Automatic gearbox
Releasing the selector lever manually Cleft
hand drive vehicles)
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic gearbox
The selector lever can be released manually if
the electrical power supply should fail.
Fig. 81
Selector lever: Removing the cover
Fig. 82
Manually releasing the selector lever from position
p
This section describes how to manually release
the selector lever on left-hand drive vehicles.
The manual release mechanism is located on the
right underneath the selector gate. Releasing the
selector lever requires a certain degree of practi
cal skill. We therefore advise you to obtain pro
fessional assistance.
To release the selector lever, you will need the
screwdriver from the vehicle's tool kit, which is
located in the luggage compartment
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Use the flat-blade side of the rever
sible screwdriver insert.
Removing the selector lever cover
� Apply the parking brake C®)
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to prevent
your vehicle from moving.
� Insert the flat-blade side of the screwdriver in
to the opening at the side of the gear lever boot
and lever off the boot ¢Fig.
81.
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� Take hold of the corners of the selector lever
boot by hand and carefully turn it inside out
over the gear knob ¢
Fig. 82.
Releasing the selector lever manually
� Press the yellow release mechanism sideways
with the screwdriver and hold it in place
¢Fig.
82.
� Now press the interlock button on the selector
lever
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and move the selector lever to position
N.
� After manually releasing the selector lever
make sure you clip the gear lever boot back into
the gearshift gate.
If the power supply should ever fail (discharged
battery, etc.) and the vehicle has to be pushed or
towed, the selector Lever must first be moved to
position N. This is possible after operating the
manual release mechanism.
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WARNING
The selector lever must not be moved out of
position P if the parking brake is not applied.
If this is not possible, use the brake pedal to
hold the vehicle. On a slope the vehicle could
otherwise start to move inadvertently after
shifting the selector lever out of position P -
risk of accident!