Mercedes-Benz S 450 4MATIC Operator's Manual page 429

Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Shifting from P to R
With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
Move gear selector lever up past the
resistance point to select reverse
gear R.
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The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
Release the brake pedal.
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal
to drive off when it is safe to do so.
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When driving off, the electronic parking
brake is released automatically ( page 422).
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Shifting from P to D
With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
Move gear selector lever down past the
resistance point to select drive
position D.
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The gear selector lever returns to its original
position.
Release the brake pedal.
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal
to drive off when it is safe to do so.
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When driving off, the electronic parking
brake is released automatically ( page 422).
Shifting from D, R, or N to P
If you want to select park position P with
the transmission being in drive position D,
reverse gear R or neutral position N:
With the vehicle at a standstill, depress
the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
Press the handle for electronic parking
brake ( page 422).
Press button on gear selector lever in
direction of arrow ( page 426) to se-
lect park position P.
Release the brake pedal.
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Shift the automatic transmission directly
from drive position D to reverse gear R, from
reverse gear R to drive position D or directly to
park position P only when the vehicle is stopped.
Otherwise the automatic transmission could be
damaged.
When trying to free a vehicle stuck in mud or
snow, see "Rocking the vehicle" ( page 434).