Automatic Transmission - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual

128 Driving and parking
Vehicles with front wheel drive
Reverse gear
k
1 - 6 Forward gears
7
Reverse gear pull ring
Neutral
i
Depress the clutch pedal and move the gear‐
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shift lever to the desired position.
Gearshift recommendation
The gearshift recommendation provides instruc‐
tions for a fuel-saving driving style.
Example image
If the gearshift recommendation
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on the multifunction display, shift to the rec‐
ommended gear.
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In vehicles with an ECO start/stop function,
a gearshift recommendation to switch to neu‐
tral i is displayed as well.

Automatic transmission

DIRECT SELECT lever
Function of the DIRECT SELECT lever
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out of the vehicle and be hit by
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oncoming traffic.
operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, children could also set the vehicle
in motion, for example, by:
releasing the parking brake.
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
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park position j.
starting the engine.
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Never leave children and animals unat‐
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tended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the key out of the reach of chil‐
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dren.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to incor‐
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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1 appears
h or k always depress the brake
pedal firmly and do not accelerate at
the same time.
You use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
transmission position. The current transmission
position appears in the multifunction display.
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
rect gearshifting