Parking - Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual

222 Driving and parking

Parking

Parking the vehicle
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused by an insufficiently secured vehi‐
cle rolling away
If the vehicle is not securely parked suffi‐
ciently, it can roll away in an uncontrolled
way even at a slight downhill gradient.
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the
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front wheels so that the vehicle rolls
towards the kerb if it starts moving.
apply the parking brake.
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Switch the transmission to position j.
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& WARNING Risk of fire caused by hot
exhaust system parts
Flammable materials such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable
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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 fields.
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to leaving children unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended 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 traf‐
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fic.
operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion by, for example:
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
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the vehicle key out of the reach of
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children.
* NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to it
rolling away
Always secure the vehicle against roll‐
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ing away.
* NOTE Damage due to the vehicle lower‐
ing
Vehicles with AIRMATIC or E-ACTIVE
BODY CONTROL: The vehicle can lower
because of temperature differences or longer
non-operational times. This can cause dam‐
age to parts of the body.
When stopping the vehicle and when
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driving off, make sure that there are no
obstacles such as curbs under or in the
immediate vicinity of the body.