Parking
G
Risk of accident
Only remove the key from the ignition lock
when the vehicle is stationary, as you cannot
steer the vehicle with the key removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They could release the parking brake. This
could lead to a serious or fatal accident.
G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does not
under any circumstances come into contact
with easily ignitable material such as dry grass
or petrol. Otherwise, the flammable material
may ignite and set the vehicle on fire.
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
R
the parking brake must be applied
R
on vehicles with manual transmission,
engage first gear or reverse gear
R
on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the transmission must be in position P and
the key must be removed from the ignition
lock
R
on steep uphill or downhill gradients, turn
the front wheels towards the kerb
Parking brake
X
To apply: depress parking brake
;
firmly.
The
J
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up if the engine is running.
X
To release: depress the brake pedal and
keep it depressed.
On vehicles with automatic transmission*,
the selector lever/parking lock is released.
X
Pull release handle
:
.
The
J
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Switching off the engine
G
Risk of accident
If the engine is not running, there is no power
assistance for the steering and brakes. Steer-
ing and braking will then require significantly
greater effort.
As a result, you might lose control of the vehi-
cle, cause an accident and injure yourself and
others.
Therefore, do not switch off the engine while
you are driving.
Vehicles with manual transmission
X
Shift to either first or reverse gear.
X
Turn the key to position 0 (
Y
page 75) in
the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
Vehicles with automatic transmission*
X
Standard vehicles: shift the transmission
to position P.
X
AMG vehicles: press the P button
:
.
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Controls
* optional
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