Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2022 Operator's Manual page 162

160 Driving and parking 160
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the
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front wheels so that the vehicle rolls
towards the curb if it starts moving.
Apply the parking brake.
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Switch the transmission to position j.
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ARNING Risk of re caused by hot
exhaust system parts
Flammable materials such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite.
Park the vehicle so that no ammable
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material can come into contact with hot
vehicle components.
In particular, do not park on dry grass-
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land or harvested grain elds.
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ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to children le unattended in the vehicle
If children are le unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could, in particular:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out and be struck by oncoming tra c.
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example by:
releasing the parking brake.
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changing the transmission position.
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starting the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
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SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the vehicle SmartKey out of reach
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of children.
* N N O O TE TE Damage to the vehicle due to it roll-
ing away
Always secure the vehicle against rolling
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away.
* N N O O TE TE Damage due to the vehicle lowering
V V ehicles wit ehicles with AIR BOD h AIR BODY C Y CONTR ONTROL or lev OL or level el
control: ol: The vehicle can lower because of tem- contr
perature di erences or longer non-operational
times. This can cause damage to parts of the
body.
When stopping the vehicle and when
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driving o , make sure that there are no
obstacles such as curbs under or in the
immediate vicinity of the body.