehicle may accelerate
sharply.
If you engage the transmission position
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h or k when the vehicle is at a stand-
still, always depress the brake pedal
firmly and do not accelerate at the same
time.
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.
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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.
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Switch off the vehicle.
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The message reading
Risk of vehicle rolling away
N activated manually No automatic switch to P
will appear on the driver's display.
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If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in
the vehicle, the automatic transmission will
remain 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.
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