Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 131

Driving
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Pulling away
Manual transmission
! Change gear in good time and avoid spin-
ning the wheels. Otherwise, you could dam-
age the vehicle.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Depress the clutch pedal fully.
X
Shift to either first gear or reverse gear R.
X
Release the electric parking brake
X
( page 145).
Y
Release the brake pedal.
X
Slowly release the clutch pedal and gently
X
depress the accelerator pedal.
i
Follow the shift recommendations in the
multifunction display for an economical
driving style (
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 (
Y
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 can
the parking lock be deactivated. If the
brake pedal is not depressed, the DIRECT
SELECT lever can still be operated, but the
parking lock remains engaged.
i
At transmission fluid temperatures below
Ò20 †, you can only shift out of park posi-
tion P into another transmission position
when the engine is running.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
page 134).
Y
page 203).
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 203).
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.
page 145) is
Y