Mercedes-Benz EQE Operator's Manual page 189

▌Engaging neutral N
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
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SELECT lever up or down to the first point of
resistance, holding it there until transmission
position i is shown on the driver's display.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will allow
you to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to push it or
tow it away.
If you want the transmission to remain in neutral
N even if the vehicle is switched off:
Start the vehicle.
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Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
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i.
Release the brake pedal.
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Switch off the vehicle.
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If you then exit the vehicle leaving the key in
the vehicle, the transmission will remain in
neutral i.
▌Engaging park position P
* NOTE Damage due to engaging park posi-
tion j while the vehicle is rolling
If you shift the transmission into park position
j while the vehicle is rolling, the transmis-
sion may be damaged.
If the vehicle is rolling, do not open a
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door.
Only engage park position j when the
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vehicle is stationary.
Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
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( page 204).
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Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle
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comes to a standstill.
When the vehicle is stationary, press the j
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button.
When the transmission position display shows
j, the park position is engaged. If the trans-
mission position display j is not shown,
apply the parking brake and secure the vehicle
to prevent it from rolling away.
Driving and parking 187
% Depending on the situation, it may take a
short time until j is engaged. Therefore,
always pay attention to the transmission posi-
tion display.
Park position j is engaged automatically if one
of the following conditions is met:
You switch the stationary vehicle off in trans-
R
mission position h or k.
You open the driver's door when the vehicle is
R
stationary in transmission position h or k.
When the vehicle is rolling, you switch if off in
R
transmission position h or k and bring it to
a standstill.
When the vehicle is rolling, you shift to trans-
R
mission position i, bring the vehicle to a
standstill and open the driver's door when the
vehicle is stationary.
Engaging park position j automatically is
R
required by the vehicle.
% Park position j can be engaged automati-
cally when the vehicle is rolling very slowly.