Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual page 182

Driving
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Pulling away
Manual transmission
! Change gear in good time and avoid spin-
ning the wheels. Otherwise, you could dam-
age the vehicle.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to either first gear or reverse gear R.
X
Release the parking brake (
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Slowly release the clutch pedal and gently
depress the accelerator pedal.
i Follow the shift recommendations in the
multifunction display for an economical
driving style (
i The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature ( Y
Automatic transmission
G
WARNING
If the engine speed is above the idling speed
and you engage transmission position D or
R, the vehicle could pull away suddenly. There
is a risk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position D or R,
always firmly depress the brake pedal and do
not simultaneously accelerate.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
Release the parking brake (
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
Y
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Y page 186).
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i It is only possible to shift the transmission
from position P to the desired position if
you depress the brake pedal. Only then is
the parking lock released. If the brake
pedal is not depressed, the DIRECT SELECT
lever can still be moved but the parking lock
remains engaged.
i The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature ( Y page 284).
i Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from the brake pedal.
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and depress it before the vehicle begins to
roll.
G
WARNING
After a short time, hill start assist will no lon-
ger brake your vehicle and it could roll away.
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
X
Take your foot off the brake pedal.
The vehicle is then held for about a second.
X
Pull away.