Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 213

210 Driving and parking
j Park position
k Reverse gear
i Neutral
h Drive position
Engaging reverse gear R
Depress the brake pedal and push the
#
DIRECT SELECT lever upwards past the first
point of resistance.
Engaging neutral N
Depress the brake pedal and push the
#
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down to the first
point of resistance.
%
To shift into neutral i with the ignition on,
push the selector lever up or down for sev‐
eral seconds to the first point of resistance.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will
allow you to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to push
it or tow it away.
Proceed as follows if you want the automatic
transmission to remain in neutral i
the ignition is switched off or the driver's
door is opened:
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
#
i when the car is stationary.
The message N permanently active Risk of
vehicle rolling appears in the instrument
cluster.
Release the brake pedal.
#
Switch the ignition off.
#
% If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in
the vehicle, the automatic transmission
remains in neutral i.
The park position j is automatically re-engaged
as soon as one of the following conditions is
met:
You switch to transmission position h or
R
k.
You press the button j.
R
Engaging park position P
Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
#
i , even if
( page 222).
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Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle
#
comes to a standstill.
When the vehicle is at a standstill, press but‐
#
ton j.
When the transmission position display
shows j, the park position is engaged. If no
transmission position display j appears,
secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
away.