Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 106

104 Driving and parking
104
j Park position
k Reverse gear
i Neutral
h Drive position
Engaging rev Eng aging rever erse g se gear R ear R
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
#
SELECT lever upwards past the rst point of
resistance.
Selecting neutr Selecting neutral N al N
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury
when neutral position is engaged
If you park the vehicle with the transmission in
neutral position i and the parking brake is
not engaged, the vehicle may roll away.
There is a risk of accident and injury.
Before parking the vehicle, apply the
#
parking brake.
Press the brake pedal and the DIRECT SELECT
#
lever upwards or downwards to the rst point
of resistance.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will allow
you to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to push it or
tow it away.
If the aut If t he automatic tr omatic transmission should also sta ansmission should also stay in
neutral al i neutr i when t when the v he vehicle is switc ehicle is switched
ceed as follow ceed as f ollows: s:
Start the vehicle.
#
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
#
i.
Release the brake pedal.
#
Switch o the vehicle and leave the key in the
#
ignition lock.
Engaging par Eng aging park position P
Press the j button on the DIRECT SELECT
#
lever when the vehicle is stationary.
Park position j is engaged automatically when
one of the following conditions is met:
You switch the vehicle o with the transmis-
R
sion in position h or k.
You remove the key from the ignition lock.
R
You open the driver's door when the vehicle is
R
stationary or moving at a very low speed and
with the transmission in position h or k.
Engaging dr Eng aging driv ive position D
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
#
SELECT lever downwards past the rst point of
resistance.
The automatic transmission shi s through the indi-
vidual gears automatically when it is in transmis-
sion position h. This is determined by the follow-
ing factors:
Shi range is limited (
R
Position of the accelerator pedal
R
Driving speed
R
R R es estr tricting t icting the he shi
R R eq equir uirements: ements:
Transmission position h is engaged
R
( page 104).
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T T o r o res estr trict t
#
wheel paddle shi er 1.
The automatic transmission shi s to the next
y in
lower gear, depending on the gear currently
hed o , o , pr pro- o-
engaged. The shi range is also restricted.
The selected shi range is shown in the instru-
ment cluster display. The automatic transmis-
sion shi s only as far as the selected gear.
Pull and hold steering wheel paddle shi er 1.
#
The automatic transmission will change to a
shi range which allows easy acceleration and
deceleration. To do this, the automatic trans-
k position P
e position D
page 104)
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shi r r ange ange
ict the he shi shi r r ang ange: e: Brie y pull steering