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Automatic
transmi
ss io
n
Stopp
ing/
park ing
If
the se lecto
r
lever is not in the P posit ion when
you open the driver's door, the vehicle could roll
.
In vehicles with a convenience key*, the message:
Shift to
P,
vehicle can roll away.
Doors
can be
locked
only
in P
appears. You will a lso hear a
warn ing tone.
...
Press and hold the brake pedal
¢ _&..
...
Set the parking brake.
.,.
Se lect the P selector lever position.
Stopp ing on an inclin
e
.,.
Always press the brake peda
l
to hold the vehi
-
cle in place and prevent it from "rolling back"
¢
_&.. Do
not
try to prevent the vehicle from
"ro lling back" when a gear is engaged by in-
creasing the engine speed
¢
(D.
Starting on an inclin
e
in vehicles without Hill
Hold
*
...
Set the parking brake.
.,.
With the driving gear selected, press the acce l-
erator pedal carefully. The parking brake re-
leases automatically
.
Requirement
:
the driver's
door must be closed and the driver's safety belt
must be fastened
.
St arting on an incline in veh icles
w
ith Hill
Hold*
.,.
With the driving gear selected, remove your
foot from the brake pedal and press the accel-
erator peda
l
~
page 87, Hill hold.
Under certain circumstances,
(such as driving in
the mountains or towing a trailer), it may be use-
fu
l
to sw itch temporarily to the manua
l
shift pro-
g ram in orde
r
to adjust the gea rs to the driving
conditions by hand
c:?
page 94.
When parking on a level surface, simply place the
selecto
r
leve
r
in the P position. On inclines, act i-
vate the parking brake first and then move the
selector lever to the P posi
t
ion
~
page 85. This
prevents the locking mechanism from being
loaded too heav ily and
will
make it easier to
move the selector lever out of the P position.
92
A
WARNING
-
The vehicle can roll even when the engine is
sw itched off.
-
Unintended vehicle movement can lead to
serious injuries.
- Never leave your veh icle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your veh icle when the engine is running, set
the park ing brake and move the selector lev-
er to the P posit ion.
- Power is still transferred to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle
.
To pre-
vent the vehicle from "creeping",
you
must
keep your foot on t he brake when the en-
gine is ru nning and
t
he selector lever is in
the D, Sor R position or "tip
t
ronic" mode is
selected.
-
Do not inadve
rt ent
ly press the accelerator
pedal when the vehicle is stationary. Other
-
wise the vehicle will start to move immedi-
ately, even if the parking brake is set. This
could result in a crash.
-
Do not press the acce lerator pedal when
changing the selector lever posit ion while
the vehicle is stat ionary and the engine is
running.
- Never engage the R or P selector level pos i-
tions while dr iving. It could cause a crash.
- Before driving down a steep slope, reduce
your speed and shift into a lower gear w ith
"t
i
ptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often
or
too long when dr iving
downhill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substant ially re-
duces bra king performance, increases brak-
ing d istance or causes comp lete failure of
the bra ke sys
t
em.
-
If you must stop on an incline, always hold
the vehicle in place w ith the foot brake or
par
king bra ke to prevent it from rolling
back.
-
Never hold
t
he vehicle on an incline with a
slipping
clut
ch. The clutch opens
au
tomati-
cally when it becomes too hot from the
over load
.
The
l§1
indicator light turns on
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