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even if the parking brake is firmly ap-
plied.
- Before you or other persons open the en-
gine compartment lid and work on a run-
ning eng ine, se lect neutral position
N
and firmly apply the handbrake. Follow
the warning notes .
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Tips
If you accidentally sh ifted into N while
driving, you can engage a gear in the nor-
mal way using the selector lever.
Manual operation
Applies to vehicles: with R tron ic
R tronic allows the driver to shift gears man-
ually.
Starting from a stop
.. Press and hold t he brake pedal.
.. Move the selector lever to the left.
.. Tap the se lector lever forward
0 -
.. Release the brake pedal and accelerate
c>_&.
Shifting
.. To shift up, tap the selector lever forward
0 -
.. To shift down, tap the selector lever to the
rear
0 .
Stopp ing temporarily
.,. Prevent the vehicle from moving by using
the foot brake, e.g. at t raffic signa ls.
.. Do not accelerate. If you do not press either
the brake peda l or the accelerator pedal for
some time when stat ionary, neutral position
N
is engaged automatically and a chime
sounds.
Parking
.. Press and hold the brake pedal ¢ _&.
.. Apply the hand brake firmly.
.. Engage a gear.
.. Switch the ignition
off .
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Stopping on an incline
.. Always keep t he vehicle st at ionary using
the foot brake to prevent it from "rolling
back" ¢ _&. Do not try to prevent the vehi-
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en-
gaged by increasing engine speed.
.. Apply the hand brake firmly.
Sta rting on a hill
.. With a gear engaged, remove your foot
from the brake, accelerate and slowly re-
lease the hand brake .
When accelera t ing, R tronic shifts into t he
next gear in gea rs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 short ly be-
fore the maximum permissible engine speed
is reached. Exception: You have activated the
sport funct ion ¢ page 78.
If you have se lected a lower gear tha n the cur-
rent one, R tro nic will shift down only when
the engine will not be over-revved .
You can swit ch to automat ic operation at any
time c> page 80 .
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WARNING
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear . If you must leave
your vehicle with the engine running, set
the parking brake firmly and engage neu-
tral N.
- With the engine running and a gear en-
gaged, you have to hold the vehicle with
the foot brake .
- Do not accelerate when you shift gears
wit h the vehicle stationary and the en-
gine running.
- Before driving down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gea r with R tronic.
- Do not ride the brakes or apply the bra ke
pedal too ofte n or too long . Constant
braking causes the brakes to overheat
and substantially reduces braking per-
form ance, increases braking dist ance or
causes complete fa ilure of t he brake sys-
tem .
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