Mercedes-Benz 2006 C 230 Sport, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
Stopping
When you stop briefly, e.g. at traffic lights:
왘
Leave the transmission in gear.
왘
Hold the vehicle with the brake.
When you stop longer with the engine
idling and/or on an hill:
왘
Set the parking brake.
왘
Move the gear selector lever to
position
P .
Maneuvering
When you maneuver in tight areas,
e.g. when pulling into a parking space:
왘
Control the vehicle speed by gradually
releasing the brakes.
왘
Accelerate gently.
왘
Never abruptly step on the accelerator.
Working on the vehicle
Gear ranges
With the gear selector lever in position D ,
you can select a gear range for the auto-
matic transmission to operate within.
You can limit the gear range by pressing
the gear selector lever to the left (
D- ), and
reverse the gear range limit by pressing
the gear selector lever to the right (
D+ ).
The selected gear range appears in the
multifunction display (
컄
page 163). If you
press on the accelerator when the engine
has reached its rpm limit, the transmission
will upshift beyond any gear range limit
selected.
Warning!
G
When working on the vehicle, set the
parking brake and move gear selector lever
to position P . Otherwise the vehicle could
roll away.