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Raise lever slightly, press the button and
guide the lever down.
Set the electrical parking brake
Pull the switch when the vehicle is
stationary.
The LED and indicator light up.
Releasing
Manual transmission: press the switch
while the brake pedal is pressed.
Steptronic transmission: press the switch
while the brake is pressed or selector lever
position P is set.
The LED and indicator light turn off.
The parking brake is released.
Manual transmission
Shifting
When shifting into 5th or 6th gear, push
the gearshift lever to the right in order to
prevent inadvertent shifting into the 3rd or
4th gear.
Reverse gear
Select only when the vehicle is stationary.
To overcome the resistance push the gear-
shift lever dynamically to the left and en-
gage reverse gear with a forward shifting
movement.
Steptronic transmission
Selector lever positions
Parking position P.
R is reverse.
Neutral N.
Gear position D.
Engage selector lever position P or R only
when the vehicle is stationary.
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On the road
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after
you select a gear position or reverse, main-
tain pressure on the brake pedal until you
are ready to drive off.
Selector lever lock
A lock prevents an inadvertent change from
selector lever position P to another selector
lever position and, depending on the trans-
mission version, inadvertent switching to
selector lever position P or R.
To release the lock: with the brake pedal de-
pressed, press the button on the side of the
selector lever.
Steptronic transmission, Sport and
manual mode
Sport program:
Press the selector lever to the left from se-
lector lever position D.
Manual mode:
– Downshifting: press the selector lever
forward.
– Upshifting: pull the selector lever rear-
wards.
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