Parking - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

Parking

Parking the vehicle
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused by an insufficiently secured vehi-
cle rolling away
If the vehicle is not securely parked suffi-
ciently, it can roll away in an uncontrolled way
even at a slight downhill gradient.
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the
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front wheels so that the vehicle rolls
towards the kerb if it starts moving.
apply the parking brake.
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Switch the transmission to position j.
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& WARNING Risk of fire caused by hot
exhaust system parts
Flammable materials such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable
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material can come into contact with hot
vehicle components.
In particular, do not park on dry grass-
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land or harvested grain fields.
& WARNING Accident– and risk of injury
with unsupervised children in the vehicle
If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,
they can in particular
Open doors and thereby endanger other
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persons or road users.
get out of the car and are hit by traffic.
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Operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, forexample.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for exampleby:
releasing the parking brake.
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change the gearbox setting.
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start the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
Driving and parking 177
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
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SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the key out of reach of children.
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* NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to it roll-
ing away
Always secure the vehicle against rolling
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away.
* NOTE Damage due to the vehicle lowering
Vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL or level
control: The vehicle can lower because of tem-
perature differences or longer non-operational
times. This can cause damage to parts of the
body.
When stopping the vehicle and when
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driving off, make sure that there are no
obstacles such as curbs under or in the
immediate vicinity of the body.