P 2 7 . 6 0 - 0 3 1 3 - 2 0
Selector Lever Positions
The autom atic gear shifting
process can be adapted to specific
operating conditions using the
selector lever.
P
Parking position.
The parking position is to be
used w hen parking the vehicle.
Engage only with the car
stopped. The parking position is
not intended to serve as a brake
when the vehicle is parked.
Rather, the driver should alw ays
use the parking brake in a dd i
tion to placing the selector lever
in park to secure the vehicle.
Note:
The electronic key can be
rem oved from the steering lock
only with the foot off the brake
pedal and the selector lever in
position “ P”. W ith the electronic
key rem oved, the selector lever
is locked in position “P”.
R
Reverse gear.
Shift to reverse gear only with
the car stopped.
N
Neutral.
No pow er is transm itted from
the engine to the rear axle.
W hen the brakes are released,
the vehicle can be m oved freely
(pushed or towed). Do not en
gage “ N” w hile driving except to
coast w hen the vehicle is in
danger of skidding (e.g. on icy
roads, see
W inter driving
Instructions
in Index).
Im portant!
Coasting the vehicle, or driving
for any other reason with se
lector lever in “ N” can result in
transm ission dam age that is not
covered by the M ercedes-Benz
Limited W arranty.
D
The transm ission autom atically
upshifts to 5th gear. Position “D”
provides optim um driving
characteristics under all normal
operating conditions.
4
U pshift to 4th gear only. Suit
able for perform ance driving. To
shift from position “ D” to “4 ”,
push se le cto r lever to the left.
3 U pshift to 3rd gear only.
Suitable fo r m oderately steep
hills. Since the transm ission
does not shift higher than
3rd gear, this gear selection will
allow use of the e ng in e ’s brak
ing pow er downhill.
2 U pshift to 2nd gear only.
For driving in m ountainous
regions or under extrem e
operating conditions. This gear
selection will allow use of the
eng in e ’s braking pow er when
descending steep grades.
1
In this position, the eng in e ’s
braking effect is utilized by
shifting into 1st gear. Use this
position w hile descending very
steep o r lengthy dow ngrades
and only at speeds below
40 mph (60 km /h).
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