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Tran s mi ss ion
engaged, the engine shou ld never be
speeded up unintentionally (e.g. manual-
ly from under the hood). Otherwise the
vehicle will immediately start to move -
sometimes even if t he parking brake is
firmly applied - risk of an accident!
- Before you or other persons open the
hood and work on a running eng ine, the
selector lever must be move d to P and
t he parking bra ke applie d fi rm ly - risk of
an a cciden t ! Fo llow t he warning sti ckers
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page 172, Engine compartment.
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Tips
If you have inadvertently shifting into N
while the veh icle is moving, yo u should re-
move your foo t from the accelerato r and
wait until t he engine speed has dropped t o
idle before shifting back to Dor S.
Selector lever lock
The selec tor lever lock prevent s a gear from
being engaged accidentally and unintention-
ally setting the vehicle in motion .
Fig. 97
Selecto r lever locks
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
• Switch the ignition on.
• Step on the brake pedal
and
simultaneous ly
hold down the release button .
Automatic selector lever lock
The se lector lever is locked in the P and N po-
sitions when the ignition is on. To move the
lever from t hese positions the driver must de-
press the brake pedal. As a reminder to the
driver, the follow ing warning appears in t he
inst rument cluste r display when t he se lector
is in P and N:
To start engine or select gear apply foot
brake when stationary
The selector leve r lock is eff ective o nly when
t he vehi cle is stationary and at speeds be low
5 km/h . At hig he r s peeds, t he lock in the N
pos ition is a ut omat ically switched off.
The selector leve r is not locked when rap id
sh ifts are made through t he N posi t ion (e.g.
from R to D). This a llows you to "rock" t he ve-
hicle if it becomes stuck. If t he leve r is in t he
N
position fo r more than 1 second with the
brake pedal not depressed, the selector lock
engages automatically.
Release button
The re lease bu tt o n in t he sele ctor lever han-
dle prevents accident al shifts into cer t ain se-
lector lever positions . When yo u press the re-
lease button , the selector lever lock is cancel-
led. In the illustration , the posit ions in which
the release button has to be pressed are high-
lighted in color
¢ fig.
97 .
Ignition key removal lock
The ign ition key can only be remove after the
ignit ion is switched off if the selector lever is
in P. As long as the ignition key is removed,
the selector lever is locked in P.
(D
Tips
If t he se lector lever does not engage,
the re is a malfuncti on. The engine is disa-
bled to prevent the vehicle from d riving off
unintentionally. To allow the se lector lever
to engage aga in, proceed as follows: Press
and release the b ra ke pedal.
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