Mercedes-Benz E 180, Owner'S Manual

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Neutral
h
Drive
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
! If the transmission position display in the
multifunction display is not working, you
should pull away carefully to check whether
the desired transmission position is
engaged. For this purpose, we recommend
selecting transmission position
D and auto-
matic drive program E (drive program C in
AMG vehicles) or S.
Example: transmission position display and drive
program display
:
Transmission position display
;
Drive program display
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
DIRECT SELECT lever
Overview of transmission positions
j
Park position with parking lock
k
Reverse gear
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Neutral
h
Drive
The DIRECT SELECT lever is on the right of the
steering column.
i The DIRECT SELECT lever always returns
to its original position. The current trans-
mission position
P, R, N or D appears in the
transmission position display
(
Y
page 187) in the multifunction display.
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
! If the transmission position display in the
multifunction display is not working, you
should pull away carefully to check whether
the desired transmission position is
engaged. Ideally, you should select trans-
mission position
D and drive program E or
S.
:
Transmission position display
;
Drive program display
The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
i
The arrows in the transmission position
display show how and into which transmis-
sion positions you can change using the
DIRECT SELECT lever.
Engaging park position P
! If the engine speed is too high, do not shift
the automatic transmission directly from
D to R, from R to D or directly to P. Other-
wise, the automatic transmission could be
damaged.
Automatic transmission
187
Driving and parking
Z