Mercedes-Benz GLS 2023, Operator'S Manual

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Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle
comes to a standstill.
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When the vehicle is at a standstill, press the
j
button.
When the transmission position display shows
j
, park position is engaged. If transmission
position display
j
does not appear, apply the
parking brake and secure the vehicle to pre-
vent it from rolling away.
% Depending on the situation, it may take a
short time until
j
is engaged. Therefore,
always pay attention to the transmission posi-
tion display.
Park position
j
is engaged automatically if one
of the following conditions is met:
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You switch the stationary vehicle off in trans-
mission position
h
or
k
.
R
You open the driver's door when the vehicle is
at a standstill in transmission position
h
or
k
.
R
You switch to transmission position
h
or
k
while the vehicle is rolling and bring it to a
standstill.
R
You switch to transmission position
i
while
the vehicle is rolling, bring the vehicle to a
standstill and open the driver's door when the
vehicle is stationary.
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Engaging park position
j
automatically is
required by the vehicle.
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Park position
j
can be engaged automati-
cally when the vehicle is rolling very slowly.
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To maneuver with an open driver's door, open
the driver's door while at a standstill and
engage transmission position
h
or
k
again.
Engaging drive position D
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Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT lever down past the first point of
resistance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position
h
, it will shift gears automatically.
This depends, among other things, on the follow-
ing factors:
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The selected drive program
R
The position of the accelerator pedal
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The driving speed
Manual gearshifting
Permanent setting (vehicles with Off-road package
or E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL)
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NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles
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Observe the notes in the Supplement.
You could otherwise fail to recognize
dangers.
196 Driving and parking