Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate, Owner'S Manual

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the key must be removed from the ignition
lock
R
the front wheels must be turned towards
the kerb on steep uphill or downhill gradi-
ents
Switching off the engine
Important safety notes
G WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position N when you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away. There is a risk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, always switch
to parking position P. Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
Vehicles with manual transmission
X
Shift to either 1st gear or reverse gear R.
X
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
X
Firmly depress the parking brake.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
X
Firmly depress the parking brake.
X
All vehicles (except AMG vehicles): shift
the transmission to position P.
X
AMG vehicles: when the vehicle is station-
ary, press button : .
X
With the key: turn the key to position 0 in
the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
X
With KEYLESS-GO: press the KEYLESS-
GO Start/Stop button (
Y
page 179).
The engine stops and all the indicator
lamps in the instrument cluster go out.
When the driver's door is closed, this cor-
responds to key position 1. When the driv-
er's door is open, this corresponds to key
position 0: "key removed".
If you switch the engine off with the trans-
mission in position R or D, the automatic
transmission shifts to N automatically.
With the key: if you then open the driver's
door or the front-passenger door or remove
the key from the ignition, the automatic trans-
mission shifts to P automatically.
With KEYLESS-GO: if you then open the driv-
er's or front-passenger door, the automatic
transmission shifts to P.
If you want the automatic transmission to
remain in neutral N, e.g. when having the
vehicle cleaned in an automatic car wash with
a towing system:
With the key:
X
Switch the ignition on.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift to neutral N.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the parking brake.
X
Switch off the ignition and leave the key in
the ignition lock.
With KEYLESS-GO:
X
Remove the Start/Stop button from the
ignition lock.
X
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
X
Switch the ignition on.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift to neutral N.
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