Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLK 300, Operator'S Manual

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Driving and parking
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leave children unattended in the vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Chil-
dren could release the parking brake and/
or shift the automatic transmission out of
park position
P (manual transmission: shift
into the neutral position), either of which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.
1
Parking brake lever
2
Release button
X
Releasing: Pull up slightly on parking brake
lever
1
and press release button
2
.
X
Push parking brake lever
1
down to its
original position.
When the ignition is switched on or the
engine is running, the brake warning
lamp
;
(USA only) or
3
(Canada
only) in the instrument cluster goes out.
X Engaging: Pull up parking brake lever
1
firmly.
When the engine is running, the brake
warning lamp
;
(USA only) or
3
(Canada only) in the instrument cluster
comes on.
Turning off the engine
G
Warning!
Do not turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. With the
engine not running, there is no power assis-
tance for the brake and steering systems.
In this case, it is important to keep in mind
that a considerably higher degree of effort
is necessary to brake and steer the vehicle.
X
Manual transmission: Shift the manual
transmission into
1st gear or reverse gear
R.
X Automatic transmission: Shift the auto-
matic transmission into park position
P.
X Engage the parking brake.
i Always engage the parking brake in addi-
tion to shifting the automatic transmission
into park position
P (manual transmission:
shifting into 1st gear or reverse gear R).
When parked on an incline, also turn the
front wheels towards the road curb.
X
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to
position
0.
X
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
The immobilizer is activated.
Automatic transmission:
The SmartKey can only be removed from the
starter switch with the automatic transmis-
sion in park position
P.
Controls in detail