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Driving
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If the engine speed is above the engine idling
speed and you then engage transmission
position D or R, the vehicle may accelerate
suddenly. There is a risk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position D or R,
always keep the brake pedal firmly depressed
and do not depress the accelerator pedal at
the same time.
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
change gear in good time and avoid spinning
the wheels. You could otherwise damage the
vehicle.
Depress the accelerator carefully when pulling
away.
The vehicle automatically 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 door
locking system; see the Digital Owner's Manual.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: it is
possible to shift the transmission from position
j to the desired position only if you depress
the brake pedal. If you do not depress the brake
pedal, the DIRECT SELECT lever can still be
moved but the parking lock remains engaged.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
upshifts take place at higher engine speeds
after a cold start. This helps the catalytic con-
verter to reach its operating temperature
more quickly.
Information on automatically releasing the elec-
trical parking brake (
Pulling away with a trailer
page 162).
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To ensure that you do not roll backwards when
pulling away on an uphill slope, apply the electric
parking brake.
Press and hold handle :.
X
The electric parking brake continues to brake
and prevent the vehicle from rolling back-
wards.
The red ! indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster remains lit.
Depress the accelerator pedal.
X
As soon as the car/trailer combination is held
X
by the driving force of the engine, release
lever :.
the electric parking brake is released
The red ! indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
For further information on the electric parking
brake, see (
page 161).
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Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away for-
wards 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.
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WARNING
After a while, hill start assist no longer holds
the vehicle and it may 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.
Hill start assist is not active if:
you are pulling away on a level road or a
R
downhill gradient
the transmission is in position i on vehicles
R
with automatic transmissions
the electric parking brake is applied
R
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is malfunctioning.
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