Mercedes-Benz S 430 Operator's Manual page 51

Driving
Depress the brake pedal.
Move gear selector lever to position D
or R.
Warning!
It is dangerous to shift the gear selector le-
ver out of P or N if the engine speed is high-
er than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly
on the brake pedal, the vehicle could accel-
erate quickly forward or in reverse. You
could lose control of the vehicle and hit
someone or something. Only shift into gear
when the engine is idling normally and when
your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal.
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehi-
G
cle control. Your vehicle's ABS will not pre-
vent this type of loss of control.
!
In order to avoid damaging the trans-
mission,
wait for the gear selection process
to complete before setting the vehi-
cle in motion.
place the gear selector lever in
position P or R only when the vehi-
cle is stopped.
Release the brake pedal.
Carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.
Getting started
Once the vehicle is in motion, the automat-
G
ic central locking system engages and the
locking knobs drop down.
!
If you hear a warning signal and a mes-
sage appears in the multifunction dis-
play when driving off, you have
forgotten to release the parking brake.
Release the parking brake.
After a cold start, the automatic transmis-
sion shifts at a higher engine revolution.
This allows the catalytic converter to reach
its operating temperature earlier.
!
Do not run cold engine at high engine
speeds. Running a cold engine at high
engine speeds may shorten the service
life of the engine.
Driving
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