Driving off, Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Driving and parking
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If the engine does not start after several start-
ing attempts:
X
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center or call Roadside Assistance.
The engine does not start. You cannot
hear the starter.
The battery may not be sufficiently charged.
X
If the engine will not start despite a jump
start:
X
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center or call Roadside Assistance.
The starter has been exposed to excessive
temperatures.
X
Let the starter cool for about two minutes.
X
Repeat the starting procedure.
If the engine does not start after several start-
ing attempts:
X
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center or call Roadside Assistance.
On slippery road surfaces, never downshift
in order to obtain braking action. This could
result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehi-
cle control. Your vehicle’s ABS will not pre-
vent this type of loss of control.
!
Do not run cold engine at high engine
speeds. Running a cold engine at high
engine speeds may shorten the service life
of the engine. This is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
!
If you hear a warning signal and the mes-
sage
Release Parking Brake
appears in
the multifunction display when driving off,
you have forgotten to release the parking
brake.
Release the parking brake.
!
Avoid spinning of a drive wheel. This may
cause serious damage to the drivetrain
which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
!
Simultaneously depressing the accelera-
tor pedal and applying the brakes reduces
engine performance and causes premature
brake and drivetrain wear which is not cov-
ered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited War-
ranty.
i
Once the vehicle is in motion, the auto-
matic central locking system engages and
the locking knobs in the doors move down.
The automatic door lock feature can be
deactivated (
Manual transmission
X
Depress the brake pedal.
X
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
!
Only shift the manual transmission into
reverse gear
R when the vehicle is stopped.
Otherwise the manual transmission could
be damaged.
X
Shift the manual transmission into
1st gear
or reverse gear
R.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
If engaged, release the parking brake.
X
Simultaneously slowly release the clutch
pedal and carefully depress the accelerator
pedal.
Controls in detail