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i
Neutral
h
Drive position
#
Depress the brake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECT lever upwards past the first
point of resistance.
The transmission position display
k
is
shown in the multifunction display.
#
Depress the brake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down to the first
point of resistance.
The transmission position display
i
is
shown in the multifunction display.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will
allow you to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to push
it or tow it away.
Proceed as follows if you want the automatic
transmission to remain in neutral
i
even if
the ignition is switched off or the driver's
door is opened:
#
Start the vehicle.
#
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
i
when the vehicle is stationary.
The
N Permanently Active Risk of Rolling
Away
message appears in the instrument
cluster.
#
Release the brake pedal.
#
Switch the ignition off.
%
If you then exit the vehicle leaving the
SmartKey in the vehicle, the automatic trans‐
mission remains in neutral
i
.
The park position
j
is automatically re-engaged
if one of the following conditions is met:
R
You switch to transmission position
h
or
k
.
R
You press the
j
button.
#
Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
(
/
page 186).
#
Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle is
stationary.
#
When the vehicle is stationary, press the
j
button.
Park position is only engaged when the
transmission position display
j
is shown in
the multifunction display. If no transmission
position display
j
appears, secure the vehi‐
cle to prevent it from rolling away.
%
Depending on the situation, it may take
some time until
j
is engaged. Therefore,
always pay attention to the transmission
position display.
Park position
j
is engaged automatically if one
of the following conditions is met:
R
You switch off the ignition when the vehicle
is stationary and the transmission is in posi‐
tion
h
or
k
.
R
You open the driver's door when the vehicle
is stationary or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission is in position
h
or
k
.
R
You switch off the engine and bring the vehi‐
cle to a standstill when the vehicle is rolling
and the transmission is in position
h
or
k
.
180 Driving and parking
Summary of Contents for GLE 350 4MATIC 2020
Page 8: ...Left hand drive vehicles 6 At a glance Cockpit ...
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Page 12: ...Instrument Display 10 At a glance Indicator and warning lamps ...
Page 14: ...12 At a glance Overhead control panel ...
Page 16: ...14 At a glance Door control panel and seat adjustment ...
Page 18: ...16 At a glance Control settings in the rear passenger compartment ...