Driving
while the engine is running, you must apply
the parking brake and engage the parking
lock P.
- To avoid accidents, apply the parking brake
and put the selector lever in position P be
fore opening the bonnet and working on the
vehicle with the engine running. Please ob
serve the important safety warnings
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page 244, Working on components in
the engine comportment.
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Note
- Drive select: You can select the sport pro
gram for gear changes by activating the
dy
namic
mode. The infotainment display will
show S instead of D.
- If the lever is moved accidentally to N when
driving, take your foot off the accelerator
and let the engine speed drop to idling be
fore selecting D or S again.
- It is not possible to move the selector lever
out of position P if the electrical power sup
ply fails. In this case, the selector lever can
be released manually. Left-hand drive
vehicles
¢page 84,
right-hand drive
vehicles
¢page
85.
Selector lever lock
Applies to: vehicles with automatic gearbox
The selector Lever Lock prevents gears from being
engaged inadvertently, so that the vehicle is not
set in motion unintentionally.
Fig. 80
Selector lever lock
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
• Switch on the ignition.
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• Press the brake pedal
and
at the same time
press in the interlock button.
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N posi
tions when the ignition is on. To move the selec
tor lever out of these positions the driver must
press the brake pedal. To move out of position P,
the interlock button must also be pressed. The
following message appears in the display as a re
minder for the driver when the selector lever is in
position P or N:
To select a gear please press brake pedal and in
terlock button on gear selector lever
The selector lever lock only works if the vehicle is
stationary or driving at speeds up to 2 km/h. At
higher speeds the selector lever lock in the N po
sition is disengaged automatically.
The selector lever lock is not engaged if the se
lector lever is moved quickly through position N
(e.g. when shifting from R to D). This makes it
possible, for instance, to "rock" the vehicle back
wards and forwards if it is stuck in snow or mud.
The selector lever lock engages automatically if
the brake pedal is not depressed and the lever is
in position N for more than about two seconds.
Interlock button
The interlock button on the selector lever handle
prevents the driver from inadvertently engaging
particular gears. The illustration shows the selec
tor lever positions in which the button has to be
pressed, highlighted in colour¢
Fig. 80.
{(D)
Note
- If the selector lever does not lock automati
cally, a malfunction has occurred. In this
case, the power transmission is interrupted
to prevent the vehicle from moving uninten
tionally. Proceed as follows to engage the
selector lever lock again:
- Press the brake pedal briefly.
- If the vehicle does not move forwards or
backwards even though a gear is selected,
proceed as follows:
