Mercedes-Benz 2007 SLK 280, Operator'S Manual

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Getting started
Driving
Manual transmission
왘
Depress the brake pedal.
왘
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
왘
Move gearshift lever to first gear to
drive forward, or to reverse gear to
drive rearward.
왘
Simultaneously release the brake pedal
and slowly the clutch pedal.
왘
Carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.
Automatic transmission*
왘
Depress the brake pedal.
왘
Move the gear selector lever to
position
D or R .
왘
Release the brake pedal.
왘
Carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.
After a cold start, the transmission engag-
es at a higher revolution. This allows the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature earlier.
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Once the vehicle is in motion, the automatic
central locking system engages and the locking
knobs drop down.
The automatic door lock feature can be deacti-
vated (
컄
page 146).
You can open a locked door from the inside.
Open door only when conditions are safe to do
so.
Warning!
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It is dangerous to shift the gear selector
lever out of P or N if the engine speed is
higher than idle speed. If your foot is not
firmly on the brake pedal, the vehicle could
accelerate quickly forward or in reverse. You
could lose control of the vehicle and hit
someone or something. Only shift into gear
when the engine is idling normally and when
your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal.
!
In order to avoid damage to the transmis-
sion:
앫
Wait for the gear selection process to com-
plete before setting the vehicle in motion.
앫
Place the gear selector lever in
position
D or R only when the vehicle is
stopped.