Where possible, avoid spinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery
roads. Otherwise, you could damage the
drive train.
!
AMG vehicles: at low engine tempera-
tures (below +20 †), the maximum engine
speed is restricted in order to protect the
engine. Avoid driving at full throttle when
the engine is cold in order to protect the
engine and maintain smooth engine oper-
ation.
i
It is only possible to move the selector
lever/DIRECT SELECT lever to the desired
position if you depress the brake pedal.
i
The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also switch off the automatic door
lock (
Y
page 134).
Manual transmission
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to either first or reverse gear.
X
Release the parking brake (
Y
page 107).
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Slowly release the clutch pedal and gently
depress the accelerator pedal.
!
Change gear in good time and avoid spin-
ning the wheels. Otherwise, you could dam-
age the vehicle.
i
BlueEFFICIENCY* vehicles: follow the
gearshift recommendations that appears in
the multi-function display, as these help to
improve fuel economy.
Automatic transmission*
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift the transmission to position D or R.
X
Release the parking brake (
Y
page 107).
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
i
Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from the brake pedal.
This gives you time to move your foot from
the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal and
depress it before the vehicle begins to roll.
G
Risk of accident
Never leave the vehicle when it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hill start assist will no longer brake your vehi-
cle and it could roll away.
X
Take your foot off the brake pedal.
i
Once you have taken your foot off the
brake pedal, the vehicle is held for around
one second.
X
Pull away.
Hill start assist will not function if:
R
you are pulling away on a level road or a
downhill gradient.
R
the transmission is in position N on vehi-
cles with automatic transmission*.
R
the vehicle is secured with the parking
brake.
R
ESP
®
is malfunctioning.
106
Driving and parking
Controls
* optional
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