
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
R
the electric parking brake must be applied.
R
the transmission must be in position
j
and
the transmission position display must show
j
in the multifunction display.
R
the SmartKey must be removed from the
ignition lock.
R
on uphill or downhill gradients, the front
wheels must be turned towards the curb.
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
vehicle from rolling away by applying the
parking brake.
Automatic transmission
X
Apply the electric parking brake.
X
All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): shift the transmission to position
j
.
X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: press button
:
.
X
With the SmartKey : turn the SmartKey to
position
g
in the ignition lock and remove
it.
The immobilizer is activated.
X
With the Start/Stop button: press the
Start/Stop button (
Y
page 125).
The engine stops and all the indicator lamps
in the instrument cluster go out.
If the driver's door is closed, this is the
same as key position
1
. If the driver's door
is open, this is the same as key position
g
,
i.e. the SmartKey having been removed.
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position
k
or
h
, the automatic trans-
mission shifts to
i
automatically.
With the SmartKey: if you then open the driv-
er's door or the front-passenger door or
remove the SmartKey from the ignition, the
automatic transmission shifts to
j
automati-
cally.
With the Start/Stop button: if you then open
the driver's door or the front-passenger door,
the automatic transmission shifts to
j
auto-
matically.
If you want the automatic transmission to
remain in neutral
i
, e.g. when having the
vehicle cleaned in an automatic car wash with
a towing system:
X
Vehicles with the Start-Stop button:
remove the Start-Stop button from the igni-
tion lock.
X
Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
X
All vehicles: switch the ignition on.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Engage neutral
i
.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch off the ignition and leave the Smart-
Key in the ignition lock.
Electric parking brake
General notes
G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could:
R
operate the vehicle's equipment
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Parking
Driving
and
par
king