Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2020 Owner's Manual page 171

168 Driving and parking
% If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in
the vehicle, the automatic transmission
remains in neutral i.
Engaging park position P
Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
#
( page 176).
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Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle is
#
stationary.
When the vehicle is stationary, press button
#
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.
% Depending on the situation, it may take a
short time until j is engaged. Therefore,
always pay attention to the transmission
position display.
Park position j is engaged automatically if one
of the following conditions is met:
you switch off the ignition when the vehicle
R
is stationary and the transmission is in posi‐
tion h or k.
you open the driver's door when the vehicle
R
is stationary or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission is in position h
or k.
% To manoeuvre with an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while stationary and
engage transmission position h or k
again.
Engaging drive position D
Depress the brake pedal and push the
#
DIRECT SELECT lever down past the first
point of resistance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h, it shifts the gears automati‐
cally. This depends, among other things, on the
following factors:
the selected drive program
R
the position of the accelerator pedal
R
the driving speed
R
Manual gearshifting
When the automatic transmission is shifted to
position h, you can manually shift it with the
steering wheel gearshift paddle. If permitted, the
automatic transmission shifts to a higher or
lower gear depending on the steering wheel
gearshift paddle being pulled.
You have two options to manually shift the auto‐
matic transmission:
temporary setting
R
permanent setting
R