Operation Manual

G
WARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
R
release the parking brake.
R
shift the transmission out of park position
P.
R
start the vehicle's drive system.
They could also operate the vehicle's equip-
ment. There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
!
While the vehicle is rolling, do not shift the
transmission directly from D to R, from R to
D or directly to P.
Do not open the driver's door while the
vehicle is in motion. Otherwise, at low
speeds in transmission position D or R,
park position P is engaged automatically
and the electrical parking brake is applied.
The transmission could be damaged.
!
Always secure the vehicle correctly
against rolling away. Otherwise, the vehicle
or its drivetrain could be damaged.
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 P.
R
the SmartKey in the ignition lock must be
turned to position 0 and removed from the
ignition lock.
R
on steep uphill or downhill gradients, turn
the front wheels towards the curb.
Switching off the drive system
G
WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all. This can affect
the power steering and the brake boosting
effect, for example. You will require consider-
ably more effort to steer and brake. There is a
risk of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while driving.
X
Shift the DIRECT SELECT lever to position
P.
X
With the SmartKey: turn the SmartKey to
position 0 in the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobilizer is activated.
X
With the Start/Stop button: press the
Start/Stop button (Y page 131).
The drive system 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 drive system off with the
transmission in position R or D, the transmis-
sion automatically shifts to N.
With the SmartKey: if you then open the
driver's door or the front-passenger door or
remove the SmartKey from the ignition, the
transmission automatically shifts to P.
With the Start/Stop button: if you then
open the driver's door or the front-passenger
door, the transmission automatically shifts to
P.
If you want the transmission to remain in neu-
tral N, e.g. when having the vehicle cleaned in
an automatic car wash with a towing system:
Using the SmartKey:
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift to neutral N.
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.
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Parking
Driving and parking