Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 144

Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
To start a petrol engine: press the Start/
X
Stop button ( page 139) once.
Y
The engine starts.
To start a diesel engine: press the Start/
X
Stop button ( page 139) once.
Y
Preglow is activated and the engine starts.
Pulling away
Automatic transmission
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.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift the transmission to position D or R
X
( page 145).
Y
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
The electric parking brake (
automatically released.
The red ! indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
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 ( page 249).
Y
i
Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Pulling away with a trailer
To ensure that you do not roll backwards
when pulling away on an uphill slope, engage
the electric parking brake.
Press and hold handle :.
X
The electric parking brake continues to
brake and prevent the vehicle from rolling
backwards.
The red ! indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster remains on.
Depress the accelerator pedal.
X
As soon as the vehicle/trailer combination
X
is held by the driving force of the engine,
release lever :.
The electric parking brake is released.
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The red ! indicator lamp in the instru-
Y
ment cluster goes out.
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
Never leave the vehicle when it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hill start assist will no longer brake your vehi-
cle and it could roll away.
WARNING
Driving
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