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Driving and parking, Driving – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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It is only possible to shift the transmission

from position P to the desired position if

you depress the brake pedal. Only then is

the shift lock released.

X

Depress the brake pedal and keep it

depressed.

X

Shift the transmission to position D or R.

X

Release the brake pedal.

X

Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.

The electric parking brake (

Y

page 162) is

automatically released.
The red F (USA only) or ! (Canada

only) indicator lamp in the instrument clus-

ter goes out.

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The vehicle locks centrally once you have

pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors

drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at

any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-

ing feature (

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page 207).

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Upshifts take place at higher engine

speeds after a cold start. This helps the

catalytic converter to reach its operating

temperature more quickly.

Hill start assist

Hill start assist helps you when pulling away

forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient. It

holds the vehicle for a short time after you

have removed your foot from the brake pedal.

This gives you enough time to move your foot

from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal

and to depress it before the vehicle begins to

roll.

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WARNING

After a short time, hill start assist will no lon-

ger brake your vehicle and it could roll away.

There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the

brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never

leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start

assist.

X

Remove your foot from the brake pedal.

The vehicle is then held for about a second.

X

Pull away.

Hill start assist is not active if:

R

you are pulling away on a level road or on a

downhill gradient.

R

on vehicles with automatic transmission,

the transmission is in N.

R

the electric parking brake is applied.

R

ESP

®

is malfunctioning.

ECO start/stop function

Introduction

The ECO start/stop function switches the

engine off automatically if the vehicle is stop-

ped under certain conditions.
The engine starts automatically when the

driver wants to pull away again. The ECO

start/stop function thereby helps you to

reduce the fuel consumption and emissions

of your vehicle.

Important safety notes

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WARNING

If the engine is switched off automatically and

you exit the vehicle, the engine is restarted

automatically. The vehicle may begin moving.

There is a risk of accident and injury.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off

the ignition and secure the vehicle against

rolling away.

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