Driving off
G
Warning!
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift in
order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehicle
control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not prevent
this type of loss of control.
!
Do not run a cold engine at high engine
speeds. Running a cold engine at high
engine speeds may shorten the service life
of the engine. This is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
CL 63 AMG: At engine temperatures below
68‡ (20†), the engine’s maximum speed
is restricted in order to protect it from
damage. Avoid driving your vehicle at full
speed when the engine is cold to prevent
premature engine wear and/or diminished
comfort.
!
You have forgotten to release the
electronic parking brake when driving off if
R
an acoustic warning sounds
R
the message
Please Release
Parking Brake
appears in the
multifunction display
R
the red indicator lamp for the electronic
parking brake
F
(USA only) or
!
(Canada only) in the instrument cluster
flashes
Release the electronic parking brake.
!
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel. This may
cause serious damage to the drivetrain
which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
!
Simultaneously depressing the
accelerator pedal and applying the brakes
reduces engine performance and causes
premature brake and drivetrain wear which
is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
i
Once the vehicle is in motion, the doors
and the trunk look automatically. The
locking knobs in the doors move down.
The automatic door lock feature can be
deactivated (
Y
page 193).
Automatic transmission
G
Warning!
It is dangerous to shift the automatic
transmission out of park position
P or neutral
position
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.
!
Only shift the automatic transmission into
reverse gear
R or park position P when the
vehicle is stopped. Otherwise the
automatic transmission could be damaged.
X
Depress the brake pedal.
The gear selector lever can now be used.
X
Shift the automatic transmission into drive
position
D or reverse gear R.
i
Shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position
P is only possible with the
brake pedal depressed.
Without the brake pedal depressed, the
gear selector lever can be moved up or
down. However, the parking pawl remains
engaged, not allowing shifting to occur.
X
Wait for the gear selection process to
complete before setting the vehicle in
motion.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
The electronic parking brake releases
automatically.
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